A Fight for Life
'<• . ,' A passenger travelling from Cracow "to L ir.Jierg, in Austria on tbe night express train recentl. , ud en'y drew t-.vo ie\(dvvra and demaudbu of three 1 1 fell >w . travellers in,the sam< oariage their money and valuables. A terrible ~ struggle, ensued, and . although the " ihen^' assailed were unaruied, they fought with desperation. The robber ' vised his revolver with effect, killing two of the men iv succession ' The third grappled closely with hia ae'"sailant, -who fired in vain. Having emptied all tbe chambers of his revolver, the robber tore himself from his- antagonist, burst open the door and jumped from the traiu while it was going at full speed. As soon as tbe alarm was conveyed to the engineer the tiaiu "was stopped. "In the compartment where the struggle occurred two passengers were found lying dead I ...oa' the./ttoor, shot through' and! " through/ The cushions and lining ' - " had beeu torn up. iv the struggle, the glass smashed, and .the .wall ~,bespat-.tered-with blood and penetrated with ' buliets7 The -survivor was* barely - able to inform- the passengers and owhat had, happened. The -otrainfwais backed to the spot where the man jumped out, but no traces of him * 'were - discovered r"~ - • ■» / i 1 . V — — — P MP— i...—
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Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 149, 9 June 1891, Page 4
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207A Fight for Life Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 149, 9 June 1891, Page 4
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