If "' 'v'iii!?vmwvuwtmmmmw MyHiyjyt 'm j ' T-3g 'cars and a scramble followed to hide jewelry. There was no panic, and r several men got off the train to watch the blasts. Conductor McWUliams ran to a farmhouse and telephone the sher iff of Sangamon County while the yeggmen were at work. The sheriff could hear the explosions over the phone. Posses of deputies and citizens 'heavily armed were rushed from Springfield to the scene of the hold up In autos. They reached the train before the robbers had completed their work. A volley was fired into the darkness, but the bandits forced the engineer to start the engine. Two miles down the track they forced -the engineer to jump. Then the two men ran the engine to 20th and Laurel streets, Spring field, where they abandoned it and escaped. The Illinois Central gave out a re - port that both safes had been blown, but that $30,000, which was in the larger safe, was not discovered by the bandits. Prom the small safe $500 was taken. CHICAGOBRIEFS .Samuel Holzapel, stock appraiser, testified that stock of Covltz Bros, 18 20 S. 5th av., destroyed by fire, was worth $9,300. Took inventory Nov. 5, 1912, few days before fire. Stock was insured for $35,000. Edward and Paul Covitz and Joseph Clarke, public fire insurance adjusters, are on trial before Judge Burke for arson, Richard Bevans, 27, 718 W. 47th st, electrocuted at James F. Brady foundry, 535 W. 35th St., when body came in contact with electric feed wire. Small fire in commission house of W. M. Walker, 112 W. South Water street Little damage. Market wag ons obstructed way of fire engines and several accidents were narrowly averted. Fire 4n four-story building of $u2 livan Oil Co., 413 Wells st, -caused explosions that threatened to wreck ad joining buildings. Damage, $50, 000. Explosions endangered Uvea of firemen. Employes of nearby offices fled. No injuries. Traffic paralyzed for half hour. Body of well-dressed man found in bridle path in Lincoln Park at foot of Diversey blvd. Bullet wound in left ear. Believed to have committed suicide. Man between 30 and 40, blue serge suit and straw hat. Taken to undertaking rooms at 2701 N. Clark st. John demons, negro, 2458 S. State, attempted to escape from Rawson street police station by div ing through screened window eight feet above ground this mornings Re captured after chase of block, dem ons being held on 12 charges of burglary. W. E. Krouswell, 27, 2124 S. Mich igan av., bruised about head and body when his auto skidded into "L" pil- lar at Van Buren and Wabash. Charles E. Lott, chauffeur, 235 S. Leavitt, cut about legs when his taxi collided with auto truck at Clark and Harrison sts. Arguments on motion for new trial for Robert Webb, auto bandit given life sentence for murder of Detective Peter Hart, continued to July term of court by Judge Kersten. Peter Van Vlissingen, former real estate dealer, now serving time in Joliet for forgery, met his wife, who is suing him for divorce, in Judge Mangan's chambers. Mrs. Van Vlis singen said there would be ho recon ciliation. Mrs. Nellie Ashley, wife of photog rapher, mother of six-week-old baby, committed suicide by shooting her self in abdomen at her home, 118 36th place. Was in ill health. Charles F. eMyer and H. A. Fis cher, who have traveled with John B. Sears on Western business trips, testified .at hearing of Mrs. Sears' divorce suit that they never saw Sears drink to excesf fe&Snaa jM UjT jn lAt.LcK.jrf J8V,