The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-11-10

to the dynamite the wind extinguished
It. This was repeated three times cool
" and with as much deliberation as
though he were only lighting his pipe.
Finally he managed to light the stick
Of dynamite, placing 1t about two inch
es from the door. The engineer and
fireman, witnesses Of this proceeding.
attempted to move away, but the pis-
tolls came into play, with the command:
"Now, Just you wait, boys. You will
have plenty Of time to get out Of tho
way" When the dynamite exploded
the car door was shattered, and at the
opening appeared Hammei the express
messenger, and simmonds, the bag
gageman, with hands raised. They
were ordered to lump and 80 soon as
they alighted upon the ground were
punched" With the engineer and fre-
man.
The robbers neH move was to climb
into the car. Then be called to the ex-
press messenger. commanding him to
enter the car. saying, II want to use
you." BE forced the messenger to
epeo tie local safe, from which -four
sacks, each containing $1,000 in sil-
ve,, were taken. These sacks were
thrown out upon the ground and then
the robber left the car, compelling the
engineer to place a sack Of the money
UPON his shoulder. He intended to so
take away ali Of them; bat, finding one
eS them alone weighed too much and
bis escape would be wholly impossible
with all Of them, he left the other
three sacks lying upon the ground and
cooIly walked away.
The next day after the robbery de-
tecttves searched the vicinity md in
an adjoining cosnfeld found nearly SOC
silver dollars strewn over the ground,
together with q tag marked 81. 900.
May a." This tag was on the money
bag taken from the express car. The
money 80 recovered was taken to St
Louis and turned over to the officials
Of the express company. There was
also found an old yalise containing the
mask worn BY the robber and couple
Of letters addressed to g. A. Wilson.
This gave the first clew to the possible
identity Of the robber. It was learned
that Sam Wilson had been released
from jail In Waynesville only day OF
two before the holdup and that a fel-
low prisoner said that Wilson had
planned and was planning to rob q
Frisco train at Richland he answered
the description Of the lone robber,
which turned the attention Of the off,
GERS to him, and search for him was
begun.
Wilson was released from the
WaynesvtlNe JAN under bond. BE was
CHARGED with feioniors assault. Just
before his arrest on that charge It was
made known to the officers at Rtchland
By one Of the men who were asked to
tako part tn the Job that Wilson was
preparing to hold up train there. It
was only the weakening of one Of the
gang, who gave the plot away, that
prevented the attempt at carrying It
out, the others all learning that they
had been betrayed. They swore posi-
lively that the tnformer manufac ctured
the story and that there was nothing
IN It. In that instance Wilson was the
leader. Dynamite was to be used, VII
son having gone from Rtchland to Leb-
anon, It was afterward learned, to
purchase It for that purpose. The train
which wes to be held up arrives at
Richiand at midnight. 1t neither leaves
nor takes express and consequently re-
mains there but few seconds VII
son, who buneed about the depot q
great deal, having once been In charge
on the section there, was to send tel
egram, being an operator, notifying