The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-08-18
AUTO HOLD up MAN
COMES TO GRIEF


1859 Se>AN lrhh upon Onarge.
HfCHM OND. A.-Special-
- TiEaor. the Hanover farmer,
40 has been creating much excite
1tnA among automobiles along
<onsnnertayne Avenue for the past
~ revolver every time he passed an
ANtomobile, has finally succeeded in
Anooting himself into grave trouble.
tae ~ now at home on bail and will
save 20 appear Monday morning be-
xore Magistrate Puryear. OF Henrico
copnty. on the charge OF holding up
IN oncer or the county with a pistol.
1t IS likely that several charges of an
terred against him when the case is
called for trial
IL Is case Of the bitter bit, and
12r. TiSnor finds ii very bitter bite.
khe city with his produce Tignor re-
moved his activities, holding up, it is
alleged, several machines. That af-
fernoon when he started on his re-
surn home several other automobiles
suffered at his hands or rather from
hia revolver. Whenever a machine
started to pass him. it is charged. Tig-
Eor would stop the driver with his re-
velver while he led his horse by. Ma
chines coming from behind often were
compelled to keep in the rear, being
prevented by Tignor from passing his
seam. One Of the machines so held
I'D DcdOnEcQ TO 81 George Bryan.
Mr. Bryan was not in the automo-
bile. but IL was occupied by several
persons. one OF which, il is stated,
was in very i'll health and not in con-
0ition to stand any excitement. The
matter was reported to Mr.. Bryan,
who told his chauffeur to notify a
county officer.
The chauffeur spoke to Officer Til
Ter. who at once got into the ma
chine and told the driver to attempt
"a al
Tao man was sighted on Brook
Road. about eight miles from the city.
FILLER instructed the driver to follow
closely behind him. This was done,
the horses the meanwhile showing alb
golutely no signs of fright. In spite
of this, however. TignOr continued to
wave to the driver not to pass. After
proceeding in this manner for a short
distance Officer Tiller told the chauf-
4eur to pass Tignor. When this was
attempted the man drew his revolver
and showing it into the chauffeur's
face, ordered him to stop. The horses
in the meantime were proceeding
calmly on their way utterly indiffer-
emit 60 the presence Of the automo-
OFFICER Tiller then decided ii was
about time for action. The game was
getting rather interesting, he thought
and he desired TO take a hand him.
self Accordingly he descended from
pistol gently requested Tignor to
rcome across"
Il have called your bluff" he said,
and would like to see your hand"
Tignor didn't know exactly what to
make of this turn of affairs. 1t had
heretofore been his prerogative to be
The man behind the gun and he did
not relish being in front Of 1t at all.
Come, come" urged the officer,
you have struck the wong man this
fr,ir 4
that little. toy; you do not know how
= y make the proper use of it."
Tfgnor by that time had caught
sight OF Tiller's badge and came TO
the conclusion that he had better lay
down. This he did, and was CARVED to
1ne county courthouse straightwith.
lne horses were tied TO a tree and left
IA the meanwhile to the tender mer-
c'eS OF the autoists. And by the way.
The horses were standing contentedlv
~ the same place when the party re-
turned.
Officer T1ller took Tignor 70 the
county jail, where he was recognized
py Magistrate Puryear TO appear in
court on Monday at - O'Clock to an
swer the charge against him.
mis- morning more trouble arose
Tor Tignor. w. T. Hood, the nursery
man, sought out Officer Tiller and
lodged complaint against the auto
mobile terrifier. He stated thar on
wednesday afternoon about 3 O'clock
= man driving a wagon along Cham
Deriayne Avenue hau fired a revolver
Al him. barely missing the occupants
o. the machine. He was not sure II
WSS Tlgnor, so he would swear ont No
warrant, preferring to wait until
MONDAY TO Identify him.
MANY complaints have been made
or Ttgnor. within the past month or
EWc by automobilists Five or si~
weeks ago Charles Larus was held nm
and made TO stand still while the team
was led past. About a week ago q
machine, said to belong to, St. George
Bryan, was stopped by Tignor at the
point or revolver. Mr.. Bryan later
denied that IL was his automobile
and the ownership was never ascer-
tanned
Onicer Tiller, who heard of the
holdup, stated at the time that If he
longed to one OF the Bryans. but he
did not know which one Yesterday
was, however, the second time that
MI Bryan's automobile had been
stopped by the same name. accord
ing 10 the story told Officer Tiller by
the chauffeur.
Others who have been worried nv
the Hanover man are expected to be
IN court Monday morning, and from
expressions uttered by them it is like
~ that if Tignor can be identified
as the one responsible for all of the
holdups, he will find himself in a peck
OF trouble. ....-