The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-11-26


chapter from Mexico. The passion for play
is public, universal, and unbounded. 1t is
probably even superior TO the passion for pull
que. Every one plays, and plays for all he
is worth in the world, and often more. But
he has his resource the road. A man who
has lost bis last dollar, but who is determined
to play on till he dies, lays himself under
strong temptations of covetng his neighbours
goods. The hour when the stages pass is
known 10 every one; the points of the road
where they must 90 slowly up the hill, are
familiar to all highway ecollections.-Asso-
ciates are expedously found among the lo-
terers, who after their own ruin, sit around
the room watching the luck of others. The
band is formed in moment; they take the
road without delay, post themselves in the
evergreens, enjoy the finest imaginable pros
peci, and breathe the most refreshing air, un-
til the creaking of the coach wheels puts
them on the alert. They then exhibit their
weapons the passengers produce their little
pulses, the stage is robbed of everything
portable, or convertible into cash, the band
return TO the gaming table, fling out their
coin, and play ill they are either rich or ru-
ined once more.
Some time after an adventure, such as we
have described, the stage was robbed near
Puebla by gang, all of whom had the APP
pearance of gentlemen. When the opera
ton OF rfling every body and everything was
completed, one OF the robbers observed
''ihst they must not be looked on as profes
sional thieves, for they were gentlemen; but
having been unfortunate at play, they were
forced TO put the company to this inconveni,
ence, for which they requested their particu-
lar pardon"
An instance OF this order occurring in the
instance of public parsonage, some years
before, long excited remarkable interest
The Swiss consul had been assassnated at
MONDAY. A carriage had driven up to his
door, out of which three men came, one in
the dress of priest.-On the doors being
opened they seized and gagged the por
Ter, rushed into the apartment where the
consul was sitting, murdered and robbed him
and then retreated. None knew whence
they came or whittier they went; but the
murdered man in his dying struggle had torn
a button off the coat OF one of the robbers
which they found in his hand. A soldier
was shortly after seen with more money than
he could account for. Suspicion naturally
fell upon him, his quarters were searched
and one of his coats was found with the but
ton torn off. He was convicted but relied
on pardon through the Colonel Yanez
chief ade-de-camp of The President Santa
Anna, who was his accomplish in the trans
action. On being brought out for execution
and placed on the fatal bench where Grimm
ais are slrangled, he cried out, "Slop viii
acknowledge my accompces;" and he pro
nounced the name of the Colonel. Search
was Immediately made in the house of Yam
ez. and letter in cipher was found connect
ing him with this and other robberies. This
letter was left in the hands of one of the
! Judges. Ie was offered a,large sum of mon
|, ely 10 destroy it, but refused In few day
after he was found dead, as was supposed b.
poison. The paper was then transferred tt
another judge, who was offered the same
bribe, and who promised 10 destroy il; bu
on confering with his priest, though he tool
the money, he shrank from the actual de
! struction of the document, and kept il in 81
/ lence. Yanez was brought to trial, and be
) leving that the paper was no longer in ex
islence, treated the subject with contempt.
The paper was produced, and the aide
, de,camp was condemned and executed
, BldckUood.