, 1873-12-12
WESTERN BANDlTTI,

WE0 ERla bHWull w.
Two Dcspcrnst0cs Capture q Country
Store TN Csisa County, NIo.--Tho vii
lingo f7osslps EBt.ctkci ntld Gnwrcu~.
Tho Store lkobbod and tho lIaldits
EAcnVc.
... From the Eansas CITY ts'o.> Times, Dc. 10.
THO lateht, and ono ot tho bollest; rolborleo
like ROMANCE Of old fondal timoH, and m
achievement which would du honor to Dick
Tnrpn or Clautlo Duva, or othnr notorious
llighwaymon, took ,pnco on the State lino Of
Missouri, about thirty five or forty miles Hout],
Of Kausas City, on Friday night list.
Mossrs. bryant mud Chandler aro tho prop,ic.
torB Of d small country grocery and dry goolA
storo looatod south Of Grand l.iycr and d fow
miles south OF tho Vlllugo OF Woatpotnt. Mo.
Tho store Is dooont frnmo building, located 1t
tho cross-roads u nbout laif 1lilc east OF tho
kailsaa State limo.
II was just as the sllndcs Of evening bud caat
gloom over tile ,prairics in tho vicinity, when
TWO strangers rode up to tho store. They were
young neu. evidently botwcon y anu Is yoars
of nge, QUO fa!r complcxionol man wearing
!ig!it whiHkors tho othor, rather younger, had
uarK ls.ir ama ~ spottcd m,.stacho mud beard ia
coat both llad their forchoadu concealed hv
common black felt hats.
Mr.. kfyunt was alone in tho storo tho evening
was cold a'd rather darls, tho nearest house ysnp
several hundred yards awny. Tho two yoa1la
meti entered tho store nnd wated mn In thoo
stovo to warm themselves. They entered into
q rleaaaut asid gosHirry conversation with Mr..
Dfyant, and appeared to bo acquainted with Tho
country. They aBkolt to Bco aoino WOODEN ncaris.
a''d finally selected ono and paid for it ani
turned to tho ssoyo. Mr. Br5 mt proceeded with
his various duties In tho Btore. nil tic tmo
koopng up ca.olosa ana joyinl CONFORMATION
with the two good-looking young mon.
MIR. Bryant turned from his shelves, where ho
Ind poon b,,stly ougagod Strengthening up for
tho night. when lie found his face iu very u1,-
comfortable proximity to two largo .oyviyera.
willie tho smiling countenallcos Of tho 'trS, two
amlablo young men had assumed very busi.
neas-ke inspect.
-. 1" Mr.. bryant, wo want aii your available cash.
We n,'lnt llayo it, or take something you yauo
still more dear. 50 Bloll out without uo,ao or
delay"
"but will not submit"
I" Ycs, YOU will" replied tho robbcrs, and In
another second tic new woolon scarf Just pur-
chasod was oyor his mouth. And his arms ,yore
soon socaroly pnioued. Ills Dyes wore then
shaded with u now shawl, and tic two rpbhors
proceeded to ritlo tue store. Tlloy first secured
tho cash, amounting to about GlU0 then thoy
as suited their fancy. nla,ifcsting both taHto aud
discrimination in their selections.
Wlilo thoso gay and festive youths wore Oh
gagged IN this questionable business, m old
larmor just dropped In to pass away n long
evening md talk over tho nows around tho stoyo
in tho cross-,oad store Tho young mon re-
coiycd him courtcously. md took caro Of him
aa speedily na possible by .gaeging aud blind
folding him, and on'ptying his pockets of Ills
wallet. his knife, several pieces Of twiuo. q
buckle, md q fow nails and so,no papers. i1o
was oaoortcd to soat beside Bryant, there 10
silently study aud wondcr what noxt was to he
fall him.
This business Was scarcely concluded when
two othor farmers strollod into tile store. Thoy
woro welcomed by tho bandits, and seized upon
ns Legitimate prey. One Of thus Inst couple inan-
ifested his doairo to 80 homo by starting to ro-
tance down tho road, whom ho WIS stopped BY
tho persuasive intluonce Of q pistol-ball in his
hip. He camo back ,,udor oHcort. Ho and his
companion woro seatcd upon THO counter with
the other two, aud their pockets 1illetl. Two
moro men struggled In separately, ono Of them
an IriBhman. These were successfully captured
mud pinionod, and Six mon wcro ranged in row,
holploss and uncertain rs to thoir future fato.
security Of ali thoir vsitors, prossod into service
little boy who just dropped in" A,.d who was
employed iu and about tito store. With his u.s.
sistance they proceeded to .'go through" tho
store, manifeatin5 taste and dlscrotioa III their
abundant supply OF cigars, tobacco, and WHISKY,
fitted themselves out with new glovos, handkor.
chiefs, shirts, &c. During this operation they
discovered 4; 4 sehoolmaBtor to bo among their
pr!Honers. Tho youngest took occasion to lec-
tnre Him upon tho immortality Of boing out late
at nights, mud its tonilcucy to promote bnl lab-
its, aud advised him noyor to 20 abr,ud late
agnn. THO 1r!shmau 'was upbraidod will, being
30 poor as to Lave only forty cints" in lis
pockets, which they ayorrel was not enough to
pay for the rope to bind him with. The wounded
n,an WAS examined and pronounced not badly
dama9od, and was malo to stand up with tho
others.
Having satisfied tholr cupidity and placed
themselves outside Of respectable amount of
whisky, thoy tllo proceeded to arrange for their
departure. The prisoners ware escorted outside
tho store, aEd ranged in Il line fnciug tho road
tho boy was pinioned and blindfolded, lite tho
otlors, and placed with thon. Tho thieves then
led III, their horses, and third horse which had
been ridden thoro byone OF tho captured farmers.
Tlio oldcst Of tho thieves t1cn addressed the
prisoners:
~ want you, gentlemen, to stand perfectly
still until my partner III ont Of slght. will
TINT raises q noise Or attempts to got away, I
will shoot liH head Oft. You must wait here per-
meat Of you"
Ono OF tho thieves ltad already departed witt
the lod horse. The last QUO walked ssoaitlily
heard .galloping away in the direction Of tho
State line. The boy managed to get himsolf
looso from his bonds and soon had tho rest Of
the prisoners loose. But tho bold thieves wcro
far ont OF sight and hearing.
as soon al daylight dnwned numbers OF indig
nant citi2ens were out on tho trail. Tho outlaws
wore trailed into the Indtan Territory. It il
thought that thoy will be oycrtakeu If they
nro, tllcro will bo sudden jerking of young
necks with new hemp.
a Esoyyn-Eaat Tnr's Victory.
In lecture recently delivered in Boston Mr.
John L.. llayea rotated al all anocdote Of tho
Revolutionary period tho story OF the whipping
which King William ". received from q Ports.
mouth saior-boy. Nathan Lord, aftorward