The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-05-30

said:
"We guess you are one of the robbers,
and you had better go with III"
This angered him, and he replied:
"Such smart, intelligent looking men
/ do not look like a robber."
The response was as quick as flash
of lightning. Two revolvers were
snatched from their hiding-places be-
meath the clothing of the two men, and
leveled at his head, while at the same
instant the smaller one shouted:
"We are two of the Northfeld boys,
and you are a detective; and, we will
kill youp
There are times in some persons lives
when, under the most extreme condi-
tions of danger, their nerves are the
strongest and judgment the coolest; and
this was the case with DIR. Mosher. He
took in the situation in an instant, and,
swinging his hands in the air, yelled:
"Stop, am DR.. Mosher and nobody
elsel Give me chancel If / am not
he, shoot mep
The pistols were held at his head few
seconds while his would-be assassins sur
veyed him with the fury of wild beasts.
Their teeth were set like a vice and
grated together, eyes glared with fury,
lips drawn apart and the expression of
their faces that of demoniacs; but the
doctor was unmoved and their pistols
fell at length to a line with his heart.
"We are honorable robbers" said the
one who spoke before, ".and if you are
DIR. Mosher we won't shoot you. Hand
me your pistol and get down from your
horse"
The order to dismount was promptly
obeyed. The bridle-rein was given to
the taller one, who still held his pistol
toward him, while the other dismounted
and commenced to search the doctors
person. His medicine-case was at first
taken out. The walls ratified together
as the robber took and opened it, showing
that he was more excited than his vic
tim. Its contents revealed that the
latter was physician, as he had claimed
to be. No weapons were found about
him, AMI nothing to indicate that he
was any thing more then he claimed to
be. Still they did not seem satisfied.
He had an overcoat and rubber coat
strapped to his horse, these were taken
off and contents thoroughly examined.
They revealed nothing.
, A little distance away-perhaps
twenty rods-was a house where were
two men and several women standing in
the yard, watching the strange proceed
+ ing. The robber mounted the Doctors
! horse and rode over here to make in
quiries if there was person living any
, where 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 questions
e were answered afirmatively, and he rod'
I back laughingly and said:
r "Doc, l guess you are all right, bu
J. we'll have to keep you till after dark"
q "But l am in hurry" replied tn
y latter; ",my patient is very sick, and
e must CO."
q "Oh, we'll take you right there" wa
;. the response. "Get on the gray hors
d and come with u.s."
n The Doctor mounted him with the ali
v of his now apparently friendly captoI
= who gave him his hand and assisted hin
Il on, as there was no saddle. He then go
" on to the doctors horse and turned hir
is in an easterly direction, away fror
II Sioux City and toward the house wher
O the patient was, while the larger robbie
,. rode behind with his pistol still in HAND
o pointed toward the Doctor, whose plac
Y was between the two. Thus, in India
o file, they moved off at slow pace. Th
Ie conversation opened in this way, th
II smaller one doing most of the talking
e. Are you DIR. MosherT
" "You are not him. I know D.
:. Mosher. I have been in his office twie
N in Chicago, and you are not the man.
ID am DIR. Mosher, and nobody else,
10 he again reiterated.
II The horses were driven at the slowel
II walk. 1t was now about four O'Clock
re the afternoon. A miles travel brougf
* them to a house. The Doctor had ha
t. no dinner, having left Sioux City in
* great hurry, and he told them he woul
lie like something to eat. "We are hui
70 CRY, too, said they, and according
IN while the latter one rode to grove ne.
re by with the prisoner, the other went
", the house and shortly after returnt
r.. with some bread and butter and cak
N. which he offered to the Doctor first. b
n fore taking any himself or passing it toh
IS. comrade. The Doctor took some bre:
nd and butter, but refused the cake. "Tal
he "you needn't be afraid, we haven't p
of duy IulIS III ~ W HuIb yOu. DuG
he never eat cake was the reply. Th'
nd rode slowly on till they came to anoth
Ter house, where they stopped again, b
IRE the object was not stated.
ed At Mr.. Wright's, further on, whe
ar, they halted again, the call became a
ch parent. In the search of the Docto
,us clothes they had found some of his bu
eet ness cards. These they had present
led to the inmates, saying that the Doct
,ly had sent them to inquire if they had
'ty saddle; that he had started to visit t
ite sick woman at Mr.. Mann's, and h
lot broken his buggy, ard they were TAXI
yes him down on horseback. Would tn
ler be kind enough to loan the saddle for
lie day or two?' Here they found WI
Ice they were after, and the smaller O
a a came back with it in high glee, and te
eft of the ruse by which he had obtained
led at the Doctors expense. The tai
ly- one now dismounted with the help
an both the others. He appeared lal
his and weak and stiff, and a hole "
ird noticed in his pants above the knee,
if made by bullet, while about it thu
,ay was considerable blood. He took
om the hay-sack, on which he had been r
ner ing, and said:
lad LOU cSh SeI tlaI Iof d. saodie
red morrow when you come back. 7
ies' man that shot Haywood has ridden G
alf hundred miles in the last twenty-fo
wi hours"
ass, He was helped on; they started aga
on. A man with a. yoke of cattle was m
nds who stared at them, but not word v
ing spoken. Conversation became gene
We, and friendly. The smaller one pull
Ilso out sheet of clean white paper fir
md his pocket, not at all crumpled, and re
cen from it description of one of Pink
, in toms detectives who had gone to
md Paul to assist the authorities. 1t
,oc- swered the description of the Doc
ian perfectly, and this it was that led
INV robbers to come SO near shooting him