The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-02-05
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this time he had called to the baggage
master who knew his voice and let mn
in. Just then one Of the men pa>seo
bv the car door anI he called to nm 70
let him out and 20 hackto i;aS anotnGF
rrain that was rlgHr behind. The tei-
low told him to ;Lke his d-n head Il!
the car and keep it there. or ne gel
killed. Just then L shot crashed
through the woodwork just above MS
hr3d and scattered the SpllnterS in his
fncc. He then went in the mail car
1;I a>k2c; the agent il he was hurt.
Hnc mail a~7nt said no: that one man
?.aG STUCK his head in the door and ask,
ed 4 he had any stuff and ne had told
him no. Then the tlagmen got back
intc the baggage car and bullets were
living 50 prGmiScuOEsly that L" and the
baggageulaStcr took refuge behind 1
number of drummerS' trunks. Several
bullets crashed into the car, and he
bullet holes are there TO show FOR II.
The tlagmen says that the men he saw
had their faces blackencd. When tney
lad gone he crawied olit over the ten
der TO see now things were in the en-
CINE.
TIE BAGGAGEMASTER
saws that when the train stopped he
had both doors of his car open. He
stepncd to one TO look out; as ne Gid SO
a bullet whizzed by his head and he
slammed his door. later closing
the other. He tells very much the same
story as the tlagman. but declares ne
will never abuse heavy drummerS
trunks again: he uttered a God bless
those trunks that was full OF mean
ing.
He could hear the men curslng and
fuming outside the car as they were
loading the safe upon the wagon. tie
heard one of the men call the engineer
bv his nickname: and each other by
Mike and Pat.
THE MESSENGER.
Express Messenger. Hall was at work
in his car when the breakes went
down. He soon heard the shooting and
had according to orders from the com
pany at once put out the light and was
getting to the other end Of the car to
but that out when as he passed the
door. a pane Of glass was crashed IN
and hand with a pistol in it met his
face, while a voice commanded him
not to move upoon pain Of death. Then
he was ordered to open the door. He
obeved the order, being unable to
dodge the pistol and get to his. shotgun
nearby or to enter the Car. They toos
his pistol emptying the chambers and
giving it back to him later and MADE
him open the small route safe and hano
over its contents. These amounted tC
but little. Then they commanded
him to open the large through safe:
He told them he could not do this and
explained that in Charleston it hao
been locked and turned over to him 10!
Columbia: that he did not even know
its contents. They then made him &C
to the end Of the car and sit down with
his back to them threatening to Kill
him if he turned his head. The big
safe was then rolled to the door ano
loaded on the wagon which had been
backed up to the side Of the car: when
they left he Strengthened up things
and notified the officers and the com
pany bv wire from Branchville. The
wagon was driven away, he says, In the
direction Of Walterboro. The cars
show the bullet holes that were fired
into them.
THE CONDUCTOR
The conductor did not get chance
to go with the first section Of his train
to the IS mile post. He was in the rear
coach. and was left with that portion
of the train. As soon as he found that
his flag1nan had gone he went back
Immediately to flag the train that he
knew was following. Messenger Hall
did not see more than two men enter
his car. but he says it sounded with
his back turned as if there were three
men in the car during the removal OF
the safe, and the engineer says the
three men on the engine remained
there after the train was cut IN two.
When the train came along by the
IS mile post about an hour afterward
everything was QCiet and nothing was
seen of the robbers
THE PAST uOLD-UPS
The first hold-up Of the Southern
passenger train at this spot was on
Dec. l, 1899. and it was the first thi n
of the kind in South Carolina in years.
Nearly 1,TGG was secured. Barlow
Warren, a young white man from the
vicinity. was arrested and tried later
for this crime. the evidence being
strong against him. but good attorneys
and popular feeling in his favor made
the trial result in a nistIlal. In July
Of last year Just before the second trial
vas to come on. Warren met Tom Wat
son who was one Of the principal wit
nesses against him, and his former
friend. and deliberately shot him to
death turning and walking away. At
this time he was out on bond for the
robbery. Though 500 was offered by
tAe state fsr his capture for the mur-
der, no arrest has ever been obtained.
Some say that he has been seen IN
Branchyille several times since the
murder. but if he has none have ven
tured to capture him. On Oct. % last,
after the murder, another but unsuc-
ceSsful attempt was made to rob the
express car Of the train at this same
spot, Capt. Carsten being held up at
the point Of a pistol by a lone robber.
THE SAFE FOUND.
\ telegram was received in Orange
burg Tuesday saying that the safe ehe
robbers had carried of had been found
BY the detectives who was working on
the case. 1t had been thrown in the
Edisto River near the place where it
had been taken from the train. The
same dispatch said that the blood
hounds had traced the robbers in the
direction Of Augusta. The robbers had
not opened the safe.
4 New once.
The house Wednesday passed Dir.
kibler'S bill to create the Office OF in
surance commissioner. Two radical
changes were made in the original bill.
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