The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-21
CHARGE MOON WITH
LINCOLN H0LD-UP
OF SOUTHERN TRAIN
Birmingham Man Arrested
by Officers Scarlett, Full
gum and Mcqueen
JUDGE WATTS FIXES
HIS BOND AT $4,000
Has Not Been Made-Moon Denies
That He Is Guilty-Arresting
Officers Refuse to Make
Statement About Case


Marshall Noon white man aged about
= years, was arrested yesterday after
noon about 4:s0 o'clock at his home in
woodlawn charged with holdngA up and
robbing the mail car on Southern passen-
ger train No 12 near Lincoln early sun
day morning The arrest was made by
G. S. Scarlett. special agent for the
Southern for the Birmingham division,
United States Deputy Marshal Oscar I'ul-
gum and Z. S. Mcqueen, special agent
for the Southern for the Mobile division.
Moon was placed in the county Jail last
night and will be held pending a pre-
liminary trial which will probably be held
the last of this week.
Moon denied the charge when arrested
by the officers.
Moon Makes Statement
Moon made a statement to a report
er yesterday saying that he was en-
tirely innocent of the charges pre-
ferred against him.
"At the time the holdup is said
to have taken place I was at my faith
ers home about five miles from Lin
coin. I came TO Birmingham with my
wife and was stopping at 412 Fifty
second street when the officers arrest
ed me. l came into town yesterday
morning. and read in the papers about
the holdup. I read the description of
the bandit and thought at once about
how the description fitted me. 1t said
in the paper that the bandit was
thought to have had experience with
railway mail service and that made
1t look worse for me as | was the only
person in the neighborhood of Lincoln
who had such experience.
II was in the railway mail service
about two years ago and worked on a
number of different lines. For the past
two years / have been living with my
father on his farm near Lincoln and
have been farming OF course didn I
have anything to do with robbing the
train
Moon stated that his preliminary
trial would probably be held Satur-
day morning.
His father lives at Lincoln, near
where the bandit is said to nave
lett Tue lfdii hc dScu iidh atitHeN
in Birmingham late yesterday evening and
last night secured a bond for his son.
The bond was PLACID at $1,000 by Judge
Watts, but has not as yet been made.
Officials who have been investigating
the case refused to make a statement
last night. However, they did say that
Moon was formerly in the railway mail
service working once in Texas. fhey
stated that he obtained a position in the
railway mail service later on, and that
lie used a different name in each case.
Moon is a man of slender stature, dark
brown hair and is apparently of a nerv-
Gus nature. He was accompanied to the
office of Judge Watts by his wife, VINO
returned to the home with the father
when Moon was placed in Jail. A touch
ing scene was enacted in front of the
courthouse when the husband was taken
from his wife by the officers. Moon did
rot break down and at no time appeared
frightened by the serious charge confront
ing him
The officers stated last night that they
would not give out any of the evidence
against Moon. 1t had been expected to
hold his preliminary hearing this morn
ing at IL o'clock, but 1t was found that
several of the witnesses could not appear
today The preliminary will probably be
held within few days.