The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-03-07
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THE RuBBCR or THE Rt1iSE.
Very famous at the latter part Of til,
last century was tho robbcr-band Of tn,
Rhine, commanded by the renowned
Schndcrhanncs. This remarkable per
>son was born at Nastmttcn, Of parents in
the lowest grade of society, in the year
no A public whipping, which he re
ccivcd for some Juvenile delinquency. de
termined his course Of life. His Young
heart was fillcG with shame and bitter.
ness and from that moment lie sought
to ally himself ouly with those who sol
at defiance the laws which had degraded
him forever Having made himself
worthy of such folowship.by committing
a daring robbery. and escaping from pri,.
on after his apprehension lie sought ont
Fink. surnamcd Red head, who received
him with opens arms. and introduced him
SuccessiveIY to Mosebach, Soibert. Hits
Jacob, and Hughetto. at that time the
most celebrated bandits Of the district
The young Desperate soon showed that
It was his mission to lead. rather than to
follow. and in a very lii',e tine lie be-
came the captain Of the band His cap.
sure thus became matter of conse-
quence and he was so closely watched
that at length the authorities succeeded
IN arprcErnding him in the mill of
" ciden While they were conveying
him to OhcrStein he contrived to get up.
on the roof cf a prison where thcy halt.
cd Tor the night. and attempted to dc
sccnd by rope he had manufactured If
the straw Of his bed Midway. however.
the rope broke. and, reaching the ground
with more noise than lie contemplated
he Was retaEon Secured at lcus,h. IN
the strong prison of ScarLruck. every
body believed that the career Of this
Young chief was ended; when, in three
days, the country was thrown into con
Sternation BY circular announcing his
escape.
When Schindcrhames rcioined Iii,
comrades. ho f,uud them under the com.
mand Of Pcui. suruqmcd Peter thc
Black. This worthy was n tai. paunt
man. with forest Of black hair. and Il
tnrk and matted beard haneine upon
his breast. His complexion was sallow.
and his voire rcscmblcd TIC croak Of a
raven, both in sound and auaury When
sober ho was plunged. in = dull and co.v
apathy, in which he would do whatever
he was bid. to the cutting cf = tbroot q,
the burning of a church when drunk he
was compound Of the wolf and ,icer
In the intermediate state. however When
bis mind was fully awake withopt lc;no
over excited and when he could murder
on principle. rather than from rossion or
mere stupid instinct. he was the o.,raI Of
any bandit chief mtLupe lie ala NO,
long. however. remain n b,r f. ,La ronna
robbers ambition. Bcino t,Lc,, ,nJ
plunged into suttrrra,,c.n G,,,,, du",,''',, "''
whore no brandy WA, to bo LaJ b.c,,''
cciyed such DISGUST Mt tie Frcpcb si1o
Of the Rhine. thai on cficeting his cscarc
he crossed tie river. and dil no, return
for some years. ScLipderhaures lin.
self was soon after captured md LODGED
in the same dungeon at S;mmcrm This
was merely deep waited LoIc twrnty
feet under the foundation Of a ,ri,on.
er-towcr on the rampartswi,h oply sin.
gle small opening at the ton tirouoh
which the captive was let down by wcons
ofa rope The openingof course could
not be shut without Sitting the nrisoncr
but, at any rate there seemed TO he no
possibility Of climbing to it. placed as it
was in the middle Of the lofty roof .