Show thairl CONDUCTOR ON TRAIN WAS SHOT IN GROIN new orleans la dec 14 the southbound illinois central fast mall due here at p m was held up and robbed by a lone train robber about one mile above the upper limits of the city last ilia booty consisted 0 only one registered mall pouch from durant miss and six bab er registered letters from points between cairo and new orleans conductor kennebrew was shot in the groin and J C parker railway mall clerk bad his left eye powder burned by a shot directed at hla head three arrests were made early today in the vicinity of tho sensational holdup on the illinois central in the suburbs of this city last night two of tho prisoners bear a close resemblance to descriptions of the robbers who acro said to bo at least two in number A black handkerchief was found on one of the men A similar ar tide was used aa a mask by one of the robbers engineer smith of tho train which waa held up was unable to identify the prisoners shortly after the holdup special officers fulch and daly saw a whiteman and a negro near the illinois central tracks the men had a bag and the called on them to surrender instead the white man drew his revolver and a lively fusillade followed between the officers and men |