West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-06-16
AIsonB En,S STORY.
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VIVA heavy gyv clanking in duh. me-
'9llic mtg ~ each movement, VS. the
Fhiladelphh Press Henry w. Burton.
confessed Murderer aud mail roober. sat
YEARLY IN the bench IN cell in the Cen
/ trail Station, where he WIS brou,b, from,
the prison IN Detroit by Unit,d States
! Marshal Matthew'S, ~ Michigan Ru--
ton never smoked Cigar or pipe. or usrl
! tobacco In any other form, nor has Ia,
ever taken drink OF Intoxicating loaor.
tic never swvars, and he said last evening
that the sound OF an oath cuts him like n
knife. He was born in Tx4s. "My
father was ranchman," said he; "h e
name was White. When was thirteen
years OF age my father was sho, hv
James Brown in a quarrel. IL was when
WAS twenty ono years of age that met
Brown tor the first time. IL was In -
camp In Rochdale County Texas. was
told who he was. Stepping In front OF
him exclaimed. You arc my faiher'a
murderer aSd before he had time 60
draw pistol, shot him through tho
heart | vas arrCa'cd aftcrwari for th,.
| offence, aud served short term NJ TN
prisNnment. After my discharge began
my career as mail rohber. or tran.agent.
| worked without any assistance what
ever always alone. In April, 1877,
stopped mnu express In RocSdHle Cour-
ty, Texas. There were fourteen passcu-
gers in the stage. You would hardly
think II possible tina, one man should in
timidato so many, but erected dummies
TINT In the dark looked like men surround
ing the vehicle. Then made the passeu.
gera step out of tho coach, one by ono,
after first attending 70 the driver and tho
guard 10y crippling them with shot apiece
from my revolver. As tho passengers
alighted | throw black hoods over their
eyes and fastened their hands behind their
backs, I got $4,000 from this haul, but
was arrested Roon after and sentenced tO
an imprisonment for life. | WAS pardon
ed through the Influence Of tricnds within
two years
ii went 20 Colorado. cannot tell
how IL was, but after drifting about for a
! time | returned TO my old pursuits. one
dark night about year ago learned that
tho stage on tho road between Dread
nOuCht AMI Aramosa. in Colorado, WIS
| full of passengers and carried rich mail.
| erected several canvas tents and built
dummies looking like men on both sides
OF the road. | barred the rosd with two
poles, fastened forSwise. Shortly after
midnight the vehicle came dashing along
the road The horses caught on the
stakes and rolled To the ground. Oie by
ore ordered the passengers 90 alight.
There were fourteen passengers, any one
| Of whom could have knocked me down,
! FOR | am "a cripple, remember but out
| they came as gentle "a lambs, looked at
| my dummy men ard trcmblcd with fear
| After nv trial in the September term OF
| court, 1881. In Colorado. / was being
taken from Chicago TO Detroit when ]
disarmcd the sheriff and his two deputies
who had me in custody. This was in the
cars, ] bad the sheriff's revolver pointed
at his head. In an instant more l would
have blown his brains out, but "A passen-
ger, Miss Alice Smith, n lady whom had
| never seen before and whom have never
met since, threw herself upon mo. beg
ging for tue sheriiI's life. ! think ] am
too tond"- hearted Escape waa npnn for
me, but Mas Smith called out, Think OF
the mans wife and children Without II
word handed tho revolver back TO tho
sheriff, and submitted without any sound
Of complaint 10 having shaCkols placed
upon my hands and feet.