The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-15
The Robbers Ride.

Inc boys nave nice day for their
excursion to Kingston" said he.
They have indeed. Ever been there?"
Yes; | took couple of bank robbers
down there twenty-five or thirty years
ago.
Yes, sir. Never told you about that
affair, did l? Well, l will. 1t was-let
me see-in 1910. was working at the
Old Eagle tavern; had couple of nice
horses, and, for young man, was doing
fine business. In those days there were
neither railroads nor telegraph; the stage
coach was the only mode of public travel,
and it was the event of the day to see
the coaches from the west and New
York hustle into the tavern. Well, one
cold morning in the middle of December,
l was just stepping out from the Office
to the long wooden verandah, when |
noticed two well dressed gentlemen, each
carrying a good-sized travelling. sachel,
hurrying toward the hotel. One of them,
addressing me, said:
"'Stage for New York gone yet?
"' Yes, sir
"How long?'
"' More'n two hours ago.
news and asked what they could do to
get to New York speedily, l told them
| didn't know. The boats had stopped
running a month, although one of them
still ran to Kingston, the river being open
that far up. She would leave that eve
ming for New York, and the stage coach
which left Albany couple of hours be-
fore would transfer its passengers and
mail to the steamer at Kingston Point
Then the gentlemen said they must get
that boat, and asked if knew of a couple
of fast horses in the city, and if they could
hire or get carriage to beat the stage
in 1t was matter of life and death,
they said, and they would pay any price
| asked what price they would pay, and
they told me they would give $500 to
beat the stage to Kingston. 1t was a
big sum and whistled, but told them
I'd take them, and off | ran. found a
| friend of mine, Hank Lewis-we hitChed
up the horses to four-seated sleigh; the
two gentlemen bought some whisky, and
away we went, bound for Kings
ton. Lord, how we did go! Two hours
behind the stage, and yet before we
reached Athens we passed it. Near Cats
kill the horses gave out completely, and
we had to hire new team. l didn't
want to go any further on account of the
horses. but one of the gentlemen asked,
What is that team of yours worth? Three
hundred dollars, said. Drive on, he
answered, 'pll pay for them Once we
tipped over, and half an hour was spent
in getting to rights. Then we went at
it again, and at half-past four we drove
up to Kingston Point, where the steamer
lay all loaded, but waiting for the AL
bany mail.
1.-THE two gentlemen went on board and
asked for Capt. Dean. He came aft and
they told him what they told Lewis and
coming down. How they resided in
Canada, but were the sons of an English
nobleman, who had recently died, leav-
ing valuable estate. Their presence
was needed Immediately in London, if
they would save the estate from de-
signing relative. The packet sailed from
New York for Liverpool on the first tide
the next morning. They must get it or
wait thirty days for the next ship, and so
lose their fortune. They offered the
Captain $4,000 if he would leave then
and there and make certain of catching
the ship.
"Would like to make that 50 900, gen
tlemen,' said Capt. Dean, but my Or
ders are not to leave till get the Albany
mail, and cannot accept
"They seemed much disappointed, but
said it couldn't be expected, and they
made themselves agreeable to everybody
about. They paid me the 5000 promised
gave me $500 for the lost horses, and
gave my driver and men over 800 each
We waited until the stage came; the
mails and passengers were transferred;
away went the boat in a hurry. Then we
rode leisurely back to Albany, it being a
fine night, but before we got there we
met the mounted police furiously COM
ing after our passengers, the dead noble
mans bogus sons. They were bank rob-
bers, and those two sachels they held
contained over 100000 in gold and
Bank of England notes, the proceeds of
big Montreal robbery"
6 Did they catch them?"
"Catch 'em? No. When the boat
started that night they talked with Capt.
Dean and offered him $500 if he would
put them on board of the outward bound
ship before he landed. as she would be
lying in the channel. Capt Dean &C
cepted, and just at daylight the steam
boat lay alongside the vessel, and by the
time Capt. Dean got to his pier and the
passengers awoke the ship was sailing
through the Narrows and away to En-
gland"
And the robbers were never heard
offs"
"Never. Why, they had start of
thirty days, and, being young men then,
they are perhaps living in clover in some
European country on their ill-gotten
wealth. They were smart enough to
take us in by their smooth talk and gen.
tlemanly address"
just then the salad was finished and
so was the story. The waiter picked up
his check and Mr.. Veazie walked to an
other part of the dining,room to see that
his walters were paying proper attention
to other hungry customers.
The story has the merit of being liter
ally true.-AL6Gny Express.
Eyes to Order.
Between 5000 and 900 eyes are sold
annually N tho ITnitp1 StataS An ava.