The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-08-08
A SEASIDE SENSATION.
AwEsrERN ExpERrAr MT. DESERT.
4 Hold Deed toolly Notwithstanding Do.
serlptloa orths Dick TarplrSt,ls Ia which
Alot Of Pleisurs Seekers were Nulet.
sdof their Cash and Yalulhles.

island that heretofore has borne q reputa
I ton for peace and honesty, has Just beer
3 treated to irst.class highway robbery
lsobberies have never before been knowr
at Bar lIarbor until this summer. A serie.
j oil petty tlieits have lately aroused the fear
Of the summer guests. Several parties have
,, had their silyCrware stolen. Others have
lost articles Of smaller value, but no one
; beyond tho parties interested gave the
, matter serious thought until Wednesday
noon, when the climax in theits was sud
denly reached by IN act Of the most daring
and ut the same time open character that
would have done credit even to the West.
Green Mountain is tho lofticst upon the
island. A carriage road leads to the sum.
nit, on which IL Il small mountain house.
BuckbOards and other carriages are con.
stantly ascending and descending this road.
At times they puss over rocky and steep
ledges and nj times enter woods that grow
thicky on either hand and meet overhead.
1t was near tho opening OF one OF these
lcafy avenues that this daring deed was
committed. The time of day. WIS about
n quarter to one o'clock. All the buck boards
save that containing Mr.. Isaac How and his
party had left the summit OF the mountain
and taken their passengers to dinner in the
village. On this blackboard were six people
|-Chnunccy Joy, the driver; Mr. and Mrs.
1saac How, Miss Kate Simmons, Of "RaQnet
Galop" fame, and another lady and gen.
tleman. About two-thirds Of the way
down, perhaps two miles from the village,
while they were all earnestly engaged in
discussing some topic or other, they were
startled by man springing out from be-
hind thick growth OF bushes beside the
way lie was dressed in loose overllls, his
head WAS entirely enveloped in n mask
that hung loosely over his breast, and he
was armed to the teeth. Quickly present.
ing revolver ut the drivers head lie com.
manded him to stop. On seeing this up.
PARTON leap from tho bushes, Joy had
gr,sped his whip and was on the point Of
lashing up his horses "But." said he,
when saw that pistol pintin' dead at my
head and them fearful gray eyes O his, i
Just KEN down otln' that seat meeke'nr q
lamb" Is +. & 4
"Hold those horses heads" said the
robber. Joy obedently held them. Leav.
ing the driver completely subdued, he ap.
preached the occupants OF the carriage,
most Of whom had taken in the state OF ii.
fairs BY this time. OF course all Of this
transpirel in moment.
"Now," stid he to the two gentlemen,
| "1'll take what money you've got"
lie spoke In clear, calm tone and acted
in the old time, stereotyped Dick Turpln
style. Miss Simmons, thinking the affair
a huge Joke on the part OF some enterpris.
ing friend, burst into hearty fit OF laugh.
ter, but her eyes were opened when the
gentlemen handed out their wallets and
money"
~ don't want your wallet" said the
highwayman. "(ilve me that rol! of bills
in your inside vest pocket" -
The bills were handed over.
But" said Mips Simmons. who with the
other ladies' preserved great coolness, "you
don't want those papers in the wallet"
Certainly not, " and selecting them calm.
| ly and deliberately from the wallet, he
handed them back to Mr.. How,
"Now," said he "your keepers, please"
Il One OF the ladies told him she had no
watch. lE6 sy5,
Madam, we never trouble ladies'" was
the answer, with polite bow.
/ During all the interview the robber kept
his pistol pointed ut the head OF one OF the
gentlemen, keeping his eye on the other
meanwhile. After the valuables had been
given up with n tragic wave Of the hand,
Pass on" he said, and remained standing
in the road, covering the party with his pis.
tol until they were ont Of sight. -.
| Driving rapidly into the village the vic.
Tins Of the robbery notified the authori.
ties. The story spread like whirlwind
Every town on the Island was tclegraphed
TO and kilograms were sent to many large
towns nlong the seaboard and the main
railway lines. Hundreds fmen, with guns,
pistols and every weapon they could lay
hands upon, set out in companies and
scoured the forests in all directions. Many
Of the guests armed themselves with re-.
volvers and started in pursuit on horse
back. Steam launches and small boats
guarded every avenue Of escape by water.
Every steamer that left was obliged to show
up its passengers. A Cincinnati detective,
who CHANGED to be here on business Of his
own, was pressed into service. All in vain.
.AS HAkh" man iha Cluucu NctGCllOU
thus fur. /. ...j5 ~ i ~
| a subscription paper was at once start.
cd Offering reward for his capture. The
Messrs. How subscribed Sl,2jO between
them. Mr.. I. B. Musgraye, well known
broker Of Wall street, "came down" hand
somely with $1,000. The amount soon
swelled 10 5000. s a. ~,
The Messrs. How are among the most
popular Of our summer guests, and are
both New Workers. When the reporter
called upon the younger Mr.. How he
found the gentleman upon the porch OF
the Belmont in quiet conversation with
several friends. He readily told his story,
in effect what has already been reported:
"The fellow was perfectly cool, and was
undoubtedly an expert. shall not easily
forget those cold, steel blue eyes. should
know them again among thousand. We
lost several hundred dollars, but i don't
care so much for that Ms for the fact that
such n cold.booded and outrageous act
should hnye been commiitcd ot Nfourt