The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-18
.THROW UP YOUR HANDS,"
How Ex-GOv. Army Obeyed-FOOlfns
With RObbers-An Incident Of
Western Travel.

How EX-GOV. Army yODeyeu-FOOiluS
With RObbers-An Incident of
western Travel.
New York SUM-
Accounts of the robbery of Ex- Cover
nor Army, of New Mexico, while on his
way East in September, were published,
but none so accurate, detailed and anus
ing as that given by the venerable from
tiersman himself before his departure for
Europe.
81 was on my way East" said he, "in
a four-horse stage-the mail stage that
runs between Santa Fe and Las Vegas,
the terminus of the Atchison, Topeka q
Santa Fe Railroad. My only fellow pass
enger was Mr.. ]. F. Straban, New York
lawyer. We had ridden all day, and were
within five miles of Las Vegas. 1t was
Just getting dusk, when suddenly the
coach stopped.
"'What's the matterp ] called out.
acct out here and you'll see what's
the NATTER" the driver answered.
81 did get out, and was met by masked
man with a double-barreled shotgun.
He ordered me to throw up my hands |
said that would not do it. Then he
ordered me to 60 to the side of the road
and sit down. l told him that intended
to stand up and see what was going on.
He swore some, and ordered one of the
other men (there were three of them) to
search that old feller.' They did, and
found my greenbacks. How much?
Well, right smart bunch; some that |
had got together to go to England with.
They didn't get my watch or my silver
that time.
"Don't point that gun at me- l said.
4 don't know but it's loaded. 1t might
go off and kill me; and l tell you if you
kill me you'll get yourself in trouble.
I've got lots of friends around here, and
they'll make it warm for you, tell YOU
He laughed and said he wouldn't get
hung if he did. He'd only get sent up
twenty years. I told him that if had a
pistol I'd send him up in about twenty
seconds. You know never carry pis-
toll don't believe in it-and am nom
resistant on principle. My people were
Qunkers. Well, after we had this con-
versation the leader and his men were
rummaging around. Well, guess you'd
better search the antediluvian again
The men looked me over again, and pulled
my gold watch out of my pocket.
"'Now don't take that ! said; its got
my name Oh it, and it will lead TO your
detection
"Damn his watchp" said the leader.
$50 they left it, and turning to Strahan
took his watch and chain and $500 in
money. All this time the leader was
covering me with the shotgun. / saw
one of the men beginning to overhaul
the mail bags, and stepped forward.
"'Stopp said the leader.
W told him | wanted to gee what the
man was doing.
"'Stay where you are,' he said.
"But | wanted to see, and so walked
along as 1 talked, and stood by the mail
bags. Then l advised the man not ia
cut the bag, but to cut the strap. He
did SO. Then told him to pour out the
letters, and he did that. He began to
tear the letters to pieces.
"'Now, STOP said I tear off all the
ends carefully. You won't get anything
there. This is Mondays mail, and nc
one sends money in Mondays mail. Most
all them letters are love letters. Oul
bows out here have girls in the States
and hate to have their love torn up
''And SO the fellow did tear off the
ends carefully. He didn't find any
money in the first bag and that was al
he opened. / told him the bags con
tained only newspapers and way mails
and he believed me. ! had a basket O
lunch in the stage, and l said to th'
leader:
, "'There's some lunch in there. W.
might all take bite
) "Oh, You shut up said he, and hi
! laughed and then he said:
| az guess you'd better 60 through tina
5 reverend old gentleman again. and the.
! did, and got bag of silver had. Whil'
the man was searching me he turned hi
side to me, and ! saw the butt of pisto
t in his belt. / made grab at it, and h
: jerked around. AS he did SO the clotl
: he had over his face was pushed aside
and saw his face. l afterwards identi
e fled that man. Well, by talking ant
t joking, / kept those fellows there an hou
/ and quarter by my watch. Within
4 mile of US there were three thousand mel
0 at work on the railroad, and | hope'
f some would come. At last eight men di'
y come along-Mexicans, with hay. Whel
$ one of them saw us he picked up tw
a stones and ran toward US. The leade
: threw up his gun.
e "If any of you can speak Spanish h
n said, tell that fellow if he comes here
}, shall shoot him. Some one did tell tn
Y man, and he and the rest ran away. The
J. the robbers ordered the driver to take tn
/ harness off the horses, and throwing OIL
f blankets and overcoats on them, the rol
f bers rode off. They took that Naval
e blanket there, that l am going to take /
e England with me, and give to Quee
5, Victoria. Two days later the blanket
. were found along the railroad, and tn
o shotgun broken. drew eighteen bucl
a shot from one barrel. From thes
It blankets the men were tracked to dane
+ house and found dancing. These trouse