The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-22
CLUES BEING FOLLOWED
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Nashville, Tenn, August 21.-With
railroad and postoffice detectives
| securing middle Tennessee and follow
| ing every indication of a clue late this
after noon, the four bandits who he'll
| up and robbed Louisville & Nashville
passenger train No. 10 miles south of
Columbia last night were still at large.
One clue was based on the report
that a woman and two men were seen
driving in an automobile near the
scene of the robbery late last night,
coupled with the mysterious appeal
ance here two days ago of woman
who claimed to be from a western
state and had a ticket for Glendale, the
station near which the robbery c.
Cured
slim delicate looking man of about
% years with broken nose is also
being sought by the officers, Engineer
Wray having told government officials
! this was the only man who took off
his mask. other clues are being fol-
| lowed.
Although no official estimate of the
amount of booty taken by the robbers
has been given out, it was rumored
here today that the bandits got $780,
| coo in cash from the mail car.
/ AccoI ding to w. P. Mulvihill, the
| fireman two of the bandits boarded the
train at Columbia, riding the blind
| baggage"
/ When in a wooded section the bandits
climbed over the tender and pointing
| their guns at the engineer and fireman
| shouted, the train is held upi'
The engineer says they were then or
| dered to run the train until they came
| to a white light. The light appeared
! just south of Glendale and was a
| searchlight held by one of the bandits.
| While two bandits stayed with Wray,
a third compelled Mulvihill to go back
with him and cut off the engine, ex-
| press car, baggage car and mail car
| On their way back they net S. H. AL
| len, conductor on the train, on his way
| to the epgine to investigate the stop
ping of the train. After khe train was
| cut, the robber ordered the fireman and
| conductor to get into the coaches
which they did
The three bandits then forced the en-
| gineer to drive the engine with the bag
gage, express and mail cars attached to
! it to a point about half a mile beyond
where the passenger coaches were de-
tached and there stop.
! After rifling the mails, the bandits
cut the engine loose, threw the throttle
wide open and left the locomotive to
spend its power anywhere south of
Glendale. 1t stopped near Wales station,
eight miles north of Pulaski
FOURTH BANDIT APPEARS
|
No. made his appearance. According
| to Wray he was hiding in the bushes
along the tracks.
| The clerks and Wray We're then or
dered to beat it, down the track with
| a traH of threats following. The bandits
| then escaped in an automobile, which is
believed to have been brought there by
| bandit No. A.
| Passengers on the train were not dis
| trubed. Many who were in the day
| coaches knew the train had stopped,
| but not that it was being robbed. Those
| in the sleepers knew nothing until day
| break.
A. w. Brant, assistant superintendent
of the road, stated Thursday he was in
! formed an automobile answering the de-
| scripton of the one used by the bandits
was seen near Franklin and was headed
| for Nashville.
Chief Deputy Moore stationed men all
, through the outskirts in hopes of captur-
ing the men.
Express company and railroad Off
Gals are of the opinion the men are old
heads at the game. They draw their
conclusions from the easy way in which
the bandits worked and the way the
robbery was planned. Brant compliment
ed the crew on the cool work while
under fire."
Conductor Allen is one of the oldest
conductors on the Louisville & Nash
vile. He lives in Nashville
| The train left Nashville at 1905
| late and was on its way to Birmingham
| and New Orleans
| The locomotive. after it was cut loose
and throttle opened. ran a distance of
twenty miles before the exhaustion of
| It's steam brought it to a standstill