The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-10
BANDITS GET. $4,000.
THREE HIGHWAYMEN WITH
BLACKENED FACES FOB
OFFICERS AT PARR
SHOALS STATION.
a. Z. Joyncr, Fairfield County Deputy,
wounded In Fight. BIOoIhOunds
Fail to Trail RObbers-OnitiafsO or.
Ter Reward of $60O-Rcceiyc Mon
ey by Express. .-

guised with blackened faces, yester-
day afternoon robbed three officials
of the j. G. White Engineering com
pany Of over $4,000 near the Parr
shoais station. j. c. Joyner deputy
sheriff, was slightly wounded.
1T was pulled off just as if it had
been planned for 80 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 2.19 p. m., and was address,
ed to j. IT. McLellen, superintendent
of the j. G. White Construction COM
pany.
The money had been receipted for
by II. w. Mahar, the cashier OF the
j. G. White Construction cOmpany> A
few minutes later as he, with Fred
Huffman and ]. c. Joyner, Fairfield
county deputy, were on their way TO
the offices of the company, they were
confronted by three white men, each
armed with two revOlvers.
Deputy JOyner hesitated to raise
his hands and reached for his pistol.
AS he did so he was shot, receiving a
painful though not serious flesh
wound in the thigh. Three other
shots were fired, it is said, but these
went wild.
The money was in three packages,
one containing $4,000 in gold, another
$l2,655 In currency, and a third, filled
with $353.1l in small change.
After the holdup the robbers DASH
ed across the railroad and into the
woods on the east side of the track.
The entire plant OF the construction
company was shut down that the
men might assist in securing the
woods.
The searchers were divided into
parties. each headed by a captain,
and as many as 1000 men are be-
iieved to be hunting the robbers.
The $4,000 in gold was made up OF
IS, $40 and $40 pieces. OF the cur
rency, $1,000 was made up of 81 and
81 bills, and $1,000 in IS and $40
and $40 bills, the larger portion be-
ing of the two latter denominations.
A third package, one Of silver, con-
tanned $S53.11 in small change.
The money was in charge OF II. w.
Mahar, cashier of the engineering
company; Frd Bultman, assistant
cashier, and Deputy Joyncr, a police
man at Parr Shoals. The robbers were
also three in number and had black
ened their faces that they might ap-
pear like negroes. AS the bearers of
the money were passing through
railway cut between q 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 Ihesitated
and made an effort to pull his pistol.
AS he did SO he was shot through
the thigh, the bullet iniicting a pain.
full though not serious flesh wound.
Mahar and Bultman did not offer re-
sistance. ii is said, after the deputy
had been shot down. Seizing the
three packages of money the robbers
dashed down the railroad track by
the station and on into the woods
down the Mayo creek.
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. Is of the
Columbia and Spartanburg line drew
up at the Parr Shoals station at 2.2O
O'Clock. The money was received by
j. NJ. Campbell the express agent,
and was Immediately transferred to
Mr.. 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
were organized into small companies,
each directed by captain, and were
sent out i'm every direction to patrol
roads and to keep a sharp lookout for
any suspect. Telepi me messages were
sent to the police department in Co.
lumbia and to Sheriff Mccain of Rich
land county for bloodhounds. Richland
county happens to have no dogs Of
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