Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-12-22

marshal. He first struck him on the
head with the handeufs, when VIII
cox grappled with him in dazed
way White struck Wilcox again
and brought him on his knees. There
were seventeen men in the car who
saw the whole affair, but who left the
officer 10 struggle alone with the des-
perate man fighting for liberty. In
the encounter White seized Wilcox's
revolver and tried to shoot him.
Mrs. Smithson, wife of a Denver en-
gineer, on her way to New York, aud
the only woman in the car, sprang
upon the seat behind and caught the
cOnvict's arm. The men in the car
then seized the convict around the
neck, enabling the marshal to once
more secure control of him. White
says if he could have got a bullet
through Wilcox, he would have COW
cred the passengers with the revolver
in one hand while he united his ankles
with the other, 'and then gone through
every one of the internal towards"
The marshal says that Mrs. Smithson
declined reward, but that he is going
to send to her New York address a
draft for $500 before he is forty.eight
hours older.
The crime for which White is now
under sentence was perpetrated on the
night of June % last, between Del
NOrte and Alamosa, Colorado. White
fixed up figures by the roadside repre-
senting men, and then, alone, stopped
"a coach bound for Alamosa with thir.
teen passengers. Covering them with
his revolver, he ordered them TO step
out and stand up in line. He then
pulled caps over their eyes, pinioned
their hands behind their backs, and
went through them. He next search
ed the United States mail, and from
the whole exploit obtained the sum of
SLIGO. Leaving the victims, he
mounted his horse and rode to Alamo
sa, where be stopped for the night.
Before morning the coach and plum.
dered passengers arrived at the same
hotel. White ate breakfast with the
people he had plundered the night be
fore, but was not recognized. After
the meal he went to the depot with the
the intention ofgoing TO Pueblo. While
waiting for the train he was arrested
by the City Marshal of Alamosa on
description telegraphed from Fayette-
vile, Ark. where he bad committed
similar robbery. He was taken to
Pueblo, tried and sentenced to the
penitentiary for life for robbing the
United states mail. After his coDvic-
tion he made a desperate and almost
successful attempt to escape from Jail,
frightening the Sheriff aud his Deputy
with an imitation pistol, made of wood.
leather and tin foil. He was then
sent to Laramie. Wyoming, but the
prison there was not considered strong
enough to hold him. so he was ordered
TO Detroit. White is 20 years old, of
rather pleasing appearance, and of
gentlemanly address when he pleases.
The Marshal says that he never uses
profane language, aud neither drinks
whisky nor chews tobocco. He con-
fesses to having robbed nine stages
alone, and many more in company
with others. On June he stopped
and rifled a stage near Gainesville,
Texes, and on June 10 one near Fay
ettsviIle, Ark. White claitrs 10 have
never shot at or injured any pas ken-
gers during all his experience.
heavily chained and guarded by
men, but Is confident of his ultjtnatei
escape and return to the mountains.