Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-12-17
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OF he X ad'nY, foithvNie a"u u '''i'~ ,
on SUNDAY morning, furnished by one OF The
passengers:
The nigh, was very ds,k-lrft Philadelphia
a, h,lf pas, two o'clock. The stage was crowd,
ed There were nine passengers inside--on
each seat thrre am one in from beside the
drive, About three mics from Philadelphia
ne ar Turner's Lane, The sage suddeh'V stoop>
ed. A Strange kind uf ha!looins was hrarc,
and ihr frs IMP es>ion was 'ha the sage "a'
upseuine, Or tina som th'nS was wrong WI"
the horses Each asked 'hr other about me
cause Of i,--nons could an ,wer-cracks wee
sooo h, ard, glasses fell. ard he 'ieh's were
rx,inguishrd - at tn same ins two men, one
90 each SIDE, prosecuted pistols at he doors -
The ore on the left said in eter'nined Tone
al. your peril oprn this door! Both Jemark,a
YOU shah not be uri if y.u do not resist by
this time the passengers were sure NAV 'hey
were attacked by highwsymen. i"qairies wefr
| hastily, made swhe, her here were weapons !"
the stage l, appeared there were n'nr no
even cane, or .kssir, except several sma!' pen
knives. There was every reason 10 o. hrve
THAT the attack was made by numbrr OF r"o-
bers-rwo were seen at the doors, and that inc
horses, the driver and his companion were Sc
cured by Others, was conclusive The p"ss'o-
7.
and wi hou, even room TO 6girt, world be mad
ness, snd they resolved TO yield. They now
lurned ,aeir attention to concsaling their va'n-
aoles. There was ample time 10 do this. Al
Ter while the righi door was opened and The
oa.senper next the door was commanded :"
step our. He did, and The door was closed a
gain. The night was so dark that tie passen'
| gers in the Stage could not see what was going
on outside. Abrupt expressions OF IN" same
commanding voice were heard, e.g your poke
book! Nothiug more? Conceal nothing! Your
har Ikerchirf. Stand aside! A. your peril 90
not move. In This manner one was taken OUT
| after the other until all we're tied and search'o
We cannot say that there was great eager.
ness 10 come forward, but on the other hand
there was not the lest anxiety shown by any ui
the passengers.
The Gentlemen Robbers behaved as civiily
as circumstances permi'ted-,led- the stran-
gers arms on their backs, and took what they
could find. BY and bye "pourparle" was
opened between the TWO parties, approaching
! aimos 10 good humor. One complained OF the
we ground, and asked the robbers for hay to
put his equity foot on. Another for chew OF
tobacco. which was handed to him; and az
other ,ha' they should please 10 replace his
hat on his head, Alleging good reason for not
doing it himself They complied. one de-
sired 10 have some papers out OF his pook''
box The robbers said they would restore
It if he would let 'hsm know mis- residence. or
remarksd hat he would rather meet them at a
certain bench; to which The robber cooIly re-.
piled hat nc liked TO SIZE SUCH spirited little
fellows @"'--s ~S
One of the passengers remarked that the 6
O'Clock sage ~S Won o.er'akf US. This
S emed 10 frlehtrn thrm considerably and cous.
ed them 10 hurry They must not have recol-
ler ed that the O'Clock stage runs on the Ger.
man own road. After hasty search OF she
baggage, Trey were assisted by the robbers TO
g., I'M" the Stage, with their arms lied :-after
this he robbers FASTENED away. not forgetting,
however, to bid the passengers, politely, good
night When some Of the passengers had sue.
tc.ded in lonsering their hsnds, the whole
company, III. dri. er and the horses were untled,
and he sage returned to the city, wnen ,he
Pustms strr and IN, Police were immediately
Informed Of 'hAs most daring robbery.
The following particulars were cole cted from
the passengers, and noted down as they were
de' eloped:
| ]. One Of he robbers, who searched the PCS
sergtIs, was about IS yea's old, and spoke as
|
AIDES Tnomn,nn. Another was tall m g,
perhsp, IS wears old; had a so orous voice, a
pronunciation similar to New England or
rscy man. The ,kird one did not sprak.
The pis OILS we're Of the .arge dragoon kind
Q Nrithe, the driver nor the 2asssnge' Sit
ting wi h him haIlnrd. so that The passengers
were ignorant Of what was tran>sctIug wIhou
the s,sge till the robbers appeared a. its door,
Thr driver states that hr struck the one wh'
stopped The horses with his whip, bu' re PAS
,engrrs would have though, It more proper ~
him 10 have given some kind Of alarm. The
oui side pas. niger stated that the driver beha,.
ed manly, and the driver said that 'hr out .ide
passenger behaved manly.
) After the robbers irf' the stage, the pas
sensers .nqui ed how far was 10 the pcaresi
house, in order that they might obtain lgh'
wherrwi, h to collect their prop. ny, VIII h was
s,rrwed over The road. He answered that II
was half mile dis an; bu' on the re urn, the