The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-03
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sraGE ROBBERY ,RY AN aRK1iaisssfs se,4alSl,,


rt,orrspondei,ce Of the St Louis Democrat
, LITTLE Rock. Ark, January 90. The
calm, unr,iffied surface Of things generally
here has been agtated forseyerafs days over
thu escape of seven prisoners from the pehf
tertiary and the robbery OF the HoI springs
STAGE. The prisoners overpowered the guard,
| took their rifles, secured some horses from
the prison stables, and left. To aid in their
eseape thew compelled farmers on their way
to town to exchange suits with them. Two,
at least. have been captured and returned 10
| the prison.
The stagc-rcbbery referred to, n brief men
ton Of which was sent by telegraph, Is Con-
sidered enc Of the boldest known IN the re,
cords of crime. 1u some respects it required
more bravery than the Iowa train-robbery,
and was no doaht done by the same men.
This mornings Gasette contains the follow
ling account Of the affair, from which 1t seems |
the robbers have m especial spite against the |
sTrom Mr.. G. r. Crump, a representa-
tive Of the wholesale tobacco and cigar |
, house of Edmonds, Pettigrew & Co., of
Memphis, who arrived from Hot Springs
last night, and was on ihursaay.s stage
, going TO the Springs Mt the time OF the rob- |
, nery referred to in Fridays Gazette, we
,, lcnrn the particulars Of the affair. There
,v.s one stare and two light road-waSons, or
: ,mhn,anccs. tho stage being in front and the
!. nther two vehicles Immediately IN the rear.
y A. the Gaines place, five miles this SIDE
. of Hot Springs, the stages were stopped 70
'. water the stock While watering, hye men
: rode up, coming from toward nos
), Springs, and passed on by. Each u'au
wore heavy blue army ovetGoa.,
= W.. ,,na of them were masked. Nothing
ou a ,nn,,cSt If the matter, and the vehicles
J. moved on. After going about hall 4 fni'e
,e t,o mro who had passed them at the Gaines
IS n]orc rode up from behind, and Tue hfst
X tth:nr that Mr.. Crump-who was IN thelfont
is ,.,-o-hesrd was an order to the driver 10
a -,mS or his head would be blown Oil. Inc
ID .,ogr WAS stopped, and on throwing up the
re curtain he saw pistol pointed at him ana
W others in the stage, telling them 10 Se0 GU.
nc nirk accompanied by an oath. ihev GOV
is out. and as they did so were oroeieu W
G. throw up their hands. Ihree nlen W. , ~
lis r"ont of them with cooked pistols, ana an
C. n.hcr with a shotgun, while Oh the other
H. s;,sc or the stage was still another, all po'n1'
be ZOO their wcIpons towards the passengers
and the driver. After getting the paSsen
be ,,ors ont they made them form IN kiha o.
to rrc1e so that all Of them could be covered bJ
~ the ni,tols and gun. The leader then :. wen
;s5f fsFosyS sssa psssehssT, 'asi5g all Il
otis watches. jewelry, and money that could CO.
be- venien;lv be found that were Of speci
' to value. From OK. Governor Burbank, of D
must ko,a. they obtained 1910 in money, di
'em> mond pin, and gold watch. A gentcm;
onal named Taylor, from Lowel', Mass, went l
most f,r Sr5o in money. A passenger from Syr
Gus cuse, n. u, gave up his last nlckei, Sio
1t is Mr.. Johnny Dietrich, our boot and sh
merchant, lost IS in money and a fiji
cold watch. lie had $50 besid
tbo th;s in the watcli-pocket of his pants ID
, for they did not tiud. Mr.. Charley Moore,
ro. the ice-house, gave up SO in money and
nd , silver watch, but they returned the latte
- ot stating that they did not want silver watche
brec A Mr.. Peoples, who resides near IL
90 Springs, lost $40. Three countrymen 10
ats about SIS. The express package contaI
mil ING about $3.50. was also taken. MIR. Crun
IA had his watch and about $40 to $45 in mont
the eobbled. After getting through with Il
thp messengers, they tore open several mail sac
Iters in search of registered letters, but did q
NOW oct any. While the main party was engage
;rect in this work, another took out the best hor
and in the coach, saddled him, rode up and dow
more the road fifty yards two or three times, al
)uut remarked that he would do -
Nh :, WAfter all this, the Captain went to ca
passeuger in turn, and questioned him as
~ to where he was from, and inquired if the
and were any southern iiiel aouS; MI. VI ~ ~
meet SPOKE up, as did one or two others, that tn
each were southern nieu. Lucy tHeu as ' -
m there were any who bad served in the co
fcderatc army during the, war. Ne, Crun
:Sz answered Tint he lid. II hey question hi
maze az to what command, and res'aask ssg that
Con- tlonkas: an honest Eel low, ons WIDOW
'nlsa fefiinT Tile truth, handed him backshs wat
WITH ana money, saying taes did not want TO q
thor Confederate soldiers, ssst The northern In
-flpe had driven them into onti.H and they
5iaDo tendedato make them pay for II.
ana "Coming to DIR. Taylor, OF Lowell, tn
ap- asked where he was from.
C on est. LOUIS he responded.
,>srs. "The Captain eyed him closely. 'fe
eport md rn,, are q newsnaper renorter for t
nder O. go Dennocrot the yie,t noner in I
rams ~. ~, IN IJot Snrinos and send T
'u'- Democrat a telegram about this affair, a
give them my compliments.
aEa "Go, eruor Burbank asked them to rctrl
his papers, saying they could be OF no bel
fit to them. The Captain squatted doN
,mau on his knees and commenced eXauin
them. Turning round to his followers
Ben said: Boys, believe he is detective
shoot him. and forthwith he was cover
sman with three pistols. Stop said the Chief
n the guess IT'S all flSnt, uhu ne ii''nueu LUG w
w. ernor his papers.
zen "Coming to the gentleman from Syracu
n. Y, who was going to the Springs
that his health, he asked them to give him back
and 50 that he could telegraph home Eyei
him closely, the chief responded that if
ihole had no friends or money he had better
and die-that he would he little loss a
way. The fellow with the shotgun Ike
> pa. pointing it at the ST. Louis Democrat ma
more as they termed him, and making such chez
hose full remarks as these: 'Pll bet can shoot
from hat Off without touching hair of
b all head ..~-.
and "All of them seemed to be jolly fello'
* TO and enjoyed the fun very much. None
the passengers were armed, and, as L
nsyl- Crump expressed it, sthey had the drop
nuch them One passenger with rheumatism,
after badly afflicted that he could not get out
ttee the coach, they did not touch, refusing
ugh take anything he had. oo 80.
"The affair occurred about $3.50 o'clo
BECK, Thursday evening, on the main road to ID
two Springs. From tue talk of the Captain
tons is thought they are from Missouri. In
ions. took breakfast on the road between Naive
and Hot Springs Friday, and from t
,,.. description it is thought the chief 10
~ celebrated Missouri brigaud (whose mar
IeuL | yybn hoe haep OIltIa Upd