Evening journal., 1913-11-17
''YECCS' and
TRACKMAN in
EARLY MORN
PISTOL DUEL
Italian RaiIrOader, Opens Fire
on Two Robbers Who Forced
Way Into CIaymOnt
Station
ESCAPE, AFTER THRILLING
GUNPLAY, WITHOUT LOOT

Two ~yeggmen" trying TO rob the
Claymont railroad station and post
Office and an Italian trackwalker OF
the p. b. and W. Railroad, who dis
covered the robbers at work, engaged
in a revolver duel early this morning.
Banging away az each other IN the
crisp morning ain. neither the track
walker nor the 'ycggs" were the
least harmed by the flying bullets and
desperate gun play.
Before the robbers could get any
thing from the railroad station OF
the postotiice, they were surprised
by Sldoni Lorenzo, the Italian track
walker, and they fed without any
loot Postal Inspector NJ. S. Plum
mer who investigated the case, de-
sires postmasters TO be on the look
out to prevent a visit Of the "yeggs.-
one Of whom was tall and one short
Approaching the railroad station at
Claymont about ~ o'clock. Lorenzo,
the track walker. discovered a faint
light In the station. He drew his re-
yolver and approached stealthlly AS
he drew nearer the station, he saw a
man standing outside the door. The
rObber discovered him about tho same
apart Lorenzo Immediately opened
hre with his revolver, aud the "yegg-
man" returned the fire. The other
robber ran from the station, and as
they dartod along the turnpike In the
direction of Wilmington they con-
tinued TO fire at Lorenzo who also
sent several bullets whizzing toward
the fleeing cracksmen.
Lorenzo saw both men loom ul
distinctly 80 he could distinguish on
as tall and one as short but he coul
not see their faces When he las
!. saw them they wero making towar
Nilmington.
r The shooting aroused Even !
q Baldwin. station agent and posi-
master. who lives not far from On
d station. and Il also got other resi-
dents OF the village out Of bed.
= After the .hootin Lorenzo haateno.
o. 70 Bellevue and told tho telegraph oper
ator Of his running battle with the gun
: ncrs Railroad detectives az this cify
were notified and ticy went to Clay.
mont on the next train. 30 far no clue
LOT the men has been obtained They
left nothing behind them and il they
had any tools or nitro glycerine 10 blow
lthc station safe they took them with
them
Tho mon gained entrance 10 the sta
tion by 'jimmying' the window of the
waiting room and then breaking in the
door of the Office OF the station agent
and postmaster where the safe is kept.
Evidently Lorenzo came upon the
''yeggs" just after they gained entrance
to the Office. Nothing is missing and
mot even the cash drawer was disturbed.
The depot at Claymont seems TO be
Inviting to robbers and is raided every
few months. About eight months ago
thieves gained an entrance to the build
ling but secured nothing but an old
overcoat and several articles OF small
value that were lying around On ac.
count Of no trains stopping there after
midnight the depot is closed after that
time.
Officials OF the railroad company thi.
morning said that had the robbers
blown the safe they would not have Sc
cured more than or ten dollars Of
the company's money as any amount
greatcr than that IS Turned over to th'
Wilmington Office by the agent at Clay
lmont. They said that the amount o.
stamps and money OF the government
kept there is very small.