The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-30
STAND AND DELIVER.
DarlRg Robbery OF the Austin md San
Antonio Mail Coach.
Masked Robbers Rifle the Mail Bass
and Pick the iasseng prs-A he.
Jailed Account Of the Affair,

ana PIeh the fhssenRrrs--A he.
JAILED Account Of the Affair.
From a gentleman who arrived In
the city yesterday, THE HERALD Is put
In possession OF the ficts of one of the
boldest and most daring robberles we
have been called upon to chronicle for
some time.
The coach carrying the United
states mail between San Antonso and
Austin passed through the town of
San Marcos about four o'clock last
Monday evening, and had reached
dense chapparal two miles north of
that place, when
TWO MASKED ROBBERS,
with revolvers presented, rushed from
the bushes and commanded halt
There were seven passengers on the
stage, besides the driver, who came
near being shot before no could SUI
coed in reigning up his horses. The
first inquiry of the robbers to the pas
sengers was in regard to arms. Mr.
Mullins was the only one who had
weapon, small Smith & Wesson,
which he
SURRENDERED on DEMAND.
All were thenprdered out of the coach,
and sN&de to march before the robbers
some tsree hundred yards into the
bushes, to which place the driver was
forced to bring the stage, The cap.
tives were then seated in II row, about
ten feet from the stage, and while one
of the
ROBBERS HELD HIS PISTOL
pointed at them, the other got out the
mail bags and ripped them open with
knife. Emplying the contents of the
bags on the ground, he CONNIE ced
opening them, but az that was slow
process, three or four Of the passengers
were commanded to assist in the work
of opening the letters, which they
cheerfully did. During this time the
passengers were assured by
THE ROBBERS
that they had no intention of hurting
any Of them, and would not have rob-
bed them had they not been disap.
pointed In getting the express. After
ritiing the mail bags from which
considerable sum was secured, our in
formant noticing several
ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR BILLS
among the notes taken from the letters,
the passengers were rifled, the robbers
making each one hand over his pile
and searching them afterwards. They
secured about three hundred dollars in
money and four or five gold watches
ard chains. After the robbery one of
the passengers remarked that he
thought 1t was hard case, being hun
dreds Of miles from home and not u
cent to get his supper, whereupon the
robber handed him dollar and fifty
cents at the same time handing our in
formant like sum. One young man,
OH being robbed of his watch and
chain, begged to retain it, as it was Il
GIFT FROM HIS FATHER,
and the robber generously detached
the chain and handed him the watch,
but the young man refused to take it,
as the chain was also gift. The rob-
Der remarked to him that as he was
lame, and as he warmly sympathized
with the affection displayed for his
father, he would return both the
watch and chain, which he did One
man slipped his watch in his boot and
saved it, and also
SAVED HIS MONEY
BY pushing it under the collar of his
shirt. Another of the passengers
saved two hundred dollars by drop
ping 1t between his pants and draw
ers. After the passengers were through
With, the driver was ordered to tske
out and strip of the harness the two
/ lead horses, which they wished to
ride of. In answer to an inquiry
rom passenger as to how long they
B were to be detained, the robbers an
swered until midnight, but they finally
determined to
LEAVE DIR. PARKER,
q rheumatic old gentleman, in the
coach, and take the rest some half
mile further in the chapparal. Our
& Informant, being unwell, asked per-
mission to remain in the coach, but
E was refused, one of the robbers stating
that 1t was good for him to take some
E exercise. DR.. Parker interposed, and
"a told the
N ROBBERS THEY MIGHT SUFFER
sometime themselves, and that as our
Informant was an old man, they had
better accede to his request, which
'hey finally did. carrying off all the
rest About twenty minutes after
ward the captives returned to the
Aage, the robbers having released
mem and fled. All hands set to work,
hgsed up the team and managed to
reach the next station, having been
detained about four hours. The follow
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