Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-09-22 | Page 2 | Freight Conductor Murdered by Tramp

FREIGHT CONDUCTOR IRDERjDBYTRIP Slayer Robs the Body and Makes His Escape; Posses on the Trail. LIMON. Colo.. Sept. 21. Samuel 15. Marts of Union, a Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific freight conductor, was shot .and killed this morning by an unknown tramp, who previously had held up and robbed Brakeman Reed of IMarts's train, and who now Is a fugitive before, posses of deputy sheriffs. When the freight train stopped on the side track to permit the passage of a passenger train. Norman D, Reed, the brakeman. discovered a man beneath one of the cars and ordered him to get out. The tramp answered the order by coming com-ing toward the brakeman with a drawn revolver, and took from Reed a gold watch, ?3 In coin and a pay check for $100. As quickly as possible Heed called for help, and with Conductor Marts started across the prairie after the robber. Near a lone tree they lost track of the fugitive. fugi-tive. .Marts returned with his lantern to the tree and discovered the robber hiding there. His order to surrender was answered by a shot and Marts fell fatally wounded. Reed then ran to the station for help, and on returning to the tree found that the body of .Marts had been robbed. No trace of the criminal has yet been found, i