The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-09-09
BANDITS BOLDLY ROB
OFFICERS OF BIG sum
HUNDREDS IN CHASE FOR HIGH.
WAYMEN.
Three Men With Blacked Faces Sc.
cured $4,000 at Parr Shoals
Station.

with blackened faces, yesterday after
noon robbed three officials Of the ].
G. White Engineering company of over
$4,000 near the Parr Shoals station.
J. C. Joyner, deputy sheriff, was
slightly wounded
t'It was pulled off just as if it had
been planned for SO years" said an
official of the company yesterday.
The money was sent out from the
National Loan & Exchange bank Of
Columbia on Southern passenger train
No. 13 of the Columbia and Spar
tanburg division, which is due at Parr
Shoals at 219 p M, and was address,
ed to J. T. McLellen, superintendent
of the ]. G. White Construction COM
pany.
The money had been receipIed for
by H W. Mahar, the cashier Of the
]. G. White Construction company. A
few minutes later as he, with Fred
Bultman and J. c. Joyner, Fairfield
county deputy, were on their way to
the Offices CT the company, they were
confronted by three white men, each
armed with two revolvers.
Deputy Wounded.
Deputy Joyner hesitated to raise
his hands and reached for his pistol.
As he did so he was shot, receiving
painful though not serious flesh
wound in the thigh. Three other
shots were fired, it is said, but these
went wild
Tie rooney was in three packages,
Ole containing $4,000 in gold, another
$12,655 IN currency, and a third filed
with S35311 in small change.
After the holdup the robbers dash
&c across the railroad and into the
woods on the east side of the track.
The entire Plant o. the construction
company wss shut down that the
Men might assist it securing the
woods.
Many Join Search.
The searchers were divided into
parties, each headed by captain,
and as many as 1000 men are be-
Iieved to be hunting the robbers
The $4,000 in gold was made up Of
S., $40 and $40 pieces. Of the cur
rency, $1,000 was made up of 81 and
81 bills, and $1,000 in s5, $40 and
s2O bills, the larger portion being of
the Two latter denominations.
"A third package, one of silver, con-
tained s353.11 in small change.
Three Highwaymen
The money was in charge of H. w
Mahar, cashier of the engineering
comrany: Fred Bultn1an, assistant
cashier, and Deputy Joyner, police
man at Parr Shoals. The robbers were
also three in number and had black
ened their faces that they might ap-
near like negroes. AS the bearers Of
the money we're passing through a
railway cut between string Of box
cars and the side of the cut they
were confronted by the highwaymen
and had six pistols thrust in their
faces. At the command to throw up
their hands, Deputy Joyner hesitateu
and made an effort to pull mis- pistol.
AS he did so he was shot through
the thigh, the bullet inficting pain
full though not serious flesh wound.
Mahar and Bultman did not offer re-
sistance, it is said, after the deputy
had been shot down. Selling the three
packages Of money the robbers dash
ed down the railroad track by the sta
ton and on into the woods down the
Mayo creek.
Shot at Camp Boss.
AS the robbers passed the station
J. A Hancock, the camp boss, at
tempted to intercept them. He was
fired upon three times, none of the
shots hitting him.
There was nothing to indicate that
an intensely dramatic incident was to
be enacted when train No. 13 of the
Columbia and Spartanburg line drew
up at the Parr Shoals station at 2:2O
O'Clock. The money was received by
]. NJ Campbell, the express agent,
and was Immediately transferred to
MIR. Mahar. Two minutes later the
whole camp was thrown into con-
fusion by the news of the daring deed
of the bandits. The news flashed in
stantly to all corners Of the camp, and
the 700 laborers were at once released
that they might Join in securing the
woods for the highwaymen. The men
-YE1rh 0rUaOized into small nomDanioc