The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-02-05
4 BOLD ROBBERY.
A Train Held Up on the Southern
Near Branchviile.
SIX WHITE MEN IN TIE CANu
One Safe Was Robbed and An
other Carried Cf III Wag-
on, Backed Up to = Car
Door at = Station.

DCo- ~ "a Stne;or,
Last week we published short ac-
count Of the holding up Of a train on
the Southern Railway just h%tU"
Branchville, but below VII oe toUno
the testimony of those who were III
charge Of the train.
The most daring hol@-up ana | ram
robbery that has ever been coAMi,'c"
in this part Of the country '0oN H'acS
last Monday evening at SO clock O.;
the Charleston divi>ionoI the Southern
railway. beginning at the 36 mile post
and being conclu%"d at the 'S n'e
station, in the exact spot almost Ina1
Barlow Warren IS supposed 10 nave
held I'D the train and single handed
-obba5 4ha evnrnsS car few wears aro.
-U"0N w.. ..,,,ot+ +no 1os,o
Inc roooets "'s ""i ilNs y, '''' 80
James gang IN Its patmleSt Gays. aflo III
all Its details excels many Of that gang 5
exnlo;-s fo,. darinr and holiness. 1t
-ao ,,oueorn,ad ~, ronr If siy mon
was pei1oI t'ieu ~ q s,'I-e W o.. tt,o
accorolns 70 the eye "I'nesSes' at''' ''1'
gang actually brought the tram 10 d
station. backed a wagon I'D to the door
- +ro ovoross cor and nn1o,ded the
VI 'll' IApieIs e>t sS. ~. "nr ,,.I--
large through sale from 'ne e@i ilt''N
ING off with it. To make certain that
tho anc;near of the train would 90 back
70 S.,a5 aoaa,,o, o,o ~ tho
aIler Tue oetdcleO eoS0iio9 oite 0t :-'N
men actually rode a mile. then making
the engineer slow down and allow nm
to jump off, thus giving the men time
to get away WIN Ihe wagon. Oilis
three Of the men were disguised; these
three had their faces blackened as if
.-;.l, o,,oo ,,o,i.h. tho o+bar three at
WILL e"o0 p0-t'A' t--N
tempted no olsSuiSe.
Engineer Reynolds, one OF the Oldest
and most experienced engineers on the
road, came in closer contact with the
robbers than anyone else, and he olC
not relish his hour and ten minutes
spent in their company. They intro
duced themselves by sending a VIM
chester bullet through his close lifting
can il barely missing ploughing it's way
through his head. The baggagemaS-
ter ana nagman also llao ItalIom es0ap
shows The exnreSs messenger. Mr. \.
VHan. of AUGUSTA. was forced at the
noin+; of a Distol to open his route safe
and hand over the contents. which
were not more than s25. The big safe
he conIG not; onen anfl it was of course
taken away bV the robbers. The train
crew particularly the engineer and the
Nacnen fell thrilling stories Of the oc-
cnSrance
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IaH 01'S ""
The train was No. II, from Charles
ton toCoIumbia: among the passengers
was H: a, NJ. Smith, ESQ. OF the Char
lesion har. Engineer REYNOLDS was at
the throttle. and Conductor Pat Black
was in charge of the train. Mr.. J. W.
Butler was the baggagemaster. and
the fagman was Mr.. Drayton Shirer.
The two latter and the express mes
sencer and engineer were the only
members of the crew that came in
direct contact with the robbers. with
the eycention of the negro fireman who
jumoed when things looked very sQual-
" and did not turn up again until
Branchville was reached.
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TIE aN11N SH1i' > '1t'1'
The Columbia State says that as
Engineer Reynolds climbed down from
his engine cab in which were a num-
Der of bullet holes from rifles hreo from
the tender, said he was glad the trip
was over. He is an aged man. he
pulled off his cap and ShOWeda q big bull
LET hole through the top.
The old engineer was as cool as
cucumber on a July day, but seemed
to be mad about the air hole in his cap.
He said that they were skimming
along after the stops at PregnalFs. st.
Georges and 'Reevesville, and had just
passed the 56-mile post at .CattIe
Creek Trestle'' when he heard the nre-
man say ''Mr. Reynolds, the man says
stop her" He asked who said stop ner,
and did not pretend to stop. linen
bullets came from the tender, one 60,
ing through his cap as stated. He said
he went through the front, window TO
the running board and vas about 70
Jump OF, but he knew tnal ne couiu
not get back to his engine, ana sEe was
running fast, SO when tne snooSing
ceased he craWled oack IN Ihe WlhGo"
and PROCEEDED 10 Apply cue oIdheS.
There were then Two men III tlle S@9'
both had rifles ana were noE ~, lnasAeu.
a third was on the tender. me negto
fireman had jumped Wnen 9ne snOoI- S9:
ing began. The men then oroereo MN
to get down and uncoupIe the Craln.
He told them he COULDN'T 90 It. Iney
asked him If he old noT G;Sd snow sa now da alio
he told them ne dlo. Ihey Uiie5 Esoe f
him tell them now 10 90 IL, ano Cne!
sent other men on tne rom . on Sne lteSo ~
car back 10 40 G3e ne, "o5h, S"o ~. ~ itie i1ie
men gong also. Inc .nlao ~ oi5 tho I,o
seat on tne 1relnans pOA. al-0 ~ c!Ie
engineer that ne was staying GIeIe w
keep tab on him. tie also caIleo tne
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