Show I THRILLING STREET FIGHT i I RUNNING BATTLE OP DETECTIVES DETEC-TIVES AND TRAIN ROBBERS Engagement Occurs in St Louis in Which an Officer and Bandit Are Wounded Latter Escapes I ft a 4 St Louis Mo July 1LTen detectives engaged this morning In a thrilling streetlight street-light with John Nelson alleged to be QUO of tho gang who robbed tho Illinois Cenj I tial express car of 10000 near Wlckliffe Ivy early Wednesday morning The batj tie began In the house of 3C5S Flnney ave nuo and extended to tho Vandcventcr station Forty shots were cxchangc E Nolsoif was badlywouiidcd bui csca i Special Agent George Murray chief the Illinois Central detective bureau was shot by the fugitive and Is In the hospital with his left thumb shuttered and a ragged pistol wound ranging through his loft arm from the elbow to the shoulder Charles W Barnes alleged to be a member of tho gang was quietly over oowcrcd at 1300 West Delle place nZ oclock this morning and Is now m jail A decoy note sent by the detectives opened the light with Nelson At 30 oclock a messenger boy awoke Nelson and his wife at 3G5S Finncy avenue Tim note told Nclsjon that Mrs Barnes wlfo of his alleged partner In crime had been taken Suddenly 111 and requested him to como over to tho Barnes residence Nelson Nel-son ell Into the trap The detectives I were lying 1 In waiting In the front and rear of the house Nelson appeared at the front door He discovered tho ofllccrs I and started back into the house I A moment inter Chief of Detectives I Smith beheld Nelson at the first story I rear window with a revolver Nelson I jumped Into tho yard Regaining his feel Nelson ran through Urn gaLa Into Finncy avenue where Detective Murray and several men opened on him with revolvers re-volvers Nelson was wounded Jut continued con-tinued toward the railway yards at Van devcnler station whcie he disappeared Drops of blood showed that he was badly I hurt Barnes who was arrested at 3 a m was taken by surprise and made no resistance re-sistance lIe was decoyed from his house by a false telegram At pollco headquarters headquar-ters he was searched It was found thnt ho carried revolver of heavy caliber a Inrpc pair of field glasses In a case carried car-ried ovor the shoulder by a strap a small I hand reticule much worn and containing contain-ing a photograph of himself his wife and child Klghtyflvo dollars In currency I which was damp as though It had been exposed to water and Si t In silver were taken from n small black wallet After a searching examination by Chief Desmond Barnes asked what terms would be made with him If I ho told all he I knew The Chief placed the Bus > peotod robber In ihe holdover after telling him that he would think it over I During the afternoon tho pollee say Barnes confessed that he together with I John Nelson and a man named Dyer alias Connollv committed the train robbery rob-bery According to tho poPe he said tho plot was concocted In St Louis Dyer came from Sm Francisco four months tKO Barocs did not account for the three additional men According to the railwaymen i railway-men there were six In the gang AccordIng Accord-Ing to the detectives Barnes and Nelson escaped from Kentucky look a catboat on the river near Cairo and were making their way up tho stream Tt was learned that the men deserted the boat at St Genovlovo and boarded the Iron Mountain Moun-tain train for St Louis arriving In tho city some time Thursday night The cal bont was found on the river bank The note and telegram which led to the capture of Barnes and the wounding of Nelson were sent at haphazard The detect de-tect I VPS had learned that the two men lived In tho vicinity but were not sure of time numbers Fortunately the right houses were selected In each instance The officers are confident of running Nelson Nel-son down ChiirleK W Barnes was queslloncd by Chief of Detectives Desmond and made a confession of his share In the robbery This conf < lou was mado voluntarily but later when he had seen a lawyer ho d < clarod ihat the statements he had made were made solely Jo M eire the release of his wife and that his replies were tic Uiled and suggested by him In conclu I i slon ho Raid I dont know hou much we pot but j I guess there was not mon than JSOO I I I cot about 100 Doyle I left us at Cairo and we came on to St Genevieve and poparnlpil iROt horn the third mornIng morn-Ing find Nets got home the third night I nnd my wlfo met him At Forest park and nc came back to town together |