The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-24
SUCCESSFUL HAUL BY SAFE BLOWERS Store And Railroad Office Ar e
 Looted by Band ESCAPE MADE ON HAND GAR Robbers Leave Railroad Track and Throw Handcar Into the Bushes. Sheriff of Mareneo County Is
 on the Trail.
ESCAPE MADE ON HAND CAR

Selma, October 23.--(SpeciaL)-A band of safe blowers made successful hauls at Linden and Myrtlewood on the Birming- ham, Selma and New Orleans division of the Louisville and Nashville railroad last night, and have succeeded in escaping at this writing, though the reports are that the sheriff of Marengo county, with his dogs, have struck their trail and hope to apprehend them before tomorrow. The store of J. D. Carter at Myrtle wood was broken open and the safe cracked. Just the amount secured is not known, but MT. Carter puts his loss be- tween $SOO and $4O0, as he states he had about four days sales in the safe, aver aging, he thought, nearly $100 a day. The robbers then secured a hand car and going to Linden, 10 miles this side of Myrtlewood, which is the terminus of the road, blew open the railroad safe and secured about $4O0 at that place They then ran the hand car to a station called Prentice, few miles this side of Thomas ton and about 23 miles from Myrtlewood, where the car was found this morning about 10 o'clock. The car had been thrown from the track and hidden in tion as long as possible. The plan suc- ceeded, for although close watch was kept by the train crew of the morning passenger train from Myrtewood to Selma the car was not discovered until the section foreman found it.
 Sheriff Grant and his dogs reached the scene about an hour after the car was found and a trail was struck, which would seem to indicate that the robbers made for the Southern railway track somewhere towards Alberta and expected to take a train at that point
 Last night was exceedingly propitlous for the deed It rained hard at Myrtle wood and Linden and gave the band of safe blowers free hand at their work night as of an explosion and woke ner husband, but nothing was thought of 1t until this morning, when he found the store broken into and the safe rfied. The work on both safes show that no in- experienced hand in the business was present. The doors were blown open seemingly with ease.
 Just before daylight the noise of the hand car awoke a citizen at Consul, a few miles below where the car was found, and the robbers must nave come leisurely in the car after cracking the safe at Linden.
 It is believed that the work was by the same gang that broke into a safe at a little station on the Pensacola d- vision of the Louisville and Nashville about three weeks ago. A hand car was stolen that time and used by the robbers to make safe their departure.
 Two Suspects Arrested.
 Two white men, brothers. by the name of Brecknridge, have been arrested in Linden upon suspicion of having killed Luke Bradford, the rich and eccentric planter found dead in his cabin about 10 miles from Linden. The two men were in Linden yesterday and attempted to get s100 bill changed. the money being old and faded. Mr. Bradford was known to keep money and not to believe in banks. The suspicion immediately fastened upon the two men when they exhibited the big bill, which besides being old and faded had the appearance of rats having gnawed it.
 Local and Personal.
 J. D. Harvey. representing the Mem phis Asphalrand Paving company, is in the city today on business connected With the paving of the streets.
 Miss Waller of Greensboro is the guest of Mrs. Dan Haynes.
 Tonight the Central City club gave brilliant function at their club house. formerly the Elks' home. The early part of the evening was a musical reception, Ricci's famous band being engaged for the evening. Dancing was indulged in later and a most enjoyable occasion was spent.
 Roosevelt Reaches Home.