The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-10-16
TRAIN HELD UP
But tbs Bold Lone Robb.r Got
No money.
HIS PURPOSE FoiLED.
Tho Hold US Occurred Almost
at Exact Point Of tho
Famous Warren
Robbery.

HOObutys
On last Wednesday night Conductor
Carson, who runs on the Southern Rail
road bet8een Columbia and Charleston,
had gomeWhst exciting and never.to-
be forgotten experience. 1t was moth
ing less than bold attempt to hold up
and rob his train. The hold up took
plsce abcus seven o, o'clock, only q little
while after dark, and occurred bstwe.n
Branohville and Reevesville, which is
the same place the robbery took place,
nearly two years ago, for which .
young white man by the name of War
ron was tried at the May term Of Court
Tor Ofangeburg, the trial resulting in .
mistrisl. Warren WAS released on bail
and short time sgo shot and killed q
young man by the name Of Watson at
Branchville, where both Warren and
Watson resided Since the murder Of
Watson the whereabouts Of Warren has
been unknown. At the last term of
court his bond was estrested. Watson
was the chief witness against Warren.
Ia view OF the former robbery at the
exact spot Capt. Carson was considers-
bly, Jared when he looked into the
nuZzle Of a revolver and was ordered
back into his car. The following sste-
ment was made by Capt. Carson to q
reporter of the News aud Courier:
Il sm oODiIent that the man was
thoroughly familiar with railroad af-
fairs, said Capt. Carson to q Reporter
for the News and Courier Thursday.
After we LETT heevesville, on the
way 10 ColuI bia, walked from the
passenger car to the platform leading
to the express car and, as / opened the
door, | saw figure crouohed by the
opposite door. He had been knocking
on the door and am sure he WAS wait
ing for II to be opened, but in the rush
his signal was probably not heard.
The light which came from the car
fell on the strangers face and / could
see that ho was Disgusting his identity
behind mask. When l spoke to him
he rose quickly, just then I walked
to the platform of the express car and
the man swung back to the steps on the
car behind. While was trying to find
out what he was sboat he whipped out
his pistol and showed it dangerously
near my face. He threatened to kill
me If 1 moved and there was nothing
for ma 60 do 6ut4waft: ------.. =
while he hsd me- covered with the
revolver, l scrutinized hiAR closely. y
could see that he wore mask, Whicn
did not FIT him we'll, snd he &ss neryA1
GUS about it, frequently lifting hisglznd
to see that it was properly in place. In
few minutes the engineer blew his
signal for station No. So, and the stran-
ger caught the bell and gave it two
pulls, signal to stop. The train was
slowing down for 58. 1t was running
at the rate OF fifteen or eighteen miles
SD hour when the man jumped off and
We went on. The matter was reported
to headquarters in Columbia when we
got there Wednesday night and detee-
tive came down on the train Thursday
morning. | have not heard yet wheth-
er he struck any trail.
The UUiumbis State secured from
passengers On the train q somewhat
connected story. 1t seems that soon after
5he .rzil passed Reevesyiile, the ex-
press messenger, MIR. Hammet, heard
= knocking st MS door. Tbs me5ssu-
ger kcaT his business and refused to
nowi51ge tha repping. About this
time CsPC. Carson snd train hand
came srould looking for "hoboes," for
| this 10 fSvoFite place for trSmps to
| steal rIde-On the platform between
the 1ecoudolass car and the express
csr. Wheu the conductor stepped out
| upon the platform he was surprised
Whoa revolver was thrust into his
Tacs End he vas ordered back into the
second-olass osr. Like good soldier,
&c oOGyed orders, a. did the train hand.
The news butcher, prying around, Was
also forced 10 Osat 2 retreat. As the
tram Ieasel station 5S' on the other
sido OF BranchViile, the highRAyman
gave the signal to stop. When the
lra!o sloTed down ne stepped out into
| the darkness at slmoat ideniically the
place where the express rohbor got off
on the nigh. of the famous robbery for
which Barrow Warren was arrested.
Some Ot the passengers who saw the
man a. lie left the train says he very
much rs5enbled Warren, but as War
rem is now fugitive from justice with
8 reward OF four hundred dollars on his
head, IL could hardly have been him.
II may bs becsuse the circumstances Of
the other robbery was fresh in the
mind Of the public and this one occur
ring st the same place lead to the sup
position that il may h We bean Warren.
There are some people who believe
that Warren is still hiding in the vi
cinity o. Branchville. If this is true,
it might have been him who made the
second attempt at holding up the train
"Wednesday night. IL Warren was not
the man who held up the train Wednes-
day night, it makes it extremely doubt
full about his being the person who held
up the drst train. The railroad au-
thorities will take steps to give the next