The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-27
ROBBERS HOLD UP
AND LOOT TRAIN
Estimated That $4,000 Is OBJ
tanned From Express Car on
Alabama Great Southern.

Tuscaloosa, Ala, September 90
Deputies from Birming ham and Mont
gomery and armed farmers OF Tusca
ioosa county tonight abandoned an
aH-day search for the three men who
held up and robbed the express car OF
the Ala ALBANIA Great Southern train AT
BibbVille, Ala. shortly after midnight
last night. The case now is in the
hands of the railroad special officers
FIVE men have been arrested at Eutaw,
Ala, below Tuscaloosa, all youthful
end five others have been landed In the
Tuscaloosa County Jail by Special
All of these men deny connection
WIN the hold-up. The robbers stop
ped the train, shortly after midnight
by signals and forced the fireman TO
detach the locomotive. express and
mail cars. Clerks were then brighten
60 from, from the cars by fusilade
men were elected from locomotive cab.
Safe Is Dynnmitcd.
after running the detached section a
snort distance down the track, the ban
dts dynamited the express car safe
ana rified the registered mail pouches
The engine then was uncoupled and
started wild down the track. 1t was
found several hours later near Eagle
wood Ala
Posses from birmingham and Mont
gomery soon were securing the country
with bloodhounds.
II was estimated to-day that about
500, 900 was obtained by the robbers.
which included n heavy shipment Of
currency from the East to New Or
leans.
James Bonner. deputy sheriff OF
birn;ln ham. Ala. was shot and killed
accidentally to-day by another mem
Der or the posse, OF which he was a
member.
Mail CIerk's Statement.
Mail Clerk Leander Pool to-day gave
out the following statement:
The robbery was committed by
three masked men. only one OF whom
appeared to me TO be at all expert
nervous. One Of them did consider
able promiscuous shooting and cursing
In the mail car.
bullets passing through the car
narrowly missed four men. ! am con-
fident the robbers were drunk. While
crouchcd under the counter ] had the
presence OF mind to save few regis
tered letters
The last charge OF dynamite that
blew the, express safe was very heavy.
had modern appliances equipped with
lights that threw rays so they could
see us, but we could not see them. Az
they were marching us back TO the
passenger coaches l fell into a cattle
guard and sprained my ankle. One
just as | fell.
The fireman said the robbers got
off with mail sacks full OF booty. I
believe can identify the robber who
d!d ths shooting and cursing. j got a
Der, who guarded the rear end OF the
express car, seemed experienced The
express messenger had no chance to
defend himself"
Covered with RevOIVers.
According to statements Of the train
crew, Engineer Daniels and his fire
man were covered with revolvers as
soon as the strain was stopped Oh the
block danger signal. After the rob
berry the men jumped on the engine
forcing the fireman to open the throt-
tie. They forced the fireman 10 jump
from the engine short distance from
Bibbyillc.
The entire train that was held up at
Hibbville last night was taken 10
Meridian, Miss. the southern terminus
Of the division this morning. The
! baggage car had "a large hole torn
through the roof from tho explosions
which blew the safe, and the mail car
showed bullet holes from the promiscu.
GUS shooting by tho robbers
| Negro Fights Robbers.
The negro porter was removing the
velocipede usually used to flag trains
when stopped by block danger signals
I He was ordered by one of the robbers
| 70 malt but pushed the pistol out oil