Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-19
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lodging in the baggage car.
Il could just see that man when !
pulled my gun" said Bailey. Il fred
Just as particular as could. 1t
never touched him. He turned around,
however. and let me have three bull
lets, and had to do some quick duck
ing. Then he vamoosed."
Nolan apparently was unperturbed
Saturday as he sat in a cell at the
Tower and sim.llngly denied that he
is a "stick-up man" as he termed II.
My name Ia John Nolan. | am IL
years old and am carpenter by
trade" he said, in repsonse to ques-
lions by reporter for The Georgian.
My home Is in Des Moines, which
place | left about II week and n half
ago to come South in search OF
work
THE first news | heard OF the train
robbery was when the officers took
me in charge at Bolton and told me
a guy had stuck up a passenger train
and they would have TO hold me for
investigation.
What was doing at Bolton?
why, It's like this. l had heard that
a carpenter named George Smith out
here was in need of help and I went
out to see If | could connect with a
Job.
Couldn't Find Smith.
Il didn't know Friday afternoon
when ! went out that a car line ran
out that way, 50 I went out on n
w. & A. train.
When reached Bolton I inquired
all about. but couldn't get a line on
Smith People out there said they
knew no such man
About o'clock. when started
back to Atlanta, l was told a street
car ran into the city and I was walk
ing down to get car when an officer
turned his fashlight loose in my face
and asked me my name and where |
was going / answered the questions
and asked what the matter was.
Its something serious, all right,
one OF them told me. You'll have 20
wait here q bit until the chief comes
up
We'll in a few minutes the chief
came up and told me about some guy
sticking up a train. That was the
first had heard of it. They brought
me on to Jail and here am
Saws He Is Not Worrying.
Nolan takes his arrest cooily and
smiled several times as he answered
questions put by the newspaper men.
II reckon It did look as though |
misht have had a hand in the thing,
5he admitted. "Of course. no one
knows me and the fact that ! was in
The neighborhood makes II look sortcr
funny. But | am sure ! will be re-
leased when the stick-up is investi-
gated | am not worrying.
Nolan had about 50 on his person
when searched after his arrest.
He declined to discuss his rela-
ttves, merely saying he supposed most
OF them are dead.
This man Nolan. as he calls him
self said jackson saturday" has the
same general appearance as the man
who pulled off the robbery" said the
conductor after he had paid a visit
TO the Tower and given the prisoner
a careful inspection.
The man in the car wore mask
and couldn't see his face, of course.
hut all his general outlines tally with
the man held at the county jail. l
couldn't, of course, go so far as to
swear the prisoner Is the man, but he
certainly looks very much like him If
he is not"
Road Detectives Bus.
General Superintendent J. l.. Nc
Collum. of the Western and Atlantic,
said Saturday morning that the i'm
pudence OF the bandit had momen-
tarily paralyzed the roads detectives,
but that their inactivity was but for
a moment.
IF II is within the power OF the
shrewdest thief-takers in the country
TO get this man, we will get him. de-
clared the official.
I'VE shan't offer reward, not for
the present, anyway" he continued.
We wish TO have the credit OF taking
him in tow without the aid OF re-
ward II we can. or course our agents
will be assisted by the county and
city police, and we will import other
men II II becomes necessary.
I'VE shall spare neither time nor