The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-01-20
A Ride for Edfe--A NJ a N fosiSwesa
:. gYsrsy Miles by Mtghwayfners anst
,e roSf makes his Escape.
From the Kansas City tMo.l Times, lam

FROM Inc Kansas Wy lNo'' Aih1sT, "''"' ~ #.
We received 4 visit yesterday from MIR.
George Hcadington, a gentleman from len.
fnessec. who has been down in Southwest
Kansas booking Mt land, and he gave us the
. particulars Of quite an exciting chase, In
which he was pursued, and two men I'M
known to him were the pursuers.
MIR. Headingtcn had been to Fort Scott,
Baxter Springs, and through that portion
Of the country generally, for two weeks
past. ~,
city he stopped at n store on the roaa kep.
p nv q -ru1n named Garrison, near spring
Hill, at which nc bought some tobacco anu
n pirc. Not having sufficient change 'oPay
for them, he was forced to expose some
LARGO bills he had in a separate pocket
hcnk which he had not been IN the haolt
Of rulling out on all occasions.
The two men in the store at the time
noticed his moncy--somc 500 or SS00-and
WHISPERED one with another in manner
which excited the suspicious of Mr.. Head
inrton and made him cautious. Unfortu-
natcly. he was unar1ned, and when ne at
tempted to buy pistol from the merchant,
after telling him his suspicious, he was
laughed at for his fears and babe 50 on
without bothering himself further.
sfr.. Hcadington did ride on directly. as
he had good opportunity to keep clear of
danger. He had probably ridden four
miles. when, in looking back, he saw two
men approaching. These men gained upon
him, PASSED him, spoke to him, and MIR.
Hcadineton nj once recognized them as the
two men Of the store. II was late, and he
felt little uneasy, but he galloped up,
PASSED the men, and went on several miles
to house, where he put up for the night.
In an hour after he arrived who should
ride UP but these same men. They also
sought for lodgings, and obtained them /;
and when the hour for retiring came they
were put in separate rooms. Twice during
the night IIcadington heard them at his
door, and each time he frightened them OH
by calling out to know who tried the door.
After breakfast the next morning Head
incton fingered later than he intended In
order to let the men get as much start as
possible. He had probably gotten within
five or six miles OF this city when he came
up again upon the same two men at house
on the roadside. They were dismounted,
and were drawing q bucket Of water from a
well.
sir. iicahngton saw tiiat he was cunning
to timber very soon, and he believed that
there the attack would be made. His
horse was stout and fresh, and he deter
mined to make rush for it. Not halting
for moment ut the house where the two
men were, lie rode on rapidly, and when
ne gained tie woods he put his horse into
uallop. Pretty soon, in going through
stretch of prairie, he looked back, and
there came on the two men again, gallop- |
ing steadily themselves, determined to
overhaul the game ii possible.
For three or four miles this kind OF q
race was kept uF, and llcadington's horse
was Incoming blown and tired. In addi-
ton, the two men had gained on him per-
ceptihlr. Again they we're coming on ra-
ridly, and when lie tried to spur his horse
into gallop, the poor beast could not go
beyond trot. They had probably gotten
within one hundred yards of Headington,
when from lane leading into the road two
farmers roic down on their way to Kansas
city. The robbers saw them and held up.
Without explaining anything to them con-
ncc;ed with The chase, MIR. Headington
joined their company, and at last breathed
freely and safely, the first time since the
morning.