The Archive · 1931

Clues to Train Wreckers

Budapest, Sept. 14.

is now Jearmed that in adaition to Oz, Harry Clements London, an' English schoolmistress, Miss Hilda Fowids, of Faversha was also killed in the terrible train disaster.—Reuter, Budapest, Sept, 15.

Of the two men arrested in connection with the Torbogay railway disaster, one, Ladislaus Rado, as been released' again on bail. He wil be prosecuted for defying' the ban on taking pictures of the scene of the tragedy with which, however, he does not seem to be otherwisegcon: nected. "According to his statement he had merely "hoped to. sell the pictures toa news agency.

The second arrested suspect, rolyi Horvas, however, is still be: ige ing detained, but so far' ten hours' grvclling cross-questioning failed to Produce any proof of his complicity, though there' are some elements. his depositions which, aevording to official statement, "must be cleared up before the man can be set Tberty." The 82 Communists treated in the general yound-up Sunday are also Si in custodyo™ Trant-Ocean Teva Min.

Bucharest, Sept. 16, Three masked bandits made unsuccessful attempt to hold uv the Buchavese express to-day, just after {had passed King Carol's summer palace at Singia." The failure of bef plan was due solely tothe pre-Sence'of vind and courage of the engine driver The bandits boarded the train as passengers, and ata. prearranged Bimal suddenly covered the guard and the driver with their revolvers 'The driver was ordered to. stop the train, but despite the fact that 2 caded revolver was within a yard his body he refused to obey." Me Send, he' opened out the. thioitle of the engine and dashed on at ful Speed towards Brasov, the nest sta: Ton on the Hines Through Teter, Berlin. Sept. 18

A. sensation was created here today' by" the sty dastardly attempt to express train has been filed in Slat of Seckienburg, hee nick of time near. Doermity

Faltway bridge spamming' the Fiver was favnd to be mined short-before the Benin-Hambug. 2x: ress was clu £0 pass over ie The attempt was made last Sunday and until now the authorities had succeeded in keeping the matter dark, partly in order to avoid a panic and partly to facilitate the hunt for the criminals. Even now only the most meagre details are vouchsafed and nothing definite known regarding the results of the investigation, According to unconfirmed press reports, a large force of detectives was dispatched to Doermitz immediately after the authorities had been informed of the plot which, itis declared, was discovered by sheer chance, Furthermore it is reported that several Communists have been arrested in connection with the outrage, but this is neither denied nor confirmed by the thorities who emphasise th strictest silence in the matter—t- Trans-Ocean Kuo Min.

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