Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-05
FUTILE PURSUIT OF WR RS
e,oodbouods Lose Trial andhe Ea
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tives Lose Valuable Time an Il
Down False Ciues-TwentJ,v N"'
sand Dollars Reward For eE
of Criminals. - -,
(By Associated Press.j

NEWCASTLE, PENN, Sept. 4.-Ov-
er hundred men. all members OF
state, railway or private criminal
catching organizations, are here to-
night Strengthening out a maze of be-
wildering clues that may lead to the
discovery of the person or persons
VINO early today pulled spikes from
a sixty foot rail on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad near the siding known
on train schedules as "Chewton'
ditching the Royal Blue Flyer, en-
route from New York to Chicago, kill
ing two persons and injured seven
teen others.
The dead are: engineer Charles A.
Dill and Baggage master George
Wheatcraft
Cue after cue TO those thought to
be responsible for the deed was offer
ed these officers today, but each led
to nothing, or worse, when was con-
sidered the valuable time consumed in
running down vague rumors. Blood
hounds were worn out, automobile
chauffeurs broke speed records and
official red tape became entagled in
the wild rush to be on the spot when
the train wrcckers were brought to
bay.
Bloodhounds Lose Trail.
he train ditchers made across the
marshy fields in the direction of Wam-
pun, three miles from the railroad
Bloodhounds used by railroad detec-
tives followed a trial from the wreck
scene, but after bringing up abruptly
at a slaughtering pen used by New
castle butchers. at Wampum, the ami
mails lost the seemingly fresh scent
and refused to be goaded on any
further
Tonight the consensus of opinion was
expressed by one of the Baltimore and
Ohio police, who said: The train
wreckers are in the vicinity of New
castle They have not attempted to
fly nor will they. They left the scene
of their dastardly work and taking
round about way came right back TO
the place where they started from
Twenty Thousand Dollars Reward.
Twenty thousand dollars reward is
offered for the apprehension of the
wreckers. Every one agrees the work
was that of either experinced railway
men or at least persons familiar with
the operation OF the railway and its
train schedules.
All of the injured now at the local
hospitals will recover, it was learned
tonight. Seventeen persons are be-
ing cared for at the railway companys
expense.
Late today $4,000 was deposited at
a local bank by railway secret ser
vice men to the credit of Henry Nil
lard. Of Lafarge. Wis, who lies iniur-
ed at the Shenange Sanitarium- Mil
lard carried a grip from New York
city containing this amount in
negotiable bonds, securities and cash
and had placed the satchel under
seat in the day coach
When the train was ditched the
satchel was lost for a time, but re-
covered by railway employees Mil
LARD was greatly relieved today when
ne learned his wealth had been TAX
en- care OF.
Tempted by Cold
II Is believed that the vrecking
was deliberately planned for the pur-
pose OF robbery. and that the wreck
ers we're tempted'hy large shipments
of gold from New York to Western
bankers. The train was the Royal
Blue Limited No. >. and the wreck
occurred al 1875 O'Clock this morn
ing.
TIE robbers. evidently frightened
by the seriousness Of their crime. did
not make any attempt to secure
valuablcx.
Omcials Of the Baltimore and Ohio
assert thar the accident Is a pare case
Of train wrccking. and Immediately
following the wreck stationed armed
guards about tho express car. The
train was west bound from Pittsburg
TO Chicago. Two miles from New
castle. al a little station called Chew
ton. Pa. the engine suddenly ran IN
20 a nispiaced rail The wreckers
had removed t~o fish pla~e. moved
the north rail inside and bad pulled
out the spikes. causing The entire
frain 10 be thrown from the track.
The great sped with which TIC
train Vas travelling caused an me
cars and engine Of the train 70 topple