The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-06-07

Still they did not seem satlSned. be
had an overcoat and rubber coat
strapped to his horse, and these were
taken off and their contents thorough
ly examined. They revealed nothing.
A little distance away - perhaps
twenty rods-was a house where
were two men and several wo-
men standing in the yard watch
ing the strange proceedings. The
robber mounted the doctors horse and
rode over there to make inquiries if
there was a person living anywhere
near there by the name Of Mann; If
there was any one sick in the family,
and If there was such person in Sioux
City as DIR. Mosher. All these ques-
tions were answered affirmatively, and
he rode back laughing and said:
'Doc., guess you are right, but
We'll have TO keep you till alter dark
But am in a hurry replied the
latter; my patient is very sick and
must co.
ooh, we'll take you right there was
the response. Get on the gray horse
and come with u.s.
The doctor mounted him with the
aid OF his apparently friendly captOr,
who gave him his hand and assisted
him on, as there was no saddle. He
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turned him in an easterly direction,
away from Sioux City and toward the
house where his patient was, while the
larger robber rode behind with his
pistol in his hand pointed toward the
doctor, who was between the two.
Thus in Indian file they moved off at
slow pace. The conversation opened
in this way, the smaller one doing
most of the talking:
'Are you DIR. Mosher!'
Yes
Ill! you are not him. know
DR.. Mosher. l haYe been in his office
twice in Chicago, and you are not the
man.
Il am DIR. Mosher and nobody else,'
he again reiterated.
The horses were driven at the slow
est walk. 1t was now about O'CLOCK
In the afternoon. A miles travel
brought them to q house. The doctor
had had no dinner, having left Sioux
City in a great hurry, and he told
them that he would like something to
eat. we are hungry, too said they,
and accordingly while the larger one
rode to a grove near by with his pris-
oner, the other went to the house, and
shortly after returned with some
bread and butter and cake, which he
offered to the doctor first, before TAX
ing any himself or passing it to his
comrade. The doctor took some bread
and butter, but refused the cake.
Take some, DOCTOR said the smaller
one, you needn't be afraid, we haven't
put anything in it to hurt yOu.' But
never eat cake was the reply. They
rode slowly on till they came to an
other house, where they stopped again,
but the object was not stated
At a Mr.. Wrights, further on,
where they halted again, the call be-
came apparent. In the search of the
doctors clothes they had found some
of his business cards. These they had
presented to the inmates, saying that
the doctor had sent them to inquire if
they had a saddle; that he had started
to visit the sick woman at Mr.. Mann's,
and had broken his buggy, and they
were taking him down on horseback.
Would they be kind enough to loan
the saddle for a day or twop Here
they found what they were after, and
the smaller one came back after it in
high glee, and told of the ruse by
which he had obtained it at the doc
tors expense. The taller one now dis
mounted with the help OF both the 9TH
ers. He appeared lame, and weak and
stiff, and hole was noticed in his
pants above the knee, as if made by a
bullet, while about it there was con-
siderable blood. He took off the hay
sack on which he had been riding, and
said: you can get that for a saddle
tomorrow when you come back. The
man that shot Haywood has ridden
one hundred miles in the last twenty
four hours
He was helped on, and they started
again. A man with yoke of cattle
was met, who stared at them, but not
a word was spoken. Conversation be-
came general and friendly. The small
er one pulled out q sheet of clean
white paper from his pocket, not at all
rumpled, and read from it q descrip-
ton of one OF Pinkerton's detectives
who had gone to st. Paul to assist the
authorities. 1t answered the descrip-
ton of the doctor perfectly, and it was
this that led the robbers to come sc
near shooting him at first.
Who handed them the paper Pa
very pertinent inquiry. -.
In regard to the robbery the taller
one remarked: Tell the bankers Of
Sioux City when we come there not &c
do as Haywood did, but to give up the
keys and there will be no trouble
They further remarked shat they
were not robbing farmers or the poor
but were trying to put down mono
poly by taking from the men who were
rObbing the poor, and they were hold
ing good handat 1t tooP
Another team was met, a man with
a span of mules. Inquiry was made OF
rode on. The taller one says, Re
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Just as we tell you to If you do, it will
be all right. If you don't it WON'T II
was now eight o'clock, and quite dark
They stopped and ordered him tC
dismount and take off his pants, while
the taller one got off and also com
menced to take off his. The other one
says: Hadn't you better let the doc
tor dress your wound nowp No reply
was made to this, and an exchange Of
the two garments was made in silence
He also appropriated q good pair OF
socks, while the smaller one helped
himself to the doctors rubber coat
leaving him an old one in its place.
full of holes, which he said had been
shot in 1t while he was on horseback
Are you ready p was the inquiry.
Il am
DO you see that light yonder P
pointing to light in house about 8
mile away.
Il do
That is Mann's house, said the rob-
Der.
The shortest one took him by the
shoulders and advanced him Il few feel
in the direction of the light. GO fol
that light; don't you look around Oh
turn to the right hand or left. Run
For the first time since he had mel
them he was scared. He thought his
time had now come, and he acted 81
once on his instructions and 1it out.
Probably there wasn't any better time
made on the race track that fall than
DIR. Mosher made on that eVentful
evening. his new pants were about
six inches too long for him, but thai
didn't serve as an obstacle. He kept
his eye on the goal and bounded for
ward until he landed in q slough
This was about eighty rods across and
up to his waist In places, but he kept
on In the direction given him and fin-
ally reached the house in an exhausted
condition. It proved to belong to 4
/ German who extended his spitality
sufficient to give him place inside till
Il morning. Soon after q family arrived
there from LIE Mars, and the men were
so scared on seeing the doctor and
hearing what had befallen HIM that
they left their horses standing at posi-