Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-19

| money in our endeavor to land this
rascal behind the bars where he be-
longs. Our agents all along the line
are busy on the case already, and It
would not surprise me at any moment
| to hear the right party has been cap
| tured"
New Clew Found.
The county police learned Saturday
| that a negro. Bill Brown, who works
about the depot at Bolton, saw a
strange man alight there Friday aft
ernoon from the Western. and Atlantic
accommodation train, and. with his
overcoat slung Carelessly over his
shoulder, start out along the railroad
| track in the direction of Winnings.
| From a picture and description OF
the suspect Nolan. Brown. said he and
| the strange man were the same.
Brown viii be taken to the Tower by
| County Policemen Williams and Allen
| TO take look at Nolan.
| With this new evidence in hand the
| authorities are working on the theory
that Nolan left the accommodation at
! Bolton and walked to Winnings In an
effort TO avert possible suspicion. He
| would have had ample time to WAX
| this distance, four miles. The accom-
mediation arrived at Bolton at $40
| o'clock, and passenger train No. ], on
which the robbery took place. passed
| Winnings about 7:10
The police think the man who
| caused the train to be stopped at
| Winnings that he might alight was
| probably a pal of the robber.
Man on Train a Pal.
They also advance the opinion that
| this man did not actually leave the
| train at Winnings, but secretd himself
on the rear platform until the bandit
| had completed the job Under this
theory, the bandit rushed to the rear
| handed the loot to his hidden pal
and then both jumped to the ground
| when the battle ceased, going in OPP
| posite irections.
The police say this would account
| for no discriminating evidence being
found on Nolan.
DR.. J. T. Catron called at the Tow :
er Saturday and Identified Nolan as
one of two mysterious men he saw
| downtown Friday afternoon in his
five passenger Ford automobile
which was stolen on December IL
from in front of the Fourth National
| Il
when he made a rush for the stolen
car the two men drove hurriedly away
and escaped. He is certain Nolan
was one OF these strangers. The au-
10 still is missing
The police, however, are satisfied
that Nolan did not so TO Bolton in an
auto, in view OF his own admission
that he went out on the accommodate
ton, and the statement of Bill Brown
the negro helper, that he saw Nolan
alight from this train.
Tracing Pawn Ticket.
Detectives are trying TO trace q
watch and pistol, pawn tickets fol
which were found on Nolan at the
time of his arrest.
Nolan admits he pawned the pisto
In Decatur street shop, explaining
he needed the money" but SAYS he
bought the pawn ticket for the watch
from n stranger.
The police are holding the three
letters found on Nolan and will In.
vestigate them in the hope of bring
ing TO light some new clew. Two o,
these letters were written in De.
| Moines, which he gave as his home
and the other in Savannah.
The letters were signed merely
| with initials, and gave no information
that would throw any light on Nolan.
| career.
Did Job in Five Minutes.
Here Is the story of the hold-up:
One tall lean bandit, all by himself
swung out Of the darkness and board
ed the Nashville, Chattanooga and 81
Louis train as 1t rolled southwark GU
OF Winnings Station at 1870 O'Clock Fri.
day night, Just eleven miles from AT.
| lanta
In the course of five well filed min.
utes the bandit had stuck up" IN,
occupants of the parlor car "Nyssa,
robbed four men passengers Of $3.50
passed by the two feminine passen,
gers without notice. terrorized tht
| conductor fought revolver battl,
with the porter and county police.
man. and dropped Off the rear plat,
form OF the car, laughing. as the tralr
ground slowly TO alt at Bolton.
Fifteen minutes later man. wht
| gave his name as John Jones. wa.
picked up by county policemen OF
suspicion, not far from Bolton, ami
after being questioned was locked IL
the Tower, suspected OF completely y
the hold-up, II not actually the ban.
dit. Only IS was found on him.
Accounts Well Mixed.
From a well mixed account oN
many ratified passengers and clear.
cut narratives by Carl G.. Heard the
| county policeman, and J. v. Jackson
the Pullman conductor the nerYiest