, 1879-03-19

their interests identical.
The scht NaoDjcor arrived this morning from
Ahnnnco with c,rro of wnoi' '' ''''"'''' '''"'
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IHhON Uf YUUH Hands,
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tion,
coy7yspondeace ". koufs G,o1t. Democrat,
Say tnTo.to. Tnr.. March "a rnocn+ lila.
n,t.l, fro,n Tcras born thc rn,xa wlIci, I,os
pa'cn tio',' teA"e .otu ~. ns"s, "n'e" nus
ceased to be sensational In th!s State, ofnnothcr
daring staGc-robberv, this tlnlo ut Peg Leg, un
the bal,ls Of The sau Saba, en tho eastern Dor:
ulars viii show how mail.stages In Texas 3 arc
rol!hct;
The coach, laden with ma!t-sacks and several
passengers, roirIl,g east, had ai,proached within
o,,c mllc Of pcg Log. It was 0 o'clock ut night.
ulul the vehicle rorliod along tlA tic dense and
soIulrc studuw of tlr s'tiinher," Hoottonl,"
irE Ills horses up d snlart ascent. Tie passcn-
Eera, dreamy, tired, uull hall aslccp were sud-
Jcu on tlle outside. Tile stare stoppud.
"[s this another stopping p!acea" 1Azfly In
autret onu III the ;,assenRers.'
"No," rcullcd the driver, eoolly, "but It's d
sIx.sllooter rost-otlee, .i reckon" -
soon confirmed In their susplc!ons when they
next heard Grulf voice order the driver 10 drive
utr to ona side Of the road.
The vehicle moyud, hut soon carno to sta,la-
still agntn.
III thr meantime there was a tremendous and
exciting furry inside thu 6tui.e, though not q.
wvrl was spoken. Each passenger struyo to SEQ
how much l,e cnu!d conceal on Ills pusson. All
went 10 work !,{lug lcweIry nu,l tno,,uy, SouIe
slowed IL awuy III tlletr stockings, down their
bucks, III tlcIr anywhere. Ono stuck
$1t III bis auo; one seerctel the contcts of Ills
pockctbuo|i, which. however, te Kept ready,
contu{nug only one check, nid as q n,akr -bc-
lieyc.
The occupants Of tho coach now perceived
t,u.y were in the 1a11s OF the PhstistiileB; nor
wesc they surprised wlluu thu same gruI voice
ns brlo.u blurto1 out: :. -.
/" You iclers IN thar, step out one by one, and
II a.lv uluu SHOWS II Bix-shootcr we'll blow tile
top Of Ills head otGl''
The order WIS obryed. The first passenger
to make his exit was military toegraplic oper-
ntor, eo!ug to San AntOn!o
was. ~.,-.
II am nr opcrator,n subj the telcgraplltst.
"lhsu I'm Id certain yu.t must lave mon
The Uptrator, whose overcoat onc Of the rob-
bcrs thoroughly uycrhnulcl, was about re-
luctantly obey!llg tue hfglwaymas, when tho
latter. seemingly impatient, sn!l:
Wall, ILL., resK'a , ,11 you, !, needn't take of yer
TIr operator gayo tllcm $5, un,l sayosl Il $40
note l,e hsd in tls shoes. After going through
tllr man OF electricity ull yoltaic batteries, Tho
robbcrs ordered him baYk Into thu s,ngc.
nauea llosu, who bud formerly bec,, stnt!ouod
on ll,e Nlo Tccos. Thr Young lllnu rot uut like
ono ~lto is about TO put Ills neck into thu halter.
Before getting out ituse had stuck hls hlG six
allnoter in tbs wa!stbuild Of ilis breaches; anil
5000 III currency ho lad In Ills portctnon,lato ho
stuffed around III Ills clothes to the best OF hts
abiity. 1Ie threw blanket over his shoulders,
to concca! the pistol, which, he afterwards said,
lie intended to usc on thn h!glwnstnen tu case
,,fs 1T tt,.rnastF An h1trI1 In 1inf1 all
yer III d tobacco bug. Kosu stepped out Into Tho
shadow Of biz tree nnd, with Tie air Of a tnan
whose Inst dinc ia leaving him, lunded tho bur-
to tlsu boss rob3er md said:
"lct me- huYe d dollar Mid O half to ggt
good squnro tneal iu Fey Log with, won't YOUR
Thc rubbcr made no reply, but failed to seurcl
lsosc's person. Hts san cseapea.
mkt unortunutu to step forth alld confront lie
htglway,ncu.
.Who tho dovll aro youf" said the robber.in-
chief
'sMy namo Is Max I.lndhcim. Who arc yonF'
thing" wns the stcrn reply from behind tic
o1ntnU,ls unl mysterious tnask.
"lIcre's MI l'yu got; tako It," said Lind
lein', IL broko,,,down klnd otway, at tho same
pulling out u. ~
"Tut.n thrIn pockets instae cut, md that id
tuIekl'' excluilucl tbs chEof brIgulld.
Twelve dollars more resulted.
Now hold lip your liAhue, uni lenMo sec
then, rlt,ss d yoslrtl.''
Oup ii tl.cse ls not s,ine; the oil.cr ia FAM
ily rcle," pleaded the passengcr ns he exhibited
two beautiful Rugs, oNa evidently q 1nctnrnt0
III n Indy friend,
aWaji, / don't keer; yul NAV keen lem.
Haui OH that uycrc0At tuarI, pgaIu cuma fr0ul
bcil!nd 1hc tnask,
Thr rnrmcut waa searched and Ltuohei,n Dr.
durcd to rc.eulcr tl.u coach.
was n man nnlncI Mueller, wjit, i,nti 80 l,,m
at various pucrs ol, lis pcrsou, but which hu
nynnt.lulIv hu,l m surrender. wv
Il f;nt any urnsl1 saii tllu robbers.
uYea: Inside the stare.n
utio ind brIJlg ,em.'l
Mueller iid IT, unl handed Tim brtp,nt n
lurpu AZ. r.siootur with which he mfnht a"stIu
hGya blown dnyituht through two oihers ri tho
Villains. ~''s ~ >"o
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