The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-22
HIGHWAYMEN IN TEXAS.

ROBBERY OF SAN ANTONIO STAGE COACH
HEROIC CONDUCT OF A YOUNG LAny--IM-
BEcILITy OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
COLUMBUS May &c. 1870
On the 9th inst the United States mail coach or
stage from Son Antonio TO I.uiing captured and
robbed by three gentlemen of the road who also do
prived the passengers Of whatever vauabes they
had about their persons This is tho second instance
within a few weeks in this State OF tho capture Of
mail coaches by hishwaymcn and the robbery OF the
passengers. tho first occurring tho OF San
Marcos about twenty miles west OF Austin, the State
capital. met to-day passenger the stage last
robbed, and give tho particulars furnished by
him.
STATEMENT or A PASSENGER
s'wc len San Antonio early Tuesday last for Su-
Ing the present terminus OF the Perlc Railroad q
Sunset Route The stage was full Of passengers. Theg
werc:-Dr Herman, !. X. Eckrane and W. H. Harri4
Of San Antonio; G. C. Mckinney, OF Atascosa county;
George billiard, colored man, Of Indianola " y.
Moore, Of California; DR.. A. p. Chace, Of Illinois; D.
L. sinelcman, of St. LOUIS Miss Ogden, of San An
tono Miss Mckinney, OF A,ascosa, and some others
whose names do not remember. When about twenty
i've miles from San Antonio while the stage was
slowly ascending long hill IN the prairie. man on
fine gray horse rode up the stag, from tho and
asked tho driver II had seen horse the road
dragging a rope. Tho driver told him no had not I
noticed that this looked into the coach closely
whilo talking the driver. He a tall, powerful
man, with light beard and hair, rosy and
healthy looking and was about thirty-nvc years
of age, I should think. He Immediately rode
or rapidly, as II in pursuit Of the horse
dragging the rope. As the stage moved
on, few minutes later this seen Al
tho top of the hill with two other ITO roadside,
one OF them mounted on sorrsl horse and The her
on foot As the stage approached the the gray
horse rode on into tho qito chapparal which was
here very Dense When within fcw yards Of them
the man on foot stepped IN !rontor the stage and
pointing doublc-barreiled shotgun, both barred
FINGER on THE TRIGGER
at the driver ordered him to halt rho driver, In
amazement. obcyed. The other horseback
rode Immediately up to the coach presented six
shooter cooked almost in tho faces Of the passengers
OF that sort. The man on the gray horse up at
this moment aud also stuck his slx-shooter ut the
passengers All thrco OF these masks on
their faces az this timc-simpy handkerchief tied
around their iacos with holes Tor their eyes They
dered US TO get out Of the stage We all obeycd One
portions OF the clothing while the other ov0
with tho cooked weapons
s'Mss Ogden handsome young lady, stoutly refuses
to be searched She Told them she mad money anl
that she would die before they should touch her On
OF the scoundres TO take her into tho brush
but she s, refused aud they finally lot her alone
After getting through with the passengers they mad
the negro, George billiard,
THE NAIL BAGs
"0nc OF them opened every letter and package, and
Mr.. Moore, OF California mad $40 IN gold on his per
and some $40 $50 In grcenbacks, all OF which
;nsy sey nad
Miss Ogden had but small amounts Of money will
them, but the highwaymen got all they had thinI
a THOUSAND DOLLARS
"Mss Ogden had $500 ON her. and she is the onh
OF the passengers out OF tho affair with
single cent DR.. Chacc had line gold watch. which
they took he appeared to feel Ihs loss very much .
no seemed to prizc the watch Tor something outside 0
It's money value. Some OF the other passengers ais
had watches, which were taken IRON them As f0
myself came odi easy, having only ~ or $40 abou
CoRnEsroxpExr-Dld none OF you have arms
PAssESGEK-lhere wcrc two splendid rifles In the
occurred quickly and suddenly was no chance
to draw them II wc had made light the highwayncn
s oss, hsve ss ana o. ne
under the circumstances was out OF the question
CoRngsroxDESr-Dd they handle you roughlyy
PAssEvGER-NO; they were rather polite SO were
We all, except Miss Ogden, who showed them no com.
piaisancc. Had we been otherwise suppose they
would have handled us pretty roughly The whole jo6
was twenty minutes or less The robbers t6ss
rode oil and disappeared IN the chapparal We pro-
cceded on our journey aud reached Seguin hour.
CoaREsroSpENT-Dd no one pass on tue road whtl
this going 0ny N
PAssxSGKa-No ono There were no houses amp
robbers 10 make this attempt From the top OF IN
hiil they could see any one approaching a. long dis
tancc
This occurred week ago. and none or these robbsu
have yet been captured, learn that any efou
a. all has been made TO ferret then out ne STAT
government Is mbcco and does nothing There n
therefore, little probability that the highwaymon wn
DC caught Those who robbed the stage near SN
Marcos won't scot free nos even 4 DIGESTIVE haviul
been placed on their track Encouraged BY impunity
they win no doubt attack other stages In othoo
paris Of the State. He who travels 10 shsss convey
ances 10 Texas should take tls money with him, ses
should 60 prepared 10 defend himself . momensy
notica The highwaymen have YET begun 70 ATTACH
travellers on horseback bus " something 10 NOT dong
70 suppress these frsebootsrs they Win douos oe
Texas most uncomforlsbis plses ~ he uayng~, ~
whatever style he mar N 81 ~ o \