Columbus index. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1869-1893, 1874-05-08
DARING ROBBERY.
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A most daring robbery was COM
mitled at the Pool place, near the
State line, yesterday, under the fol-
lowing circumstances;
About hours before day, yester
day morning, Mr.. Pool was reused
by the barking of his dog, and got
up TO quiet him. Opening the door,
he felt a double barrel shotgun pre-.
scented to his breast, by a man outside.
This he seized, when a violent scuf-
fiesensued, which dragged him 10
or 20 feet into the yard. He was
in his night clothes, and the struggle
nearly deprived him Of what he had
on.
There we're in the house, besides
Mr.. Pool, his wife, Mr.. s. Q. johnson
and a little white boy, named Jim
my YOunghance, who drove a wagon
for Mr.. Pool.
Mr.. johnson, whom we interview
ed yesterday, says, as soon as he
could, he groped his way to the door,
and called to Mr.. Pool to come into
the house. That gentleman, mad,
alarmed and excited, was still bat
alphabetically with his man, when
the assailant, ordered and forced
both into the house, following him
self, with three confederates, who
we're in the yard al! the time, all OF
whom had guns, and were either
black or white men disguised, our in-
formant could not say which. Inside
the house, the robbers tied the boys
hands together, and led him out into
the yard, one of their number stand
ing sentinel over him. Then they
tied Mr.. johnson in the same way,
ordering him to take his seat on the
door step, without suffering him to
put on his outer clothing.
Our informant states that they
talked quite Familiarity to the boy,
calling him "Jimmy;" asked for and
secured his gun, which was loaded,
and placed it out of reach of the
inmates, and he judged by the voice
and language that at least one of the
men was white. Three OF them were
stout and of medium height, the
other small of stature.
Oresume-after Mr. Johnson and
the boy were tied and put out, the
door was closed, the robbers on the
inside, when they developed their
object Mrs. Pool told our inform
ant that after giving them her peck
et-book, with some small change in
il, they threatened to hang her if
she did not disclose where her hus.
band s money was, and actually went
so far as to loop rope around her
meek and force her INTO an adjoining
room, preparatory to that hOrrid
diabolism, when Mr.. Pool gave them
all the money he had-abOut S245,
with n dollar or two of change from
other places. They then proceeded
to ransack trunks, boxes and what
ever object they thought contained
valHables. In their hurry they miss
ed several dollars Of silver in a box
they overlooked for larger plumber.
All this they did by candle light
which was obtained after getting
into the house. When they secur-
ed all they wanted, the robbers Or
derrd the outside prisoners into the
house, and bolted the door, then dis.
appeared as rapidly as they came.
MI Pool and wife seeing the scOun-
drels thus, will be better able to tes-
tify as to their race and identity
than Mr.. Johnson or the boy, Mr.. j,
rather suspectsa mixed band from the
superior language aud authoritative
tone of the leader. All the person
al violence they offered was to
strike Mrs. PoOl-which was enough
Got knows.
Mr.. POOLS placeis in Pickens coun-
ty, Alabama, near the Mississippi
line, and about 1 / miles from Column
has. lie had been in Columbus that
day, and collected part of the money
Of which he was robbed, rs house
rent.
We hope to see Mr.. Pool and ia
give more details and news Of the
arrest of the villains, by Thursdays
issue. The above is reliable-cOm,
ing from Mr. Johnson inperson.
Death BY lightning.