The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-07-13
..sN11ER,,, THE FOOT PAD.

"sMuER," THE FOOT PAD.
There is in the Detroit work-house
to-day prisoner whose smile is as
soft and sweet as q woman's, and the
stranger who meets him is instinct
lively drawn toward him by his clear
blue eye, soft voice and gentle smile.
and yet that very man is accounted
the shrewdest, sharpest and most
"nervy" prisoner of the lot. The
fact that two officers rode over thou
sand miles with him handcuffed and
shackled and constantly watched is
proof of the above assertion. When
they turned him over at last to the
Superintendent, they left the follow
ing record on the books:
"Prisoner has been engaged in one
train robbery, at least, and in q half a
dozen stage and highway robberies,"
"He has broken Jail three times,
and bears the scars of several wounds"
"Has the reputation of being q
shooter and fighter; has killed at
least three men; was q pal Of Wild
Bill; is supposed to know all the lead
ing outlaws of the far west. Is sharp
and crafty, and has great nerve.
Look out for him. OEsnse: High
way robbery"
The "Smilsr" has not yet sxhib-
tied the slightest desire to see the
outside walls Of the work-house, but
Is reported as one of the most orderly
and quiet prisoners in the institution.
The first Deadwood line stage
robbed was the work of q single man,
and if that man was not the prisoner
We write Of then he was twin brother.
The robbery occurred just at sunset
six miles from Deadwood. The stage
contained seven men, all we'll armed.
1t was just rounding a thiCket when
. man stepped in front of the horses,
halted them, and quietly said to the
driver:
eff you pull line until l am
through I'll send bullet through
your headl"
This was accompanied BY such q
soft, bland smile that the astonished
driver yelled back:
"Stop your fooling, or I'll run over
you"
But the smile was deceiving. Up
came a navy revolver on line with
the drivers eye, and bis teeth chat
terrd as he loosened the reins and
soothed the horses. Yells and shouts
were heard inside the stage, but none
Of the passengers suspected what was
happening until the road agent pulled
open one Of the doors and called ont
"Now, then, gentlemen, please
climb down."
"Who the deuce are your" was
shouted at him by three or four in
chorus, and his smile was honey itself
as he answered
"I'll introduce myself directly.
Come, gents, these shooters are in q
hurry to hurt some oner'
He backed off . few feet, a revolver
in either hand, aud the passengers be-
gan to climb down.
"Leave your arms in the stagel"
shouted the "Smiler." "I'll pop the
man who brings out any sort Of weap-
on with him! Come, now-sun's go
ing down fast !"
There were seven revolvers and
three Winchester rifles among the
passengers, but that one man had the
bulge on the crowd. Men are half
disarmed when surprised. Coop them
up in addition to the surprise and
pluck is gone. The road agent knows
this, and the fact is as good as q half
dozen men behind him. One by one
the seven climbed down and stood up
in row, and as the last man left the
coach the "Smiler" confronted the
lins and softly remarked:
81 will now trouble you to deposit
your watches and money on the
ground"
With many groan and curse and
sigh the request was complied with.
Those who had wallets lost al /;
those who had divided their money in
different pockets saved half. Two Of
the seven had no watches to lose.