The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-12-02
LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF THREE
DESPERATE ROBBERS.

! traced for long time, and through many pla.
ces, lis perpetrators have at last been cap.
iured, and arc now awaiting trial before the
Conu of Assiaes in Nova Scotia. They are
! three in number, and their names are Phil
Stanley, Jack Rand and Bill Smith
| These three men apparently, are none OF
your small, vulgar tascas. They display The
trophies of no less than sixteen memorable
achievements, Of which each OF them boasts
and whether they exacgeraN the importance
! and recklessness OF these from love OF boast.
ing, We will not stop TO enquire.
The leader oG this Trio is Phil S'anIey olias
Phil Sanford, who ptides himself upon bcus
one oil the most arttul vilaus IN Chtistendom
| Hs was born in England, aud is over 30 years
old. His manner is ailabe aud quiet: yet he
is The very deviliu hardihood, ard gifted with
almost unparalleled iinesse. lle has the eye
Of a lynx, the subtlely of cat, the quick do.
cislon oi a consumulate general, and force
of execution which sets all obstacles al def.
auce.
lie first became krown on this continent
in he city o, Buffalo, whetc in single nigh,
he committed three burGlares. He was ar.
rested Tor the crime, tried, convicted aud sen.
teucrd TO ntnr months imprisoumru, Uulor-
tunaIely, his sencucc waI soou after commu.
ted, and, true 10 his instincts, he has'cued to
deserve another
This fellow is arislocraric in his trade. He
enertains hearty contempt Tor small rascal
iies, and asplres to areal projects and nc.
hjevemcnts. Scarcely had he got out oI pr.
son, when he plauusd grand enterprise
against the Million Bank, OF Dorchester: and
one fac morning that institution missed S39,
GOO. Having succeeded in tins great project,
he carried on his operations in Albany, Rn.
chester, Buffalo and Springfield; sometimes
alone, sonnet times with his associates. But
in BGilao the bird was cSaed the second
time the Grand Jury found true bill OF in-
dictmeEl, aud he was sentenced To the Au-
burn State Prison ior anothe, period of nine
years and nine months
In The meantime Pail had married ,he wi.
dow of Jew, who kept an obscure hotel in
the city OF Albanv. When he found himself
" second lime under the restraint oi iron bars
and heavy locks, he sci his genius TO work
10 devise The mraas OF recovering his Liberty
tie drew up petition 10 the Governor of the
State for his Patiaa, signed by all tho employ
cts of The prison, and having couu'erleiled
the signature oI the Judge, sent II on to Gov
eruor Seymour. His Excellency was en-
shared by the trick he PROMPTLY sen, M an
ORDER for his rslpaso, ,.aud in a few days PIi
! found himself outside the prison walls. The
J fraud was afterwards discovered, and Officers
we're dispatched to find the criminal, and af.
ter a long and ltuitIess search, they listened
to The proposals OF bis wife, who agreed 10
discover his whereabouts upon certain oondi
tons. The bargain beirS consummated,
Phil get of with two years and six months
confinement. This inadequate punishmenl
only whelled his in sliucls, and gave him new
faith in his lncky star; and he soon afer
robbed the Windham coualy Bank of $685.
COO He next turned his thoughts upon Can
ada, and went 10 Montreal, where he com
mit,ed many robberIos with mpuniy-.amona
others one of Thousand dollars :om the Of
fee Of lhe Grand Trunk Railroad, A police
officer getting clue 10 his proceedings track
cd him TO Buffalo, where he succeeded in
capturing him He was locked mp Two OF
three months and then let of for wan, oil sui
! iicient evidence.
! After Getting rid Of this annoyance lhas
fortunately, he wen, 10 New York, where nj
wife was then living, Scarcely had he stepp'
/ ell out of the cars when this adorable crea
! lure demanded fur mantIlla. Could he re-
fuse snch request 10 loving angel vino had
turned aside the poisoned arrows oi luS'Ee
| aimed nj his devoted head? The thing Wa:
/ not 10 be lhouaht of; Phil had mol The funds
| be assured he was not the man 10 spoil hi
dignity by pliering so petty thing. 10 re
| lieve himself OF the embarrassment, he sig
nalized the right of his visit TO the Metropo
( lis by breaking mo a store and stealing
quantity OF rich furs, which he thought conlc
not fail 10 satisfy the most eX,ra8asant wish
! es of his beloved. But unfortunately for him
! he had not obtained the article ready made
he had only taken The raw materials; anc
though the skins were magnificent, his wife
upbraided him in no gentle terms for Thu
oversight-"They must dc" said Phil; ''lheJ
must be made up" They were accordingly
sent TO a furior, where, as luck would hav'
it, they were seen and recognized by the law
ful owner aud Phil was arrested when hi
called for the article.
$50 it has often happened" philosophical
Iy remarked poor Phil, on his way 10 M
Toombs "lhese cursed baubles OF womel
have ofen ruined great men," But he dl'
no, conten, himself merely with giving ut
,erance to The maxims OF wisdom but Will
on his way to that venerable penal institution
he slipped from the officers, onlsirpped then
in The race, escaped from the city, fled It
Michigan, robbed The State bank Of 81 1000
went 10 Connecticut, pIundered several jew
ery stores in tina: State, robbed an Indiana ex
change agent of considerable sum, plum
tlered severaI of The principal shops, an
ioined Jack Rand and Bill Smith. Inc tff