The Republican journal., 1877-10-18
NUMBER Is.
An Exciting Adventure which Occurred
Nearly Forty Years Ago.
From the Albany Express

[From the Albany Express
The writer sat in Il Well known saloon
at noon yesterday, eating a delicious salad
and sWeltering over Il cup Of hot tea,
when the proprietor stepped up.
"Ihe boys have a nice day for their ex-
curslon to Kingston" said he.
"They have, indeed. Ever been there p
YES; took 4 couple Of bank robbers
down there twenty five or thirty wears
ago
''Yes, sir Never told you about that
affair, did +? Well. will 1t was-let
me see-in 1910, | was working at the
Old Eagle tave"n; had a couple nice
horses, and, for 4 young man. was doing
fine business. Those DAYS there was
neither railroads or telegraph; the stage
coach was the only mode Of public travel,
and II 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,
was lust stepping out from the office to
the long wooden yerandd, when noticed
Two Well-dressed gentleman, each carry
Ing good sized travelling Satchel. hurry
ting toward the hotel one Of them adj
dressing me. said
"Stage for New York gone VET :"
''les. sir"
''ilow long ,"
'Morcn Two hours ago
"Ihey We're much excited over the
news and asked What the Could 10 10
yet to New YORK speedily. told them
didn't know The boats had stopped
running month, although one OF them
still ran 10 Kingston, the river being open
that lar mp. She would leave that even
inc for New \ orE, and the stage coach
Winch lett Albany a couple of hours before
would transfer her passengers and mails
to the steamer al Kingston Point Then
the gentlemen said they must Get thar
boat, and asked if knew of couple of
fast horses in the city, and If they could
hlre or yet carriage To beat the stage
IN. 1t was Il matter Of life and death
they Sld, and they would pay amy price
asked what price they would pay. and
they told me 5000 to beat the stage to
Kingston. Ii was a big sum and |
Whsllod, but told them Id take them.
and off ran. found a friend Of mine,
Hawk Lewis he hitched up the horses
10 four seated sleigh the two gentle
men bought some whiskey, ana away We
went 'helter skelteI' for Kingston Lord,
how we did 90, Two hours behind the
stage, and yet before we reached Athens
we passed it. Near Catskill the horses
gave out completely and we had to hire
Il new team. | 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,
sald Drive on, he answered, III pay
for them. once we tipped over, and
haitian hour was spent in getting To rights
Then we went at it again, and AT +.3U
were drove up to Kingston Point, where
the steamer lay all loaded, but waiting
for the Albany mail
"Ihe two gentlemen went on board ana
asked for Captain Dean. He came aft
and they told him what they told Lewis
and me coming down. How they resided
i'll canada, but were tile sons of an Fng-
liSh nohIeman who had recently died,
leaving valuable estate. Their presence
was needed immediately in London, if
they would save the estate from a design
lng relative. The packet sailed from
New York for Liverpool on the first tide
next morning. They must vet it ol wait
lose their fortune Thrv ntfrrrI thn
cout2in !, nun # h,. ,yni,Id I.a,,.. tI,nn.
Ana rhrrr ,nI ,n,EA nnrt.,n, IN ,,t,h;nn
thr shin
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flru,n" said Cant9iu Un,n ..hIt INV
orders .,r,. uoy ii ir,y. Mn rnt M. >
.hany mail and ! r,nnnt .,rcnnt
..rhp. sa.n.j nunb Iis,unniot,l Lut
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ana t,yr ne s}On fn. thn In.r hn,,,as and
oayr ny driver ana MN nyrr sIoO earh
H. waited untiI thn st,rr r,mr in thr
mails ana nassrnur,s urrp transferred
away wont tbr hn.,r in =, hnr,,- 1h.n we
MAX IrjsnrpIy hnrk IL AIbn,y i hnnu =,
fine ni~bi Lu, Lnrnr, ,yn y@, thnrn We
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oI,r n,s,rnurrs rhn IntL nnl,Inm,n,s hn.
uus snus. Thry wnr,. L,nl r,hhrrs ,nd
those Two satrhels thr,- hnlI confirmed
over 5000, 900 IN uuId anl Bank Of Emo
land notes thn nrnrpnds NJ . Mic, Man
trr3l rnhhrry
..nil thn, r,tch IMAM, ~