The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-27
ANOTHER FOOTPAD
Attempts to hold Up Man in
Columbia
After Firing at Intended Victim. he
Seeks Safety In Flight and
Makes His z cape.

S-S
The Columbia State says an un
known highwayman wearing a lone
black overcoat, which reached to bill
feet and enveloped his body, ane
with a pair of autom0bi lists goggles
over his eyes, attempted to hold VI
Capt E. S Motto, the we'll known
Southern railway conductor, near the
corner OF Etnwood and Fist avenue
at s 40 O'Clock Tuesday night Of last
week aad when Capt. Motto grspped
with him the local R I'd s fred at
him at a distarcs OF few feet anc
ran, making his escape.
The affair occurred just of En-.
WOOD avenue 10 front ct a vacant lot
adjoining the home OF Mr.. William
Lamar. Ca t. Motto vas on his way
home and had iIs5 turned into First
avenue when be met a young
man who be at f st thought was an
acquaintance. The young man pass
cd Capt. Motto without speaking and
after taking two OF three steps beyond
suddenly turned, and in gruff voice
ordered the conductor to stop, and at
the same time commanded him to put
up his hands.
Capt. Motto, thinking that he rec.
cgn zed the Voice OF an acq 1sintance
and that it was a JEST, turned and
asked what he meant by such 5ellav
lor. Another stern order 10 throw
up lis hands brought him to a full
realization OF the situation. He de-.
manded to know who the man was
out was told that il be did not put
up bis hands the robber would shoot.
Instead OF doing as be was told, Capt.
Motto dashed at bis assailant and at
tempted to overcome him but the IN.
known retreated out Of his reach and
threatened to kill him II he did not
throw up his hands at once. In his
efforts to get a hold on his man be
caught the .obber's pistol by the
nuzzle but it slipped through bis
hand.
Seeing that he was unable to get
bis hands on the elusive crook and
thinking that he might get within
reach by subterfuge, Capt. Motle
held his hands partly up and told the
gentleman OF the goggles il he want
ed them any higher he could come
and lut them up; but instead OF do
ing so he ordered the captain to tur1
around. This strategy having faiIeo
be again rushed at the young man,
but bis grasping fingers came just
near enough to feel the goggles onthe
mans eyes and to close without tax
Ing hold Of anything.
The would-be highWayman leape6
back out OF reach and at the samt
time pulled the trigger Of his already
cooked revolver; there was a binding
fash and report, but the bullet for
tunate]y went wide Of its mark anc
the robber turned and ran at full
tilt toward Elm wood avenue, where
he turned westward toward the base
oall park and was soon lost to view.
Capt. Motto gave the alarm and afte,
securing a gun, he with several neigh
bors followed in the direction take1
by the fugitive but were unable tt
find any trace OF him
Capt. Motto said last night tina.
the man was probably not more thar
25 years old and he estimated that b.
was about feet and s inches in
height and weighted about l5C
pounds. He did not seem to be
tough, tut on the other hand, Capt.
Motto says that the unknown man
him as being a person OF
some education, judging frcm the
pronunciation and the tone OF Ills
voice. The young man changed the
tone OF his Voice uree different times
In the few words that be spoke, as
suming fierce or grlff lone but
lapsing into his natural softer voice
at times.
Capt. Motto had Sis in cash in his
pockets and his watch. Tuesday was
pay day on the Southern and the rob.
Der may have known this and oeen
waiting for one OF more OF the sever.
Al railroad men who reside in that
vicinity.