Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-23
E X STAGE ROBBERY.
An Excitement Which a Lady
Really Enjoyed.

San Antonio Express, 20.l
Mr.. Herman Brendel, who has just
arrived from Laredo, furnished the
reporter with the following additional
details Of the Laredo robbery:
The robbery occurred about mid
night Of Thursday night, three miles
above Dead Mans Hole station. This
is about eighteen miles from Laredo.
There were six gentleman and one
lady aboard the stage, which had
stopped at Dead Mans Hole station,
when the other coach drove up with
out lights. The FIRST intimation Of the
stage having been robbed was the cry
of an English woman that they had
been robbed.
The woman occupied a seat on the
boot with the driver, and her husband.
She stated, after landing on the
ground, that the robbers, two in mum
Der, seized the horses from each side,
in front, and ordered the driver to put
out the lights Immediately; that if he
refused TO do so they would blow
out his brains. He obeyed the order
promptly. Then the robbers ordered
the passengers in the coach to get
out and hold up their hands, which
command was also obeyed, when the
passengers we're stood in line hands
up and robbed Of their watches
and money. The greatest sufferer in
loss of money was j. T. Long, of Dali
las, Texas, who lost S225 besides his
watch and chain. They took from
Mrs. Middleton a diamond cross which
was a present from her grandmother,
and which fact was told the robbers
in the plea Of Mrs. Middleton for
them not to take the jewel, After the
passengers we're finished up, they stood
them up in line near the coach and
while one Of the robbers guarded them
the other went through the mail, All
the bags were cut, even the newspaper
bag, a large and very dangerous-look
ing Bowie knife being used. The
coach was held only about ten min
utes, and the driver was asked when
the up coach would be along. The
driver replied that information by
telegraph was that the up coach would
be detained at Laredo until 5 o'clock
in the morning, and they needn't wait
for it. that they would be in Laredo
before it left. To this smartness on.
the part of the driver is to be attribu-
ted the safe arrival Of the east bound
coach, and the robbers did not wait
for it. After completing the rob.
berry, the passengers were compelled to
pick up the mail and put it back in
the pouches. When all was ready to
60, the robbers mounted the hind
boot and told the driver to 20 on. He
did so, and asked them when they got
of to please buckle back the shed Of
the boot, which they kindly did after
along about five hundred yards.
After detailing the facts to Mr.. Bren.
del, Mrs. Middleton said that not
w~ithstanding the fright which she had
been subjected to, She had really en-
ieyed the excitement Of the robbery.
The robbers we're thoroughly masked
and their hands and fingers wrapped
so as to prevent any possibility Of
Identification. They spoke good
English and were taken to be Ameri-
cans. The up-bound stage was not
disturbed, Chief Of Police Rogers, of
Palestine, and Mr.. Hermann Brendel.
TO be on the safe side in cast the
robbers tackled their coach, seeroted
themselves in tie hind boot and pre-
pared for battle. They kept the watch
for twelve miles, and then re entered
the coach and went 10 sleep.