The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-06-16
VOL. VXXI.---NEW SERIES,
wound, leg injured and injured inter.
nally.
Miller, j. A., District Columbia, both
legs broken between knee and ankle
THE WORK OF ROAD AGENTS,
They Rob an Express Car of$1O,O 900
in Cash and Other Valuables.

IN Sash ana Other Vatuaples.
COLUMBIA, ILL.-Six masked m en- held
up tho Now Orleans express on the Mo.
bile & Ohio Railroad at Forest Lawn,
eight miles north of here at 0 o'clock in
the night and robbed the express car of
$40, 900 in cash and valuAbles worth a
large amount. Tho robbery did not oc
cupy over twenty minutes time. A large
posse is now in pursuit Of the bandits.
The express makes short stop at
Forest Lawn, and when it came to stop
two men jumped upon the engine and
pointed. revolvcrs at tho heads sofstAe
engineer and fireman, told them not to
attempt to sta,t the train again. While
this was taking place four men appeared
at the side of the express car. Ole placed
short ladder against the car, then chop
p hole in the door. 1t took but a
momcGt to do this, and before the aston
ished messeng realized what was hap
pening, the door burst open and four
men were in the car. Messenger Bran
ford attempted rcsistanco but was silence
by blow with hatchct in the hands of
tho robber who had chopped hoe in
tho door. The bandits lost no time in
ransacking the car. Bradford was only
partially stunned by the bow he had re-
ccived and his assailants revived him and
forced him to open the safe. Its con.
tents they placed in a sack, together with
what other valuables they secured. Bran
ford was then bound, gagged and cast in.
to corner of the car. When the bandits
had completed their task in tho express
car they jumped to the ground. The
conductor and several of the trainm, VI
opened fire on them. They returned it
with interest, though none of the bullets.
so far as is known, took effect.
The bandits were armed with Winches
tcrs and revolvers and drove their assail-
ants into the cars and among the passen.
gers, who were rendered panic stricken
by the fusilade. The volley of shots
heard were apparently fired for intimi-
tion and then the robbers took to their
heels. There was every chance for them
to escape as the place is lonely one
with swamps and underbrush on each.
side of the track fora distance Of two or
three miles. s.-- -,~s---. -''ss-'' -
There is no telegraph station at Forest
Lawn, rendering the summoning of aid
in that way an impossibility. The men,
bers of the crew are positive the bandits
numbered six.
Messenger Branford states that every
thing of any value was taken from his
Car. The exact amount of money he dc.
clined to name. One of the robbers who
entered the express car was addressed by
his pals as bob" and wore chin whis-
kers. One of his hands was bleeding
from injuries received on entering the
car. BE wore a fox colored suit and
weighed about 140 pounds. Another one
of the robbers who extended his atten-
tions to the brakeman and made him
obey his orders was about five feet eight
inches tall, smooth face, age about %,
and weighed 145 pounds. Two who
waited on the engineer were about % or
25 years of age, one measuring five feet
six inches, the other about six feet. No
other positive description could be OBJ
tained of the others except that they
wore black masks and dark suits.