New-York tribune., 1910-03-24
PITCHED BATTLE
on ROYAL BLUE
TIiyO KILLED By DRINK
CR.fZED MN.
L0itT Shot TO Death by Police
.lftv Hours Fight ia
Wilmington Station.

wilmington. ncl. March - eN-
.r.ne rght. In which three men were
,irl.. among thom a passenger. crazed
a.. Hraor. took place on rhC nor; Inbound
r.lgI Blue Limited on the Baltimore a.
p.r Railroad this afternoon. The hght
tersr - Newark. Del. and ended I'm
.rie ..ft. several persons were wounded
1esr. rate ray which occurred AZ
~. Delaware avenue station here fol-
,.,,-c lro arrival oc The train ~ 5:l7
,Hrch
a. Nvc',uan. NJ Philadelphia. con-
f.so- ~ The train. Samuel Williams.
80 negro Pullman porter and J. n.
p..h.,. ~ Dillon. =. a.. a passenger,
,..e .uiad johns -. WILEY. n park
-,,~,. eff Wilmington. was shot in the
nsra and les. ard Matthew Haley. "a
rri-,o af Wilmington. was shot i'm the
l,g t,.rrs were grazed by flying bul-
rs
Cusrrelied with Porter.
-r, -r.pIe tragedy was the result ~
II. a,5rre' between Bethea and williams.
.. par-er. in the Pullman parlor car
,,,r-r--. 'ound from Washington 70
Ts,se, C.fy
Rsthc-. vho rad hoen drinking heav-
r. shot r1- porter through the heart
~ rn iastsntly when the con-
lr--or sav. the porter ran and ran 40 the
s.sr. -o remoustratc with tho passenger.
aho vIn hold tho smoking revolver.
ts-ro- fred n second shot into the
,srrcs ro5v Then. without a word. he
s.r mo conductor through the heart.
TIE CONDUCTOR fen dead in his tracks
Whsr Tho desperado fred the conductor
ihrse gr ..s right arm 10 protect him
.T Trr bullet struck his arm. and.
continuing rlouChed through lis body
md lalre6 "a ms heart
Rs'ore me passengers could interfere
mo murderer hsrricaded himself in the
ls7sto-g NJ the Pullman car and threat
sre5 'o k1I The first person who an
preached. Meanwhile Tho train reached
Wilmington when 81 came into the
station g hurry caIi vas sent for the pp-
irr A SQUAD ~ pstrolnen. headed by
Police captains Kane and Evans. aud
reinforced tv park guards al a posse
~ ''tzere and trsinmen. ran 20 The
s'sror
FIRES On Police.
TIE police called upon Bethea - SUI
re1oer AS an answer he opened the
f'or ~ fhs room q short distance and
o7fref frs st The police and tho crowd
'-o~ an automsfc revolver chief ~
Police Black who had also rushed IA
mo rairoad y'stion. dodEed behind an
fypress ofoe On the train floor just in
Tine ro escape several bullets
Bs'hss is believed 10 have had al least
"f hundred POUNDS - ammunition, for
D.. suo0eeded in holding the posse az bay
'-a also held MP the train from 5:l7
t''' f.5a O'clock During this tim-
@ shots p-e~e hred on both sides.
'''' f0a.'v an rhe windows of tho car
"-' r'fd.ed Travel over the Baltimore
"t'' Pe. road was also fied up
Wien ths feht had lasted about an
F'-- fle police realized that thev would
t- Enable ta drive The man from cover.
-N V-as sent 10 a fire company near
The freu=0 responded with their
'as.1' Attac,lnC p high pressure hose
f-e I.lr and with The fremen bar
'1s-3 behind trucks and boards. =
'-n NJ 71'-r Was PLAYED upon the
'"i0"s ~ t... r5o-.
"-ih.a rr.l . number of shots ~ the
n nm tlev were nor injured.
s.flerr't. lrenched WITT water he
'afse-r3 to trr T.stform and the police
more called upon him 10 surrender.
'trv was several shots in quick or
.-ra H.s rsEelve-.
po;oe Xii eethss.
several of tne policemen had armed
''--sc.res vi-h shoteurs. and just as
'+'A'a frrl ,hs lssi shot Police Cap
-Esrs fr,d load of shot into his
Norvlftsta 1diug this injury, he
r blazing away. Patrolmsn
fnnan opened fre with pistol end
'-'A Be'lCa .u the night arm. The
crate msr tried 70 fire again. but
s'am kelchor opened IRE. and also
''F'o t7 spring upon Bethea When
police took hold - him he fell dead
70 arms of uatrohnan
'' ihe park guard. and Haley are
seriously Injured They were hoth
1S Nt stray bullets fred by Bethoa.
Hgl' '1oidout ~ the affair was that
williams. tho porter. was shot he
mo seat 'u tho carf AU through
nai'l' the a,ad porter sat. with the
''s'inoe cf one cooking from the WIZ
"es eez v"G Grssscd While il was
20 q. s0mC 80 t.Ic passengers. who
NA'H ,n, u,in reached Wilmington.
Was insane othsr passcngers
mat ho appcarcd - be sane with
~ '.' i'lon than D. had becu drinking.
Nss more excitement in conn,-c-
Nnh tho fVht a. tie railroad sta
~ 'heh anything that has occurred in
hon s.uoc George A. White. a
was burned "a tIe sake near here
A. l-'e 1853 fJr lesaulting Helen
'he seventeen -soar-oId daughter
fesotteIlan minister.
D. Welman. tho conductor. lived
,. re Mi" aud four children iu
~ Tie bad been in the employ OF
d. a''lnoro & Ohio Railroad Company
1fi' twenty wears. and had
..,-. oonductor nfiosn years. IIe was
- ''a ON" ~ The most Trustworthy
Icy on ihe rosa
A.. iphia, March 23.-Onc - the
l,s ~ tho crew ~ the Royal Blue
y. '' Told graphic story of the trav-