The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-09-10
$4,000 IN CASH
TAKEN BY BANDITS
Parr Shoals Construction Company Re-
lieyed OF Huge Sum by Disguised
Bandits.

I IiOAu LuC ucpOt dL Idlf iOuOaIS TO the
Office OF the j. G.. White Company,
| this afternoon, Paymaster III. w. Ma
/ har, Assistant Cashier Fred Nj. Built
man and Constable Joyner, carrying
the money with which to pay OFF the
! hands working at the Parr Shoals
dam, were confronted by three men
with pistol in each hand and coy
cred"
Each brgand pointed two pistols at
the three carrying the money and or
dercd them to throw up their hands.
llahar and Bultman complied instant
ly, but Constable Joyner reacncd for
his gun, whereupon one Of the robbers
fired at him, the ball making Il flesh
wound in the side. The robbers then
secured the $lG,00S.1l and made a get
away across the railway tracks and
up the river.
instantly the alarm was given and
men came running from every dircc
tion to go on the trail of the three
da ing robbers. The plant suspended
work and everyone OF the 1000 en-
ployeeS organized into companies, and
under the general command of Supcr-
intendcnt j. T. Mcclellan, of tho CON
struction work, began systematic
pursuit.
Other Cities Notified.
News of the robbery was tclegraphed
to Lexington Columbia and the sur
rounding towns. Sheriff Miller, OF Lev
ington, with deputies, went in an auto
mobile to the scene and joined in the
pursuit Guard j. G.. Robbins, of the
penltentary, took his blood hounds
from Columbia on the four o'clock
train and placed them on the trail of
the highwaymen. They immediately
struck the scent and followed the
tracks OF the fleeing men up Broad
River towards the Union County side, |
A long distance telephone message
Troll Parr Shoals early in tho night |
stated that the men had fl I'll up the |.
river on foot towards Union, with the
blood hounds on the trail, but it was
thought they would make an effort to
secure boats and double back down the |
river. close watch is being kept on
all sides and well armed and we'll or
ganized bands of determined men are
securing the country in every dircc- |
ton.
The hold-up took place about go
O'Clock this afternoon in full daylight |
and within few feet of the paymas- |
tcrs office.
Money i'm Three Bags.
II, w. Mahar, the paymastcr, had |
been to Columbia and secured the mon
ey with which to pay off the 900 en-
ployccs for two weeks work. He had
Sl6,OOS.ll in three bags, one bag con
tanning $4,000 in gold, one containing
$33.ll and one bag containing $l2,655
IN currency. The gold was in ID, $40
and $50 pieces; $1,000 of the currency
in 81 bills and the balance in $3.50
and $50 denominations. Paymaster
Mahar had gotten the money from Co
lumDia by express and the express
company turned it over to him at Parr
Shoals, getting his receipt for same.
Accompanied by Assistant Cashier
Bultman and Constable Joyner, who
was acting as guard. they had started
from Parr Shoals depot for the pay
masters Office and were passing
through delle, made up of empty
box cars on one side and a high en-
bankment on the other, when three
men jumped out and threw pistols in
their faces. The men were white, but
had blacked their faces. Two of them
were said to be of medium height and
build, while the third was a heavy set
Fellow with mustache. After secur-
ing the money they crossed the rail
road tracks and made up the river. SO
their foot prints showed.
Caused Great Excitement.
When the news of the robbery first
spread about Parr Shoals there was
much excitement and indignation and
the angry looks on the faces of the
men swarming on the trail of the rob-
Ders boded i'll for the perpetrators.
However, it was reported from Parr
Shoals late this afternoon that the ex-
citemcnt and Indignation had subsid-
ed into a quiet and systematic deter
mination to follow the robbers with re-
lcntlcss pcrsistency until they we're
captured and behind the bars.
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