Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17
COUNTY POLICEMAN AND
BANDIT IN PISTOL FIGHT

| ojcer. who was returning from Chat
| tdnoogdt was apprIged of The robbery
Heard, who was in another coach, ran
10 the Pullman. and a moment later
he and the robber were engaged in p
pistol duel in the car.
A shot from The bandits gun
knocked loose a big splinter. which
tore deep cash in tho plucky Off
GERS cheek, but no other damage was
done
Duel on End Of Car.
He rushed to the Pullman after the
trainmen had ne forward and asked
what was the matter. As he stepped
to the platform he peered into the
mu22le Of big gun
With the remark. I'm still here.
The bandit, still Clinging 10 the tail
gate, began firing
With lightning speed Heard snatch
ed his gun free and answered tho
bandits bullets
lie fred four shots quickly. The
robber replied with two. Glass was
splintcrcd. bits OF it flying all over
Heard, one cutting deep cash in his
face
Porter Joins Battle.
suddenly from behind Heard = pls-
toll shot cracked. Heard gave a uuicI<
glance around. II was Barnum Bal
ley the train porter. He pumpe :
i've Shots rapidly in the direction Of
the bandit, who was CrouChed low
behind the Pullman end wicket only
The bandits head and hand gripping
his hrearm showed
Just as the porter began firing
someone turned on the emergency
brakes and the train began grinding
down.
The bandit dropped from his perch.
with laugh He was swallowed up
quickly in the darkness
Heard and the porter ledDed the
gate aud fired several shots in the
direction in which the bandit had
NED. They were not answered
Did Job in Five Minutes.
ltcre is the story OF the hold-up:
One tall lean bandit, ali by himself
swung out of the darkness and board
ed the Nashville, Chattanooga and 81.
Louis train as IT rolled southwark out
OF Winnings station at 7:20 o'clock Fri
day night Just eleven miles from At
lanta.
In the course Of five wel-filled min
utes the bandit had stuck up" the
occupants OF the parlor car "Nyssa. &"
Robbed four men passengers of $3.50,
passed by the two feminine passeu-
gers without notice, terrorized the
conductor, fought a revolver battle
W!th the porter and county police
man, and dropped off the rear plat
form of the car, laughing, as the train
ground slowly to lalt at Bolton.
fltteen minutes later a man, who
gave his name as John Jones. was
plched up by county policemen On
suspicion, not far from Bolton. ANA,
after being questioned. was locked in
the Tower suspected of completely IN
the hold up, If not actually the ban
dlt. only So was found on him.
Accounts Well Mixed.
From a we'll mixed account oy
many ratified passengers and clear
cut narratives by Carl c. Heard, the
county policeman, and j. L. Jackson.
the Pullman conductor, the nerviest
hold-up in recent years took place
about like 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 TO look" said Jack
son. Il wasn't sure If IL was Winnings
or Bolton. 1t was Winnings, and |
should say We were about two train
lengths past the station when | told
the porter so, and turned to go into
the car.
Mask Was Elaborate.
y noticed the door did not shut
properly, in spite of the automatic
closing device. started to close it,
when it was showed open suddenly.
And there was the bandit.
He was a tall, lean man. quite de-
Gently clothed, with 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 a large,
blue revolver, directly in from; 81
and in line with his nose
Get out Of the way. damn YOU. ard
move quick was the bandits salu-
tation
Jacksons bewildcred faculties sug-
ges;ed that someone was playing i
trick on him
Joke" Quickly Dissipated.
Avn, cut il out, he said, sharply,