Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17

hold -up in recent years took place
about Ike this:
Jackson had gone to the rear OF
the car TO file his report. The train
was slowing for some station, not far
from Atlanta 1t was yet quite early
In the evening, but very dark outside.
The train porter, Barnum Bailey,
came up and asked the conductor
what station the train was reaching.
Il opened the door and went out on
the rear platform 70 look" said Jack
SON Il wasn't sure If 1t was Winnings
or Bolton. 1t was Winnings. and I
should say we were about two train
lengths past the station when / told
the porter so, and turned to 60 into
the car
Mask Was Elaborate.
II noticed the door did not shut
properly, in spite of the automatic
closing device. l started to cloce il,
when 1t was showed open suddenly.
And there was the bandit.
| He was a tall, lean man, quite de-
Gently clothed, with a blue handker-
chief across the lower part OF mis-
face and his coat collar turned up"
! Jackson recalled most of these de-
, tails later, At first his attention was
absorbed by the muzzle OF large,
! blue revolver. directly In front OF
and in line with his nose
Get out of the way. damn you, ard
move quickP was the bandits salu-
| tation.
Jackson's bewildered faculties sug-
ges;ed that someone was playing 4
| trick on him.
"Joke" Quickly Dissipated.
Jaw, cut II out, he said, sharply,
and an instant later, with the revolver
damned squarely into his face, he saw
the improvised mask and knew he
was up against the real thing.
| Then Jackson obeyed orders-quite
| promptly.
He went through the "Nyssa" at
| top speed, his idea being to get a re-
volver and maybe some assistance
and return before the robber could
| finish his work. But he did not
count of the speed with which the
bandit was operating. BY the time
| Jackson, with the train conductor,
got back to the "Nyssa," the train
was slowing for the stop at Bolton,
and a hattie of shots came from the
rear platform.
For the robber did not get away
without a battle
After the Pullman conductor had
got out of the way" the bandit ap-
peared at the door of the smoking
compartment.
Surprises Smokers.
| Just a moment, gentlemen" he
said, quietly. and the smokers looked
up to face the ubiquitous nu2zle of
! the big revolver. that seemed TO point
| directly at each one OF them with a
sort of personal malice.
The hole | nthe barrel looked as
| big as a railroad tunnel" said one
OF them later. ALSO. | could see
gravestones and weeping willows in
| there"
Il was not conventional holdup,
in the strict sense. The victims ap-
peared too surprised and frightened
to hold up their hands properly. and
the bandit was no stickler for minor
conventions.
Just give me all the money you
have, and be in a hurry" he invited
them, in n kind voice. One of the
men produced handful of change
from a trousers pocket
mo chicken feed" commented the
robber, give me your real money
Porter Spreads Alarm.
| The collection amounted to $3.50.
AS the bandit started his interview
with the men IN the smoking COM
partment, Bailey, the negro porter.
had caught a glimpse of the revolver
and mask and had gone scurrying
back through the car and into the
passenger coaches. shouting Rob
, bers!" Right behind him came the
news agent, James E., Green. also
shouting
Green kept on progressing until he
reached the baggage car There he
took off his shoes and secreted $40
in silver in the toe OF one OF them.
Then he sat down and quivered and
hoped for the best
But Bailey was made OF sterner
stun. And one man who heard his
shouts for aid also was prepared to
fight fire with fire.
Bailey was frantically searching
for revolver, when Carl Heard, a
county policeman, attracted by the
hurly- bury in the parlor car just be-
hind the coach in which he was rid
ing, started back TO see what the fuss
was about
Policeman Follows Bandit
BY the time he reached the Pull
man, the bandit was done with his
collecting and had retired to the rear
platform. ready to leave the train
when il should slow down at Bolton.
What's upH" demanded the officer
palpitating group of passengers
all tried to explain at once. Rob
| hers," "Holdup," "Out the back
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