The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1885-02-26
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Five Suspicious Men Who Carried
with Them Five Suspicious Boxes.

the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia railroad, had rather pc
culiar experience yesterday. He
was in charge of the train that
reached the city from Rome yes
terday morning at sos o'clock.
The particulars are as follows;
Before the train left Rome, five
men were noticed to board it, each
wearing manner that was pecul-
lar enough to attract attention.
There was mystery about them
that was unaccountable. Their
chances were furtive and their &C
tions suspicious. They talked but
little to each other, and seemed
to take no interest in what was
going ON around them. In ap-
pearance they were we'll but not
neatly dressed, with ruddy COM
plexions and robust physique.
When the train left Rome they
took seats together in the rear of
the car, and when Conductor Cur
ley passed through to collect the
fare, he noticed for the first time
that each had on the seat with
him a small tin box, about a foot
square, on which was displayed
the conspicuous label, Glands off"
The suspicious of the conductor
were Immediately aroused, and
were added tn by the very careful
manner with which the owners of
the boxes handled them. It oc-
cured at once that the mysterious
boxes contained Internal ma
chimes, but what to do about it
was the question. The conductor
was ia q dilemma, and was plz-
zled as to what action to take in
the premises.
He collected their fare and found
that they held through tickets
from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, to
Savannah, Georgia. This fact
was curious in itself, inasmuch as
he at once recalled the labor
trouble that had recently taken
place in that State, and the free
use of dynamite that had been
made. He was on the point of de-
mandlng an explanation of the
boxes, when the thought occurred
that if it was dynamite it might
explode and blow up the entire
train. He said nothing, but pass
ed Into the smoking car more con-
AOoCN Ildu ever.
Mr.. E. w. Saterwbite is the
road master, and was in the train
in the smok ng car. To him Con-
ductor Gurley told the story of the
five suspicious men with the five
peculiar boxes. Mr.. Saterwhite
went into the passenger coach to
make an examination for himself,
and returned more firmly convinc-
ed than Conductor Curly that
the boxes held Internal machines,
and that the men were travelling
dynamiters. Mr.. Saterwhite was
so sure in his belief that he refus-
ed to enter that car again.
Conductor Gurley passed
through a second time, de termin-
ed to ind out the circumstances.
he took seat in the rear of the
party and began to question them
closely, but they made evasive re-
plies. Nothing definite could be
learned from them. Whenever
reference was made to the tin box
es. the subject was changed, and
they. appeared confused. Nothing
more could be done, and so mat
ters rested until the train reach
ed Macon.
Conductor Gurley was very
much relieved when he arrived
here, and was given opportunity
to part company with his five sus-
piclous passengers.
The above are simple facts as
related to US; whether there is
anything in them or not is left
tor the reader to conclude. A gen
tleman who heard the story as it
was told By Conductor Gurley,
remembered to have read of the
escape from Long Island a few
days ago OF party of five dyna-
nlteis who had in the boat with
them five tin bCxes. cOntaininO-