Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-09
LARGE REWARDS TO
GET TRAIN FIENDS
Pennsylvania Railroad Company Asks
the Cooperation of the Press
and Public

ger train Sunday near East Brady on the
Allegheny Valley road. by placing railroad
ties upon the track, and already one arrest
has been made, but the attempt has had
the enect OF turning the efforts of the city,
county, railroad and private sleuths in a
new direction. Practically the whole de-
tective force Of the Pennsylvania is now
employed upon the various lines of the
Pittsourg division. urged on by their chief
and by the incentive of rewards
Sundays effort appears to have been most
bold. 1t occurred eighty-five miles north of
Pittsburg. railroad tie had been placed
across the track in such a position that 1t
would cause the engine to leave the track
Train No. 81 is a fast express. and the
wreeker evidently figured out that the fast
speed of the train would cause it to leave
the tracks when it struck the firmly en-
bedded tie. The plan evolved in the fiend-
ish mind miscarried.
w en the pilot of the locomotive struck
the tie the wood was shivered and the cow
cd'cher spllhtered. The train was stopped
and an investigation made.
Three suspects have been arrested
Must Get -Wreckers.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 9-FoIIow-
ing the announcement yesterday at Broad
street station of sixth attempt to wreck
one OF the Pennsylvania railroads through
transmits time 1t was a freight train at
Ailance, Ohio-General Manager Atterbury
reiterated Ills recent orders to superintend-
ents of the several divisions of the system
that they must do everything in their power
to bring to justice the men who are respon-
slbIe for the outrages.
lie also ordered posted along the lines of
the Pittsburg division, where the attempts
at wrecking have been largely conferred.
copies of the law outlining the punishment
for train wrecking. Cooperation "of the
press and the public in bringing to justice
the guilty parties is sought by the Penn
sylvania.
Work your men night and day. if neces-
sarN, and save no expense in your investiga-
tons, was the gist of the latest order to
the division heads. Rewards aggregating
$4,000 have been offered by the company
| for the arrest of the would-b be wreckers
and hundreds of employees of the company
spurred on by the prospect of reward. are
walking the tracks in western PENNSYLVANIA
day and night and working hand in hand
with the hundreds of detectives who are
running down every possible clue no matter
now slight it may be.
Opinion of the Officers
1t is the opinion of the officers of the
NoH!p'iiiN iiitil attempts 1T ueTdlllNellS
have been made by discharged employees of
the Pennsylvania in a spirit of revenge and
II is on this superstition that they are now
working. This belief is strengthened by
the reports which have been received by
Mr.. Atterbury following Investigations of
each of the attempts. In every instance
the engineers who conducted the investiga-
tons reported that the hand of the skilled
railroad mechanic was easily seen. The
work was done with such attention to de-
that some man men familiar with the
operating department of railroad We're re-
SpOnsible.
In line with this belief, a record is be-
| ing made of the whereabouts of every man
| of the lines east and west who has been
| dismissed by the company since the first
| wreck was reported, early in February. il
! is known that several of these men are I'M
| der suspicion, and their movements are be-
| ing watched carefully by detectives and by
! employees of the company who, in the hope
| Of promotion and reward for their efforts,
| have turned detectives.
| An act of March 81, 1860, makes an at
! tempt at train-wrecking a felony punish
able by a fine not exceeding $40, 600 and inn
| prisonment by separate or solitary conhne-
| ment at labor not exceeding ten years
An act of May 26. 1891 provides that any
| person convicted of the willful and mali
| cous obstruction. removal or displaclng OF
| any lights. signals rail on any railroad
| In this commonwealth whereby the life OF
| any human being is destroyed shall be
| deemed guilty of murder.