Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17
SUERS TRAIL PULLMAN ROBBER BY FOOTPRINTS AT TRACE
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and phrases Heard could make out.
1t all seemed so unlikely and
story bookish" to the policeman
that he went on to the rear of the
car without drawing his revolver.
Passing through the narrow vesti-
bule. he flung open the rear door.
Then he backed up
He was looking squarely down at a
crouching man, clinging outside the
brass wicket-gate with his left hand,
while with his right he aimed heavy
revolver at Heard
Well he shouted, grinning vi
ciously In the faint, smoky light, TIN
still here!"
And then, without another word
the firing began.
Policeman Opens Fire.
Twice long squirt of flame and an
accompanying roar flashed up from
the crouching figure outside the gate,
while Heard was Juggling at his owr
weapon.
Then the policeman's revolver
swung clear, and. with the smash Of
glass in his ears, the acrid reek of
smoke in his nostrils, and a burning
streak across his right cheek, he
opened fire.
In the narrow space, his heavy re-
volver roared like a shotgun. The
air became choking with power-reek.
The lights scarcely showed-only the
long, leaping flashes, back and forth,
TO and from the platform.
From beneath the car came a sud
den grinding OF brakes, and just back
of Heard's left ear there came an
other dazing crash. He wheeled,
fearing an attack from behind, and
there was Werner, the porter his eyes
popping from his face. but holding
his ground and firing shot after shot
at the bandit, now crouched so low
that not much more than the big re-
volver was visible above the platform
level
Bandit Flees, Laughing.
The trains speed was slackening
under the stress of the emergency
brakes With loud laugh, the ban
dit loosened his hold on the wicket
and dropped from the platform into
the darkness
The train ground to a stop. Heard
and the faithful Bailey climbed over
the wicket and dropped to the earth,
looking on every side for the bandit.
dim form was slipping rapidly
away into the neighboring woods,
dark against the sky. They fired
three more shots, without a return.
The man was gone.
Conductor Dunn canvassed the pas
sengers and found all present and
uninjured, except Heard, who had a
long, deep cash across his right cheek
"a cut made by flying glass
At Hills Park a message was sent
to the dispatcher's office. outlining
the attack In fifteen minutes more,
30 county policemen were sweeping
the vicinity.
A few minutes after the robber dis
appeared a man, who said his name
was John Jones, and laer No
Ian. was arrested near the scene
If the hold-up by city police.
He refused to make any state
ment, although he has admitted that
Jones is not his right name. Papers
on his person indicated his home Is
in Des Moines. He received mail at
the general delivery window of the
postoffice as late as January 10 under
the name of James Nolan.
He informed the county officers that
he came South about a week ago in
search of work.
Said He Was Hunting Work..
The suspect said he was directed to
a man named Smith in Bolton, who
would see that he was employed. The
county policemen could find nobody
in the neighborhood named Smith.
Several letters were found in
Nolan's pockets which are considered
significant. One from a man in Ss-
vannah stated that a package had
been sent TO Jones here to be dis
posed OF.
card from a girl signed May"
also was among his belongings.
When searched at the Tower. Jones
was found to have a well worn pock-
etbook containing So In bills. little
over 81 in silver, three dirty hand
kerchiefs. a pocket comb and a sur
geon's scalpel.
The county police believe Nolan
is but one of several who had a hand
In the holdup. 1t is remarked that
the train had TO stop at Winnings, a
station which let's passengers off
only on tagging. 1t is believed the
bandit got aboard there. 1t also is
believed the person who was let off
at Winnings was an accomplice OF the
bandit.