The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-03-28
CONNECTICUT has decided to give the bell
punch the go-by.
ABOUT two hundred bills have already
been presented in Congress and referred.
Texas High Waymen,


Correspondence of the st. Louis Globe-DemoeIatl J
The coach, laden with msil-sacks and several
passengers, coming east, had approached with
In one mile of Peg Leg. 1t was o'clock at
night, and the vehicle rocked along in the
dense and somber shadows of the "timber,"
potion" or swamp of the San Saba. The dri-
yer was urging his horses up smart ascent.
The passengers, dreamy, tired and half asleep,
were suddenly startled by a sharp "whoa" Of
the John on the outside. The stage stopped.
els this another stopping-plsce?" lazily in
quired one of the passengers
"No," replied the driver coolly, "but it's Six
shooter post-ofice, reckon"
The travellers began to take the hint, and
were soon confirmed in their suspicious when
they next heard gruff voice order the driver
to drive off to one side of the road. The vehi-
Gle moved but soon came to stand-still again
In the meantime, there was tremendous and
exciting furry inside the stage, though not
word was spoken. Each passenger strove to
see how Euch he could conceal on his person.
All went to work hiding jewelry and money.
Some slowed it away in their stockings, down
their backs, up their sleeves-anywhere. One
stuck $40 in his shoe; one secreted the contents
of his pocket-bUok, which, however, he kept
ready, containing one check as make-b eleve
The occupants of the coach now perceived they
were in the hands of the Philistines; nor were
they surprised when the same gruff voice as be-
fore blurted out:"Y fellers in thar step out,
one by one, and if any man shows a six shoot
er, we'll blow the top of his head OFF, The
order was obeyed. The FIRST passenger to
make his exit was military telegraph opera.
tor, going to San Antonio. The boss robber
asked him who and what he was
"Pm an OPERATOR" said the telegraphist.
"Then Pm id certain you must have mon
ey. Come, fork over. Pull off them Shoes"
The operator, whose overcoat one of the rob-
bers thoroughly Overhauled was about reluc-
tantly obeyiDg the highwayman, when the lat-
ter seemingly becoming impatient, said
"WalI, reckon you needn't take off yer shoes;
and saved $40 he had in his shoes. After go
ing through the man of electricity and voltaic
batteries, the robbers ordered him back into
the stage.
The next man ordered out was stage agent
named Rose, who had formerly been stationed
on the Rio Pecos. Theyoung man got out like
one who is about to put his neck in the halter.
He had stuck his big six'shOotrr 10 the waist
band of his breeches, and 5000 10 currency
which he had in his pOrte-monDae he stuffed
He threw blanket over his shoulders, to con-
cesl the pistol, which, he afterwards said, he
Intended to use on the highwsymen in case of
dire necessity. As blind he bad 800 in silver
in a tobacco-bsg. Rose stepped out in the
shadow of big tree, and, with the air of a
man whose last dime is leaving him, handed
the bag to the boss robber and said: "Let me
have dollar and half to get good square
meal in Peg Leg with, won't you?" The rob-
Der made no reply, but failed to search Roses
person. His 5000 escaped.
One of the travellers, Max Lindheim, was the
next unfortunate to step forth and confront the
highwaymen.
siWho the devil are you?' said the robbsr-in-
chief.
"My name is Max Lindheim. Who are
youg'
'Shut up; git back thar and fork over every
thing" was the stern reply from behind the
omiDous and mysterious mask.
"Here's all I've got; take it," said Lindheim,
in a broken down kind Of way, at the same
thrustiug his hand. into his bosom and pulling
out S8.
"Turn them pockets inside out, and that id
quickp' exclaimed the chief brigand.
Twelve dollars more resulted.
"Now hold up your hands, and lemme see
them rings O. yourn."
"One of these is not mine; and the other is
family relic" pleaded the passen ger as he ex-
hbited two beautiful rings, one evidently q
memento of a lady friend.
"Wall, don't keer, you may keep 'em.
Haul off that overcoat tharp' again came from
behind the mask.
The garment was searched, and Lindheim
ordered to re-enter the coach.
| The last passenger put through the ordeal
l was a man named Mueller, who had $50 hid.
| den at various places on his person, but which
| he eventually had to surrender.
| Got any arms?" said the robbers
ayes; inside the stage"
"Go and bring 'em.,'
Mueller did 80, and handed the brigand a
large six shooter with which he might easily
have blown daylight through two others of the
villains.
The robber took the s'shootipg-iron'' viewed
| it through the mask and said, "You may keep
| it; it's old and worn out aud not worth
d-n."
Having got through with the passengers, the
| brig ands next ordered the driver to throw down
the mail pouches from under the seat. He did
so. One of the villains ripped one OF the sacks
and distracted therefrom several registered
packages. Asking the driver if he had a six
| shooter and being answered in the negative (be
| had one), they ordered him to hunt up can
dle He at first pretended he had none, but q
| piece Of one was at length found. With this
| they began the search of the interior of the
stage, but found little or nothing worth carry
The boss robber, little fellow scarce five and
| a halt feet high and wearing blue soldier 8
| overcoat with trousers stuffed inside as boots
then gave the following command: "You fellers
| inside there get out and walk ahead Of the
| bosses. The fust one that looks back will have
| the top of his head blown OFF,
They marched off in good time. The exer-
| else was kept up till the bandits got through
| searching the stage. The Drigands then dis
| appeared as suddenly as they had emerged
| from the deep gloom of the trees in the "bot-
| tom" of the San Saba.
|