Looking for any info on Roswell/Lebanon store robbery in the 1880's.

[Metal Detecting Georgia]

What I have is a single robber held up a general store in the area of present-day Norcross St. and present-day Holcomb bridge Rd. I was told 2 to 300 dollars in gold coin was taken. Then the bandit turned north and was eventually caught up with in the now area of Dawsonville a few days later. No money was found on him. All this info I was told from a 90 year old neighbor 30 years ago who said he and his brother use to look for the money because their father told them about the robber and that he came through their property when he was on the run. I believe this story to be true because of some other info he told me that I was able to both confirm and locate on his family's property.

 

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[jeff of pa]

so the '80's was by Word of Mouth & unknown whos Memory ?

 

[detectorcowboy]

I heard Bill Elliott was the get-away driver

 

[jeff of pa]

I Don't know if detectorcowboy is joking
or actually is Giving clues (I didn't search Bill Elliott , Never Heard of him) But I would suggest
Shortening & Stretching the Search for leads by at least a Decade , I see a lot of Used to be 's ("present day", "area is Now..")
type Leads hard to do a Legit Search in Old Papers on that
Sorry !

But Seriously, If they thought it was Real, That would be good Enough to Keep looking in my Book

 

[Metal Detecting Georgia]

I have searched the papers and talked to several historians in Roswell, Ga. and also their historical society years back and have had no luck other than the location of a few stores in the area. Was hoping someone on this group might have heard the same story of the robbery in Roswell/Lebanon Ga.

 

[Metal Detecting Georgia]

I heard Bill Elliott was the get-away driver

It's possible but I think it's a little before Wild Bill's time.