Warren sheaf., 1881-06-15
BILLY LIE ROY, THE BANDIT.

How the Notorious Highwaymen Leaped
From a Flying Express Train-His Robber-
ies-Hunted DOwnby Indignant Citizens
Hanged, Together With His Brother,
by Silent Men.
Condensed from the Denver Papers.
A few weeks ago the people of
many communities IN Colorado were
made angry by the escape of the no
torious highwayman, Billy lie Roy, from
Deputy Marshall Cantril: OF the Kansas
Pacific express. The story of the escape
as printed at the time, was that LIE Rows
sweetheart had planned her lovers release
and that she had successfully bewitched
the deputy marshal The true story, as
related by the bandit to DR.. Flournoy, of
about bis person tiny key, made from
watch spring. When he was stripped and
searched on the morning Of his departure
for Detroit he creased the skin Of his neck
and placed the key in the crease. His
mouth was opened, his hair brushed and
his ears examined, but the key escaped the
notice of the searchers. When the train
was running at terrific speed Cantril left
his prisoner, shaclSled hand and foot, and
stepped to the toilet ROOM I'm two Sec
onds," said the bandit to Dr. Flournoy, 81
had my hands free and in another two sec-
onds my feet also. All the passengers in
the car, except one lady, were either nod
ding or half asleep. knew how to settle
the lady. Just gave her one - of a look,
ran to the platform and jumped off. I was
stunned, but came to in little while and
got away"
WHY JIMMY RESIGNED.
Several days passed after lie Roy's escape
and the people hoped that he had gone to
some other corner of the world. On the
night of the 18th instant the down stage for
Del Norte passed the lower corner of Frank
Inns ranch, when from one side of the dark
highway there arose demand to halt. The
quick movement of the robbers frightened
the coach horses. Old Jimmy-so he is
called-was driving and he had terrible
work to control the horses, though he did
his best: The robbers, mistaking the run
away for deliberate attempt on the part of
the driver to evade their clutches, fired
volley into the fast fleeing coach. One of
these SHOTS passed through man s hat who
sat on the box with Jimmy and took off one
of his locks of hair.
Lets 60 back and surrender" said jim
my: " if we don't they'll kill me next time."
For Gods sake don't 60 back" pleaded
a passenger, for have $500 right on me
now and will loose the whole of it,"
So Jimmy put lash to his horses and the
coach got away as quickly as possible.
Then Jimmy resigned. He did not propose
to be killed in any such style. He knew
that the bandits were none other than Billy
LIE Roy and his party.
''THE LITTLE FELLOW"
LIE Roy was next heard from last Wednes-
day night, when the stage was ascending
the hill about three miles from Antelope
Springs and about mile and half from
the lake. The hill is very steep, and it was
while the ascent was being made that the
agents jumped from their conceaiment and
fired a whole handful of bullets into the
passing vehicle. One Of the bullets took
effect in the leg of Engineer Bartlett, of the
Denver & Rio Grande road, striking Linn in
the fleshy part. The ball struck silver
dollar in Bartlett's pocket and sent the dol
lar into the flesh, then glanced and went
through the leg and out. The silver piece
protected the femoral artery and saved
Bartletts life. Bartlett says there were
three men in this party and that one of
them-a little fellow-said to the big man
OF the crowd: '-you,get on the other side,
there, and tend to business" The little
ICAOW PuiCV LID oCll-itCUluS DIlGlSu
dog and climbed upon the wheel. He
pointed the muzzle at Bartlett's head and
remarked:
IT am going through you; hold up your
hands"
The operation required but short time.
Money and watch soon passed into the deft
fingers of the road agent. It became ne
cessary to get into the pocket nearest the
wound,
You are hurting my leg very much"
mildly protested the victim.
"Wei1, you, you can stand it," was
the reply. The front boot was then cleared
of mail, and the rear one being empty the
driver was told to 60 and that - quick :"
The inside passengers were not disturbed.
The robbers were evidently nervous, for it
was early in the evening The little
fellow was LIE Roy himself.
CAUGHT
A fife and drum corps pa1aded Del Norte
when the stage reached that place and there
was considerable excitement in Denver and
all along the route The citizens of Del
Norte armed themselves for grand hun,
for the highwaymen. Deputy Marshal
Armstrong headed the party. The guide
was J. P. Galloway an old and experienced
mountain horse thief tracker: The man
hunters rode up the Savoya into the noun
tain Businesses. At dusk on the 22d, while
Armstrong was sitting on boulder, with
McFrost and Galloway near, he saw a
man emerging from the thin timber.
'Halt!' said Armstrong. The man
raised his gun and was about to fire, when
he saw that he was covered from three
points. He surrendered and admitted that
he was Louis Potter, of LIE Roy's gang.
The three hunters went towards Alamosa.
On the road they saw little fellow with Il
pack on his back. At the command, t'halt, :"
the little man drewa revolver, fired and ran.
Armstrong sent q load after him. The ball
struck the fellow, and witha quick bound
he entered the brush near at hand and rolled
down the river bank out Of sight. It was a