Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-28
Safe blowers Resent Attempt
To Be Photographed and
Show Fight.
SHERIFF CALLED UPON
FOR REINFORCEMENTS
At Ends of RevoIvers DeSper-
ate Prisoners Finally Are
Taken to Police Station.

Furaged when told they were to be
"mugged" for the rogues' gallery four
desperate and sullen yeggmen, who on
the night of February IA fought a run
ming battle with citizens in the streets
II Dahlonega, after making four at
tempts TO crack the vault in the Bank
of Lumpkin County, today defed Depu-
ties Broadnax, Burdett and Yancey in
the Office of the Tower and, backing
into q corner, threatened 10 kill the
first man who attempted to handcuff
them.
Pistols and biilies were brought into
play by the deputies and it looked for
time as though a long handto hand
battle would be fought in the jail Office
1t was not until the sheriff's Office in
HE court house had been teephoned
fJr endorsements, and Deputies Hay
good. Suttles and Stanley were hurried
to The scene, that the defiant despera-
does were subdued and handcuffed. The
cuffs We're placed on their wrists under
/ taa protecting cover of revolvers.
RevoIvers Drawn.
A Gordon of six deputies then es-
corted the bandits to the police station,
where they were photographed and
measured by Bertillon Expert Jeff
Wright. Overawed by the squad Of dep
titles and a score OF detectives and po-
licemen. they made no further out
break. They remained sullen, however
sneerlng at the officers and haunting
them.
The bandits were taken from their
ToWer cells by Deputies BrOadnaX, Bur
Gett and Yancey on court order op-
tanned by Pinkerton detectives, repre-
senting the Burglar Insurance Com
nany The prisoners offered no OBJ
lection and made no show Of fight until
they reached the Jail office, and big
Bit Flynn. the ring leader. asked why
they We're being taken out. He was IN
| formed they were to be photographed.
Wen never stand for no such gag
s that" cried the big yegg as he made
a move to attack the deputies.
James Thorntous much smaller but
an equally desperate looking character;
Charles Miller, known as Nashville
Jimmie, and William Harrison, stall
wart siX-footer, were by his side in
jiffy.
Awed by Guns.
Kill the first man that touches you,
| commanded Flynn.
Al the same moment he looked into
the muzzle of a revolver.
Stand back-the first man that
makes a move will be shot to pieces,
exclaimed Deputy BroadnaX.
The bandits backed into a corner.
That's all right, you've got the drop
on us said Thornton, but drop them
and Wen clean up this whole Jail"
As the three deputies kept the four
desperate men well covered, a telephone
message for aid was sent to the court
house.
Deputies Haygood, Suttles ard stan
'r\ We're quickly on the scene. The
oaNoits We're handcuffed together
The yeggmeu. following their arrest
"n .Ac night Of the 18th in a canebrake
h'u Ellijay. Ga. were bound over i'll
The Sum Of $4,000 each by d magistrate
| 'o Dahjonega and brought to Atlanta
TO safe-keeping.
The whole town Of Dahlonega was
aroused by the four attempts on the
bank vault, and pitched battle en-
| sued. in which the bandits escaped.
/ Burns detectives trailed them through
lhe country and found them hiding in
tne canebrake, where they were cap
tured.
They are said to be professionals of
'oe worst type. Pinkertons today iden-
u'ed Charles Miller as j. G. Harper
'"as Nashville Jimmie, who has done
"Ine in the pen for safe blowing.