Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-11-25
ATLANTIC CITY
HAS A MYSTERY
Attempts to Wreck Pennsylvania
Flyer May Bring Arrests.
GOODRICFs STORY DOUBTED

Atlantic City, Nov. 21.-Two at
tempts to wreck a Pennsylvania rail-
road train and what may have been
an attempt to murder the man who
says he frustrated the first effort are
the salient features OF one OF the most
battling mysteries that has ever come
20 the attention OF the police of this
city.
AS the scene OF tho would-be crime
is out OF the jurisdiction. the police
here are not bound TO make an inves-
tigation. but they are. nevertheless.
paying great attention 70 the case and
Captain or Detectives Maxwell says
that the developments promise a SEN
sational climax Captain Maxwell
freely admits that he has some startl-
ing evidence In his possession which
TO divulGe now would defeat the ends
OF his examination. which will prob
ably result in an arrest
In the tangle OF peculiar circum-
stances only one thing is certain and
that is that the train for Philadelphia
was saved from disastrous and un-
questionably fatal wreck by the mer-
est chance.
The remainder OF the case hinges on
the truthfu'ness OF Lloyd Goodrich. a
young man p years old. who is stay
Ing with DR.. w. II. Walling. at 1893
Pacific avenue. Goodrich tells in de-
taH a narrative OF remarkable ex-
perience when he was bound 20 n pile
OF railroad ties and left on the tracks
70 bs killed. He says he escaped by
cutting the ropes with his pocket
knife. Certain discrepancies in his
statements have led the police 10 be
skepticsl OF their entire truth and they
mean 20 question him more closely.
When seen at Dr. Walling's resi-
dence tho young man exhibited both
wrists. which were chafed as though
by cords. and long red welt on the
back OF his neck was just such mark
as would have been made by n rope.
On his forehead there we're marks OF
a severe blow.
Goodrich has not yet been catechis-
ed by the police. but will be closely
questioned after they have secured
what other evidence they can and &c
will then be seen how closely HIS YER
sion fits the known facts.
The second attempt was made AZ ex-
actly the same spot where Goodrich
says he had his battle. The position
was so chosen that had the ties not
been removed they would have plunS-
ed the locomotive into the stream and
there would have been a fearful wreck.
II was Charles Adams, bay fisher
man. and William Hackett. an en-
ploye or the railroad. who averted the
disaster.
Adams was on his way 20 visit his
sloop when he saw what looked like e
man lying across the tracks. On in
vestigation he saw that five ties had
been laid there, one across both rails
and the other four across the outside
rail- AS he was wondering who could
have attempted such a crime no heard
the whistle OF the train and calling
for help to n man who was approach
ing he set to work 10 clear the tracks.
The other, who was Haekett, as
sisted in the work. The two had not
removed the distractions a minute
before the train dashed by.
While the young mans account BY
no means explains the case satisfac-
torily 1t is nevertheless the only plaus-
ible explanation thus far advanced
which accounts for everything.