The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1860-09-06
A HUNT ON TME HIGHWAY.
From the journal Of an english Police Officer

From the journal fan English Police Officer.
There was q shrewd robber some
where. The farm houses were robbed;
shops were robbed the tills Of the bars
at the wayside inns were robbed and
the people had their pockets picked
Ali this happened in the region OF coun-
try between Sidney and Lowstone-not
field OF vast extent--and yet the rob-
Der or robbers could not be found. Off
icers had searched IN every direction,
and several suspicious looking individ-
uals had been apprehended but the
real cuIprit still remained at large. One
day the mail was robbed, and on the
next a man had his pocket picked OF
five hundred pounds, while riding in
stage coach-tor my narrative dates
back to the old coaching days. The
money had been carried in his breast
pocket, and he knew that it was stolen
from HIM while he was enjoying Bit
OF doze on the road.
l had been confined to my house by
i severe cold for several days, and was
not tit to 60 out now but as this mat
ter was becoming SO serious, / felt 1t
my duty to be on the move, and accor.
dinghy fortified nay throat and breast
with warm flannel, ana set forth. l had
no settled plan i'll my mind, for had
not yet been upon the road, and was
not thoroughly posted up" A ride OF
five miles brought me to Sidney, and
thence l meant to take coach to Low
stone, where Sam otickney, one OF the
shreWdest Of men, Lived. Stickney had
already been on the search, and / wish
ed to consult him before making any
decided movement. l reached Sidney
at half past five IN the morn, and the
coach left at SIX. Lowstone was sixty
miles distant, 50 l had a good ride be-
tore nae. During the early part Of the
day l rode upon the box with the driver
and from him l gained considerable in
formation touching the various robber-
les that had been committed. He was
forced to admit that several people had
been robbed in his stage, though he de-
cIared he couldn't see into 1t. for he
had not the most remote idea even OF
who the robber could be.
We reached BONNEVILLE at noon, where
we stopped to dine, and hen we left
this place I was the only passenger. AT
the distance OF twelve mile, at q little
village called Cawthorne, we stopped
to change horses, and here another pas
senger got up, had been occupying
the forward seat, as that happened to
be wider than the others, and gave me
a better opportunity for lying down ;
and when the new conner entered he
took the back seat. He was q young
man, / judged, and not very tall IN stat
ure, but SO completely bundled up was
he in shawls and mutiers, that his size
OF frame was not so easily determined.
lie was very pale and coughed badly ;
and at once made up my mind that
he was far less fit to travel than | was.
After we had got fairly on our way,
remarked to HIM that | had been stuff
ering from severe cold, and that this
Was the first time had yentured out
for quite number OF days. He looked
at me out of pair Of dark, bright eyes,
and when he seemed to have determin-
ed what manner of man l was, he said:
81 have something worse than cold
SIR" He broke into fit OF coughing
which lasted minute or so, and then
added-"It won't be a great while be-
fore l shall take my last ride"
Again he was seized with a spasm of
coughing, and when he had recovered
from it, he continued-"The disease is
eating me up and shaking me to pieces
at the same time"
He further informed me that he had
started on a tour for his health, but that
he had given it up, and was now on
his way home, which place he was anx-
ious to reach as soon as possible. An
other paroXism seized him at this point
and be intimated that he was unable to
converse, as the effort brought on his
cough. | had noticed this. and had
made up my mind to trouble him no
more, even before he had gwen me the
hint.
After this he drew his outer shaw
more closely about his neck and face
and having secured an easy posture, he
closed his eyes, and l was not long IL
following his example. Toward the
middle of the afternoon the coach stop
ped at small village, where we changed