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Show BLOODHOUNDS AFTER S. P. TRAIN HOLDUPS Falkers Ala. Jan 23 Railroad i detectives and deputy sheriffs today j I with bloodhounds began search for thr'.' men who last night looted the mail and express cars of a Southern railway pasenger train near here and I after starting the locomotives and two cars on a wild run disappeared on horses The trnin ran without a guiding hand at the throttle lo Lark insvllle. Ala., 19 miles away, where it stopped when the locomotive went 'dead " Two passenger coaches of the train were picked up early today b) a train troin Chattanooga Tenn.. which brought the officers and dog The robbers obtained a sum estimated esti-mated at $100 by blow ing the express car safe Their search through the mail car failed to produce anything, as only second-class matter was in the pouches. No attempt was mode to molest passengers. Those w ho ventured out when the train was halted were sent back by a patter of bullets. The bandits did their work in a lonely spot. The locomotive and mail and ex I I press cars first were detached from the passenger coaches and run down the track a hundred yards. One I oi the robbers guarded the engine I crew and mail and express clerks I while the other two robbed the cars. |