Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-09-17
WESTERN OUTLAWS.
4 Daring Stage Robbery In Mis-
80 s0uri.
UneIt Sans Mali Pouches Thoroughly Riasd
Passengers compeiied to Disgorge-De-
scription Of the Robbers and Their
Escape-Amusing Incidents.
GEnERit CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

ST. Lour, September ia special from
Seligman, No., says: Yesterday when the
Eureka stsgr, carryingmail and passengers,
was nine miles south OF Seligman two
masked men ,prang from the roadside. One
grabbing the leaders Of the four horse team.
driven by Bill Allen, eolored, called oul,
sstop your tean, CID d--n you, Or / VIII
kip you" The other having his revolver
D, ,inted at the passengers in the coach, Or
de red them to al;ght sad hold MP their
hands, and proceeded tor work. He said
Nv here is the exYress?" The driver re-
Piled, - have none" Where . your
msili~
"In the boot"
Threw il out" was the next order.
The driver replied: ''If you want the
U. 8. mad you must take 1t yourself"
Whereupon
He Enptied tAs Fross Boot.
throwing the mail on the ground. He
commend I'D with q white handled pochet-
knife to cut the leather letter sacks, TAX
ing the contents and scattering IL profuse-
iy ON the ground, coa6ping himself to
three or four of the registered red letter
packages. He did not go through" the
passengers, But simply mid, give up what
you have got" One man bsndsd over his
pocketbook containing $i0aand round
trip ticket. Turning, 70 his accompljce.
he said: "You stay there and
watch these men," and started on
run up the road 10 meet another hack Of
the same line driven ,bF George Philips,
distant about three hundred or four hum
dred yards. George Piallips, the driver,
saw him coming, revolver in hand, bot
having nothing To defend himself with, Be
could only coaply with his orders, and did
so, though very reluctantly. His assal-
ant FIRST
Ordered Him t0.StOp
and then ordered the passengers To get cat.
Two lentl, men got out, and lady from
Kansas City remained in the hack he
took from one of the passengers, h r.
Phillips, $3.50 and a gold watch. From the
other his revolver and . pocketboek con
tanning Sc or s., eassing around
TO the rear of, the wagon and lay
ing his pistol on the railing Of the seat, he
demanded from the lady what valuables
she had, using at the same time very a6us-
i've language. She handed to him, after
psrleying her watch and chain. The rob
bers then left the road and went into the
woods to spot where they had deposited
their hats and thirty or forty feet OF new
rope. They wore masks OF black calico
close to the head and extending down sew
ersl inches below the chin.
The passengers were soon again seated
and coach and hack went on their way to
the Springs.
The Robbers Were Young Men,
possibly thirty years OF age. and, judging
from their actions, were novices at the
business.
Some amusing incidents occurred during
the operation above described. Consterna-
tion seemed to seize on the passengers.
One, commenting on the quality Of their
arms for such purpose was told to shut
up, or he, the robber, would screw the
contents of his rusty gun into the passen-
gers ear" which had the effect OF closing
bis lips. While rummaging through the
contents Of sack cf ne wspapers one OF the
robbers came IN q b., k. Turning il over
and opening it he read the History OF
Men OF Our Profession" Possibly the
book was brief recital Of the James boys
their life and adventures.