Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-09-04
STAGE RDBsERY.

-Four Hen Make Fourteen Men to SQUAT on a Red
FOOD Log-Siens Witnesses Of the Bagging Of $4,000
Our readers will remember the eiegraphic accounts
three or four weeks ago, of the haltng of stage in
safe OF large sum ofmoney. citizen of Davenport
was a passenger on said occason-E. Baldwin Chief
Engineer Of the D. & ST. r Railroad. He writes an
aeeoun. OIL .ne analr to friend He says he LEFT Col
ton Downievie, Sierra County. At the start they
"as cended 1000 feet" then descended 1000 feet
and then repeated the as censon and just the coach
reached the last summit episode occurred. Four
men sprang from behind rocks seized the leaders by
the bit and bade the driver "get down from there II
was some Tune MI Baldwin says before the
they were made to comprehend it without muchcere-
mony. The driver was ordered to take the horses
nom the coach and lead them to one side He obeyed
Next the passengers were told to dsmount and seat
themselves ON redwood log Aseach OF the robbers
held double-barreled shotgun and sworc that some
noays brains should be spilled unless you step right
hveiy now" the order was obeyed with alacrity 81
tell you my friend" writesMr. b. "I felt terribly put
out! The passengers sat still mice under cover of
the guns and silently watched the operations of
the ROBBERS in getting at the contents OF the safe
Ines coundres drilled holes about the lock and eIse-
where IN the door, poured powder into the openings
amped hem and then lighted the fuse. Int half min
ute there was q thick putt of smoke. q dull heavy
sound, and there lay the safe open. II was but the
work OF minute to sack the bags of gold and package
es greenbacks, and then the robbers ordered the
passengers to mount The travellers obeyed and took
their seats then the driver ordered to "hitch
and ne didas he oldand was requested too drive
on on quick and not lag once for mile And the way
the team flew away from the locality would
$4,000 and$l2,OOO
After making the aforesaid mile inuncommonly
quick time, the passengers got 70 comparing notes
concerning the slate interruption" and it was found
that every man of the fourteen had revolversafely
slowed away IN his trunk or valise. Not man
among them had a weapon about his clothes when
the robbers were at hand When the stage reached
Valley the passengers told the people the story
OF their suerings And they were laughed at sFour-
teen passengers of ordered to sit on rcd. wood
log by four robbers armed with nothing but d-d old
shot guns, and you did it-you sQuatted. did Won.
while they robbed the safe was the gist Of the re
marks OF the Grass Vslleyites, delivered with looks
and accents of scorn
Mr.. Baldwin says one experience OF the kind is
enough for him-hewouldnt go across the street to
meetanother.
The Republicans of Ottumwa Center township, held
their primary election last Saturday OF the 36 votes
cast for Senator Hon j. H. Merrill received 3o which
ment to number one Hon. S. T. Caldwell and
Peter Gof were the winning candidates for Represen-
tatives' The county convention will be held next
satnfday.-Des Moiaes Republican.
man who thrust his arm into a lions cage al,
Mansfield, Ohio camenear being pulled through
space three inches wide and will have to nurse thai
arm for long time beforeit work on full time
Governor Thomas A. Hendricks refuses to take any
part tor the Democrats in the pending campaign in
oho al though earnestly solicited to come over and
aid them.
The head of the man found mbsdded in the rock out
IN Kansas has been identified. Bill Allen knew him
WELL They Were boys together.
A young lady in Indiana sought to demolish an
unfaithtul lover by publishing some addressed
20 MN, IN which, after prophesying her imme diate
dissolution, she said "Comegaze upon my dust false
one" But the compostor spelled dust with 3d." and
the young man went to see her the next evening
70 tease Brown, of Cairo ittle his wife borrowed
neighbors baby and put her doorstep and then,
discovered, II and went for Brown. He said "Why,
gave her $500 and sent her to Chicago last week II
and the joking wife is after divorce.
western parson delicatey began funeral disco.
rse by audng to the fact that he had ocisted vt the
hanging Of the father Of the deceased He was waited
upon by club next morning in the hands OF ono
OF the family Of the late lamented @
Tennessee lady presented herhusbaud with q
PAIR Of twins, and In due time added triplets Ilaar
me- exclaimed an astonished neighbor aisnpposs Mrs..
Sleooing will have qusdrupeds next and then csni-