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Show TWELVE MEN HOLD UP TRAIN Pennsylvanlans Are Given an Exposition Expo-sition of Life In the Wild and Wooly West in the Early Days. Kile, Pa. A fast mail and passen ger train on the Philadelphia Krle railroad was held up Friday night five miles from here by twelve masked men. The mall and express cars were rifled and C. II. Hlock of F.rlc. mall clerk; H. D llooney of Krle, conductor, conduc-tor, and C. F. Bernls, brakeman, were Injured. Hlock wns shot in the right side and was taken to a hospital tn a dying condition. Hooney received set Ions Injuries In-juries when he waa hit with a stone thrown by a robber, nemls was shot In the arm. When the train stopped because of an obstruction on the track, Kngl-peer Kngl-peer Albert Carey and his fireman climbed down to Investigate. They were Immediately se'ed by masked men, made to 'climb back Into the enh and held under guard. Several robhers turned their attention to tbe mail and express cars. The Injured men resisted and were shot. |