The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-06-21

Major Thomas F. Powell, United
States Marshal, writing from his office
in Austin, Texas, under a recent date
says:
This is the region Of highwaymen in
Texas. Stage and passenger robberies
are Of daily occurrence. Never has
there been anything like it in the his
tory Of the United States. One man
alone robbed the stage from Waco to
Galesville, full of passengers; then rob-
bed the stage below Bolton; then from
McDade to Bastrop; then from Austin
to Lockhart; then. the same day, from
San Antonio to Austin, and two days
after the last named robber was cap
tured in Luling with the money on his
person, and the registered letters which
he had hot Invested himself of.
A SPECIAL GRAND JURY.
We have organized a grand jury for
his especial benefit, and he will be tried
and convicted ut once. Yesterday the
stage from Cleburn, in johnson county,
to Fort Worth, was robbed by two men,
they getting but a small amount of
money-yet six passengers will deliver
up without offering the least resis-
lance.
FOOLISH ADMIRATION.
The worst of it is that the bold high
waymen are very much admired here.
No sheriff ever makes an effort to ar
rest them. You cannot arouse the
citizens to pursue them. Were such
things to occur in the North, the whole
country would be aroused, but not so
here. Everybody seems to say "He is
a brave fellow and made a good haul, -
and nothing further is heard of it.
REWARD OFFERED.
Governor Hubbard has offered a re-
ward.for the apprehension of the per-
petrators of the last robbery, and does
seem anxious to, and will 1 am satisfied,
do more than his predecessor did. We
have q small police force organized, but
they are 80 scattered that before they
can draw out in pursuit of these mail
robbers the parties turn up in another
part Of the state or in Indian Territory.
IMMUNITY OF THE ROBBERS.
The last was in the northern portion
of the state, and before a force could
be drawn to the place of the crime the
robber was safe in the Indian Territory,
tocome down again when the excitement
died away. You know the extent of
our territory, the sparseness of its pop
llation and the character Of the peo-
pie. A horse thief stands no chance
here, and these men would scorn to
steal a horse, but they will murder and
rob, and in SO doing are called noble
fellows. You know all of this, and to
tell you of it is like carrying Goals to
Newcastle, u for you have had some PIX
perience with u roughs.
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The paragraphist of the future will
write such items as this: A strong
wind came through a window and over
turned Mrs. Weeder's crematory, jar,
yesterday forenoon, and her hhusand's
ernings were swept away in a twink
ling"
"Fred,'' said a young man the other
day, after listening to his wonderful
story, do you know why you are
like a harp struck by ~lightningf" NO"
says Fred, 81 give it up" Because n
harp struck by lightning is a blasted
Tyre"
Most people use their minister as Mol
iere did his physician. "Of what use is
your doctorP" said the king to him one
day. swell, SIRE" was the reply, she
gives me prescriptions and 1 never
follow them-that is ALL"
"Ab," said a father to his son Will
liam, ''hearty breakfasts kill one-half
OF the world, and tremendous suppers
i. the other half" 81 suppose then" re-
torted William, ''that the true livers
are only they who die of hunger"
SIS it not time that you paid me that
five dollars?' said a farmer to his
neighbor. a'Tain't due, !" was the reply.
But - said the farmer, 'you promised
to pay when you got back from New
York" "Well, / hain't been," was
the reply!"
The Orientals are very trusting to
each other. "Are you not afraid to &c
away from your shop without locking
!t?" a traveller asked of an Egyptian up
the river. "Oh, no." answered the
man, coolly, s.there is not a Christian
within three milesl''