The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-08
THE ROBBERS RIDE.

| WIVES COuiu ulSoos
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THE ROBBERS RIDE.
The writer sat in "a well-known saloon
EaE, noon Yesterday, eating a delicious
Isalad and sweltering over cup OF not
Itea. when the proprietor stepped up.
| "rhe bows nave nice day Tor their
lexeupsion to Kingston" said he.
"Vhey have, indeed. Ever been
,herep
EYes; / took couple of bank-robbers
Idown there twenty live Or thirty years
ago"
"Yes, sir. Never told you about that
affair, did L? Well, l will. 1t was-let
me see--ia l840. l was working at The
LOLA Eagle Tavern; had couple OF nice
Ihorses, and, for young man, was doing
a tiue business. Those days tnere were
neICher railroads nor telegraph; the
lstage. coach was the only moue OF public
| travel, and it was the event OF the day
to see the coaches from the West and
| New York buslle inlo the tavern. Well,
one cold morning in the middle of De-
Icember was just stepping out from the
office to the long wooden Veranda, when
/ noticed two Well-dressed gentlemen,
eacn carrying II good-slzeu travelling.
satcnel, hurrying toward the hotel. One
uf them, addressing me, SAID:
"stage Tor New YORK gone yetw
eyes, sir"
"HoW loneW
s'Mopn two hours ago."
| "Iuey were much excited over the
news aud a ked what they could do TO
90 to New York speedily. l told them [
lGiuu't know. The boats had stopped
running Il month, although one OF them
Is ill ran to Kingston, the river being
IoDeu thai lar up. She would leave tnat
Ieyening Tor New York, and the stage.
Icoach Mnicn left A bany couple of
lhours before would trausfer her passen-
gers and mails to the S Gamer at Kings
TON Point. Tuen the gentlemen said tney
must get that boat, and asked Ii
| knew of d couple OF fast horses in the
CITY. and il they could hire or get car.
lrlase to beat the Stage in. 1t was mat.
ter ol lie and death, they said, and they
would pay any price. | asked what
price they would pay, and they told me
they would give 5000 to beat The stage 70
ktngston. IL was big sum, and
wnsIled, but told them Pd take them.
and otf l ran. l found a friend Of NINE
Hank Lewis--he bitched up tue horses 10
a fuur-se ated sleigh; the Two gentlemen
= bought some Wnlsk,, and away we Went
.heiIer-skelter' lor Kingston. Lord, now
we did go! Two hours behind The stage
and yet before we reached Athens WI
y pAssed it. Near CatskIll the horse
lave out completely and we had to hir'
n a new team. | didn't want to 60 an!
further on account of the horses, bu
one of the gentlemen asked, what i
= mat team Of yours WORTHY Three Dun
ured dollars, L said. Drive on, he an
> sWs.ed, Pll pay Tor llom. Once W
IL liuDeu over, and hall an hour was spen
{ in getting to rights. Then we went a
il again, and aL 4:30 we drove up t
8 Kingston Point, where the steamer la
:. all loaded, but waiting LOT Inc AlbaB
mail
. "Che two gentlemen went on boar
and asked for Captain Dean. He cam
att, and they told him what they toI
l. Lewis and / coming down. How the
e resided in Canada, but were the sons c
e an En-. lish nobleman, VINO had reeentl
= died. leaving valuable estate. Thei
e presence was neeued Immediately i
London. if they would save the estat
70 rom a designing relative. Inc packe
- sailed from New York for Liverpool 0
n the first tlae Lhe next morning. The
,r must get it or wait thirty days for th
i npxt ship, and SO lose their fortune
d | ruey offered the captain $1,000 il b
would leave then and there and max
certain OF catching the ship.
III Would like to make mat $1,000, gel
= lleman,' SAID Captain Dean, 'Dut III
VI orders are not to leave TIL get the A
bauy mail, and l can not accept
"ihey seemed much disappointed, bu
I- said, iI couldn't be eXpected,' and the
made themselves agreeable TO every bod
II about. Tney paid me the 5000 promised
., uaye me $500 for the lost horses, al
J.. gave my driver and man over $lO0 eacl
p We waited until the stage came in, th
C. mails aud passengers were translerre'
le away went tue boat i'll hurry; the
we rode leisurely back TO Albany,
TO BENZ fine night, but before we g.
f. there we met the mounted police tur
,h ously coming after our passengers, I'll
uI dead mob emAn's bogus sons. Tley wei
a. bank-robbers, and those two satcne
n. thew held contained over $500, 900 in goI
+. and Bank of England notes, the proceed
of a big Montreal robbery.
"Dlu Lney catch themW
= "Catch 'eml No. When the boz
- started that night they talked with Cal
~ tain Dean and offered him $500 if
,e would put them on board OF the GU
" ward bound snip before he landed, {
~ she would be lying in the channel. Ca
10 tain Dean accepted; and just at da
light the steamboat lay alongside II
D. vessel, and by the time Captain Dea
so OF to his pier and the passengers awOk
a. the ship v. as sailing through the Ma
lie rows and away to England"
ee Sand the robbers were never heal
F. ot%
IL "Neyer. Why, they had start
thirty days, and being young mon tle
re they are perhaps living in cloverrn son
Of European couutry On their lll-gottt
I'd wealLn. They were smart enough
al lake us in by their smooth talk and re
ID tlemanly address" ,.,.....-. -.
IL Just then the salad was finished, al
d. so was the story. The waiter picked |
bas check, and Ar. Veazle walked to u
lr Olher part OF tire dlning-room to see In
a. his waters were paying proper atte
Dt tion TO other hungry customers.
I'd The story has the merit OF being /
r. orally true.-[Albany Argus