Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-15
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
S24, 900 in the Safe Prompts a Bold At
tempt at Robbery.

S24, 900 in the Safe Prompts a Bold At
tempt at Robbery.
ATLANTA, GA, July 14.-About .
O'Clock this morning an attempt was
made-that tor boldness surpasses any
thing ever tried hereto rob the pay car
of the Richmond and Danville railroad.
The car had arrived the night before, and
contained $64, 200, of which about $4,000
had been paid out to employees, leaving
the balance in the safe IN the car. Par
ties evidently familiar with the state of
affairs stole an engine of the Georgia
railroad about mile out Of town, fired it
up and backed it down through the
Union depot. where half a dozen trains
were standing, attached it to the car, and
started off in the direction of Augusta,
Ga.
THE PAYMAsTER's ALARM.
Paymaster Grosser awOke, found the
car moving at the rate Of thirty or forty
miles an hour, was alarmed, sprang from
bed and ran into the pOrter's room in his
night clothes, and told him to strike
light. He hurrIedlF dressed, stepped out
of the front of the car, climbed upon the
top of the car, and looked towards the
engine, but could see no one. He noticed
that the engines face was turned towards
him, and that the headlight was not lit.
This aWOke his suspicious, and it dawned
on him that an attempt was being made
to rob the car. He called aloud. when
four shots were fired, narrowly missing
him. He sprang into the car and locked
the door. A colored porter named Ward
was his only companion.
LEAPING FOR HELP.
just as the car passed a station Grosser
jumped from the train, which had slack
ened its speed, and quickly summoned
help. After walking about mile In the
direction the train had gone a terrible
crash was heard, and hurrying forward,
the posse found the car and engine
wrecked. The cOIored porter was found
lying on the track with a big cut in his
head, unconscious. Upon recovering he
said that six men forced the car door open
and tried TO get into thessate, when be.
too, jumped from the car, cutting his
head. They did not succeed in opening
the safe, and tried to break it open by
wrecking the car and engine. The arri-
val OF Paymaster GrOsser and party pre-
vented them from blowing the safe open.
on WHOM SUSPICION RESTS.
IL is believed that the desperadoes are
railroad men, and are probably now out
of work. They were familiar with the
duties Of the paymaster. Their evident
intention was to run the pay car to some
secluded spot in the woods, and then
force Mr.. Grosser to unlock the safe by
threatening his life. When they dis
covered that the paymaster had gotten
away safe, they attempted to break the
safe by wrecking the cars. The whole
affair must have been planned late yester-
day, as it was not a usual thing
for an engine to be left alone at the coal
chutes. The police learned that white
man. who looked like a railroad hand. had
boarded an outgoing train on the Geor-
gia road, near where the Georgia road
car was wrecked. A description OF the
man was telegraphed TO the conductor,
and the man was arrested. The officers
assert that they have positive evidence
that he is the guilty party, and will to-
morrow implicate six others.