The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-11
HIGHWAY RORRpDy
stage BeiWeen Cave CITY ma,
""""' ii,gS S%TS Stopped "S Sy q

THE DAYS OF MURREL, coppr
DICK rukPIN COME AGAIN. land AN
lANs NARRATIVE or THE ArT moniI-
Mobile Register
Among those of our citi,ou
awaited themselves of the I los VII
cursion rates offered by the Tn ,Uw q
and Nashville railroad loot t'ulsvll
was Mr.. S. II. Frohlicbtein mont
sides at No. 10G Dauphin st0 VINO y
this city. We received n v Ii'Iieet 4
Mr.. f. on Sunday evening, and iF1 =
gives US the following startlii1nIo" u ma,.
tive of the robbery Of the naE|v narr'
which he was journeying on wit
turn from Mammoth Cave Ion u" II
day evening, September al ,1S' rr|
story is best told in his own word, III
Our party was composed " Of
gentlemen and one lady. w. ooeye1
Cave City for the cave, which I'VE le|
nine miles distant, at I o'cloct - p aonu|
morning, reached the cave at IA 'O'a
and remained there until ~ A. NJ
when we started on our return ia r.
City in the same stage coach in VLaV
we had come. AT little ann Tnicl|
o'clock. when we had covoro o'ter
one-haif of the distance h oieu about
two places, we noticed two '"eeh tht|
horseback approaching tbo 'nell on
coach, but Thought noth;nm algI
until they cantercd nm y" this|
when each drawing two l aruseS
volvers, levelled them at our se ~ re'
and drivers, and ordered tho d., purly|
stop his horses. The drivor liver 20
negro, obeyed them instontl,,,' I'LL ON
highwaymen then ordered IN ihe|
except the lady to get out of tLa III, . " us
When we had all rot out thav S'uge
us stand away from them and H. llIade|
up our hands, covering us with " m
revolvers. They then told rs ' tHa
they were moonshiners. that n tnal
knew they had to leave the coun 'ney
and that they had to have m onn.'l
do so, no matter how thew 'V CIV" "a
That they knew they were an s"v IT
in a desperate undertaking Inf | 'S
were desperate men and aRIe to o 'n,y
II ont They then ordered ne f." " tL,y
out all our money and valuahIo. ,""
the ground in front of III. Wien r "
had been done one of Them wv, war WI,
the party that they vera "" "n~
to saach us. and if thrv 22""S
that ANYBODY had kent = I iII'''l
they would kill him. This c "U"
n second delivery of yaluabloo ""I
money. One of the robbers Lor %ru
gathered all the booty that was on t%s
ground. then approached the st.n'
door and, while he held his reyniysar
in one hand. ard the other robher o,r
cred the passengers with two '" w
volvers he searched under the cnyLinn.
for any articles that might hoya 'i hoan
hidden. His search was rewarded NV
finding a plain god ring. a diamonJ
Vino orother pocket-book and m"p
money. The young lady claimed tho
rinos as hers, but the robber sad Inv
didn,t believe her: that tbrv haJ
niedoad their word NOT 70 tn,,cb h %"'
and Che had not taken their word " anI
now thew wouldn't take hers T To
then nncI eted the rings, One If tho
rnhharS then nroceeded to taka tho
Names and addresses of each noxsen
ger 10 DennSVlVHnlan and Ken
fnckian he made some very uncom.
nlimentary remarks about their States
The tbird man was Georgian and
ha evnrassnd his keen regret for havin a
to tofn money from n GEORGIAN anI
oiso hia love for the Grand old Stdp
Noticino his love for Georgia thr
otbnr f0ur gentlemen. when asked
oiain,od also to he from that Stalr
aavin" rncorded orr names and nd.
dresans one Of the robbers drew
IN r@e aosk of whisky from his breast
n a"S sa;d uhovs veil drink TO yOnr
hnol+h and vnn to oursn HAVING
inhihad Themselves they placed the
aasE ON the Sround and told us 10
atam mn and drink In the beginning
9 fbdp ro of had comnelleed ms TO keen
s suo Inf as the drinl,i inc proceeded
9ho non ,, D hatwnen he victims
ond M Tictimizers became lively,
W. W. os t thon, 70 Give rs back our
railr "9u tickets and private meme
ra1,do"u which thov did hut when We
n 49, thnn, Cor 90 "a aniece TO get
fnod with thev said they wouldn't
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