The Morning herald., 1876-08-01
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QUEER EL0Pk
.-.rv Bridsgrss4 ems sf LseA
aen'I@HI @ M Lest His wife 80 Waa
. rested "e% For Train Rosser'
Ar'' mr. m the sedalia Bssoo.]
.hino occurred ct Chamois, during
A rcl ttm ,rain. .robber excitement, that Il
be rece,'. - 'i he lost. and which is another
% gOou; .;oU " that III Kentucky's fair daughters
u ass srs s'l held precious by the sterner sex
VI sans a,r It is proper to say, IN the BEGINNING,
sluap' ae obtained the particulars from Major
pss WI Hazer. oz one of the most famous de-
stiy stiyos in the United States.
S.isI :. " The h, story of o stolen bride, which
L .,I,n u InI becones o lost one, sharp trans
ausu, !l1 ~ horse flesh, and very queer bride
rllOn sm IL shortly after the train was robbed
Ieva' s,,snger on horseback might have been
'n s,,au under arrest at Chamois. Who he was
Pel n.a u IN the vicinity knew, and his sudden
uu,ance ~, an there almost simultaneous with
s",h s"hhery was regarded as suspicious. Ac-
sd;0olv 'vo despatch was sent to Captain
ei,,Isy '.ahsr and Major Hazen, who were In
us'eH ia etv informing them Of the arrest, and
bsv ,ss tt'' at once departed to interview him.
gSsu w n tbey arrived at Chamois, sure enough
aS u'f h,,nd rustic and rather disconsolate-
NY eIiug Individual fast In the clutches of the
S0srs S"s who were guarding the supposed
,;,oad u,,1 bandit with intense vigilence and
a,U' anarsI shot.guns. Major Hazen took him
% 'barge and the astonished prisoner, who
sd ir hpep both mystified and terrified by
hs M summary reception, asked the Major
hat was the trouble.
No M,or-Well, my friend, you have been
,rasipd uas BY these men as the leader of the
,,n t robbers, and you'll find that It is trou-
le enough, unless you can prove other
The The fellows eyes began to stick out with
stouishment, and when the Major began
H jnouisition as to who be was and where
y was from, he refectively answered:
| eva all, stranger, Pm from Ksin-tuc-
Still being piled with questions, which
were becoming more close and searching,
he vrithed about and lodged as If anxious
% conceal something, but finally owned
no. and with face as solemn as lugubrious
( be slowly said:
"Waa-n, gentlemen, to be honest about
/, the only thing ever stole in my whole
|lifc was nv wife and l stole her about ten
DAYS ago in Kaintucky."
lie then "iessed up" and related the
whole transaction, which proved to be a
| novel elopement, that led him into Missouri
under the apparent suspicious circumstances
| (which produced his arrest. His name was
|Boulard, and he was from near Hopkins
| y!le Christian County, Ky. About ten
|days previous he cloped with the daughter
|of an old farmer who would not let him
marry her. However, he took a horse, and,
placing his bride behind him, they struck
out on their matrimonial and geographical
Journey, crossing the Ohio river at Hender-
son, and pushing on into Illinois. His wife
had relatives somewhere near Jefferson City,
and thther they were bound. When he
reached Illirois he traded his horse for az
other, and made about twenty.f five dollars
|M the trade. At Belleville, in that State,
bis troubles commenced, for there he was
arrested for horse thief. This caused him
considerable delay and vexation, but finally,
convincing the authorities of his identity
and innocence, he was permitted to depart.
At st. Louis he concluded to send his wife
the balance Of the journey by rail, and
bought ticket for her to that point. He
was to follow on horseback to some poiut
near Jefferson City, where he would take
The cars for the short distance intervening
By this means he could arrive in good style,
and not let his wite's people know that he
Was "canmost busted' financially. When
he arrived at Chamois his holse gave out,
and he concluded to take the cars there. So
ne went to the agent to make the necessary
arrangements, and he noticed the latter
looked at him mighty hard, but knowing
nothing of the train robbery, he paid no at
enslon to it until he found himself arrested
On suspicion as one of them. He didn't
know where his wife was supposed he had
lost her, but thought she was with her re.
!a'lons, somewhere between Usage and JEFF
erson City. And that was his story.
MaJor-Well, my man, you're in a mighty
Uad TX about now. Your wife is lost, and
De'e you are now, arrested as the chief OF
The Pain robbers
MAJOR Hazen then questioned him about
we .a horse, and asked him if, when he stole
.ns VIZ Old mans daughter, he didn't take the
Slu Vi, mans horse, too. The Kentuckian eva
aeu r,hl thls point, when the Major said:
-, Never mind if the old man can forgive
you !.' !, for stealing his daughter, l guess he
ta tsu lilrow in forgiveness enough for the
., lle Major then searched him, and found
sOOut sS twenty dollars in money, a bogus
vns u,nlnse certificate, and two big apples,
aOcll ! m ne said he was saving for his wife.
as.ta a search was then made for his marriage
SSell'cate, aud he was asked what he had
s.us S,ss, with it. After scratching his head re-
"ivs "ntivssVely; ne said ~ reckon l must have
sTfn M 1t IL to my wife, and-forgot it,"
,oa1', ne was then asked why, when he was ar
esi. esteS S IN Illinois, he did not get certif-
w, SuI from the authorities. He replied:
svo.,, wei, | didn't think I'd be arrested
hEt'{"here hst s, went in this country, but you
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