Show THEY ATTACK A AND ebur A VOLLEY OF LEAD INTO THE BAGGAGE MASTER the captured robbers narrowly escape lunching lynching Lyn ching cincinnati 0 juno 8 at 10 tonight to night american express messenger 3 H zimmerman and katchor were alane together in the express and baggage car in Cincinnati the indianapolis A chicago railroad train which is due hero at 11 zimmerman when the train left delhi station twelve mires west of here called ketchums Ket chums attention to men supposed to be tramps he aaa them through the glass window of the car door leading to tho IT out of the platform next to the locomotive tender both men arose and went towards the front door when within ten feet ot it the tramps began tiring through the glass window kitchum fell shot in four places two balls entering the abdomen one his breast and ono his left shoulder zimmerman tried to draw a pistol but it stuck in his hip pocket and he retreated to the rear platform of the car where hornet the conductor tho latter pulled the bell rope and stopped the train while this was going on one of the trampe climbed on tho tender chero he was mot by the engineer and fireman and knocked stiff by two blows from a monkey wrench flie engineer and rolled him off of the tender while the train was at full speed before ho was thrown overboard however the second robber attempted to climb on the tender but ho weakened and dodged back at sight of the prostrate form of his companion before the train stopped more than one robber was seen to jump off and disappear in the darkness all of them wore masks completely covering their faces police mounted and on foot aided by a large force of citizens are patrolling pat roling the river front and scouring the country to intercept the diels the sheriff is out with a large the train with thirty policemen went down from here by rail starting at 12 the kentucky authorities have also been notified to have a lookout look out at this hour 1280 no intelligence has been received in this city of the capture of any of the gang not even of the man who tumbled off the locomotive engine ind juno 9 tour men rowing down tho river in a skiff were arrested here this morning they were unable to give a satisfactory account of themselves and it is thought they are the robbers that attacked the kankakee Kan kakes express last night the whole country is thoroughly aroused over the matter the excitement being intensified by the news of the death of baggage master ketcher the capture was the signal for immediate threats of a quadruple lunching lynching lyn ching |