Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-26

all locked up in safe In the vault
Ross tried to explain but the robber
cursed him and continued to force
him toward the vault You get that
money-do YOU hear?" he shouted.
Then Ross. made desperate bv ths
apparent intention of the robber to
kill him unless he Produced the
money grappied with the man and
showed his arms above his head. The
revolver explot and the bullet
buried itself in stack o. ledgers on
an upper shelf
Then a grim struggle took place in
the vault Ross was at a disadvan-
tage. his opponent being taller and
stronger, but he forced him back
ward out Of the vault and into the
banking room, where the bandit
pulled the trigger OF his weapon
| again. and the second bullet shat
tered a glass door and buried itself
In the wall.
Negro Trips Opponent.
At that moment Ross tripped his
adversary, so that he staggered and
loosened his hold on the negro. AS
the robber fell away from him he
drew from a coat pocket a short
bludgeon Of iron, and, recovering his
beAallANf lAE HNAuAh INOEH vi TIC EAAN
of the head knocking him down.
Ross, half unconscious, screamed
for help as he lay on the floor.
BY this time the two shots had
drawn several negroes to the door in
the front Of the bank. The bandit
saw his escape shut off in that d.
rection. He ran to the rear, opened
the door leading into the alley, and
ran on Though Bell street until he
reached Houston.
The pursuit was close, and as he
turned into Houston street the man
climbed into a buggy belonging to
Jerome Sanders, an aged negro.
Standing up in the vehicle, he dashed
the horse into a gallop. Then he
turned and shouted q warning at the
crowd. then about 100 feet away. This
was followed by two shots, fred at
random. and the crowd hesitated
Fires Again at Crowd.
Reaching Piedmont avenue, the
buggy was turned into that thorough
| fare, and raced down 10 Cain street.
The crowd was again In pursuit and
| several policemen had Joined in the
| chase, and once more the fleeing ban
cit fired at the crowd.
But motor load of reserves from
the police station were in the hunt
and as soon as they came in sight.
the man Jumped from the buggy and
disappeared.
The police reserve. headed by Cap
tain Terry, Immediately surrounded
the block. and all the available off,
GERS and detectives were set to
searching the district. A storekeeper
at cain and Williams street told Of
ficer Palmer that the man had aban-
doned his buggy just in front Of his
store.
II think he went into that build
ing" he said, pointing next door.
Finds Rhynata in Bed.
Palmer searched the building. and
in furnished front room downstairs
he found Rhynata In bed, with his
wife. pretty young girl. seated be-
side him. bathing his face.
My husband is ILL.," she told the
officer. but when a search revealed
recently fired revolver in the dresser
drawer, Palmer made the man get up
and dress and accompany him
All the way TO the station, in the
police automobile, Rhynata "kidded"
the bulls" as he termed them, and
told them they were all wrong and
had nothing on him--and never would
have, His wife visited him al the
station later and wept pi,eouslv as
he tuld her TO 20 out and see IL she
couldn't FIX up bail for him.