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Show FIGHT WITH BANDITS Desperate Trio Captured by Railway Special Agent. TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 13. In a running run-ning fight, during which a number of shots wcro exchanged, Special Agent William Wil-liam G- Cummlng of tho Northern Paclflo railway force today captured threo des-porato des-porato men who boarded an oast-bound passenger train near Sumner and threatened threat-ened to shoot Conductor Michael Helf-rlch. Helf-rlch. Detective Cummlng and any othor porson who might offer any resistance. Tho men were brought to Tacoma tonight, to-night, handcuffed together, and placed In tho county Jail, whero they gavi tho names of Frank Roberts, Charles E. Williams and Gcorgo Ruck. Roberts and Williams wcro both armed with revolvers and tho latter wore a cartridge belt In which wero thirty cartridges Detective Cummlng had Just received a telegram telling of tho attempted holdup hold-up of tho freight crow and was on bis way East to mako an Investigation when tho trio was encountered near Sumner. |