Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1818-10-06

IoI a 500 dollar note would not hurt them
hat | should be oDli god 10 keep them untii
got the money ont OF tie mail. tola
tie passenger was sorry did not know
he was coming that evening, for | would
have waited till another rnght. We took
them into the woods, aud Alexander tied
him and the driver; was bringing down
the stage thai had the mail in. ! threw
The large mail Off, and had il cut opeu,
and we went tc breaking open the letters.
rhe passenger spoke, and said the rope
burt his arm; the young man united nm,
| aud took the letters that had been broken
open and carried them for him to SIT on
and keep him warm. He was much
pleased with the young man, and said he
was much of gentleman. | told him |
was not afraid to let him be untied--that
knew he would not run away that he
knew now what Kind of men highwaymen
were. found one letter that had btack
seal, and | threw it 10 the driver, and
told him / would not break it open /; and
| / told him too, / did not want to rob the
Baltimore mail, but the South Carolina.
After we had got all the money cut OF the
mail, we were ready 10 start. Alexander
tiled the two men to the hind part Of the
Wagon: it was my wish that 1t should
be done, though it was contrary TO my
feelings to do it myself. Alexander had
some gin in half pint bottle begged
him to keep it for the driver and psssen.
ger, for they would be cold but il was
like try ing to keep child from honey
comb. Before we left the two men, |
went and felt the rope Oh the passengers
arm, and he said ii would do, as much as
TO say it would not hurt him. | asked
him if might look at his watch to see
the time of night he said yes it was
near three O'Clock, and we had been near
three hours breaking open the letters. |
told him his watch was an elegant one,
and put it back iuto his pocket; he said
it was family piece, and thanked me for
my poIiteness. | told him from his ap-
pearance, l expected he was merchant,
aud had perhaps $4,000 dollars in his
trunk that was still on the stage--hut ]
would not take it.-He made no answer,
and / left him. I had told the driver,
had some gin for him in the evening, and
tried to keep 1t for him, but could not +;
bat if | found any change, would give
It TO him, to get him something to drink,
when he got to the tavern next morning.
[ told him would give him some large
money, if thought he would keep it he
said ne should give it up. When l was
coming away gave him one note OF 10
dollars, to get something to drink, and
asked him to tell me which was his swift
est horse ne told me and mounted him,
and we started for Baltimore. We LEFT
the horses after riding fourteen miles from
the road, expecting that they wonid think
we had rode clear off with the horses
aud we should have very good chance tc
get to Baltimore safe. When it came day
light, We counted the money it was al
in bank notes almost; and came to 10000
dollars. / had 1900 for my share, for
had the most, because had stood in all
the danger, and had done the robbery
mostly myself. The second night after
the robbery was committed, we got to
Baltimore When it came daylight, We
parted Alexander was to meet us at ten
O'clock The young lad and got break
last, and went to buy some clothes, 10 a
shop where they kept ready-made clothes.
The young lad is my brother. | had
bought one plaid cloak, lined with Grim
soned silk at the price of 35 dollars, and
one coat in the style of an officers at the
price of rs dollars, very dashy, and q
lumber of small articles to the amount OF
80 dollars more-when two men, whom
the owner of the shop had sent for, sus-
pecting that we were the mail robbers,
came 10 aud apprehended US We were
taken before the court, examined, and
sent TO Jail.
| The circumstances Of our trial and our
sentence are already known. For the last
fourteen years of my life / have been a
highway robber, and have robbed OH a
larger scale, and been more successful!
than any robber either in Europe or in
this country, that have ever heard Of; but
have the consolation of rejecting, that
have never killed or wounded any mar, and
that no mans blood is upon my head.
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From the National Intetligencer.