The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-30
ssHOLD Ut YOUR HANDS,"
How Ez-Gov. Army, Of New Mexico,
Obeyed tbs Injunction,

Obeyed tbs Injunction
Accounts Of the robbery NJ Tx. Gov. Army,
NJ New Mexico. while IN his Way ITaat IN DC.
tunr, wera published but none sn accurate.
detailed and amusing as that given by the
venerable frnutiprsuan himself before his
departure fui Europe.
II Was Oh my way East said he, In a four
horse stage tho until stage that runs be-
tween Santa ~ aud Las Vegas, the terminus
pf the Atahspn and Topeka and Santa re
Railroad. My only fellow passenaerw as Mr..
ridden nil day, and were Within five miles Of
Las Vegas. II was just getting dusk, when
suddenly the coach was stopped.
Whats the niatter2' called out,
'9et out here and you'll aee what's the
natter the Hrv,r answered
~ did get out anL was met by q masked
man with double arreled shotgun. lie
ordered me 81 throw up my hands. said I
would not do 1t. Then he ordered mo to go
tp the eide VI the road and sit down. told
him that ! Intended to stand up and sae what
was going ON. lie swore some and ordered
one Of The other men There were three Of
them to search that Teller They did, aud
found my greenbaeks. How mueh2 We'll, a
right smart huncll some that had got to-
getber tn 10 to lsug and with They didn't
get my watch or silver that time"
's'npn't point that gun at me- | said, /
don't know but its loaded Il might 10 Off
and XII me- and tell you IL you kill me
youlI get yourself Into trouble. I've got lots
Of friends around heie, and they'll make 1t
warm for you, | tell YOU He laughed and
said he wouldn't get hung If he did. He'd
only get sent M for twenty years. told him
That II had pistol I'd send him up In about
twenty seconds, You know | never carry n
pistol don't believe In 1t. and ain nan-r
sistant on principle. Mypeupe were Quakera.
Well, after we had this conversation the
leader and his men were Illuminating around.
well, | guess you'd better search ,ha antedl-
lnvian again The men looked over me
again, and pulled my gold watch out Of my
pocket.
"'Now don't take that said, It's got my
name on 1t, and II would lead you to deteo-
tlun'
." 'Damn bls watch said the leader
$40 they left 1t. and turning to Strahan took
this time the leader waa covering mo with his
shotgun ! saw one Ut the men beginning to
overhaul the mall bags and stepped forward.
"Stopr said the leader.
II told him | wanted to see what the man
was doing.
''Stay where you are. he said
"But wanted to see. and 80 walked along
az | talked, AMI stood Ivy the mall bags. Then
] advised the man not to cut the bag, but To
cut the strap. lie did 80. Then told him to
pour out the letters, and he did that. He be-
gan to tear the letters 10 pieces.
CHOW stop said L. tear OFF the ends care
fully. You won get anything there. This Ia
Mondays mail aRd No one sends money In
Mondays mail Most all them letters arc
love letters Our boys out here have girls In
the States and hate To have their love letters
torn up'
"And 40 The fellow did tear Off the ends
carefully. lie didn't tind any money In the
frat bag, and that WAS all he opened. told
him the other bags contained only newapa
pera and way mails and he believed me. |
had d basket of lunch la the stage, and said
to the Leader
"'Thares come lunch In there. We might
all take q bite.
aOh, shut up said he. and then said.
OF guess you'd better 70 through that rev
erend old gentleman again. aud they did, and
rot a bag Of silver had. When tho man was
searching me ha turned his side 10 me. and
saw the butt Of q pistol Ia his belt. made n
grab fur IT,. and he jarked around. AZ he did
80 the cloth he had over his face was pushed
aside, and saw his face. ! after ward tdenti-
fled that man. We'll, by talking and joking.
] kept those fellows there All hour and q
quarter by my watch. Within o. mile of liz
there were 5000 men Mt work OH the rallroad,
men did come along Mesioans, with hay.
When one of them saw ,ls he picked ZIP two
stones aud run toward lis. The leader threw
up his gun.
said, tell that fellow II he comes here shall
shoot him. Some one did tell tho man. and
he and the rest ran away. Then the robbers
ordered tho driver to take the harness off the
horses. and throwing our blankets and over
coats on them the robbers rode Off. They
took that Naiavn blanket there that ] am
going 10 take To England with mo and give to
Queen Victoria Iwo days lator the blankets
were found along tho railroad and the shot
gun broken. | drew eiahtean burkallot from
wore tracked to tlance-hnusa and found
dancing Their tTnIjaera were covered with