Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-02-17
DARING ATTEMPT AT ROB-
Berry.

Lie LOUISVILLE EVenlng Ledger or the
4th says: Late on Tuesday evening the
town of Harrodsburg, Mercer county,
KY, was thrown into great excitement,
over report that the United States
mail stage running from that town to
Mitchelsburg had been raided by four
daring, desperate highway robbers. 1t
was ascertained upon inquiry that four
young men, at the head of whom was
one Teburn McEnelley, a young man who
was born and raised in the immediate
vicinity of Harrodsburg, and whose par
ents are of good moral standing, had mu-
tually agreed to form combination for
the purpose Of robbing the coach of the
mails, and the passengers of their val
uables. McEnelley was to be their
leader, and was to plan the attack, and
accordingly at the appointed hour and
place they secreted themselves behind
an obstruction. waiting for their prey
After few moments the rumbling noise
of the coach coming over the pike could
be heard, and in a few more seconds it
hove in sight. Now, the hearts of the
villains seemed to futter as the stage
drove up abreast Of them, when sudden
ly McEnelley sprang forward, and in a
disguised voice, commanded the driver
Mr. Clemmans, to halt. The surprise
was so great that the order was immedi-
ately obeyed, when McEnelley leaped
upon the iron step leading to the top of
the stage, at the same time presenting a
loaded pistol at the head of the driver,
and then he demanded the United States
mail bags.
Just at this instant a gentleman pas
senger inside the stage, who had OBJ
served the movements outside, lowered
the side window, and, simultaneously
with the action, showed pistol close to
the temple # tic daring McEnelley and
fired, the ball piercing his brain, killing
him instantly. The confederates of the
victim. who were following close behind,
became alarmed at the death of their
leader, and, in a moment of cowardice,
they turned and attempted to escape,
but the clear grit of the passenger in
side, who at once climbed out, gave
courage to the other occupants of the
coach, and they all dismounted and gave
chase, and in a short. but decisive race
succeeded in capturing two of the escap
ing robbers, who were unhurt, and safe
ly placed in the Harrodsburg jail The
fourth man, who, by the way, was f;
feet-footed, cowardly scoundrel, succeed
ed in making his escape. The passen
ger who killed Mr.. McEnelly Is said tt
he Mr. Roberts, and it is said that af
ter the occurrence he offered to give him
self up to the authorities of Harrodsburg
He was not accepted as a prisoner, bu
was summoned as witness in the case
There were two ladies in the coach a
the time, who were unhurt, with the ex
ception of the fright caused by the aeci
dent. Mr.. McEnelley, the victim il
this case, is said to be an exception il
his fathers family, as he has before bee
caught in the act of stealing, but, b
some means evaded the course of the law
Our informant was unable to learn tn
names of the two men who were captuI
, ed, or the one who made his escape
There is no doubt but ere this the las
man has been taken, as the officers {
the county set about at once for the pul
] pose of capturing him