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

ters and broken glass"
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 mp and asked the conductor
what station the train was reaching.
u opened the door and went out on
the rear platform 20 look" said Jack
son. Il wasn't sure II IT 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.
# noticed the door did not shut
properly, in spite Of the automatic
closing device. | started to cloce It,
when 1t was showed open suddenly.
And there was the bandit
He was a tall, lean man, quite de.
Gently clothed, with q 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 quick!" was the bandits salu-
tation.
Jackson's bewildered facultie, sug-
gested that someone was playing 4
trick on him.
"Joke" Quickly Dissina+.d
"Aw, cut 1t out, he said, sharply
and an instant later, with the revolver
damned squarely into his face, he saw
the improvised mask and knew he
wa. 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
/ 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 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 APP
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 r.uazle 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 q kind voice. One of the
men produced a handful of change
from a trousers pocket.
No 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 n 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 f. 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 q revolver. when Carl Heard. a
| county policeman. attracted by the
| hurly hurly In the parlor car just be-
| hind the coach in which he was rid
! ing, started back 10 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 up demanded the officer
\ palpitating group OF passengers
/ all tried to explain at once Rob
hers'' "Holdup,N "Out the back
way were among the jumbled words