Litchfield enquirer., 1877-09-20
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.compIished by urging that glass of beer upon him. Hnrtf0rd 1Sn1eB. A FAMOUS RIDE 10 KlRcsron. Y The writer sat maxwell known saloon, eating deliclous salad and swelteriug over cup of hot tea, when the proprietor stepped up. s's
 "The boys have a nice day for their ex. cursion to Kingston" said he.
 ''They have, indeed. Ever been there?"
 ''Yes; I took couple of bank robbers down there twenty-five or thirty ago. ,"
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 "Yes. sir. Never told yog Appt that affair, did IF" s..'.-'...''as2
 "No." .1i
 ssWsll, I will. It was-let me see-lu 1840 was working at the Old Eagle tavern; had couple of fine horses, and. for a young man, was doing fine busi- ness. Those days there was neither rail roads or 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 yard. You know where the tavern stood, don't you?' @4 '-a. a..
 ''N-no, think not. "s'. Ar" H.. i is-a
 'sCorner of Broadway and Hamilton. We'll, one cold morning in the middle of December was just stepping out from the office to the long wooden verandah, when noticed two well-dressed gentle men, each carrying good-sized trRveling sachel, ,hurrying toward the hotel. One of them addressing me, said:
 ''Stage for New York gone yet?"
 |" Yes, sir. 1.A s'
 How long?' s s.-..s.. sr.a
 :" 'More'n two hours ago." f..,...
 'They were much excited over the news, and asked what they could do to get to New York speedily.d I told them didn't know -o The boats had stopped running 0, 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 left Albany a couple of hours before would transfer it's passengers and mails to the steamer at Kingston Point. Then the gentlemen said they must get that boat, and asked if I knew of couple of fast horses in the city, and if they. .could hire or get carriage to beat the stage in. It was matter of life and death, they said, and they would pay any price. I asked what price, and they told me they would pay $500 to beat the stage to Kingston. It was { big sum, and whistled, but told them I'd take them, and of I ran. I found friend of mine-Hank Lewis-we hitched up the horses to four-seated sleigh; the two gentlemen bought some whisky, and away we went ''heltersplit" for Kingston. Lord, how we dId got Two hours behind thestage, and yet before we reached Athens we passed it. Near Cats kill the horses gave out completely, and we had to hire new team. didn't want to go further on account of the horses, but one of the gentlemen asked what is that team of yours worth? Three hundred dol lars. I said. Drive on, he answered, I'll pay for them. Once we tipped over, and half on hour was spent in getting to rights. Then we went at it again. and at half past four we drove up at Kingston point, where the steamer lay all loaded, but waiting for the Albany mail.
 Thatwo gentlemen went on board and asked for Captain Dean. He came aft and they told him what they told Lewis and I coming down. How they resided in Canada, but were the sons of an En- glish nobleman. who had recently died, leaving valuable estate. Their presence was needed immediately in London, if they would save the estate from design. ing 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 loose their fortune. They offered the captain $2 900 if he would leave then and there and make certain of catching the ship.
 '"Would like to make that g, ,0OO, gen tlemen," said Captain Dean. ''but my or ders are not to leave till get the Albany mail. and cannot accept" ,f
 They seemed much disappointed, but said"it couldn't be expected" and then they made themselves agreeable to every. body about. They paid me the $500 prom ised. gave me $500 for the lost horses, and I gave my driver and the men over $1O0 each. We waited until the stage came in; the mails and passengers were transferred; away went the boat in harry. Then we rode leisurely back to Albany, it being fine night, bat before we got there we met the mounted police furiously coming after our passengers, the dead nobleman's bo- gus sons. They were bank robbers, and those two satchels they held contained 1 $000y 900 in gold and Bank Of England notes, the proceeds of g big Montreal rob- bery. s..ss..+ fr..s, a4sdara F4s {ef.a,. Il
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 ''Catch 'em? No. When the boat start. ad that night they talked with Captain Dean and offered him $500 if he would put them on board of the outward bound ship before he landed as she would be lY. ing in the channel. Captain Dean accept. ed, and just at daylight the steamer lay \ the vessel, ,and by the time Gap. Lain Dean got to his pier and the passen- gers Awoke the ship was sailing through and away to England.
 ; ''And the robbers were never heard of?" Al efaf 1saaaaas io tte ssfa 8oE
 ''Never. Why they had start of thir- ty days, and being young men then, they are perhaps, living in clover in some Eu- ropean country on their in-gotten wealth. ! They were smart enough to take us in by smooth talk and gentlemanly address. Just tAeu the salad was finished. fand s0nl was the story. The writer picked up his cheek and Mr. Veaxle walked to another part of the dining room; ;:tO sse that hls walters were paying proper attention to other hungry customers 'a09 Ii sa8as kaI The story has the merit of being iteral-1 ' 'rpe;-Asoony e. taaen Es1press. saiog8aoi otis Governors Van Zandt of Rhode Island md Phelps,I of Missouri are said to be he only graduates of Trinity College, Hartford Connecticut. that have risen to oe governors. Both of them had hard 1 work to get through college. Governor Phelps had a acOmmencement appoint nent, but for some sscapade it was re- 1oked and he did not even get adegree till I en or twelve years ago, although he was l n the class of 1882. Governor Van Zandt, vhO graduated in 1857, is reported to l nave been popular among his classmates, T md vas regarded as jolly fellow, always ! 'eady to help resist such rules of the fac- lily as he did not approve, and so care- ess in his studies that he was graduated ] y kind of special dispensation of the aculty. sa'IfY iaaaijessls 4oJ
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