The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-10-02
BANDITS GOT BIG HAUL.
SEVERAL ARRESTS IN ALABAMA
TRAIN ROBBERY.
Men Held at Eutaw and Tuscaloosa
Deny All Connection with Daring
Hold up.

Tuscaloosa, Ala, Sept. 26.-Dep-
uties from Birmingham and Mont
gomery and armed farmers OF Ius-
caloosa county have abandoned the
search for the three men who held
up and robbed the express car OF the
Alabama Great Southern train near
Bibbville, Ala, last night, and the
case is now entirely in the hands OF
the railroad special officers. Five
men have been arrested at EutaW,
Ala. below Tuscaloosa, none of whom
is over 80 years old, and five others
have been landed in the Tuscaloosa
county jail by Special Agent Hall.
All of these men deny connection
with the hold-up.
Mail Clerk Leander Poole tonight
said:
The robbery was committed by
three masked men, only one of whom
appeared to me to be at all eXperlen-
ced. The other two were young and
nervous. One Of them did consider
able promiscuous shooting and ours
ing in the mail car. Bullets passing
through the mail car narrowly miss
ed four men. am confident the rob-
bers doing the shooting we're drunk.
while crouched under the counter |
had the presence of mind to save a
few registered letters.
Dynamited Safe.
THE last charge of dynamite that
blew the express safe was very heavy.
1t Jared us, one hundred yards away.
They had modern appliances equip
ped with lights that threw rays so
that they could see us but We could
not see them. AS they were march
ing us back to the passenger coaches
| fell into a cattle guard and sprained
my ankle. One robber warned us of
the cattle guard just as fell.
The fireman stated the robbers
got off with mail sacks full of booty.
My impression is they left the car
before we reached Vance, letting the
engine run wild to throw the posses
off the trail. I believe | can identify
the robber who did the shooting and
cursing. l got a good look at him.
The smaller robber, who guarded the
rear end of the express car, seemed
experienced. The express messenger
had no chance to defend himself"
Covered with Revolvers.
According to statements of the
train crew, Engineer Daniels and his
fireman were covered with revolvers
when the train was stopped on the
block danger signal at Bibbville. Fire
man was forced to uncouple the ex-
press, mail and baggage cars, and
they were run down the track some
distance from the passenger coaches.
There the mail clerks and express
messenger were driven from the
ears and the safes blown open with
nitro-glycerine. After the robbery
the three men jumped upon the en-
gine, forcing the fireman to open the
throttle. They forced the fireman
to Jump from the engine short dis
tance from Bibbville.
G. C.. Jinks, who was a passenger,
says the conductor notified all the
passengers of the hold-up and advised
them to hide their valuables. The
coaches were not entered. A negro
porter engaged in a hand to hand
tussle with robber, but was struck
on the head by another of the gang.
Late tonight conferences were held
by Sheriff Palmer, his deputies en-
gagged in the chase, railroad detec-
tives, express company officials pri-
vate detectives and detectives from
national agencies. 1t is estimated that
fifty thousand dollars were stolen, in
Guiding a heavy shipment CT curren-