The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-07-29


Monday next at 10 q. M. Bail was
placed at $500. and Mrs. Hannum
left the Courtroom to secure bonds
men. Bail will probably be given
this afternoon and the q. PENDANT
released. When arrested ut her
mothers home this nsnsniuy she de-
claresl that she did not know tie
pistol was lossslesi.
TEXAS ROAD AGENTS..
One Of Their Victims Telling How
He was Robbed.
san Antonio Express.
Yesterday afternoon the Express
received q telegram from Uval.ie that
the east bound stage c,sach on the
San Anto',iO an Eagle Pass line hal
been stopped by two highwaymen
near Turkey creek an.l rubbed, and
after the COACH hail reached the ci,v
last evening "ur rep 'rt~r met one If
the victims, Mr.. j. +. Giles, from
whom be obtained u detailed account
Of the robbery. II was Just after
dark. and the coach moved SLOWLY
over the rugged chalk hills . short
distance beyond Turkey creek, when
suddenly man On foot emerged from
the dense growth of scrubby bushes by
the way>sie, and leveling q revolver
ON the driver ordered him to halt.
There were ut the time hut two
passengers in the coach. Mr.. Giles
and IN old gentleman by the name
Of Cohen. The driver appeared not
to heed the command to halt given by
the knight 1t the road. and allowed
his horses to walk ON. But the
robher backed. still holding his
revolver ON the driver. and again
cried aloud and meaningly, "Halt. or
III shoot you!" The driver. Known
to the buys along the line IS .1ony
Tom" thereupon refined up. replying
to the rObber's command, Don't shoot
At me. for I've got nothing to hurt
you with." As soon ~ the horses
we're stopped. the man seized the
reins from the ground and at the same
time second rubber appeared At the
door Of the stage aud asked: How
many psssengers are there in here p
The driver replied there were two.
when the mounted rubber remarked,
"Get out then, md hold up your
hands :" Mr.. Giles states that this
Command WAS obeyeh without any
special reluctance. though himself and
Mr.. Cohen stepped out Spon the
Opposite side To where the rObber
si,nd. Both men had money with
them, but managed tn hile it just
hefore the mounted rubber showed
himself All were then marched to
the rear Of the stsge, where the pro-
ces Of rubbing Was g0ne Though
with. the man On horseback covering
them with his revolver, while the
fellow afoot went through their
packets. No money was obtained
from NJ. Giles and but sl.5O from
Nj. Cohen. While in the act Of
rubbing Ms Cohen, the villains eve
caught the gentleman's watch and he
snatched il from It's repose in his vest
pocket. But - he did 81. Mr.. Cohen
renonsirsted, rema,k,ng. that's my
babyis watch and then IT'S 50 marked
that you wouldn't know what u do
With il" 90 the watch vas returned.
An order foe the msil bags Was next
given and the driver Was Commanded
70 throw the bays down. He tossed
oil the bags az except the way bag
and informed the robbers that be h.i
done 90. whats the vay.bagr
inquired one Of the fellows. vh0 vas
by this time busily engaged
slicing those to pieces which had
been thrown to them. He was told
what q way-hag meant, when Inst
too was demsyded. The bsgs vere
cut open and the valuable packages
selected and laid in \ pile BY them
selves. when the wen signi6ed that
they were through with their work.
The driver thereupon wanted to kwOn
whether be would be permitted to re-
place the letters in the boot and Fro
ceed on his way. They told him yes.
and be hogan to pick up the letters.
But in doing % be reached out too
iAr-got his fingers on the packages
the robbers had laid aside, when one
ofthem ordered him in an angry voice
to ''les them packages alone" that he
wanted that part Of the mail. But few
words passed after this. and the let
tsn vers soon al replaced in tho
bass when the highwaymen pocketeti
their boot, one Of them circulating.
"Pard. lets gor and they took to
the brush again. holding their revolv-
ere On the victimised until they were
out Of sight. The stage thereupon
drove on. Til. . The frst time the
Eagle Pass stags hes been robbed
since Joe Hornsr and companion took
the coach about two yeas ago. Who
he men were neither the driver nor
sitber Of the passenger knew. They
were evidently green at their busineob
Judging from tho carelesspsss Of their
management. and could easily have
been resisted and killed he'd Che pas
Desgsress been prepared and dsposed
% run the risk. Il - thought, however,
that they had aceompliees hidden in
shs brush hard By prepared for the
emergency Of resistance.
There b . vest di0erence between
egosisn and love Of appreciation, a
though often couf6unded. Still, both
nay b morbid both extreme. The
after trait Of character = perfectly
= developed largely in those
vhO desire 70 do veil in IN things
but do not seeooPl.A % fully. sim ply
|or hack Of the appseciativS Pct ON
he back that may have been III the