The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-09
ROAD AGENT.


0oaa,y -Aappesea ~ neisaH 80 ,ha
tFain aabbinK tle.s,
fihe boldeat robberlea on record
was perpelraled yesterday morning on
Me Joan u, Gordon, near Lewluyllle,
Ia Danlon county. Mr., uoFdon ar
rived IN this city about iva weeks ago
from hhelbyvllle, bedford county, ien-
nessee, since which time lao haa visited
different partitions Of the State, mating
this city his headquarters, Last We'd
nesdAy he went up 10 Denton county
10 look after some land, the property u
friend Of his who lived Ia Tennessee,
aud thinking that he himself wright
possibly Invest, After looking over
tho county and finishing hla buai.
neae, no started for thia place,
lilo stopped over ut Lewlavllle
n short while whom no resumed his
Journey lie had NO, ridden but few
miles before he came 10 u turn IN tho
road where there was n olump of buph-
%, and was riding around the curve
when u hornemau acdoeted MIN, asking
him which way no was going, Though
his suspicious Ut the time were aroused
M 10 the mnn'a true character, yet he
told him his destination, whom the
horseman remarked that no was going
IL that direction, and would bear him
company, Mr., Gordon noticed that no
WINS dressed In something Hike frontier
style, hayi0g pair Of brown oyerglla
over hls pants The horseman engaged
him In conversation Ia which Gordon
felgued 10 be an old Texan, and IN tho
course ofwhlch the crop prospeot were
discussed by them, which subject the
nonoman appeared to DO fully fault
lar with, The conversation waa
changed by him 10 the unsafoty OF
persons travelling unarmed through
the country, no adding that he was
M careless OF his own safety that no
never carried weapone, but thought
he would take TO doing 40. There was
little or no doubt IN Mr.. dordon'a
mind now that the man meant
him harm, aud he tried TO blur him
by carelessly remarking that he alwaya
carried u brace OF pistols with him,
which he would not 40 without under
any circumstances, though no had no
weapon ut all on his person. They
had gone but "A few PAGES further when
the man whipped out "a navy six shoot
or, leveling II on him and calling him
to n halt,a the same time commanding
him TO dismount, which no did. The
robber then ordered him to take OIL his
pistols, but no had none and after
having some diiilcHlty In convincing
him OF that fact he was told to shell
out and be mighty quick about II.
lilo handed the robber fifteen dollars
he had loose Ia his pocket, hoping thus
to escape, but he came forward and
with his cooked pistol In one hand
searched him with the olheB
getting about eighty-dve dollars
more from him. Mr.. Gordon had. on
u watch, but the robber did not molest
II, though he lifted II from his vest
pocket In search OF money. After
robblng him the robber ordered him TO
and go ahead, which he did,
being watched by him until he was out
of sight.
He describes the robber as "a man OF
heavy though not oorpulent build,
about five feet ten inches high, with
dark brown whiskers and dark eyes.
He wore SLOUGH hat aud was riding
dark bayyhorse. These robberies arc
a disgrace to our state aud a squad Of
Halls rangers In northern Texas
would no doubt help things considera.
bly,.