Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-08-02
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
The Minded Stage Stopped and the Passen'
nprs Relieved Of Their Valuables.


- Il r',ln,k aud AZ = o'clock had come
within two nnl..S Of Fillmore, aud whist
49,, a dawn grade Two masked men were
,rru, about tlnIty yards distant. inh"l"-
iu ih, direction of the stage, when thrl
-nou reached. and catching the irH> "'
the hnrS-s. commanded til" p''--"ng'is !"
-i.p out and hold mp their hands, "hlth'
uu,Irr IN. muzzl. of two pistols, lh'N
wrr. easily persuaded To do. lucy "rI'
then called upon for their prfhbie M''''rS
of value The request was plst ,''"''
upnn the driver. NJ. folly, VII" pr"ln'rd
;wo silver dollars aud h"ggrd NJ h''rp'-
.,r,. LIGHT mark of hIs esteem. luz
rnhbrr- informed him that II they found
,,t,.., ,rnu,.y OF, his prIsuu thrr- would hr
"A fnnrr.d ~ his family. upon which snI-
,,,..t,nu Tully remembered him 81 Other
coin, IN his po-~rS~ibu, amounting TO :" ~
ut,,h IA, likewise iuru,d over I" the
c,r,uitt,. Mr.. Bob Walker next CON
trihut. ii ~ AND splur snail ch"i'Sr' 'hf"-
ing his packets 60 show that Do" hah gwen
h,s Iittlr all tn the cause, Nr. Bruianiu
ILll rave IN watch and chain ahd hh"H'
Siu ~ money.
Mr.. Il. Stin.on. watch yalncd at -
and n rirg. MIR. Alcck Homer -. lac
r,,thrr~ did not search the parties c'".''N.
MIR Si1usru having h't"cri ~" ana thI'e
hnnfITsN
L,tOr,r SIpa and so concealed upon thor
u,r,nr-. The mail bags wrTr 'hcn d.
n,.,udrd If tue driver. who told them hr
vould not uiNc them the mail bag, tut II
v;,, II, their power ~ take II. ~ hich they
did: cutting II open aud helping iHrii
selves to one registered letter package ava
u,i. registered mail Iu"kIs". Inc h"',N
taken from the driver was give MN ny
ratii,, in Mu'l"u To- max" several IN 81
.lnrrhn,,> here The mig tskcn frntn NJ d.
Siln>uu bore the initials ~. VI. :. Ire
hIghwavmrn then took the taps OIL tH'
lcit font AID huh wheels. nuh "id'iIH-
the driyr tu wait fer one hour, took thcIi
departure.
The ROBBERS
wore mask, of dark caIlro. covering their
head, aud faces. with places cut i'i III II
ewes and mouth, and wrr" h"ih aniru
with pistols. one ui them M, about .
feet nr . inches h-h >ioutlN built and
about TWO huudrrd aud twenty pounds 40
N.,-It. ,''i,uily NOM m"u>ti'h" at %
l.,lf sandy culpr,nra uur: 81 BE-. y ".-> -.
lad uu blue ru'trnnd' palt~ a llnch Nr>'
and un cuat The oIhrr Mas about -
~amr height hut nt h-htrr ish'. HLh
han -,.u Through Ia" ,np of hrd '"'''
Nh,r,. TIM cover Na. drawn t"-,"t ct VIII
~tiu.s, had un pa. eft bid' ptn'' "'"
a WuiIr shu. After tine adventure ~"
,i..,,. dilNri urIruN i>,d taps 10 Wrapping
Il,. ,.ud "t IN, axe Win r"pr. 49, t"h'' 1r
4 having taken 'hr taps oil tD' with much
difficulty ha,h. reached fillmore, where
Other tIu> N'r' pr", ,u"d.
The >tl.r ar,INrj here about "rl"' h
II. m, yr>t-r,I,v md a. driven to the
post Office whrr, the driver made - stat"
m,nt r Iurr Postmaster MCk, ma to ~ hirD
- . 4
. what amount the registered packages '"n-
/ iaurd.
There were thirteen Registered irttrre in
tie package making inurtr"n registered
( letters III all. Outside at the packages
/ he ruhh,I~ made bat u small hlul. Nr.
Nllk,r thinks. from the wI'Chful care
rN"r,i."d over him in particular. tnr H."
I us known to one uf the men. The
smaller man hrli the crowd in rang" with
hl- li,tlr gun. whilst the other gathered
the wealth aud went through the mail
ba.. This Ms very hold r"hlrtN, vet
rveirui,y done hv rnpraciiccd hands.
Ill ANY If the party hr'n armed the
r,hh.i. ,"u'd have easily h.rp -'H; A':
.o.. th,.- reached the stag. l!n.."'r,
i've Miuocn Stage driver may 20 uN.' and
,-'nrd fer thr neat twenty y,.u- atd
h,,, up use Tor Hr,. aims.
I'll" above D., ttk'1 from ,h. , lrey'1"'i
Duly Time, of thu 2~lh II July. l!',
nutrag" bears som" similarity To- tie "n"
prtp,rrIrrd som" seven az rigAt v"ar-
ago near Arcadia. On that orrr-i"n the
rcrhIs stopped on" stage aud held II
there until IA" othrr came up meeting it
hold,ug the first stage aud pass ug"t-