The Washington times., 1909-09-05
ARREST TWO MEN
AS TRAIN WRECKERS
B. & 0. Police Believe They
Have Captured Criminals.
Pres. Murray Anxious.

BALTIMORE, Md, Sept. s.-Believ-
ing that IN the two men arrested at
Ellwood City. Pa, by the Baltimore
and Ohio detectives last night they
have the parties who are responsible for
the wrecking of the Royal Blue Ex-
press near Newcastle early yesterday
morning. Baltimore and Ohio officials
are bringing every effort to bear upon
the suspects 10 make a confession.
News received here this morning at
the general Offices Of the railroad to
the effect that the detectives blieve
they have the right men. and expected
q confession before many hours.
Although today is Sunday. many Of
the departments at the big Baltimore
and Ohio buildings are in operation.
having to do with the wreck OF yes
terdsy. President Oscar G. Murray is
IN personal touch with everything that
is being done. and has issued orders
that the culprits must be found. His
immediate offer of a $4,000 reward for
the capture and conviction OF the train
wreckers is now the talk Of railroad
circles. II is the largest of its kind
in the history OF railroading, and but
serves TO show how the Baltimore and
Ohio officials are taking the matter.
Mr.. Murray has ordered Superintend-
ent of Police @. a. Ogline to go to New
castle and take personal charge Of the
hunt for the miscreants. He is now
there and IL is from him that the Of
hcials today learn that m the two men
arrested at Ellwood City il Is believed
that the detectives have the train
wreckers.
The penalty In Pennsylvania for train
wrecking is death and the Baltimore
and Ohio officials have announced that
they intend 10 hunt down the wreckers
and enforce the full extent OF the law
The officials say they will not let w
until the culprits are in custody and the
full sentence of the law Is carried out
The capture of the two men at Eli
wood City came about through the ef-
forts OF two members of the Baltimore
and Ohio detective staff. The men
when taken into custody and questioned.
were unable TO give an account of their
movements for the preceding twenty
four hours. One of the men has wood
en- leg and is said TO have been former
empioye Of the railroad The fact that
the two men spent the night where the
Wampunn. strengthens the belief OF the
detectives that they nave the right men.
II was at Wampum the chase of the
bloodhounds ended. after they had
trailed a scent taken from the scene OF
the wreck.
Attracted by the large reward. every
criminal detective agency in the East
has hurried representatives TO the scene
money. Today reports received here
from New Castle are 10 the effect that
the woods are practically full OF detec-
tives
While officials believe that in the
two men under arrest at Elwood City
they probably have the right men. they
are not stopping Investigations along
other lines and in other directions.
Reports received here from the scene
OF the wreck leave no doubt that the
ditching Of the train was the outcome of
a deliberate attempt to send the entire
train into the ravine alongside OF the
track In railroad-like manner the
bolts had been drawn from the outside
rail and the rail itself pointed out to-
ward the raVine- The inner track was
also loosened and the rail pointed in
ward. that there might be no chance
Of a slip up
So close had the train come upon the
vreckers as they tempered with the
track that they were forced TO leave
beside the track the tools with which
the big sixty-foot span Of track was
loosened: