The Grange advance., 1874-08-26
The Austin Stage Iiob5ers--es.ac CT
i3ac Alundc-rr> OF etxay%<., KILLED.
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Som" months at42: this c*;;i: !. 1:1u:.t
daring robbery was c';l1r4;'::::, ,:r ill.,.
premises Of Old MAJ, l:I.,:v.,:,;.." q
Eaali-blooJ Greek, near the town OF Mus.
cogee, |l>dian Territory. The ti!evc:;
had partaAell Of the old :::uu 5 l!u>":-
tality during two Or three days r~ev:-
GUS to the commission Of the crime.
1t Wa: while they We're :.takinss
salt with him. at his
table that they perfected their plans ior
depriving him Of his treasures. The
frugal old Creek had laid by about
$1,000 III COIN against Il '',ainy day.
This fact coming to the knowledge of
his desperate guests, they yearncd to
possess the gold, and in the middle of
the night some of the confederate:. who
were on the outside. made their appear
ance and were admitted by the guests
of the old man, who, while treacherous-
ly accepting shelter in his domicil, rose
up against him. The thieves secured
the plunder and made their escape.
But sharp detectives have been on their
track; and determined, have followed
them with unwearied industry and
ceaseless vigilance. The Austin stage
robbers and the Muscogee gold hunters
were identified as the same persons,
and at last justice has overtaken at
least one Of them, named Jim Reed.
How he met his fate is told in the fol-
lowing dispatch from Kinney to the
Galveston Nears. dated August 10th:
Last night, the remains Of Jim Reed,
the mail robber, arrived here from
Paris, near which place he had beer
appreheN!ed and shot, and were buried
to-day, after having been fully identi-
fled by these who knew him. He was
noted AID de Operate character. anl the
citizens are truly glad Of the rid!ancc.
Many Eor*c> were stolen. a:'d cjc:zeli5
Killed ansl robbed by the band to which
he b.!on%e1.
Morris. who captured. and then had
to xiii hii;:. IS, learn. in hot pursuit
after Car. Garter and John Boswell,
Need's desperate companions in the
robbery on April last. Of the San An
tonic and Austin mail coach. It will
be remembered that this party stopped
the stage,and robbed the passengers:Yut
ted the mail bags and took off the
stage horses at the mouth Of six.shoot-
ers, in regular highwayman style. Since
this occurred. they have been in this
county. and in efforts to apprehend
them at the time, one of the Deputy
United States Marsials was killed
through misapprehension. After this
they fled to the Indian nation, and then
were again surrounded by a posse of
United States deputies aud sherifs at
the house Of an Indian named Star,
short distance from Mnscogee: but they
managed to again escape.
While in the Indian territory they
robbed an old man named Ora yson Of
$1,000 and another of $1,000, and it
was feared at one time that they would
attack and rob the express
and mail train on the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railroad. Much
praise is bestowed on Morris for his
bold and successful undertaking, and he