The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-12-07
!, conductor, No. 4,

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r. r. at B. gsas5t So ii
Il The message traversed the small wire
with lightning speed, and back the an-
'swer came which received at B B.
fs.Rsther large, fiery nature, graG hair,
and generally dresses in black" Beyond
"a doubt it was the woman on board -
The two men we're probably her accom-
|plices. She had some of the squeer" in
her possession, for she had passed bo.
gus fifty on mo- Conviction would be-
insured without a doubt. Ellsbank was
less than sixty miles distant. She and
her accomplices would leave the train at
|that,point, and they must be secured be
|fore arriving there.l.I telegraphcd TO.
D. twenty miles this side Of Els
tbank, for two officers to get on the train,
land to be prepared to- deal wislls ,desper-
ste characterss IssAet them oas,t the de-
Ipot platform and directed them where TO
station themselves. They were dressed
lin plain clothes. ~ Bs o. .s-n.
s.We undoubtedly shall have severe
tussel If we attack them all together Z
isaid one Iot the officers ''if we can man.
age to- separate them it will he easy
lenough."y7i sih oj lgsl sra&lr -
| M'llImanage that,'' said Abe. .Aps
lproaching the trio he said, (which one
TOT you gentlemen got on at C--2' "a
i "Why - asked one of the men, s 81
I '"Because, there's a,package which was
lput into the baggage csrifor one of you
lat c.; it, you iwantit you'd better go
lahead and get t.''ir gs 3. d-n9h +
4 ',I'Il go and see wbatlit is,' sail one
Iofthe men 10 his companion, and NOV
led toward the baggage.car. .gs s7sti.ti,i
"Now is our time,''~said Abe; one of
ityou follow him into the car and secure
him" .aEv& .S4A Ia issssT
The man opened the door and entered
the car, closely followed by Abe and one
Of the offlcers.'.'t oil3aiaO tab -
| sWhere's the box p asked, the fellow
! "Never mind!H exclaimed the officer
throwing himself upon the man, and as
Esisted by Abe he was speedily secured
{ ! t.Now for the other one" said Abe
land going back into the coach hes told
the other man that his ''parsner"7 wanted
him. Without7s suspicion of anything
wrong heifelI into the trap, and was ise'
cnred as nicely as we could wish The
worst was yet to beye'ia aiea 7j io. q.
j AHIf that old woman doesn't make US
lsmart, I'm aasinner,' said Abe. .rss
i aOne' OF the officers going into the cal
took the seat made;vacant by the men,
anagwhen the other officer came down
the aisle, alta preconcerted signal, threw
his arms around her, the other one pul
tile bracelets on her and she was fast.
@, how she did rave! The curses that
iffelifromt her vile lips make me shudder
even Eow, as think of it. *
/ 1handed my prisoners over to the
hEhief OF Police at E!lsbank. They prov,
lef to2fbe.s what i supposed they we're
linembers Of gang Of counterfeiters, ol
whom the woman wasthe chief. One o.
the men turned States evidence, aud the
information he gave led to the capture
! of the entire gang, who might, even to
this day, have been practicing their ne.
Ifarious art, had it not been for the wo
mans greediness of gold. which led her
to make the fuss she did, when attempt.
led to collect her fare, and which caused
me to suspect her when she 80 suddenly
paid. ef z' edi - h-t
/ l received the reward aud divided with
honest, though illiterate,l Abe. The
mortgage was paid, and had enough to
purchase for my dear little wife what she
most desired, piano. go s5y3I 8.
/ EWilliam Lewis, who died at Ham
/ burg. Iowa, recently was one of the frs
white men who ever ventured into that
part Of the State, when it was inhabited
only by Indians, '35 years ago. He was
known to nearly every pioneer of tine
Missouri Slope, it is said,f and was as
brave as he was generous During the
rebellion he fought for the Union, and
in Harper's Magazine for 1873, an Incl
dent is related OF which he was the he
rO: A Missouri River steamer, floating
! theIrebel flag, was passing, when an or
der was given by Lewis for her to lie to
1t was not heeded, when he, in thunder
| ing tones, from behind masked bate
rp, ordered the .boHs"to fblow the ole
4 shell out of the swater."t AT the same
time a large black muzzle was run ou
through the brush. % The Captsin, mo-
liking the appearance of the ordnance
hove to and surrendered. What was his
surprise to find the II FOUNDER a piec,
Of stove pipe, manned byfa couple o