Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-04-25
HELD UP mi ROBBED.
Capt. j. w. Cob1e, of the South
ern Railway, Had This EX-
p~erience Last Evening.

pOI1O1C0 AdSU GVO111l1Ss |
Daily Argus, Monday.
Capt. J. ". Coble, the we'll
known and popular passenger
con luctor on the Southern Rails
way, was held up yesterday even
ing about z o'clock near the Big
Ditch, on the road leading out to
the Odd Fellows Orphanage, and
robbed of his pistol, watch and
S18 in money-all the valuables
he had on his person.
The perpetrators of the rob-
berry were imported villains-a
white man and a negro, who
boarded Capt. Coble's train at
Greensboro yesterday, arriving
here at 500 o'clock yesterday af-
ternoop, although it is surmised
that the negro did not start cut
from Greensboro for this pur-
pose, as his ticket read only to
Burlington, but was drawn into
the scheme by the white man az
ter the train started. After the
train had left Burlington Capt.
Coble in coming through taking
up tickets found the negro and
the white man,sitt:ng together, be
asked the negro why he did not
get eff at Burlington; the negro
replied that he had concluded to
go on to Durham, and paid his
fare to that point. After leaving
Durham the same thing occurred,
and the negro said he would pay
to Selma. On leaving Selma the
negro was still on board, and
paid his way to Goldsboro. The
white man had no baggage, "but
carried a small oval-top, SUSPECT
Gus looking wooden box, as if it
might contain an outfit of burg
lars tools.
In the depot at Greensboro
yesterday, just before leaving
time, a lumber man counted out
to Capt. Coble about 5000, which
the latter was to deliYer at Glib
%sonville; at the ticket window,
Capt. Coble also received several
sums of railroad money from the
agent, to be delivered at stations
along the line before reaching
Goldsboro. All of these sums
Capt. Coble delivered, arriving
hers with only about $18 on his
person.
After delivering his train at
the yard, Capt. Coble went to his
room over the Steam Laundry,
changed his uniform for a citizen
suit, put what money he had, $15
10 paper. and So in silver in his
trousers pocket, put his pistol in
his hip pocket, put his watch in
MS vest pocket, and came down
to the street. It was then be-
tN cen 6 and O'Clock, and as it
was too early for supper Capt.
Coble decided to take a brisk
walk over to the Orphan Home,
to e how his brother, Superin-
tendent Coble, and family were
and return in time for supper. 1t
was a cloudy and misty evening,
and darker than usual at this sea-
son, and the road was deserted.
Evidently the two assailants had
him constantly Swallowed; and
from the suspicious little box
the white man carried Capt. Coble
thinks it was their purpose to
burglarizs his room last night
and rob him; but on seeing him
start for the walk they followed
him, and when he reached the
lonely locality above mentioned,
he was approached. from behind
by the white man, who laid his
hand upon the Captains Shouts
der and ia a Billy voice said:
"hello! where r you going?"
"Just for a little walk" said
the Captain,
"Don't you want companyg"
asked his assailant.
sim not particular" said the
Captain, and at the same mos
nonnA hn folf his niafnl nnnAahod