Show NEGRO BANDIT T IS V SHOT IO DEAT MEMPHIS Tenn Dec 1 1 ack t aCl Thomas a n negro gro of oC Blytheville Ark turned bandit last Jast night terrorized and robbed passengers on oti a westbound St. St Louis Louls LuIs San Francisco fast train and in the end was shot to death by A. A B. B Wal Wal- ton tona a 1 railroad watchman The train had just started across the bridge over the Mississippi river on n n the outskirts of of Memphis when Thomas Thoma revolver in hand emerged through gh the the- doorway which separated the white whiLe and negro smoking car In Jn true frontier style the tho negro commanded commanded com corn hands up and without further Ceremony a score of oC hands wont went up Then he lie passed his victims along into the negro section of the oar emptying emptying their pockets pockets as they they- went along Four had b been en divested of ot their purses and trinkets when Walton Valon appear appeared d on the scene summoned from the rear reaF platform by a fare tare who had escaped the e eye e of ot th the negro Walton alon fired fred as he entered the coach the bullet bulet striking the negro just above the heart He staggered and attempted to aim his weapon but Walton Valon continued con con- his tre fire two other bullets finding lodgment lodgment in the negros negro's bod body Thomas toppled when the last bullet bulet struck him and was dead when wien the watchman made his way the tl-e the now stricken panic passengers One ot Waltons Walton's bullets went wild striking an unidentified negro in inflicting In- In a slight w wound und The train was waS stopped at the next stalon sta sta- sta- sta ion tion lon and the body of ot the negro negro was taken off oft A coroners coroner's jury was on the depot pIa platform and Walton was exonerated from blame The train proceeded proceeded proceeded pro pro- on its is way after arter the the negros negro's pockets had had- been stripped of the money and trinkets which were returned to the o owners em |