The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-01-11
WERE BOLD BAND
Authorities HuD'ias Dsxn The Dardts
Eao s,bb,d nail Train.
ALSO KILLED A PORTER

| ALSO KILLED 4 PORTER
Becau-e OF the skill Of the Rooher>
in Directing the Train Crew III
Handllas the Train. R-.ilroad Or
flct.l. Say the B.udits !.rs For
uc. Rat.roal Nen.
Working OF the theory taat tie
,wo usas. I'D DsrL!ts who held Up the
Southern Pacific Overland limited It
+: Rees, are sitlas IN Ogden. Utah. e'-
err .oocItLs aouse N tho c.ty ~ Do
ing searched and g; Suspects a. be-
Ing brought into :a-to y
| Thers are oov vorS.ng on tie c-se
all the detectives OF the Hartman
lines and private ie;ect!,A7. II aS'.i-
toe to tie saer.ee -cd !s"..ce q CAT
iLske. Weoer a1t Ro1-Eii-c ccGn-
! ces.
Five suspects. answering 70 the ce-
ser!ption OF TIE bandits. were a.
restet Wednesday night Because "e
the .s.!l OF the baDt:tS 70 d:-ccuas
.,se ;-s!o crew - l@cLi!.g tse ;-a.n.
railroad OEci4ls say tie robbers -:-
former railroad man.
The oaad.ta not only displayed
Hao~.edse 9; automatic block sig: a!
apparatus. bu. also showed that they
were informed IN the method OF tae
ocerat!on o. trains on the Southern
| Pacific
The semaphone which halted TIE
train was inseniou.!y tanpered with
The lock had been broken anc
match Inserted so as TO prevent tSe
copper contacts from touching.
:be.esv ,hroT:ins ;he s.;<na. n -
! block anu s;opo!as The tr4'a
H. II. Hancock. cagnan on ;:e
Overland Limited. who was com
PEELED TO carry the sack IN which tae
bandits collected the valvabics. gave
the following account o! the rob-
berry:
About 1880 the train was
stopped 4 mile and bali vest 0!
Rees station By an intermediate
block signal. Brakemen Cross we2t
ahead to locate the trouble. | went
east TO protect the rear OF the 'r.!n
lad gone about third Of mile
when / was s.gnaled by the engineer
20 return. Jus, as was ahoT; %
step 10 :he .car platform | was ccn-
Srou:cd By two ugly suae an n"a; d
s.e-n command TO get oh n" 2i ~
! fo-r. - GO Z quick. cl!cb"G "n
!! ms. as :he train started and Two H'en
! .c.'cwcd re. AZ soon as ws w"re
:cse.he- OF the rI&;!oru one o. u
nea sad: Here. you take It's
sack and hold !, SIS We 10 ,a'ou q
the ;..12.
"Enteriny ,ne car ~e found the
doc, OF ;ae to!ls: room locked s1d
one OF them s.ed ,aro-sh IL. ;5cta
carried sawed OF. -epea,!ox s2@,
guns and each lad revolver 70
| bel, wei! filled with shells.
Hancock described tae roha"r=.
saying that one was al While tie
other wac short
"As We passed through the cs'
sn!d Hancock. The short one or"
he passengers from thc.- He:;>;
They were told 10 drop what tt:
had n the sack.
"A, one OF the b.T.hs t~o YOU;
women protested that they lid '"t
hive anything. The short 7ohl er
pushed h!- gun violently AGAINST ~.
oreas. OF one and struck The ot:."f
over tho right eye with the butt .,
the weapon
When we cane TO the d!awirs-
room OF thss car. william Davis. '.c
porter. tried to kr~p them !:on -
,erIne. The sho-, man deliberately
ra.sed Els gun and fred pa:ts -!
20 .he acor dead and Taylor. :"
other porter. s-app.ed With TIE = .
Der and wrenched bis =ur awHy :r';:i
h.n. The bandit pulled his r-'oiH :
and fred Taylor c:cp2"! 20 =
.oor ~ouated-
"By this time the ;rs:D bad reaci''d
Rees and Brakeman Csos. aa-!
boarded. We We're Just starting -
sa!r seed whe7 ons OF The .ohb-.:s
reeched .o- the cor. and :-!..a.e,. i..s
air. bringing he ::a!n 10 .t"i'-
Engineer Eo~Se 80; oT to Try A..
| locate The ,.oph.e aac the :onn"is
ord-red ne 20 sc; oc ~ .ra!a ";:ta
them
Il minute or ;~o lat! the I'll =
n.-.r returned 20 ouT side OF ." tr:..;!
and while one OF he robbers covered
Elm and ordered hin 70 h!s cab. 30
o;he. con- nuaat",t me 20 cat oc ~:
train back Of the haSsage car
mad. an ATTEMPT 20 do so. o: PEE
TENDED TO do so. when be sad ("t
iors o! th"-e. Let ne CT; u. rH':
are altogether 700 SLOW. 49, .h'':
Ordered 20 siS"al he cns!n"@r 70 = l.
!uo SLOWLY TIE coEiue C:o"-c To-
ward
Given Three Year.
In the c.rcn!t cour: q; Salcol. VI.
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