The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-06-02
William LIE Roy's Escape-A Dime Novel
I'm One Chapter.


When Deputy United States Marshal
Cantril returned to Denver last Monday
afternoon with the tidings that VIM. LIE
Roy, the dashing road agent and prince
of mail robbers, had made his escape
while en- route to the Government
Prison at Detroit, under ten years sem
tence, the United States officials here
were rs puzzled as they were angry.
That LIE Roy should have made his es-
cape from Sim Csntril and deputy
only served to increase their anger and
fan it into lame of no small magni-
tude. Yesterday the NeI0s reporter, in
passing the excavation for the sewer at
Holiday street, felt hand clasp on
the arm, and turning, saw the myste-
rious train-wrecker who had manifested
so much interest in LIE Roy's case, as
detailed by General Cameron a couple
of days before. "You have not forgot
ten me, have youP" he questioned in
moderate tone of voice. ..Now, as you
have manifested some interest in LIE
Roy's case, I'll give you the whole
story"
"When Billy was sentenced / was
within easy call, and since that time
have not been asleep. Some years ago
the boy used to be with snide variety
company and played the character of a
female impersonator, and he was well
up in his business, too. and If he had
stuck to it would not have been COM
PEELED to go to holding up coaches on
the road for a living. His old girl, who
has been with him from time to time
for three years, and who loves him bet
ter, if anything, than do, lives in Del
Norte, and we rung her into the scheme
with us. As planned by Billy it was to
bring her up to town and get two suits
of clothes for her Just exactly alike
that is dresses of one color, shawls of
one color and hats and wells of one col
or. Then we were to get a suit of
clothes, mems clothes, for Billy, and
the extra woman's rig and mems
clothes were to be kept ready for a close
call. We were to keep a close lookout
for the time when he was to be taken
away, get on the train with him, and
then at the first opportunity which Of
fered at night we were to take what
ever guards were with him, put up a
job on them. and dress Billy like the
girl. Then we could 60 on our way re-
joicing.
..The day came and we knew all
about it, and when the carriage con-
Il L<c my 8uLI0o QIONC u ~
| to the train, the girl and were already
on board. They took one double seat
/ and we took the one directly behind
them and awaited DEVELOPMENTS. Along
in the night all me passengers got to
sleep. We were in sleeping-car, if it
was not called such, and Cantrirs boy
| got awful sleepy. / felt sorry for the
poor fellow, and was glad when he
went into the car for nap. Billy was
also very tractable. Cantril was thirsty
that night, and put up a job on him.
| Going to the water tank, after gauging
his drinks and the time between them,
1 poured out some croton oil and left it
in the cup. TEen pretended to take
a hearty drink and made so much noise
about gulping it down that Cantril got
awful thirsty. 1 had no more than
gained my seat till he made dive for
the tank, and without fitting the cup
\ filed it and emptied it. 10 partially
kill the stencil of the croton 1 had put q
dash of burned liquor in it. If Cantril
tasted anything wrong in the water he
attributed il to his sour stomach, and SC
said nothing. 1t was not many minutes
until the Deputy Marshal felt general
weakness about his bread-basket. When
Cantril left and slammed the door to,
we acted. All of US were up and doing
in second, for none of US had beer
asleep. The irons were off Billy in
less than ten seconds, and the extra
suit of woman's toggery was put on
him. When all was finished he curled
down in my seat, just like the girl had
been, and the girl got up and skipped
into another car. Nv next move was
to put my head over on Billy's shoul
der, and in another moment the brake
man came in. As he passed by with
his lantern raised up as if awoke by
the noise and the light, and: discover
ing that the prisoner was gone, raised
J the hue and cry. The brakeman took
J it up, everybody woke up, and Cantri
came out of the toilet-room. Then en-
sued scene of confusion. He wanted
the train stopped, and the conductor
would not stop it until he got to Hay
City, five miles away. When we go
, there the girl got off, Cantril got off
and his assistant with him. and Bill
and / went on with the train, ticklet
, almost to death"
"Where is lie Roy at the presen
time?" asked the reporter.
: "He is safe," was the reply.
Judging from the statement made b.
the train-wrecker, lie Roy has gon
t East for time, but will soon return
place himself at the head of his gan
and once more take the road.-Denve
Net0S.