The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-15

RIBLE MIGHT.
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thai wht5h [ occupied
anne earriaBe. Where wi
alton was somewhat dark
eas Jnt they we're getting iB. th,
Eat the guard lamp fell upor
Aen ana / vas struck with he fact
shat uu. only we're they of the sams
isht md build, but they were
dressed ass in the same way. anc
taAt Way was precisely that of ths
a nst whom 1 jostled outside
cams 4 eQnld not cell why. bat !
sy, and had it not been toe
@ W. were already out Of the sta.
% I'D going rapidly through 4
uun I should have got the porter
g CID me to M i reasoned
@ self that, after al, i was quite
@e vas Locked in o. each side,
a taa motion OF the train would as
lg prevent any one from
elrs me as il would hinder me
~ aching the guard. Reason e.
4 wOuId. however, / felt more aud
more uncomfortable, aud determined
that, at the first stoppage, I would get
some alteration made. 1 little knew
where my 6rst stoppags was to be:
little did / think OF the nature of
doom that hung over me. Suddenly
4 thought the thunder of the train
became fainter, and the motion of the
carriage less rapid. While was try
ing to solve this matter, the carriage
seemed 10 stop, and then 10 move
again. L looked out. Good heavens
the train was q considerable distance
ahead, and / was being rapidly carried
back toward W. Faster and
faster sped the carriage on its return,
and more terrified did / become. The
motion Of the carriage became % swift
as it il had been behind the mail
nay, even swifter-and my heart sank
within me, my very knees shook IN
der me and my hair seemed to bristle
with the terrible suspense Of those
moments, while big drops Of cold
sweat fell from my face. On, on we
sped, aud then che motion began to
slaCken. Good God what should I
do2 The carriage stopped; click
a. If key in the door near which
stood, moment and the light of
the carriage lamp fell upon the face /
saw OUTSIDE the bank. The man or
heRd pointed pistol at me. / drew
back step, and was seized from be-
hind; my assailant had entered from
the opposite door. The one with the
pistol advanced across the floor OF
the carriage; made one frantic
grasp at him, saw him raise the butt
end of bis weapon, and then / felt
dizzy, and In attempting to grasp his
arm tainted away.
WheS | came to myself, was lying
on the hoof of the carriage, too weak
70 move, the doors were open. and
the bitter storm beat In upon me in
all its winter fury. / could not quite
realize my situation; oil seemed con-
fused and muddled. / only remem-
bered that / ought to have been nc
M, bus that some terrible violence
had Frustrated @me. Presently
heard the whistle Of an engine. as if
coming from NJ, and, confused
as / wan, / knew the fate which
awaited rue if in the storm the ad-
vancing train should be upon me ere
the driver noticed my carriage.
made q desperate attempt to rise. bat
ID vain. The shrIll whistle sounded
sgain, still nearer, and this time il
was answered by another of deeper
tone from the opposite direction, and
4 caught, in q lull Of the storm, the
sound Of wheels Of the approaching
engines. / became sick with horror,
and I closed my eyes in dread. Then
the advancing engines whistled again
and again, and, @ Joy / could tell
that they went slower, and then stop
ped. Then 4 lost all consciousness
once more. when / again became
sensible, i felt myself sitting up. AEsA-l
some one holding me. / felt
thar the carriage was in motion.
opened nv eyes. and found myself
with Mr.. Wilmot and the cashier.
The porter Of the bank aud the station
master Of w were also there. L
tried to speak, butcould not. I made
a motion with my hand. to try to
make them comprehend that I could
not speak.
He wants something to drink"
said Mr.. Wilmot Has any one got
some brandy?"
No one had, but in a few inmates
taken into the refreshment room and
laced under the care of a surgeon.
Under the effects of warmth and
stimulants soon revived sufficiently
to give an account of what happened,
% far as understood il. The station
master stated it ID beyond q doubt
that the men who attacked me were
prepared with q carefully considered
: plan. which they had but too well
succeeded in carrying out. They had
evidently got along the foot-board OF
the carriage, and, when ascending .
steep incline, they had undone the
couplings, so that the carriage ran
back on to the level. Their place
had been we'll chosen, as It was In 9
very lonely part OF the country, and
far from any station. The fact that
the turnpike road approached the
line at a point some three hundred
yards from where the carriage stopped,
had possibly facilitated their escape
/ was unable 10 account the arrival
DC the two engines. which evidently
came to search for the missing carriage
This was soon explained. AS regard
ed the engine from NJ. that wa
sent back as soon as ever the traiE
reached the station. because the car
riage was Immediately missed. Ih'
ey.<ine from ", with Mr.. vii
mot and the others, started on aecoun
oil discovery made By Mr.. Wilmot
which caused the utmost Reconsideration
This discovery was nothing less thar
that the telegram from NJ was
forgery. Mr.. Wilmot had telegraphet
10 Dir. Dane to say that the relic
asked had been sent. To this an
nouncemeut Mr.. Dane replied that b.
eould not understand il, that soma
thing was wrong, and that he shoul'
await Mr.. Wilmot's explanation a
the station at NJ. The false tele
rram had been craftily conceived
and. unfortunately for me, was in th
private code Of our bank. When
vas autographed from M that Oh
train had arrived minus my carriag
the case against me looked doubl
strong. and the two men who entere
a W were set down as coafede
ates who we're TO help me clrry Q
Booty. When, however, W.
..i ia the carriage, q new hgl
xain upon the minds of my re
srs and ie was seen that 4 was 81
fn rot che chief criminal.
Ttrenained noW to try TO disooy
tt. darine Bcoundreis Who had pla
~r ard executed this nefari0us dee
ar If possible, retake tho boat
Was seemed q very hopeless tas
.n al proved skill had been TAX