New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-08
ATTEMPT TO WRECK CAR
New York Central Officials Have
Three Marrow Escapes.
FOREIGNER UNDER ARhEoI
Discharged Employe, Out OF Re-
venge, May Have Placed OBJ
structions on Tracks.
FOREIGNER UNDER ARIES
m. Telegraph to The Tribune. J


Fishl,il Landing, y. Y, June ~ Iio'
attempts n kill several officials of the We"
York Central Railroad by wrecking sS"-
oral qunerintendent's private car and ioco-
motive. the Hudson. were made DEW
this village and Poughkeersie this alter
noon and oxcept for the quick eye Of INe
engineer Of the Hudson the last EFFORT Nus
have been successful foreigner. WHO
was found walking on the tracNS' VIC"
picked IN and placed aboard the car "'''
| brought To this village. lie refuses 10 give
| his name or tell anything about himself
! Tho Hudson left New York this morn
ing for Albany and returning. IN tHe
car we're W J. Fripp. general superin-
tendent of the Hudson division r. D.
Wright. f.. l.. Fleming, assistant super'n
tendent. and W. s. Randolph. genera
agent. All with the exception OF MI Ran
dolph are from New York. Mr.. Randolph
Office is in Albany
lust previous to the Hudson's trip up the
river this morning trackwaiker dlscoN-
cred pile If spikes on the rails OF the
northhound track near Rhineclln, ana lie
Immediately removed them. later notifying
the section foreman. who in turn Informed
the division foreman at POughkeepsle. y
tower man going from Camelot. a small
station five miles south Of Poughkeepsle,
to Poughkeepsie on a hand car this after
noon discovered on the southbOund track
several railroad ties which were piled up
on a sharp turn and probably would have
performed the trick for which they were
intended. as an engineer would have been
unable to stop his tram in time to avert
Il
ton
The third attempt was made south Oh
Camelot and about five miles from where
the ties were placed on the rails. Here
several nshplates were arranged in such
manner as easily to derai the car
The engineer saw what he thought was
a slight bend in the rail and stopped his
car Just in time to avert the accident. The
railroad officiols jumped from the car and
removed the plates. Two men who were
fishing in a boat on the river not far from
the tracks were questioned and they gave
a description OF a man they saw working
about the tracks in the vicinity not hair
an hour before The Hudson proceeded
cautiously for a few miles. when man
was seen walking along the tracks. When
he heard the approaching car he immedi-
ately made for a nearby woods. The OFF,
Gals left tine car and gave chase, over
taking the man near the edge of the
woods. Though he made some resistance
he was forced back to the track and into
the cab OF the HUDSON and brought 70 this
village. where he was turned over to Pa
trolman Moth. Of the local Police Depart
ment. Mr.. Fripp came 10 Police Head
quarters and swore out the complaint
against the man. \ temporary eXamina-
ton was given him and his case adjourned
until tomorrow morning AT 10 o'clock.
When arraigned before Judge Green. the
prisoner refused TO give his name or 20
tell anything about himself. When told
that he was placing the distractions
on the rails he said. We'll. If | was seen
Ia do II | must have done it" lie also
said that he had large family and that
he was a discharged railroad employe. but
further than this would say nothing The
officials believe the man has been dis
charged from the companys employ and
had planned 10 XIII the officials OF the road
A crew Of Central detectives are working
IN the case tonight.