Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-05
HOW If FEELsTO BE ROBBED
The Experience OF Louisville
Bridal Parry ia California.


oourier-Journa', /.
County Court Clerk George II. |
Webb and wife, nes Miss Bella Ram
sey, have just returned ron a sixteen
weeks bridal tour through the West
urn States. Mr. Webb, who h d been
IN delicate health for some months
prior TO his going, is looking much
improved and expresses himself de-
Ightod with th- country be has been
rjourning 10, particularly the Golden
State, but says he would not exchange
Louisville for all of it as a dwelling
place. He reports a magnificent trip,
e~nliyeaed by a number OF experiences,
Including that OF a stage robbery in a
mountain pass. You don't know
how it feels until you have passed
through it, aud then you are glad you
got Uff with your life" said The hero Of
he adventure "a man who has been
rubbed By Spsrty OF mountain bandits
always thinks he will show light aud
shoot After he has gone through
With It he is only too glad some ole
else didn't shoot"
AS told BY MIR. Webb, the incident
has all the vivid romance Of a chapter
from the life OF the late lamented Mr..
James,
M. Webb and his bride left here
July IA, going to Chicago. thence
through Omaha ard later to San Fran
CISCO, where they remained for soma
time. Leaving there about the 10Th
: August they set out for tie far
famed Yosemite valley. They reached
MADEIRA Station on the 18th and then
took the stage line across the noun
tains, c two days trip. Besides Mr..
anu Mrs. Webs, there were five others
10 the party. On the second day out,
August IL, about noon they had
reached the highest point OF their
mountGn route, and we're quietly wind.
ing along COCO feet above the level Of
the sea, admiring the grand panorama
spread out on natures canvas before
them, when suddenly, as they turned
abruptly around a jutting ledge Of
ROCKS, they we're startled at beholding
in the road directly before them, rigid
as statuary, three masked men with
guns leveled full upon them. There
was no need for the command to halt
the driver pulled up Involuntary.
The next order was throw up your
hands and get out. It is needless to say
this was also obeyed with a prompt
meas worthy of anldierg. Al
first Mr.. Webb had followed his
Kentucky instinct and training, and
uad gone TO his hip pocket for the
ever present friend, but seeing hat
none of the others in his party SCENE d
- be armed, be thought discretion
the better pat OF yalor, and letting go
OF his gun obeyed the invitation to
come down The programme usual
on such occasions was gone through
with to the letter. Two Of the robbers
stood guard, while the third went
through the party.
Mrs. Webb, VINO was sitting on the
top OF the stage, had sufficient pres
ence OF mind to slip from a small
travelling bag in her hand a handsome
diamond pin aud hide it 10 the bosom
Of her dress, so that when she com
piled with a II quest Of the collector OF
valuables TO hand the hand bag down,
she lost very little. The teo ladies
we're not molested, but the men were
searched. From each one was taken
a watch aud what money be had. The
robber wore a hunting coat, and as he
raked 10 the valuabies he chucked
them into the capAcious pockets OF
this coat. Mr.. WEBB lost $500 Ia
money and bis watch and chain,
which he valued at $3.50 The
other passengers lost somethlng
near as heavily, the robbers getting
10 all over $1,000 10 money aud vslua-
bles. After completing their w,rk o.
piliering the baudlls cut the norses
loose from the stare. When the
horses were removed the coach began
~ roll back down the bill, and Mlss
Roy, q young lady from buffalo, who
was still in it, began to scream iol
some one TO hele her of. Captain
Murray, Of the English army, who was
one Of the party, requested the bandit
Woo was doing the searching to lei
him assist the lady you are toe
id polite entirely" was the reply.
When they had frightened tn,
horses away the robbers made thu
party walk away around the bend, and
they then took a hurried departure
through the bushes, down the noun,
tain side, leaving the leeced party K
iwait the arrival Of the next stage
As soon as c%onveysnces could be hat
they took up their line Of march fci
Yosemite valley, where they borrowed
money to get them back to San Fran.
cisco, when the process Of drawing OF
home began Besides MIR. Webb arc
wife, the parry included Q Mr.. aad
isiss Roy, Of Buffalo, N Y; Captain
Murray, Of the English army; Captain
johnson, an old gentleman, and Clay.
ton, the latter two from Fl. Smith
Ark.