The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-09-05
LONE BANDIT HOLDS Up
FL|ER IN new ORLEANS
Robber Wounded and CAPTURED
After Hard Battle With
Engineer.
JUST LIKE NIGHT BEFORE
New York Train Stopped by
One Of Band That Tried
"a Hours Earlier.
JUST LIKE NIGHT BEFORE

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 4.-FollowIng a
similar attempt last night, a robher
boarded the New York Limited train
on the Louisville and Nashville line
to- night. robbed the passengers and the
mail. engaged IN a desperate struggle
with Engineer James Baer, was badly
wounded and taken prisoner and is In
Jail at Bay st. Louis. Miss.
The train IL a solid Pullman ves'i.
buled and carries no express car There
we're seventy-hve passengers aboard.
mostly for Eastern cities. including
many for New York. The Pullman Off.
cials cautioned the passengers and
many were able to hide their valuable.
The man refused watches. saying he
wanted money only. All the valuables
were dropped into his grip and were
found In It. together with dynamic
nitro glycerine and two revolvers, after
the struggle with the engineer.
The second attempt, like the first
took place within the city limits of
New Orleans 1t is believed two other
ba ndits took a road to New Orleans.
and a police Gordon has been thrown
out around the city in an effort to inter-
cept them. The point OF the assault
running through II.
The robbers spoiled their own game
on Tuesday night by stopping q freight
train which was running ahead OF the
passenger train near Micheaud. twelve
miles east Of New Orleans. When they
realized their mistake the bandits made
the freight train crew proceed and then.
either fearing to take further chances
or ignorant OF the fact that the pas
senger train would be along In a few
minutes. themselves went away.
The robbers. who are thought to he
the gang which recently held UP train
at Hattiesburg and got 100000. used an
automobile. They we're seen riding hack
TO the city after holding up the freight
train.
The man In to-nights escapade. a..
cording to tramp who was on tn.
train. boarded the limited just as 1t was
pulling out at the old sugar refinery
in New orleans. The train stopped al
Lees station to let another train pass
When 1t resumed its Journey, the roo
ber appeared in the cab OF the locomo-
tive. blue silk handkerchief sws'h.ng
his face and. with revolver in each
hand. commanded the engineer 90 run
slowly The engineer complied alf
after about two miles Of this slow i,-oc-
ress. was commanded to halt. which
order he also obeycd
The robber then forced the engineer
and fireman TO go before him to H."
mail car. which he entered and robbed
stufT1ng the mail into valisc.
Proceeding In the same manner. tn,
trainmen ahead OF him. the rcbber
went through the Pullmans OF every
passenger he demanded his purse. COZ
lecting the money In the same val.sc.
When he had completed the tour ~
the Pulmans he returned to the engine
and took his seat In the locomotive cab
He ordered the engineer to proceed
slowly. and said to be ready TO stop as
he intended dropping of soon.
The robber grew careless. and as h.
turned his head to look out at Pearl
River the engineer seized his locomo-
tive torch and struck the robber a
terrific blow on the back OF the head.
The man was staggered. but had
strength enough left to shoot. He
missed. The ENGINEER struck him again
and again until the robber was helpless.
He was picked up unconscious and car
ried to the baggage car. There he re-
mained In comatose condition for
half an hour and when he recovered
was too weak to show fight.
Piled with questions, the rubber said
ne had not done the Job alone. that
there were two men 'in on It," The
captive is about 80 years old. Had he
been little more deliberate he could
have gotten considerable more money.
He refused to give his name. He talked
OF the accounts in the afternoon papers
Of the men who stopped the freight
train Tuesday night near Michcaud,
and intimated that he was In the gang,
W. j. Reynolds. inspector OF police in
New Orleans, left for Ray St. Louis on
special locomotive at midnight and
now is in charge Of the case.
Charles Marshall. superintendent of
the road. was on the train en- route 10
his home In Bay st. Louis. Mr.. Mar
shall says:
But one Of the seventy-fve passen-
gers was armed. This man had his re-
volver out ready for use. but when the
robber came in the trainmen were kept
in front Of him. kpowing the man was
afraid to shoot for fear OF killing them
So he dropped his weapon. Kicked II
under the seat with his heel and sub
mtted to being robbed. have no doubt
that he would have fred had the robber
not kept the trainmen a. front Of him"