Flagstaff History: Trying to rid of train of tramps, conductor shot and killed
125 years ago 1895: Conductor Clancy, in charge of the third section of No. 83 fast freight on the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad, while trying to eject a tramp from his train at Mellian last Sunday afternoon, was shot by the tramp. He died at Ash Fork 40 minutes later. It appears that he had put off two tramps while at Mellian after the starting of the train. The tramps got boarded again by getting under one of the cars. When Mr. Clancy picked up a small piece of coal to frighten them off, not wi...
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