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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1914
Page
8
EB Skelton a W and A brakeman in the smoking car described a bandit robbery on the train. He said passengers crawled under seats to avoid the threat and that several men tried to reach the bandit before the assailant disappeared. Skelton resides at 127 West Cain Street.
A Nashville Pullman porter, Jones, recounts a masked bandit entering the rear of the railroad car. The tall robber, wearing a black cap, forced him from his seat, fired three shots through the car, and shattered glass as he fled. Police seek clues on the Nashville origin theft.
Walter Bennett of New York City traveling salesman Cor Goldenberg Yrow was relieved of 80 dollars as a train hold up sent passengers scrambling. James Hale reported the moment the alarm spread when two porters and a passenger rushed in claiming the train was being robbed and requesting a revolver. Passengers counted losses totaling over 60 dollars with some items as high as 200 dollars. The robbery occurred without the train stopping and no ladies were harmed. The conductor checked for revolvers but did not secure one.
Crescent News employee James E Green reports from Nashville that he partially identified the detained suspect Jones by cap at the Tower after a Pullman car robbery near Vinings. He recounted fleeing passengers, a porter’s warning, and placing $16 in silver for safekeeping before viewing the suspect in Atlanta.
Albert Kuhn a traveling salesman from New York recalls a train hold up in which a bandit stole sixty dollars from him and four other men. He describes the masked robber as nervous and notes the porter and passengers acted bravely during the incident.
In an auto Chief Mathieson and Officers Whitheid and Heard accompanied Jones the suspect to Atlanta after dark last night. Reporters observed the scene as the auto carried the suspect who refused to speak and only made room for a reporter when he was asked. The officers noted the man had not spoken a word.
Constitution reporter recalls a nighttime robbery on a train car as a masked bandit demanded money from passengers. The bandit, armed with a revolver, made victims surrender about $120 total and fled as a porter fired back. Only one masked man described. no further details on appearance.
A man identified as Jones was detained after a silent ride to the city and a staged Tower arrest. Officers searched him, noting a photo, a surgeon’s senipel, and tobacco in his pockets. He claimed no guilt and offered few answers about an Adams letter and a circus tent partnership, while posing for photographs with no positive ID.
In Waycross Georgia on January 16 Andrew Powell a 25 year old bridge gang member near Thomasville was recovering from injuries when he cut his throat with a razor inflicting a fatal wound his windpipe was severed. No motive is known. The story notes coal prices from Piedmont Coal Co. at 4 75 per ton.
Passengers on the Nashville to Atlanta line recall Carl C. Heard of Fulton County, living near Atlanta, opening fire from the rear Pullman car as a lone thief attempted a daring hold up. Heard was in the coach ahead when the alarm of robbers rang through the train.
A night-time train hold up near Atlanta ends with a dramatic gunfight. Passengers flee, a bandit is wounded, and investigators pursue a suspect from Bolton to Atlanta while officers arrest a man matching the bandit’s description. The porter Beverly Verner fires on the robber as the train stops and the trouble escalates.
State examination details the assets and liabilities of the Atlanta National Bank as of January 18, 1911. The report lists resources such as loans and discounts, U S bonds, cash items, and reserve funds, along with liabilities including deposits and capital stock. A notary public certifies the statement as true, sworn January 16, 3914.
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