The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-11
4 DARING ROBBERY.
Two Boys aod Three lien bold up
Railroad Train.
No One Was Killed. but the Express
Messenger Wss Seriously
Injured by Expicsion.

O0S CI SOS m0Sv NoI-AS EO1u UPS IL
the history of railroad robbery took
place a. about Eve niles from Ballaras
in Washington Wednesday night.
The seleo5ed by tie baudits for
their operation was tie G1sas North
ern'z Overland, one Of ahe nost popular
and richest trains in the west. This
train LETT Seattle early Wednesday
evening and everything was running
smoothly when sudden halt a5d a
terrible explosion shcck d the passen,
gers and crew.
Before the passengers could realize
what had happened tnsy we're looking
down the barrels OF two large pistols
held in the hands Of & boy, while an
ooher boy relieved them CT every thiag
in the shape Of valuabieS that they
had about them.
The very peculiar fssture CT the
robbery was, however, chat the two
boys had no5 b.so e3n;Tned 10 tbs
planning Of it at all, But had merely
taken advantage Of the plaDs laid by
three men, that the Boys heard tals-
ing over TIE whole sffair. They were
villianouS young fellows merely ho5oo
ing their way about the country when
this opportunity to be real bsd was
presented to them and Immediately
taken advantage Of By them.
The real robbers were three men
who devoted their time and attention
to the baggage and express csrs which
were dynamited and badly wrecked,
when the messengers refused to open
the doors at the demand OF the men
The boys were captured Immediately
after the robbery snd gave complete
story OF the sffair. They said that
they had mounted the blind bag
gage" to beat their way and found two
men already oa it When the train
arrived at Bailards another nao j1ined
the other two nan. This third msn
reported everything TO De ready for
the hold up anG general lnversaslon
took plscs as to toe wa7s aud means.
The boys learning then for tae first
time OF the Intentions OF the men
decided to enrich themselves at the
same time.
When one OF the three caen craw.ed
over the engine tender ard Command
ed the engineer to stop at the point
OF a pistol, the buys dropped II toe
blind baggage and mads their way
back to une sleeping car. AS sooa as
the explosion from the dynamiting OF
the cars in 'front.' s-uaded and the pas
sengscs we're in panic the boys With
the nerve OF old bandits began thsir
forsay, which was successful as far as
securing a lot OF pluadar was concern
ed, bus which ended in their capture
for the Lack Of experience in getting
away.
Tie thrse men who dynanited the
express Car got the contents OF the
safe and nads their escape, going in
an easterly direction.
Reports from the Sosne CT the rob-
berry are n lager as yet, owing to the
fact that the telegraph ri 5 were
blown down by the force ot 5ae ex,
plosicn. Nc one is reported Esiled,
but the express messenger, Charles
Anderson, is reported baoly Injured
Manager Waring OF the Crest NORTH
ern is hopeful thSg the safe did not
contain great deal OF money, but
whatever it did hola the robbers got
it all.
Every effort is being e6erted at
ibis time 10 oVertaks the robbers.
The men are unknown so far as the
descriptions given by the boys are
coocernoS