The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-05-31

Line Ends in Murder-Car-
men Fight the Robber.
Conductor Z. L. Nevius was shot
and killed and Motorman B. L.
Hull was ehot through the right
hand 10 a battle with lone bandit
iwho held up Car No. 1856, 90 the
Rose City Park branch of the East
Arkeny street car line, at $40 last
night. There were no passengers
on the car. d
After robbing the conductor Of
his days receipts the highwayman
ran away and is supposed to have
boarded an eastbound freight train
on the o. R. & N.
Conductor Nevius was with the
motorman on the front eni Of, the
car, which had just left the end of
the line, bound for Portland. New.
illus was about 10 alight when a
masked man boarded the front end
Of the car :
F, Upon seeing that the supposed
passenger was masked, Motorman
Hull detached his controller and
threw it at the head of the stranger.
He missed, and the bandit drew his
revolver, firing point blank at the
motor man. The g hot went wild,
but Mvtorman Hull pretended he
was hit aud fell off the car on his
back. =
Meanwhile Conductor Nevius had
retreated into the car, where the
bandit now followed him, pointing
his pistol at the conductors head.
The robber forced Nevius to produce
his days receipts, estimated to be
between $40 and $50, and also took
his chain holder and watch.
At this juuctute, being unobserv-
ed, Motorman Hull picked up
heavy rock and as the robber came
out of the car door threw it. strik.
ing him full in the chest. The des.
perado was felled by the blow, but
quickly recovered and, seemingly
confused, turned toward conductor
Navius and fred two shots at him
both taking effect 10 the region o.
the kidneys. The bullets ranged
slightly upward and came out jur
below the last rib on either side.
+ After the conductor bad fallsr
the bandit turned the gun toward!
Hull and fred twice, and ran hast
lily down the railway tracks toware
the city. One of the bullets mang
led Hull's right hand. two boneI
beirg shattered.
A few moments later an east
bound freight came putting slowly
up the grade out of Sullivan's Gulch
It is supposed the robber boarded
this train.
The c,u-ay' o1a motorman thei
hurried to the rid. Of his etricker
comrade and endeavored to assis
him to the car, but before be coule
gain his ieet the badly wounded
conductor gave gasp and wa
dead.
Ceiling a man from a nearby
cabin, the motormaD then assisted
bin lifting the body of Nevius to th
car platform aud with his left hano
etarted The car for the East Twen
ty-Eighth street b.rn for assistance
Arriving at Twenty.Eighth stree
aud Sandy Road, an outbound ca
was encountered, which was manne'
by the motorman J. e. Hull, brot
er Of the murdered man, aud cou
i ductol c. L. Ginger, whv immedi
II ately reversed their car and towe'
the car bearing the dead man t
II the barn.
Il Az the bandit fell off the, car, al
/ ter being struck by the rock, th
II robber dropped Ne7ius' chainhold
II er and watch, which Motorma
II Hull recovered.
II Phoenix, Ariz., May 28.-Th
II body of Nicolai dc Raglan, whos
II |sey has been the subject of disput
II and litigation since last Decembe
II was exhumep yesterday afternoo
II and taken TO an under1aker's pa
II lor, where the facts Of the. disinte
II ment were made known upon th
Il arrival late today Of Baron vo
Il S,hlippenbach, the Russian consr
h lat Chicago, accompanied by Samu'
Il ]. Schaeffer. attorney for Mrs. Ar
Il ma D. Raglan.
The body was In fine. state {
il preservation and the face was er
II tifely unchanged. When the whit
II easket.was opened the body ws
H seen attired in weman's WIKI
III robe.