Death Penally For Train Robbery

Washington, Jan. 20. - Some interesting facts concerning train wreeking were presented to the judiciary commit4ee cf the house Tuesday by Representative Hubbard of Missouri, vvho has introduced a bilí to provide the death pealty for the crime. Mr. Hubbard Bhowed that the number of train holdup in six years had been 183, in whieh eventy-three persons were killed and fifty-eight wounded by shots. The record for 1896 was twenty-eight hold ups, in which thirty-two passengers and trainmen were killed and many injured, four robbers killed, and two injured. "The bill is a very severe one and fixes ■the death penalty or imprisonment for not less than ten years for all hold-ups or attempts at train wrecking.