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Bold railroad robbery attempt ends in killer's death
An ex-conductor Brinkley attempted to rob a Pacific Express train on the BP B W C road near Lima. The rout agent G H Price fought back. Brinkley was killed by a shot to the forehead after Price defended the car and stopped the train. Price sustained flesh wounds but recovered. Brinkley, a Fort Wayne resident with a wife and two children, died and his body was taken to Lima for an inquest.
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G. H. Price
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Fort Wayne
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Conductors’ Brotherhood
Independent Order of Red Men
Fort Wayne Gazette