The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-05-25
A TEXAS EPISODE.
A Stage-Coach and Fourteen Passengers
Robbed by Three Highwaymen.
From the Houston (Tex.) Age.l

Robbed by Three Highwaymen.
From the Houston (Tex.) Age.l
The town of Seguin is eighteen miles
west from Kingsbury, the terminus of
the Pierce railroad, and twenty-seven
miles east of San Antonio. Eight miles
west from Seguin there is long hill
sloping up toward the east. Along this
the stage, en- route for Seguin, was pro-
ceeding slowly when a man on gray
horse rode out from the side of the road,
and accosting the driver asked If he had
seen anything of stray sorrel horse.
Being answered in the negative, he
passed the stage and disappeared over
the hill. When the stage reached the
summit and started down the steep de-
clivity on the other side three men
emerged from the roadside and sur
rounded it In a twinkle, one of them
leveling Winchester rife at the head
of the driver and exclaiming, "Halt, or
I will send you to hell right off, +" The
driver confesses that he obeyed the or
der with consummate slacrity, where
upon the knights of the road, with de-
cided evidences of nervousness and APP
prehension, proceeded to take an inven-
tory of the stages contents. This they
did while it remained standing III the
road. First, they disarmed all the pas
sengers. securing two Winchester rifles
and two pistols, and then proceeded to
gather filthy lucre. The following are
the names of the victims and their losses:
@. p. Smith, San Antonio. IS; G. G.
Mckinney and daughter, Atascosa, $40;
J. W. @. Mckinney, nothing; '. +.
Moore, California, 1920, gold; DR.. A. 2.
Chace, Illinois, $15 and watch; l.. K.
Cocheran, San Antonio, $12; d. e.
Lei hman, Missouri, 81; DIR. Herman,
San Antonio, SIG; r. G. Long and
daughter, Pleasanton, nothing; w. FL.
Harris, San Antonio, $40 and Win
chester rife; Mrs. Nunnelly, Tennessee,
nothing; Miss Ogden, San Antonio,
nothing; Geo. w. billiard (colored), In
dianola, $104. The sum total being
1896 in clear cash. They then ordered
the negro IT, play postmaster and rip up
the mail bags. This involuntary pro-
motion was assented to swiftly and with
precision, and considerable sum was
oon turned over by this official to the
appointing power, which proved more
han ordinarily exacting, the whole OPP
faGlOn DG1nR u0aGlY uUISn0u up III bI10
pace of one hour. The three highway
len became quite facetious, and stated
nat they intended to serve the west
ound stage In the same manner. They
len disappeared, and the passengers
altered themselves and the mail bags
ontents up and resumed their seats in
le stage, which proceeded swiftly on to
ingsbury. The robbers were heavy
It, middle-aged men, and one of them
as on foot. The two others rode gray
nd q sorrel horse. DR.. Herman, one
: the passengers, said he could have
not one of them, but was afraid that the
9turn fire would have been fatal to one
the lady passeng gers. The driver gave
as his opinion that, considering the
ervousness of the bandits, one shot
ON the passengers would have sent
ZEN scampering into the woods. Un
,rtunateIy, that question will always
main an open one. Miss Ogden, of
an Antonio, refused to be searched,
Id thereby saved $500 which was Sc
.eted upon her person. That girl will
to tie to. The robbers threatened
.olence, but she stuck it out and saved
er funds. We viii guarantee she will
3ver marry any of those men.