t)egan to totter and soon fell from the platform…
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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 was shot, for imediately he
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t)egan to totter and soon fell from the platform.
After falling he was dragged 200 yards by the
bell rope, which had in some way become wrap-
ped around his arm. When he was reached he
was about dead, giving only two or three groans.
The train was still running, and would not have
stopped had not the hostler of the engine that
brought in the Memphis train realized the situa-
tion and blowed the “down whistle,” upon
which the train pulled up.