Evening journal., 1904-11-07
BOLD ATTEMPT
TO ROB TRAIN
Unknown Man Boards Adams
Express Car Near Havre
de Grace
MESSENGER HELD HIS OWN

AS the Washington and New York ex-
press train, on the Philadelphia. Balu-
more and Washington railroad was ap-
preaching Havre dc Grace last evening
two masked men gained entrance to tho
express car by picking the lock from tho
front platform OF the car ono had ro-
volver and the other shot gun.
They ordered tho express messenger to
throw up his hands. but instead Of do
Ing 80 he reached up and pulled tho
whistle cord for the engineer TO stop.
The train was stopped az once.
The two men left tho car soon as they
noticed the train slowing up. As thov
fled they fired az the messenger. but tho
shot went wild.
As soon as the train stopped tho train
crew went 20 the express messengers as
sistancc.
Patrolman QuirS. OF the Baltimore po-
lice force. who had been spending tho
day In Havre do Grace. was az tho sta
tion waiting for train for Baltimore
and he captured negro whom he said
he saw leaving the platform OF the car.
The ether suspect has not been captured
yet.
According to the story told OF the affair
one man was white while the other was
negro.
Ihey apparently were familiar with
the workings OF the train Tho car which
'hey tried to enter appeared M "a glance
To contain nothing more valuable than
crates of produce and poultry. But under
some burlap bags were three heavy iron
safes with several thousand dollars
worth OF valuables In them Il was these
the men were after
Tho train left Washington AZ eso in
charge Of Conductor sibley and Enelneer
Gordon. The express. car ran Immediate
/ iy oack Of the locomotive. Tho messen-
ser was g. Young man. n. Herbert Car
! ter, vho comes from Virginia. Foliov,ins.
tho express car were five day coachos and
fuliman' an comfortably filled with
passengers
Carter was sitting at his desk, In the ex-
press ear writing out some bills. about
SD inc train was then drawing near
fefryNile the southern end Of the long
nflaso' lie heard noise NJ the forward
enai ana. looking up saw an iron bar
inserted IN the front door OF the car.
Nhiie he watched he saw the bar with.
drawn and hand and wrist clutchlne 4
revolver took its place I'M the crevlc.
which the bar had opened.
Look out IN therei" "A voice cried de-,
can see you and I got you covered b,
carter ducked behind n crate OF chick.
ems aud got his own gun out Of his nocl,
e. Then he reached up and gave mi,
70 tha hellcord. signaling the engineer ~
s'op the train. As il slowed up he c,r,.
OUT rom his fortihcation and covered ,he
i'nn a, the door as best he could. tal,lrc
ann a little to the left OF the hand
Fired Through the Door
Bang" went his revolver ,r .r.-.
sls OF HIS reply The bullet tore ~.
right over the head OF the rohh.r "'''
hy now tho train had come ~ &C..
Conductor sibloy came hurrvl,s. ssoi,
s "hat the trouble was and bo
'i". not only tho express car bu,
u,e locomotive was besiexcd. rrbo
'''n VINO n'd been talking to Carter was
Wn''e man. lie dropped beneath tns
tracks as the conductor Approached
Confronted Negro.
Dut on the engine tender. on ton q, a..
uoai' was n big negro. He also had -
volver in his hand. "'' re-
Here Jack. come down out OF Tho,
train" 'uo on this
'Id ride wherever d-d r,o..
sneered the negro. what are Won ro,rs
to do about itY' -" so'ne
sioley couldn't do anything. He WASH,
arnled' Neither was the fireman no,
Engineer Gordon. But after a mInnte Z,
so the negro climbed down from M.
peren and vanished on the other Side =,
,ne tender from where sibley was stand.
ing. Inc conductor got aboard his train
save the go-ahead signal. and No. "a
started on 0'
When the train reached this city the
railroad and police authorities were mo-
titled OF the atteunfod boia-,,,, - -