El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-18
American Trainman Is As
saulted While Off Guard;
Football Coaches Named.

"/ G. LEGGETT, foreman for the
w eastern division of the FL
" Paso & Southwestern railroad.
was beaten up and painfully injured
| Tuesday evening by two unknown Mex
! leans 1t happened at mile post AZ,
7 which is about two miles this side of
Carrizozo, N NJ. The Mexicans tagged
the train and when the train was
brought to a stop they boarded it. As
they had no business on the train they
were elected by the trainmen- The
engineer, c. V. Cook, then started the
train and while it was yet in motion
the Mexicans again boarded it, a few
car lengths behind where they first
got on il. The engineer stopped again
and as the intruders apparently had
some arms in concealment, Cook
deemed it avisable to go back to
the caboose and phone for the sheriff.
Before ne got near the caboose, he
heard a noise and turned around The
Mexicans had Liggett down and were
heating him over the head and body
with their fists and also with a scoop
shovel. One of the Mexicans slipped
up on the fireman while he was turn
ing off the injector and hit him. Leg
gett turned around and started Wrest-
ling with this one and while he had
the Mexican down, the other Mexican
hit him over the head with the scoop
SnONel, knocking MIN UNCONSCIOUS. ne
recovered in a short time.
During the conflict one of the in
truders hit Leggett on the side with
the saker bar, and this, combined with
the previous blow on the head with the
scoop, weakened Leggett so as to make
him an easy mark for the two. They
threw him off the engine on the en-
gineer's side. By this time reinforce
ments from the train crew arrived on
the scene and the MexicaRs ran. They
were followed for a short time, but
were soon out of sight The sheriff
was notified and is looking for them
now One was very tall and slender,
while the other was short and stout,
weighing about two hundred pounds
As Leggett was in no condition to
fire the engine, fireman was sent
from Carrizozo to reHeYe him. Leg
gett was taken in an automobile to
Carrizozo, where the company physi-
clan attended to his wounds. which
were painful, but not serious. His head
is cut and bruised in several places
and his side has a bad bruise from
the saker bar. Mr. Leggett has ar
able to fire his engine after a few
trips.
George Chant and Herne Hull Will
be the coaches for the local apprentice
boys football team of the Ell Paso &
Southwestern. Regular practice has
are faithfully trying out for positions
daily. Among the candidates are ap-
prentices- R. L Reynolds, captain,
Henry Gilbert, Joe Boone, Chester
Hammonds. Red" Congdo1, Paul Fish
er, Virgil CoWart, Jackson, Glenn
Lewis, Henry Lang, G. l. Sinkum, Lloyd
Lawrence, Cutie" Richards, King Bar
ton, Gibson, O'COnners and Harrison.
Their practice grounds are on Texas
street, near Eucalyptus street, in East
FL Paso.
Day Waterman Ed. Aiten. of the FL
Paso & Southwestern gate at FL Paso,
IS taking 10 days vacation, and ex-
ira Waterman Puddy is filling his va
cancy.
John Reed, regular engine foreman
for the Ell PasO yard service of the G.
H., is laying off for few nights and
extra engine foreman J. D. Thurman
IS filling his vacancy on the night
switch engine
c. A. Cleaves, extra switchman for
the q. H, a I FL Paso. is working for
d few nights on the rip track engine
with engine foreman J. D. Thurman,
while the regular man is laying off
for a few shifts.
j. J. Trainor, regular helper for the
u H yard service at Ell Paso, has re-
ported for duty, after a short lay off
He was placed on the night lead engine
CINE with engine foreman J. W. Ger
W Chenault, switchman for the G.
b. at FL Paso. has recovered from a
snort illness and has reported for duty.
He was placed on then light lead engine
IN the local yard service, with engine
foreman W. NJ. Neal
W. B. Hamlin, sWitchman for the G.
h., has reported for duty, after a short
!aYoff and was placed on the day I'M
ION depot coach engine, with engine
foreman c. N. HOlford. The regular
man is taking a few days layoff.
w r Calender, regular through
freight fireman for the c. H. at FL
Paso' has reported for duty and was
placed IN through freight service be-
tween Ell Paso and Valentine.
C. L. Adams, engineer for the west
ern division of the Ell Paso &, South
western. IS making a few round trims
IN regular passenger service. in engi- |
neer G A Raser's turn, who laid off /:
at Douglas. Adams is pulling passen- /
ger with engine 20
Grannie" Davis, regular engineer
tor the eastern division yard service of I
the 81 Paso and Southwestern. at Ell /
Paso' is laying off for a few days and /
an extra engineer of the FL Paso list is !
filling his vacancy
sam Mariner, extra fireman for tho /
western division of the ri Paso &
southwestern, is laying off for a few
shifts to see the circus
The FL PaSO & Southwestern extra /
list at Ell Paso of the western ilivis- /
on contained sly extra