The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-08-29

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up.
"The boys have a nice day for their
excursion to Kingston" said he.
"They have indeed. Ever been
there ?"
ayes l took couple of bank rob.
bers down there twenty-five or thirty
years ago.
ayes, sir. Never told you about
that affair, did /? Well, l will. 1t
was-let me see--in 1910. was work
ing at the Old Eagle tavern had q
couple of nice horses, and, for young
man, was doing fine business. In
those days there were neither railroads
nor telegraph the stage-ooach 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 NOR
ming in the middle of December, was
just stepping out from the Office to the
= long wooden veranda, when | noticed
two well-dressed gentlemen, each car
rying a good travelling -satchel,
hurrying toward the hotel. One of
than addressing me, said
GO Stage for New York gone yet !?
+" Yes SIR
"'HOw longY
'More'n two hours ago.
"They were much excited over the
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 evening for New
York, and the stage coach which lett
Albany a couple of hours before 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 couple of fast
horses in the city, and if they could
get carriage to beat the stage in. 1t
was matter of life and death, they
said, and they would pay any price.
I asked what price they would pay,
and they told me they would give $500
to beat the stage to Kingston. 1t was
big sum and 1 whistled, but told
them I'd take them, and off / ran. ]
found friend Of mine, Hank Lewis
we hitched up the horses to o four
seated sleigh; the two gentlemen
bought some whisky, and away we
went, bound for Kingston. Lord, how
we did go! Two hours behind the
stage. and yet before we reached Athens
we passed it. Near Catskill the horses
gave cut completely, and we had to
hire new team. / didn't want to go
any further on account Of the horses,
but one of the gentlemen asked: W hat
is that team of yours WORTH Three
hundred dollars | said. Drive on,
he answered, 'Ill pay for them Once
we tipped over, and half an hour was
spent getting things to rights. Then
we went at itagain, and at halEpast
four We drove eNp to Kingston Point,
where the steamer lay all loaded, but
waiting for the Albany mail
"The two gentlenea went on board
and asked for Captain Dean. lie came
aft and they told ilim what they had
told Lewis and ] coming down. How
they resided in Canada, but were the
sons of an English nobleman, who had
recently died, leaving valuable es-
\ tate. Their presence was needed I'M
mediately in London, if they would
save the estate from a designng rela.
tive. The packet sailed from New
York TO Liverpool on the first tide the
next morning. They must get it or
wait thirty days for the ne&t ship, and
so lose their fortune. They offered the
Captain $4,000 if he would leave then
aud there and make certain'of catching
the ship.
Would like to make that $1,000
gentlemen said Captain Dean, but
my orders 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 ev
erybody about. They paid me the 5000
promised, gave nae $500 for the l0a'
horses, and gave my driver and men
over 500 each. We waited until The
stage came; tie mails and passengers
we're transferred away went the boat
in hurry. Then we rode leisurely
back to Albany, it being &ne night
but before we got there we net tht
mounted police furiously eoming after
our passengers, and the dead noble
mans bogus sons. They were bank
robbers, and those two satchels they
had contained over 100000 in GOLD
and Bank of England notes, the pro,
ceeds of a big Montreal robbery"
"Did they catch them ?"
'Catch 'em No. When the boa