The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-27
The Austin Stage Robbers--One Of
the Plunderers Of GraysOn Killed.
(From the St. Louis Republican,

[From the St. Louis Republican,
More than five months ago the Re.
publican published the particulars Of a
| daring robbery Of the United States
mail stage between Austin and San An
tonic, Texas. The perpetrators Of this
outrage escaped, and for time seemed
to have effectively eluded pursuit.
Some months after this event a most
daring robbery was committed on the
premises of ''Old Man Grayson,'' a
half-blood Greek, near the town Of Mus
cogee, Indian Territory. The thieves
had partaken of the old mans hospi-
tally during two or three days previ-
Gus to the commission of the crime.
It was while they were ''taking
salt with him. at his
table that they perfected their plans for
depriving him Of his treasures. The
frugal old Creek had laid by about
81 900 in coin against ''rainy day."
This fact coming to the knowledge of
his desperate guests. they yearned to
possess the gold, and in the middle of
the night some of the confederates, who
were on the outside, made their appear
ance and we're 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 plumber and made their escape.
But sharp detectives have been on their
track; and determined, have followed
them with unwearicd industry and
ccaSeless vigilancc. 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 Nems, dated August 10th:
Last night, the remains of Jim Reed,
the mail robber, arrived here from
Paris, near which place he had been
apprehended and shot, and were buried
to-day, after having been fully identi.
fed by those who knew him. He was
noted and desperate character, and the
citizens are truly glad of the radiance.
Many horses were stolen, and citizens
killed and robbed by the band to which
he belonged.
Morris, who captured, and then had
to kill him, is, learn, in hot pursuit
after Carl. Carter and John Boswell,
Reeds desperate companions in the
robbery on April 7 last, Of the San An
tonic and Austin mail coach. 1t will
be remembered that this party stopped
the stage,and robbed the passengers,gut
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 Marshals was killed
through misapprehension. After this
they fled to the Indian nation, and then
were again surrounded by posse of
United States deputies aud sherifs at
the house of an Indian named Star, a
short distance from Muscogee; but they
managed to again escape.
While in the Indian territory they
robbed an old man named Grayson Of
S. 900 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
is justly entitled to the pro rata re-
ward, of which there has been $4,000
offered for the three, besides various
other rewards having been offered by
the Governors of Missouri and Arkan-
sas.
Reeds body had become very much
decomposed, particularly about the
head, he having been shot just between
the nose and right eye. The drayman,
in carrying him to the potter's field,
mistook the place, and in returning,
with the breeze to the windward Of the
corpse, he took sick, and was compelled
to abandon it on the roadside. 1t was,
however, taken charge of by the sheriff
and finally inferred. 1t is hoped that
The others may be taken and dealt with
in like manner.
Mr.. Hubert Smith, the author Of
the late charming work, s'Tc,it Life
with the Gipsies in Norway. has built
himself house near Laurvig, in that
country, where, on July 9th, he Was
married to ! gipsy BY the name Of Is