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 wishing to again stop the train, the murderer jumped off and fired his shot, which killed Mr. Clancy.