The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-25

nails destroyed the sight OF one eye In
stantly, and Perry completed his total
blindness by rubbing the other eye with
fine bits of glass.
The kindest thing one can think OF this
unhappy man is that he was insane from
boyhood. But whether he was or not the
miserable existence he is now dragging
out at Matteawan is another powerful ex-
ample of the fact that crime does not pay.
and this Is why l could not afford to
neglect telling his sad story
And now must tell you about some of
the remarkable exploits Of John Brady and
Samuel Browning-as desperate pair OF
robbers as ever rifed an express car and
shot helpless men In cold blood
Late one stormy night a track walker
named Kelley was speeding along a lonely
stretch Of railroad near Davisville. Cal.
on his track tricycle..
Suddenly two men leaped out OF the
underbrush at the side OF the track and
stood directly in his path. To avoid run
ming them down ne brought his tricycle.
to sudden stop.
At once they sprang upon him, dragged
him to the ground and bound and gagged
him SO securely that he could neither
pockets OF little money and taking his
red lantern and a box Of railroad torpe-
does, they demolished the tricycle. by
pounding 1t with stones and threw the
broken pieces of the machine down under
meath culvert. This done they disap-
peared in the darkness.
These two men were Browning and
Brady, and their attack on the track walk.
er was the first step in a long series OF
daring crimes which finally brought one OF
them to a horrible death and sent the other
to prison for life.
Two Famous "Hold- up" Men
few minutes later the whistle of
fast overland train sounded in the dis
lance. AS it drew near the spot where the
helpless track walker lay the engineer
was startled to see red lantern waving
across the track and to hear at the same
instant the sharp report of two torpedoes-
the customary signal that there was dan
ger ahead.
AS the train responded to the air brakes
and slowed down the robb ers-wearing
black masks and carrying revolvers-
climbed up on either side of the cab
They made the astonished engineer and
fireman hold their hands above their heads
and walk back TO the third car from the
engtne--a Wells-Fargo express car
Uncouple that" said Browning shov-
Ing his revolver into the fireman's face
and pointing to the coupling between the
express car and the one behind It, The
III CHhaH' Will lIeLHDilnS nanQS, ODeyeQ.
Still covered by the robbers guns, the
engineer and fireman were marched back
20 the engine and ordered to pull the
three cars several miles down the track
When they finally came to stop the
engineer and fireman were again taken
out Of the engine and made to accompany
the masked men back to the express car
But Paige the express messenger, had
suspected what the trouble was and had
locked the. door and barricaded the WIN
dows as we'll as he could with packages
Of freight
When the robbers pounded on the door
and commanded him to open 1t he refused
and announced that he would shoot the
first man who attempted to enter.
Tell him that If he doesn't open that
door were going to shoot you full of
holes" said one of the bandits and he
emphasized his words by firing a bullet
SO close to the engineers head that it
ploughed through the visor of his cap.
The engineer was in terror of his life.
Shaking in every limb. he added his pleas
TO the profane threats of the robbers
Think Of my wife and babies, Paige
ne begged, land let these men in before
they kill me-"
The express messenger was between two