Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-28

william might Judge where I sat, and
shoot up throukh the top of the cart at
me; so sat down on the footboard.
sOf course knew my unexpected
passenger was villin, for he must have
been awake ever since I started. and
nothing in the world but absolute vii
lainy would have caused him to remain
quiet so long, and then start up in this
particular place. The humping and
pushing grew louder, and pretty soon I
heard a human voice.
"t Let me out of this - he yelled pref
ty loud.
i lifted my head SO as to make him
think was in my usual place, and then
asked him what he was doing there.
* Let NE get out and I will tell you,'
he replied.
"'Tell me what you are in there for
CT got in here to sleep on the rags
he answered.
* How did you get in!' asked.
Let me out or Ill shoot you through
the head'
"Just at that moment my horses feet
struck the hard road, and I knew that
the rest of the route to Jackson would be
good going, the distance Of twelve miles.
1 slipped back on the footboard and took
the whip. In fifteen minutes we cleared
the wood, and away we went at a keen
jump. The chap inside kept yelling to
be let out.
"Finally he stopped, and in a few mo-
ments came the report of pistol---one-
wo-three--four, one right after the 9th
er. heard the balls whiz over my head.
If had been on my seat, one of these
balls if not two would have gone through
me. I popped up my head again and
gave yell, and then said:
30 God save me!-I'm dead mani
S'Then made shufflirg, as though I
was falling of, and finally settled down
on the footboard again. now urged up
the old mare by giving her an occasional
poke with my whip-stock, and she peeled
faster than ever.
s'The man called out to me twice more
pretty soon after this, and as he got no re-
ply he made some tremendous efforts to
break the door open, and as this failed
him he made several attempts on the top.
But had no fear of his doing anything
there, for the top of the cart is framed
with dovetails, and each sleeper bolted to
the posts with iron bolts. l had it made
SO could carry loads there.
| BY and by, after all else failed, the
scamp commenced to holler whoa to
the horse, and kept it up until he became
hoarse. All this time I kept perfectly
quiet, holding the reins firmly, and kept
poking the beast with the stock. We
were not an hour going that dozen miles
not bit of it; I hadn't much fear
perhaps might tell the truth, and say I
had none, for l had good pistol, and
more than that my passenger was safe,
yet l was glad when came to the old
flour barrel factory that stands at the
edge of Jacksonville, and in ten minutes
more hauled up in front of the tavern,
and found couple Of men in the barn
cleaning down some stage horses.
.''Well, old fellow said I, as I got
down and went to the back of the wagon,
you have had a good ride, haven't you?'
Who are you?' he cried. and he
swore as he asked the question.
Il am the man you tried to shoot, ,
was the reply.
"' Where am I? Let me out,
"sLook here; we've come to safe
stopping place, and, mind you, my pistol
is ready for you the moment you show
yourself. Now lie quiet
'By this time the two hostlers had
| come to see what was the matter, and l
explained the case. After this I got
one of them to run and rout the sheriff,
and tell him what I; believed I'd got for
him. The first streaks Of day light were
just coming up, and in half an hour it
would be broad day light. In less than
that time the shiriH came and two men
with him. told HIM the whole affair in
a few words, and then made for the cart
He told the chap inside who he was, and if
| he made the least resistance he'd be a
dead man. then slipped the wrench
out, and as let the door down the fell
low made spring. I caught him by
the ankle, and he came down on his face,
and the moment saw the chap I recogn-
lied him. He was marched to the lock-
up and, I told the shirlf I should
remain in town all day.
"After breakfast the sheriff came down
to the tavern and told me that I had
caught the very bird, and if would re-
main until the next morning I should
have the reward Of two hundred dollars
which had been offered.
II found my goods all safe, paid the
express agent for bringing them from
Indianapolis, and then went to work tc
stow them away in my cart. The bullet
holes were found in the top of the vehi.
Gle just as expected. They were in a
line, about five inches apart, and had ]
been where usually sit, two of them
must have hit me somewhere about the
small of the back and passed upward, fol
they were sent with heavy charges Of
powder, and his pistols were heavy ones
"On the next morning tho sheriff call
ed upon me and paid me two hundred
dollars in gold, for he had made himsel
sure that he had got the right william.
81 afterward found letter in the post
Office at Portsmouth for me, from the
sheriff of Hancock county, informing m,
that the fellow who had tried to Kill and
} rob me was in prison for life"
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