Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-17
POLICE NET SET
FOR 8 NEGRO
BANDITS
Blacks Who Stabbed and Robbed
Mail Clerk Believed Same Who
Assaulted Franklin.

The police dragnet was thrown out
Tuesday morning to capture the three
negro highwaymen who stabbed Rail-
way Mail Clerk W. s. Ware, of 81
West Baker Street, Monday night
about 10 o'clock.
The police think the negroes are the
trio who have terrorized pedestrians
in various parts of the city for the
past several weeks. They have con-
nected Wares assailants with the At
tempted robbery of Joseph Franklin
a groceTyman, on Crumley Street
between Washington and Pulliam
Sunday night, the description of one
of the negroes given by Ware fitting
that given by Franklin Of one CT the
men who held him up.
Tuesday morning Ware was IN q
serious condition at Grady Hospital
where he was taken after he stag
gered into fire headquarters, but II
no complications develop it is thought
he will recover. He was stabbed twice
The knives inflicted a wound seven
inches long across the back of his
reck and another almost two inches
deep in his right shoulder. Ware lost
much blood during the encounter and
Tuesday morning was so weak he
could not talk.
Robbers Got Valuable Letters,
So far detectives have learned that
six registered letters Ware was car
rying from his train to the postorlce
was all the booty the robbers got
Wares watch and some money were
in his pockets when he was taken u
the hospital. Federal authorities
probably will take a hand in the case
Tuesday. They hope to trace the ne
groes by the stolen letters.
The attack on Ware was madf
within two blocks of Whitehall Street
almost in the heart of the downtown
district. The police declare the ROD
berry was extraordinarily bold ware
has the mail run between Atlanta ano
Chattanooga on the Southern Rail
way, and it is his custom, each nignl
when his train gets in to carry al
registered mail to the postoffce II
Derson instead of sending 1t by mes
senger. Monday night he is said &c
have noticed three negroes hanging
around the mail car when ne lett the
train. but paid no attention TO them
He placed the letters in his INSIDE
coat rocket and started to the Federal
Building, going no faster than usual
Lcaped From Doorway.
Nothing occurred until he turned
the corner ana started up AlaDohiAA"
Street. As he passed a dark door
way Just below fire headquarters
three men sprang upon him from a
doorway. He was knocked down, and
before he could rise or shout one OF
the negroes grabbed him by the
throat The negro jerked Ware to his
feet. still gripping his throat, ano
another of the negroes stood IN front
of the mail clerk brandishing knlIe.
The third negro plunged his hand
into Wares coat pocket and TOOK
the letters. 49,.
After the negro got the letters the
nne gripping Wares throat momen-
tarily released his hold, and ware
screamed for help. The negro win
the knife leaped upon him. he
stabbed Ware in the neck, and, as
he plunged again with his knife
ware ierked his head to one SIDE
and the blade was buried In ms
shoulder.
The mail clerk fell to the ground
screaming, and the negro with the
knife started to leap upon the pros
trate body. His companions re
strained him, however, and they neo
into the railroad yards.
Ware, with blood streaming IRON
his wounds and barely able to stand
tottered into fire headquarters, a rev
feet away, and collapsed on the floor
The f1remen notified the police ano
called the ambulance.