The Grange advance., 1874-08-26
The Austin Stage EObbers--0zae OF
the Plundercrs OF GraySon Killed.
[From the St. Louis Republican,

ltrOm the st. LOUIS Republican,.
More than five months ago the Re-
! publieG:.'publiShed the particulars oc
daring robbery Of the United States
mail stage between Austin and San 4A.-
tonic, Texas. The perpetrators Of this
! outrage escaped, and for a time seemed
to have effectively e:uded pursuit.
Some months after this event a most
daring robbery was committed on the
premises of ':Old Man Grayson.''
half blood Greek, near the town of Mus.
cogee, Indian Territory. The thieves
had partaken of the old mans hospi-
tality during two or three days previ-
GUS to the commission. Of the crime.
1t was while they were stalking
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 fthe.confederates, 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 unwearicd 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 Ne,cs, 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 riddance.
Many horses were stolen, and citizens
killed and robbed:by the band to (Which
he belonged. " ~-...-.
sMorris, 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 ! last, Of the San .An-s
tonic and Austin mail coach. It will
be remembered that this party stopped
the stage,and robbed the hepassengers,gu
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 sheriffs at
the house Of an Indian named Star, a
short distance from Muscogee: but they
managed to again escape. r.:
| While in the Indian. territory they
! robbed an old v man named Grayson Of
81, 900 and another Of 1900, and it
was feared At one time. that they would
attack f, and rob the express
1 and mail train on the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railroad. Much
praise is bestowed on Morris for his
bold and successful undertaking, and he
frII go