Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-23

MASON AND TIE HARPs AND THEIR DEN
IN THE cAvE-IN-TuE ROCKS on THK

MASON AND TIE HARPs AND THEIR DEN
IN THE cAvE-IS-THE ROCKS on TIKI
OHIO. l D.
A .,;,.. ,-irv Is contributing q series OF
int resting sketches of early scenes In
the s,uthwert To the N.tcbez Courier,
thu tells something about some famous
robbers who were the terror of the coun-
try about sixty years ago: g
La those early times the Western men
brought their produce down the river IN
fiat boats, and when they sold out their
cargoes they would return in Large com
pauie- Together by land. / once noticed
that THREE men made their appearance
here, one of whom was remarkable for his
very ferocious appearance. lie had a scar
of deep sabre cut across his brow, lhey
were dressed like backwoods farmers, and
mingled freely with the boa.men- They
80 chartered" a good deal about the price
of a great many articles, but nothing
seemed to satisfy them. Having made
themselves acquainted with all the boat
men, and caroused with them good deal,
they at last disappeared. As they were
walking up the hill 1 heard something
like the following conversation, though II
was in a suppressed whisper: say
captain,- said the smallest Ut the three.
.there's geese worth picking down there
Hold your Jaw, Little Harp. replied the
other ..you are everlastingly blabbing
7 II have TO smash your mouth for you yet
before get ysu broken in, you internal
VILLAIN, you
About two months after these rufiian'
had disappeared, the whole country Wal
startled by the news that large compan,
of Eeu,uckians had been robbed BY q
hand of robbers upon the Nashville track
Shortly after, three gentlemen. fathei
and his two sons, started To kentucky
aud when they had got pretty well Int
the wilderness they, too, were met ant
robbed of e. erytbing they had. This ex
cited the community To the highest pitcl
of indignation. They be>ought Gov
Claibourne to bring the power of the gos
lernment to bear and arrest the robbers
J He accordingly offered large reward 10
them dead or alive.
Great was the merriment made by Ma
.on-tbat was the bandits name-an'
his men, when they read the Governor
PROCLAMATION. They laughed at aud ridi
: culed it. How long he could have d-fie'
the authorities no one knows, 1t there rs
adaxe that there is honor among thi-ve
did not hold good in this case. y"
nivbt thew were sitting around their oial
ing camp fires. They had just made
suceesutul raid upon the settlements. an
I Mason. was distributing the bociy, L'.i
Harm crept up behind him aud buried
tomahmwk in his head. Mason fell deaf
! and his guilty soul was usber-d isto ia
;. pre- ence of his Maker. The ecn-Pir.io'
e then chopped off his head aud brought
n to Washington, the seat OF g'ssr"inen
y and claimed the reward When ,. VI
d noised about that the great robbor, Msso
,e was killed, and that his head vss !
re Washing ton for Identification al u
people in the settlement far snc. mel
Ne locked to see it Many who hsd oee
" victims recognized il at once ana s.o
y to it; there was NO nisfs.i"g INC
'e ghsstly grim features, With the "rl,o
y scar. The men Who had done ibe ses
Svsre hailed ct first A. oeneincbfs'
4 shev had rid the world of monster.
~ Now, although the Governor had pros
!. led . large reward. yet unfortunate
!. !. ~ sa he called for the money u @as s""'
= th.4 - treasury vas emPsy-tths sfsa
20 be . chronic osmplsins with my o.
: old States Of courss the csPf"r1 OF
y soc were dssayed in getting Their =
q This led 70 the 1ekentioa OF the conspu
: tor, Sor IL 20 hspPsnsa that The ose e
. Itlsnan and his eWo sunes vno nse -
- robbed, wsrs soong tne A@eHF ~
= 49, 70 look It the robber's hssas
y 1onent they laid their eyes % ze
y Hsrp thsy sxchanged gisneee IT,
m e eapped oat, end n hsa.s vnae