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Attempts to Bold Up a Man in
Columbia

Attempts, to Bold Up a Man i
Columbia
After Firing At Intended Victim. 81
Seeks Safety in Flight and
Makes Bis E cspe.
The Columbia State says an I'm
known highwaymsn, wearing lori
black ~cvercoat, which reached to h
feet and enveloped his body, ant
with a pair Of automobi:i lists gogg'e
over his eyes, attempted to hola VI
Capt E. s. Motto, the we'll known
Southern railway cond lctor, near the
corner of Elmwood and First avenul
at 8 40 O'Clock Tuesday night Of last
week and when Capt. Mntte grapped
with him the local 3 fl 8 fired at
him at q distance of q few feet ano
ran, making his escape. q:
The affair occurred just of Elm.
wood avenue in front Of a vacant lot
adjoining the home Of MI. William
Lamar. Ca t. Motto was on his way
home and had lust tu:ned into First
avenue when he met q young
man who he at first thoL ght was an
az q%uaintance. The young man pass.
cd Capt. Motto without speaking and
after taking two or three steps beyond
suddenly turned, and in q gruf voice
ordered the conductor to stop, and at
the same time commanded him to put
up his hands.
Capt. Motto, thinking that he rec.
cgnized the Voice of an acq lsintance
and that 1t was a jest, TUNED ano
asked what he meant by such behav
ior. Another stern order TO throw
up bis hands brought him to a full
real z ,tlon of the situation. he de.
handed to know who the man was
out was told that II he did not put
up his hands the robber would shoot.
Instead OF doing as he was told, Capt.
Motto dashed at his assailant and at
tempted to overcome him but the un.
known retreated out of his reach and
Threatened to kill him If he did not
throw up bis hands at once. In his
efforts to get a hold on his man he
caught the lobber's pistol by the
uuzzle but it slipped through his
hand.
Seeing that he was unable to get
MS hands on the elusive crook and
thinking that he might get within
reach by subterfuge. Capt. Motto
neld his hands partly up and Told the
gentleman Of the goggles II he want.
ID them any higher he could come
and gut them up; but instead OF do
ing SO he ordered che captain to turn
sround. This strategy having failed
no again rushed at the young man,
out bis graspiDg fingers came just
aear enough to feel the goggles onthe
mans eyes and, to close without tax
ing hold Of anything.
The would.be highwayman leaped
back out of reach and at the same
time pulled the trigger of his already
cooked revolver; there was a binding
flash and a report, but the bullet for
5unately went wide Of Its mark and
the robber turned and ran at full
tilt toward Elm wood avenue, where
ue turned westward toward the base
ball park and was soon. lost to view.
Capt.. Motto gave the alarm and after.
securing a gun, he with several neigh,
oors followed In the direction taken
by the fugitive but were unable to
find any trace Of him.
Clpt. Motto said last night that
the man was probably not more than
rs years old and he estimated that he
was about 5 feet and 6 inches in
Height and weighted about $50
pounds. he. did not seem to be q
tough, cut on the other hand, Capt.
Motto says that the unknown man
impressed him as being a person of
'ome education, judging from the
pronunciation and the tone of bis
voice. The young man changed the
tone Of his voice IT, rec different times
In the few words that he spoke, as
uming a farce Or gruf tone but
lapsing into his natural softer voice
1t times.
Capt. Motto had S15 in cash in bis
pockets and bis watch. Tuesday was
oaY day on the Southern and the rob.
yer may have known this and been
Railing for one or more Of the sever.
Il railroad men who reside in that