Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-08-26
BOLD TRAIN ROBBERY
Bandits Robbed Mail Pouches of 8
Train in Tennessee.

Bandits Robbed Mail Pouches OF a
| Train in Tennessee.
With railroad and postoffics detec-
tives securing middle Tennessee and
following, every indication, Of a clue
late Thursday afternoon. the four BAN
dts who held UP and robbed Louisville
and Nashville passenger train No. z,
ten miles south of Columbia, Wednes-
day night. were still ct large. One
clue was based on the report that a
woman and two MEN were seen driv-
ing in an automobile near the scene
of the robbery late Wednesday night
coupled with the mysterious appear
FaBce here of woman who claimed
to- be from a;western a stste<. and had a
ticket for Glendale, the station near
which the robbery occurred.
A slim, delicate looking man Of about
25 years with a broken nose is
also being sought by the officials. En-
gineer Wray having told government
officials, this was tha- -lenly man who
took off his mask. Other clues are
being followed. al
Although no official estimate of the
amount of booty taken by the robbers
has beer given out, 1t was rumored
here Thursday that the bandits got
$50, ,00C in cash from the mail car.
According to w. P. Mulvihill, the
fireman, two of the bandits boarded
the train at Columbus, 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 up"
The engineer says they were then
ordered to run the train. until they
came to a white light. The light ap-
peared just south of Glendale and was
searchlight held by one Of the ban
dts.
While two bandits stayed with Wray,
third compelled Mulvihill to go back
with him and cut off the engine, ex-
press car, baggage car and mail car
On their way they met 8. H. Nlen
conductor of the train on his way to
the engine to investigate the stopping
of the train. After the train was cut
the robber ordered the fireman end
conductor to get into the coaches
which they did.
The three bandits forced the engi-
neer to drive the enginawith the bag
gage. express and mail attached to II
to a point about half mile beyond
where the passenger coaches were de
tached and there stop.
After rifling the mails, the bandits
cut the engine loose, threw the throt-
tie wide open and left the locomotive
to spend it's powers anywhere south OF
Glendale. 1t stopped near Wales sta
ton, eight miles north of Pulaski.
Before cutting the engine loose ban
dit No. made his appearance. Ac-
cording to Wray he was hiding in the
bushes along the track.
| The clerks and Wray then were or
dered to beat it" down the track with
a trail of threats following. The BAN
dts then escaped in an automobile
which is believed to have been brought
there by bandit No. 4.
Passengers on the train were not
disturbed. 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 daylight.
| A. w. Brant, assistant superinten-
dent of the road, stated Thursday he
was informed an automobile answer
ing the description of the one used by
the bandits, was seen near Franklin
and was headed for Nashville.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Moore stationed
men all through the outskirts in hopes
of capturing the men.
Express company and railroad Of
fcials 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
complimented the crew on the GOO
work while under fire." Conductor AL
len is one of the oldest conductors OF
the Louisville & Nashville. He lives
in Nashville.
| The train left Nashville at 100
"Wednesday night. 1t was then II
| minutes late and was on its way t
! Birmingham and New Orleans.