Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-21
MASKED MEN LOOT
EXPRESS SAFE. BUT
OVERLOOK 100000
Five Robbers Flag Fast Mail
Train With Lanterns Six
Miles from Gainesville, and
Drive Crew Into Corner

fspeciai Dispatch to The Journa)
aAIs0EsvILLE. Ca, Feb. 1S.-Southern
! railway train No. IS. The y. s. Fast
: MAIL northbound. from New Orleans to
Il New York, which was scheduled to leave
Atlanta at l2:15 O'Clock Saturday morn
ing. was held up one mile north OF White
" sulphur Springs station. at O'Clock this
A morning. By i've heavily masked men,
= who. With drawn guns. forced back the
4 members(of the crew. blew open the smaii
I safe fnafhe car Of the Southern Express
/ company. vainly tried 70. dynanite the
safe. said TO contain Slo00o1. and after
Y Ierrorizinsr the passengers with their
shots. escaped INTO the dense forest with
sfea0 from the small safe.
The unknown bandits made three des-
r,erAfa but unsuccessful efforts 70 dyna-
mite the large safe. Fuses that were
applied to the large safe we're blown out
: BY the eoncussion when the the smaller
safe was dynamited,
Twszcharges were required 10 blow open
4 the snsan safe. and fearing that the blasts
might bring assistance, and knowing that
I tie fiaguan had been sent back 10 the
station for aid the robbers escaped IN
an AUTOMOBILES with only the booty OF the
I small safe. II is oficially said that there
\ vas $4,000 In the large safe, and au-
thentkc reports say there was 2eoJooo in
e IL Hefss.-
POSSES IN-PURsuITs -
Posses. composed Of private detectives
ana ofnclaIs- ot.st the Southern railway,
United state deputy -sherins ana nan
{ county ofhcers with hloodhounds are in
Z pursuit OF the bandits. whosleft no -elew.
Train No IS, que to leave Atlanta at
< HIS Saturday morning, was running De
A hind schedule and was endeaEoFtng TO
mako up time when it dashed by White
Sulphur Springs. The train was, In charge
or Engineer D. ]. FAINT, OF go Capitol
avenue. OF Atlanta, and Conductor W =.
Mooney. OF 100 Gordon street. W D.
afnIer. who dives az No szes Trinitys ave-
me. Atlanta was the express messenger
When the train rounded the curve one
mile north OF the station. Engineer Dave
Eant sau a red antern, suclf as the
southern railway uses swing acress the
track. Ne brought mis- locomotive 10 a
stop and stepped frona is~eap ] q md out
liz fruffr1e.~ One or the men told him
aail was- broken up the track At about
s1his time four other men appeared and
covered the engineer with revolvers.
The negro fireman was ordered TO get
Down from his engine and walk up the
track. He obeyed, but shortly returned.
ard was again sent up the track. this
lime going quite 2 distance, prpbaoiy
thadfg frightened Conductor -MoonesN came
Na&0ENaEA tne engine h44 f@1hnA pA~~@&A IAIc
men what was the matter. He was told
the marty was going TO rob the train.
I'VE MEAN BUSINESS"
.sOh. I guess not" said the conductor.
reaching for his gun --s 49,
.sss sTeolxo here, I'VE mean BUSINESS. said
6ue Of the men. covering sthe7 conductor
with MS pistol. You go back" $50
The conductor is reported TO have said:
well. Il you are going 10 rob the train.
there 1t IS"
The robbers did not modest the mail car
but went directly into the express car.
IhB ArnaEf "a felawas .biownn open and IL Is
believed u. 90 was secured. Three efforts
! re mate 90 blow the large through
safe, containing $4,000, with sticks OF
6vnamifs, which were thrown under H.
This crude method was unavaiifng. The
express messenger was detained in the
car while the effort to dynamite the safe
was in progress. After securing the
only booty they -ould. the robbers made
OF to the woods The train pulled out
Tor Luna. the next Etauon. but the fireman
could not board as IL passed him. and
he had to walk 70 Lula, where he was
picked Up By No. Il this morning AS
soon as the robbery was reported to the
Gainesville operator the latter notified
the county ofhcsrs. who Immediately went
10 the scene with a large posse hastily
summoned.
$1,000 REWARD OFFERED.
While the search for the bandits has
been stimulated by the offer. of a 81
600 reward By the Southern Express
company. the only trace OF the robbers
was reported by section OF the posse
which returned to White Sulphur
Springs about noon-r A campfire was
found near the scene OF the hold-up.
together with an old orercoat. some
npoking utensils and several railroad
20 identity the bandits.
Il is believed the robbers had their
supper at a small shanty out in field
near where the train was robbed. At
this shanty was found some loaf bread.
which was bought at Lula on yesterday
afternoon At this shanty was found
= track wrench which belonged TO the
Southern railroad. which showed thar
the robbers evidently at one time in
teuded 20 wreck the train 4 very fine
corduroy coat worth about $40 was
also found az the little house. and in
she coat pocket was found a white col
lar. size is II. with Chinese laundry