The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-06
he SHOOTS TWO.
Negro Kills Foreigner and Ser
iousIy Wounds Conductor.
Soldier Rushes to Aid of Fallen
Man Subduing Murderer.
PEOPLE IN PANIC.
Passengers Desert Car When
Shooting Begins.
Black Said to Be Insane Believed
to Be bad Negro

Dodge City, Kan. Oct. g. "A foreign
er, said to be en- route from San Fran
cisco, Cal, to the bedside Of his dying
father in Europe, and H. Pond, con-
ductor of Santa Fe passenger train No.
2, We're the victims of a shooting which
took place in the smoking car of one of
the coaches The shooting was done by
an insane negro while the train was
running at good speed between SYRIA
cuse and Lakin, Kan
The foreigner. whose name is not
known, is said to be a Finn. He re
ceiyed bullet in the right side of the
abdomen and died shortly after the
train reached Lakin. Conductor Pond
was wounded in the right side. the.
bullet entering his body just below the
waist line and ranging downward. He
was taken to a hospital in Dodge City,
Kan, and may die. Ponds home is in
Dodge City.
The negro was overpowered by DIN
F. Woodruff of Bradiner, O.. a private
in the United States coast artillery,
who was aboard the train and later
was turned over to the authorities at
Lakin.
Passengers who witnessed the shoot
ing say that the negro was on the
train in company with his wife, and
that the woman declared he was not in
his right mind The man is said to
have given no warning as to his inten-
tions, but to have whipped out a re-
volver and fired several times.
Struggle With Maniac.
For a moment the passengers in the
car were paraIyzed with fright The
conductor is said to have rushed to-
ward the negro but was struck by a
bullet before he could wrench the gun
away from the man. In the scuffle
which followed the conductors head
was bitten by the maniac.
Private woodruff finally succeeded in
FRO and knocking him down. The negro
then was tied with the help of othe.
passengers.
The foreigner who was killed is said
to have a widow and two children liy-
ing in San Francisco.
The train which the shooting oc-
Cured was due in Kansas City at 8:45
last night but did not reach there until
1920 o'clock.
J. G. Jackson, conductor who took
charge of the train at Dodge City for
the remainder of the run to Kansas
City, said that the negro and his wife
were seated across the aisle from the
foreigner. The negro spoke to the for
eigner, who did not understand him,
and leaned across the aisle toward the
negro. 1t is not known what the for
eigner said but the negro drew his re-
volver and began firing.
Deserted the Conductor.
by that time said Jackson, near
" everyone had moved out of the car,
leaving Conductor Pond struggling
with his assailant. After the negro
quit firing passengers rushed to the as
sistance of Conductor Pond and tied
the negro down.
when the train pulled into Lalxin
after a delay of over an hour, the ne
gro was turned over to a constable and
placed in Jail. I was told that the wife
of the negro told the arresting officer
that if she had known what he was go
ing to do with the revolver she
wouldn't have given it to him.
The negro had a pocket full of am
munition when searched
L don't think there is anything to
his alleged insanity" said Conductor
Jackson 1T was just case OF bad
negro, believe"