In 1914 a newspaper called the Atlanta Georgian was owned by William Randolph Hearst. Like most Hearst newspapers, the Georgian placed a high emphasis on sensationalism. Crime and scandal were frequently the lead stories.
We’ve been digging through late 19th and early 20th-century issues of the Georgian in the Georgia Historic Newspapers database, looking for stories involving Cobb County and its cities.
While this story wasn’t quite John Dillinger or Bonnie and Clyde caliber, it had enough gunplay and car chase to make the front page in the February 16, 1914 edition.
2 Auto Bandits Taken in Wild Night Chase
Youths Decoy Taxi Driver to Obscure Place, Rob Him and Flee With Machine.…