The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-01-30

pretty eOon heard hlman voice.
Let Inc out Of thiS!" and he yelled pret.
ty loud.
Il lifted my head so as to make him
think | was in the usual place, and then
asked him what he was doing there.
Let me out and l will tell YOU, he re-
piled '"'
TEL me what yon are in there forP' |
said. s.
Il got here to sleep on rags" he ans
werpd.
How did you get int' Iasked.
Let me out or | lshoot you through the
headl' he replied.
"Just at that moment my horses feet
struck the hard road, and l knew that the
rest of the route to jackson would be good
going; the distance twelve mile. | slipped
back to the front board and took the whip,
In fifteen minutes we cleared the woods,
and away we went at a keen jump. The
chap inside kept yelling to be let out.
Finally he stopped, and in a few minutes
came the report of a pistol--one-two--
three-four-one right after the other, and
] heard the balls whiz over my head. III
had been on my seat, one ot those balls, il
not two of them, would have gone through
me. popped up my head again, and
gave yell, and then said, 20 God, save
me!-Pn dead man!-tbcn lmade a kind
OF shutting noise, as though | was falling
eff, and finally settled down on the front
board again. ] now urged up the old mare
by giving her an occasional poke with my
whip stock, aud she peeled 1t faster than
ever.
The man called out to me twice more
pretty soon after this, and as he got no
reply he made some tremendous efforts to
get the door open, and as this also at last
failed him, he made several attempts on the
top. But had no fear of his doing any.
thing there, for the top of the cart is framed
with dove tails, and euch sleeper boltcd to
the the ost with iron bolts. had made
so could carry loads there. By and by,
after all else failed, the scamp began to hol.
ler whoa to the horse and dept il up until
he became hoaIse. All this time / kept
perfectly qniet, holding the rains firmly,
and kept poking the beast wiihthe stock.
We sele not an hour going that dozen miles
not hit oft. I hadn't much tear; per
haps might tell the truth, and say | had
uouc, for had a sood pistol, and more
than that, my passenger was safe; yet i was
glad when come to jackson village, and in
ten minutes more hauled up IN front of the
tavern, and found couple Of men in the
barn cleaning down some stage horses.
well, old fellow" said /, as got down
and went to the back Of the wagon, you
have had good ride, haven't you?"
who are you?', he said, and be swore as
he. asked the question.
~ am the man you tried to shoot, wa:
my Tply. ,o,..
Look here, We We come 10 safe step
ping placer and mind you that my pistol il
ready for you the moment you show your
self. Now lay quiet. "
BY this time The two oiiostlers ad come
to see what was the matter, and explained
the case. Alter this got one Il tbt N to
run and rout out the sheriff. aed tell him
what believed d got tor him. Ihe first
streaks Of daylight were coming up, and i'll
half an hour ir'would be broad daylight
In less that time the sheriff came, and two
men with him. / told him the whole af-
fair in few words, and then made Tor the
cart. He told the chap inside who he was
and if he made the least resistance he d be
dead man. t then slipped the iron
wrench out, and as I let the door down the
fellow made spring. caught him by the
ankle, and he came down on his lace, and
the moment saw the chap | recognized
him. He was marched to the lookup, aud
told the sheriff should remain in town
all day. After breakfast the sheriff came
down TO the tavern ard told me ] had
caught the very bird, and if ] would re
main until the next morning ] should have
the reward of two hundred dollars which
mad been offered.
II found NY goods all safe, Paid the ex
press agent for bringing them from Indian
apolis, and then went to work to stow
them away in the cart. The bullet holes
were found in the top of the vehicls, just as
/ expected. They were in line, about five
inches apart, and had | been where usr al-
" sit two Of them must have hit me some
where about the small of the back, and
passed upward, for they were sent with
heavy charges of powder, and his pistols
were heavy ones.
"On the next morning the sheriff called
upon me, and paid ME two hundred dollars
in gold, for he had made himself sure that
he had got the villain.
II afterwards found letter in the post
cffice at Portsmouth for me, from the
Sheriff Of Hancock county, and informed
me that the fellow who tried to kill and rob
me is in prison for life. ;"