The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-01
BRAVE MESSENGER.
he ls sombarded With Dynamite
but Hold His Oar {EIs. @
AGAIN STA 7 no gB + r SAND. !,
Blow opan Doors Of Express Oar,
E' eus Masasngsr Hurla Our
Lighted Dynamite Bombs @
'Thgv T'osa In. S
They T'.o.saaa In.

land cxpress, duo at Eugene Oregon, at
5.43 o. M, Vas held up by robbers nonr
Wa!ket's station, 15 miles South of
Nugeno atl3 O'clock Wednesday morn
Ing and tho expross car badly damaged.
put tho robbers secured little booty
Two mon boarded the train at Cottage;
droYo SO tho train pulled out. After
passing Walkers, which is four miles
from Cottage Grove, they climbed over
tho &endor, and covered Engineer Jack
NicholB and the Groman and his helper
With reyolvera. Tho robbers ordered
tho train stopped after which the fro.
man and heipor wore compelled to un-
couple the train between the expross
car and the first coach. Eneinoor
Nichols was then ordered to pull ahead. +
the fireman and holpor boing loft be.
hind. After going q short distance the
tram Was stopped and tho robbers pro. \
oeeded TO tho express car, taking with
them the engineer. The express car
was blown opon with dynamite and
Messenger q. 3. Charles was ordered
out, but he refused to 60, and With his
shotgun commanded tho situation in
side the car. 81 @ a
Tho robbers told him to como out
or no would be blown up with tho car.
but he ropiied "blow ahead" A fussil.
lade OF bullots followed, riddling tho
car, but tho mossenger, who was un-.
injured, kopt up a continuous firing
inside which held the robbers at bay.
a charge of dynamite was then thrown
into tho car with burning fuse, but
Oharlos grabbed it and throw Ii OUT
sIdo who're it exploded. Next tho rob-
bers compelled tho onigneor to crawl
up to tho opening inside Of the car. J
hoping 10 uao him as protection from
tho mossenge'; shots, but tho \ mos-
sengor kept W q steady FIRE over the
englneer's head and still held the rob.
bers at bay. Tho robbers tllon gave up
their efforts to secure the express :
treasure and went for the mail. They
secured the registered mail, then out
tho engine from the rest Of the train
and ordered Enginoer Nichols to pull
ahead. They ran to Judkin'a Point, in
tho outskirts Of Nugeno, whore thoy
disembarked aud ordered the engineer.
to return and get hia train. The train
arrived at. Eugene oil 7.30, about four
hours late. The news wired from Sag
NAV and oticers woro ont in search Of
the robbers early Wednesday morning,
but as yet have secured no trace of,
them. They are handicapped by hav-
ing no description Of the men. PosHes
from Lave and Douglas counties are
searching for the bandits. s,i 8l
1.-THE frat intiination had Of any,
thing wrong" said y. 3, Charles, the
express messenger, was when the
train began to slow up near Walkers
station, 1t was 2.45 o clock, as near as
remember. Shortly after that the
t-ein oame to s standstiil and ! was
ordoredfsa oDen the door. I refused to
movo. 'Opon UP, t!aia4 aas. ,es We y.si.ills viii
blow you to hell, cOmmandoA one of
tho robbers. INSIDE no respOnae and
was glvon q salute With dynamite. Tho
hrst charge blow open one Of the doors
and knookod me down. My overaiis
were blown into shrsds and my legs
scratched somoHhAt, but otherwise I
WAS unhurt, Further commands to
open up and throats followed, but
without ayil. I mada no reply, know
| ing that tho object Of the roDDers was
to locate mo iii the oar and then try
60 put mo out OF the Way, either by
bullets ordynamito. l changed rny sta
tion to tho other end Of tho oar. A
aocond shot blew opon tho door at the
other end Of the car. The third shot
faitcd to go of, as ] had removed my
shoos and quietly walked over to the
dynamite and detached tho fuae. Two
moro shots exploded, each Of them
blowing . hole IA the aoor Of the oar.
All told, four shots won't off in the car,
two failed to explode and ono prevent.
ed from exploiting by romoying the
fuse. All efforts to oompolmo to open
. up or leave tho car failing, the engineer
was aont III through the opening blown
in tho sida. i ordered him to got out,
and firod o shot over his head with my
! shotgun. Iho ontire ceremony lasted
!, about Az minutos. Tho enginoer retired
after 4 fred tho shot and ordered him
|. to leave, and was not molosted fur
thor. .s5 N. .St