Didn't Have Time To Repent

ClNCINNATI, Match 28.- SlX men who tried to rob a fase through passenger train ou (ho Ciuciuuati Southern road, near Greenwood, Ky., made a mistake which three of theni did not have time torepent. Their intentions had beoome knowu to the railway officials, so whon the attack was made the three ariued men stowed away in the expresa car opened lire wlth guus and without, unnecessary delay, and at the first volloy throe of the robbers iell. ïhe three others took flight, thoiigh they are supposed to be wounded. The attempt to rob the train was made at the south end of what i knovvn as tunnel No. U, which is a niile nortli of Greenwood. The signal to stop was given, and the engineer, acting under iustructions, obeyed it. As soou as thu aix robbers were in sight and had developed their purposea the fusillade began trom the express cm-, where T. R. Griffln, superintendent of pólice of the road. was concealed with two of his men. The offioero turned loose wlth Chelrguns, and one man ioll dead, another was so badjy wounded that he died in (ireenwood an hour later, and a thlrd lie at Greouwood without hopea of recovery. The three other inen KÍHit back at thu men on the train, but hit noboily, and theu betook themselves to the woods. The work was done so quic-kly tlitu hanlly a passenger tirew wiiat had j place untii tfaa i'xeoutiou was oTor. Tilo tram wil-, dolav-d only ton minutes, and renohed Chattannoga on time. A dispiitch froni Chattanoojja glve an interview with the en tri rreer ut thn train whosuld: '"We lef! bmnerseo on time. I slowed iluwn a liulo as .mi rail throufth uunel N'i). 9, abouO sixtecn miles soiiih of Somerset, ín Puloski county, Ky. About :MD yards this slde of the tunnel a aan on the trant with a white lisrht antera flagged me down. This is one ot he lonelieso spots ou the i'utuv road. fhere is not a house wlthin two milfs of the place. In face Idon't know of u liouíe ;hat is nearer thau tireoawood. _'L'!iat ittle station ws abouttwo milos to tliu south. The fellow in tYonc. kepu swinging lis lantern. He Btood In tlie oonterol the track. 1 CQuld not Imagine what was the matter. "ïhere was only one man in siht. When I stopped to seo what he was pwlngng the lantern for tho fellow olim bed ntoxhe cab and said: 'Stand here t.ill 1 teil yon to go on,' and pointed a pisiol at mo. He stoud on th lelt sidc of tbs oab. He looked like a desperado. As near as 1 j can recollecc he h;wl a big black ïuus;ache, a slouuh hat and racher seedy clothes. He looked like a rough oonntryman. The lellow did not say another word, bu' kept his pistol pointed at me." riien thero w.is gomo flring heard and "Raiikin, my llreinan," oontlnued tjpi'ingüeld, "looked nut of the cab on lus sulc and said: ■Thoy'vo killed two of tliem.' "But the fellow kept me covered with iii.s bifj; uní and did not say a word. Aïter one or iwo more shots were heard up in front the roober dropped froni the cab aiulsatd: 'Goahead. ' 1 opened thethrottli and we ran on to Cumberland FaUs about (our miles further down. Atter the lellow toüi me to go ahéad we had gone but a short dist.ance when Kankin l'ound i woundod man on the tender. We stopped at Cumberland Falla, four miles froui the tunnel and put him off, leaving tiim in the ceiegraph ulii 'e. They say We was badly shot in the arm and side. Ho iaid he was a tramp steallng a ride, and thftt he was not with the train robbers, buc we do not bellere it. "