E. W. Leach person
also known as: Leach, the conductor
Summary: Pullman conductor on train No. 53 who was shot by passenger John W. Graeter.
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cited from t)egan to totter and soon fell from the platform… (1891) · +1 more
nd Pullman conductor run out
of the Pullman car, and following them was a
man with a pistol in his hand, and to the horror
of those in sight they saw the pistol leveled on
the conductor and fired. It was seen at once
that the conductor…
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Pullman conductor
cited from t)egan to totter and soon fell from the platform… (1891)nd Pullman conductor run out
of the Pullman car, and following them was a
man with a pistol in his hand, and to the horror
of those in sight they saw the pistol leveled on
the conductor and fired. It was seen at once
that the conductor…
conductor
cited from There was but four persons in the car at… (1891)There was but four persons in the car at
the time, the murderer, John W. Graeter, of
Vincennes, Indiana ; Mr. Isador Meier, traveling
salesman for Foster, Hilson & Co., Thirty ninth
street. New York ; E. W. Leach, the conductor,
and a lady.
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cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-03-06 (1891) · +1 more
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY
A most lamentable double tragedy was en-
acted at Bald Knob on the 17th instant. On
train No. 53 there was a passenger by the name
of John W. Graeter, who had exhibited signs
of insanity to such an extent that Pullman con-…
witnessed
spoke about Graeter's insanity
cited from A DOUBLE TRAGEDY (1891)A DOUBLE TRAGEDY
A most lamentable double tragedy was en-
acted at Bald Knob on the 17th instant. On
train No. 53 there was a passenger by the name
of John W. Graeter, who had exhibited signs
of insanity to such an extent that Pullman con-
duc…
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A DOUBLE TRAGEDY
1891 · newspaper · public-domain
Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-03-06
1891 · newspaper · public-domain
t)egan to totter and soon fell from the platform… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details
There was but four persons in the car at… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details
There was but four persons in the car at…
1891 · newspaper · public-domain