The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-07-28
A His ishwayman Of the Old School.

Wells, Fargo &c Co.'s express was lately rob.
bed In the most polite way of SIS ,O00, near
Chico, Butte county, California. The San
Francisco Herald gives the following accoun,
of the proceeding:
The outrage was committed at about nine
O'Clock in the evening. The night was dark.
and as the stage was emerging from a wood
and ABOUT to descend into a creek the bed of
which was dry, some person ahead of the
coach called on the driver, in a loud voice TO
stop. The driver supposed that a team or
some other obstruction was in the way, and
suaaehiy Ieined In his horses. On looking
round, somewhat to his astonishment. he dis
covered TWO men with dou BILE -barrelled guns
ieFeieu al the passengers on the box seat and
another with similar weapon covering the
tour or i've persons in side
The captain of the gang with a cooked re-.
FoiFer IN his hand, stepped up to the driver
and informed him in a cool and clear voice
that ne must have the money in the treasure
press messenger, said, "Charley, it will be of
no use to resist. Nobody shall be harmed, If
You oon't make any fuss. And. in the near =
time, pursued the highwayman, "gen tlemen
", wiia III oe klnd enough to hold up their hands"
IL Is not necessary for us to say that the pas
sengers obeyed, and the driver dropped the
relns, and each mans fingers poin ted Instantly
TO heaven. Now, then, Charley" said the
roooer, Il must nave your pistol 10 prevent
accidents" and he proceeded to disarm the ex-
pfessman, Notwithstanding the outraged man S
remonstrances. As the robber took the pis-
tol, with naive affectation of surprise and
ali ominous shake of the head, he said, ''Why,
Charley, the pistol is actually cooked. DON'T
be foolish, Charley" Thereupon Charley i'm
mediately subsidized with the remark that it
was very hard that he should be treated in
such manner. mot at all, Charley" answer
ed the obber, II am not robbing y0u--yon can
not help yourself, but your company adyer-
use that they have a capital stock of S500,OoO,
and $4,000 TO divide among the boys would
n mi GnH hnr law Lyy NJ
of modifying Charley's feelings the highway
man politely assured him, upon his honor, las
gentleman,'' that he was not murderer,
and did not desire to take dollar from any
person then present.
At this time Mr.. McUufie suggested that
there existed no absolute necessity for the
strange genJleman's friends on the road to per-
sst in holding their guns in so very direct 4
line with his head, Us lie had known men under
such csee ums tances TO suffer from nervous ex-
| c tement and although he could not doubt
their peaceful assurances or the honesty of their
IN ention, if the triggers chanGed TO be very
finely set an explosion might take place uncon-
sclOuSly. Thereupon the robber bowed polite
ly, and expressed his desire TO make the in ter
view as pleasant one as possible, and directed
his men TO elevate their fowling pieces but still
10 keep the enemy swell covered" After this
he uDbItched the horses, fastened them secure
ly to fence near by, declining, in affectlonate
language, the assistance of the driver, and drew
from the stage the box otTreasure.
He was about to split open the box with an
axe, when he remarked TO "Charley." that il
would be pity 10 spoil the furniture, and
asked for the key. Observing some hesi tatlon
and grumbling on the part of the messen ger
he brought forward q bundle of cord and ex-
pressed The opinion thai it would be necessary
tor him 10 tie Charley" he was talking a
great deal too much. What would you give
TO know me, This face was masked Charley ~
he asked. "rwo-and-a- half" was the suilen
reply "Ah, your liberality will be the death
of you" replied the high wayman, who then
very coolly opened the treasure box, filled the
placed 'Charley's' pistol in the bed of the
coach, fastened the horses again TO the stage
expressed the delight he experienced in meet
Ing with gen tlemen who were SO unexceptiona-
bic In their department, and bade d graceful
adieu. The robbers then left for the woods
During the whole proceeding not an oath was
heard, and the captain of the gang did his ut
most, says our informant, to soothe the alright
OF the passengers.