The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1892-01-30
OVER FORTY YEARS AGO
HOW THEY TRANFERRED LARGE
SUMS IN 1910.
Crying $4,000 From Atlanta to New.
man. Ga. Passing = Night OF Ter.
ror-A GsorSisa's Remark.
abb, Story. E;

"on tho last Sunday evening In Dc
tobcr 1912. went over to my faith.
ors. who was in rather bad health.
and found his family physician there
10 see him before he loft for Miiledge.
vile tho ensuing week as legis-
lntor. say Benjamin Loigh OF New
man, Ga. In tho Atlanta Constitution.
''ln course Of conversation | men
toned that was gong TO start next
morning with II load OF cotton to At
lnn,a. Tho doctor said to mo tina, no
expected that lie had package Of
$40 900 awaiting him there and for
mo to call on John F. Minis. the ngen,
oil the Georgia railroad. for it.
so next morning being Monday. l
started with my load OF seven bales OF
cotton To Atlanta, and arrived there
ON Tuesday evening. and next mora
ing sold my cotton, bought what sup
plios i needed and. when ready to
start home ! walked over to the
Georgia railroad depo. which stood
then whore tho now one docs now.
ateppcd into Mr.. Minus Office which
was crowded with wagoners waiting
for freight from all parts OF the com.
pass ut laas, two dozen OF them.
said To Mlmsi DIR Terrell has re-
qucs,ed mo TO call on you to sec II you
did not have package for him, and II
you have send 1t By me-
"Nlms answered In the Affirmative
and stepped back TO tho safe. which
hc opened. and took out tho package
md IN ho walked back to mo.
cautioned mo TO take good caro- OF Il.
10 there was si0 90 In 4, This
declaration nearly gave mo tho hor.
rors rs tho eyes OF every man In tho
large room Immediately turned on tho
package and me.
~, FRS; hardly know whether to
take 1t or not bu, | soon recovered.
and Just then Minis asked mo how far
! lived from Bob Burch lIoh before
tat was an old 1allniorro county
friend OF Minis replied tim, no
lived on mn ndlolnlag plantation Ito
thcn said he had ssi! for him. and
asked mo II woulis carry 1t to him.
To which replied In tho affirmative.
lilo then stepped TO his money drawer
mad counted out tho money TO mo In
tho presence o! NIL present: ! Jus,
thought tina; was In Il and that
would carry nil the money In Atlanta
!! they requested me TO do So I
opened my long. eal!.sk!n pocket book
and put Burch's money In H. In view
of NIL. md pu, tho ton ,housnnd.iol.
lar package In my right-hand oycrcoa.
pocket. and left tho depot and soon
was out o! town. accompanied by no
ono but my old wagner. who know
nothing o! tho money lind with mo.
! mot that day great many wngoncrs
going 10 Atlanta many Of whom wcrc
from Cowo;n, md soRo Of them my
nclghbora reckon looked back n
hundred times 10 SEQ II any OF those
who woro In tho depot n, tho limo !
got tho money were pursu!nH me-
just after shutdown reached
camping place which now Ia about tho
western boundary OF Fairburn. Tho
weather wns Just such rs ~o have hni
for the las, month. clear dry and
cool. with tho moon nj It, full As
soon NJ ;hc mules were Embarrassed
md fed my wagner mndo n lro and
boiled coffee. and already having
broad brought from home. l soon ut.
my supper. had my pale, nnac down
ON tho ground. which wn. always
M custom In camping on, and soon
laid down and got 10 thinking about
tho probability o! being robbed. " no.
murdered. before dny.
There was no, brccso In tho for.
est and cricket could DO heard nj.
most u quarter OF n milo. and tho moon
shining almost like day. and. Will,
80. In this mood. heard whip crack
In rho direction OF Newman. then
knew | would have some company
through the night Directly two bcav.
ily loaded wagons with cotton drove
up and formed sort OF semi. circle
around my campfire. which was still
brilliant. You can better imagine
ihnn can describe my rollcf OF mind
when saw two heavy. woll.so, colorod
wngoncrs and their young MASTER
.icnn!ng. from Troup. had no fur.
Their fear of robbery through the night
and slcpt vol nil through tho night
not having amy fears OF robbery from
outside tho camp or inside H. because
was tho only ono that know OF the
amount OF money that was In the camp
Il got up early mex; morning and
started for Newman, mt which place
arrived early in the afternoon. and de-
l!vcrcd my ten thousnnd-dollnr pack
ngc according TO instructions TO Batty
II. Mitchell. and returned homc--four
milcs-bcforo night and next day
turned over tho SAL TO my friend and
ncighbor. Burch.
Those were tho good old days Of
honesty and security from robbery md
murder. There is 70, enough money
al. Tad, tnt-
tina, much money now on my person
and start for Newman with tho same
mode OF travel"