Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-04-01
ROBS BANK IN ATLANTA .
Magician, Out of Work, Takes to the
Crooked Ways.
(Atlanta Constitution, March 26D

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Destitute Of funds and driven 10
want. lone bandit, unmasked, walk
ed into the Atlanta Savings Bank, at
no. 200 Auburn ave, corner Bell
street, and armed with 3-foot piece
Of gas pipe, wrapped in a newspa-
per; a 45-calibrc revolver and bot
tie Of chloroform, attempted TO rob
the bank at 4.2G o'clock Wednesday
afternoon.
j. G.. Ross, a negro book keeper,
was in the bank alone, preparing to
close up the place for the evening.
The bandit ordered the negro to on
ter the vault, which was still open.
| While in the vault the negro showed
fight, and the rObber struck him over
the head and shot at him. Ross
| quickly ran out of the vault, and as
he darted out Of the door the banGit
took another shot at him, crashing
| through the window glass.
| Shoots at Pursuers.
The bandit, with his revolver in
! his hand, ran out Bell street toward
! Houston. James Tate. post Office
clerk, walking along Bell street,
tried to stop the robber, and was
shot at twice. Tate saw the bandit
turn around Houston street, and
watched him go as far as PcaChtrCe
street.
In the meantime a large numb Der
OF negroes had taken up the chase.
and were Joined by many whites.
pnliPt.nlIn N a nj
rushed to the scene, and the chase
was taken up in the machines.
The rObbCr, followed hOtly by the
| crowd, leapcd into a buggy, driven
! by a negro, and at the point OF a piS-
! tot rushed out Williams street. Will
! liam WOOteu, negro. seeing the
| wild chase, had climbed upon the
! ROOF OF house in the hollow on Will
! liam street. aud saw the bandit l'un
/ into 80. 30 Williams street. GOrec,
a citizen. with his machine full OF
! policemen. arrived on the scene at
this time. Capt. Terry and Chief
Beavers rushed into the house. The
landlady declared that no one had
come into her house. resisting Capt
| Terry ficrcely. The police officers
stationed Officer Palmer. with GOree,
at the house, and fearing that the
bandit might have passed by the
house, continued the chase out Will
liams street.
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Harris streets notifed Onirar pahnar
| that he had seen an excited man run
into the house few minutes prior.
and declared that he had not come
| pnt "a fnrpnA biS voy m In ~
house, and found the alleged bandi.
in bed pretending to be sick
The man was placed under arrest,
and then the pretty young wife of
the bandit, who was in the room at
the time, swooned and fell to the
noor. Palmer and Goree searched
The mans clothing and the room,
finding a revolver in the dresser
drawer, with a fresh round Of ammu-
milton in it, but the barrel smelled OF
fresh smoke.
When carried out OF the house. the
u"l ms io1'ci Was oonI' 'onteo s os .re
nnsitiveIv idantified him as haing the
rohhnr
He WAS carried hack to tha hank
and idetnified nv Ross When taken
! to tha nolica station no gava bis name
rs n Rynata and stated that he was
y MAGICIAN. While being resea arched
ot the nolice barracks Rynata de-
MED that he had done the shooting
declaring that he was at his home
during the afternoon asleen
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