Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-01-24

On Saturday q week, tho old fox
that led the hounds in many n chase,
around Mexico, received load of
shot from The gun of Henry Sieber,
which SO crippled the animal, that 1t
ran to Lost Creek ridge and was
there caught, by the dogs.
The Everette Press of last week
relates the following: Mr.. Irvine
Patterson, clerking for MIR. Robert
Hare Powell at Saxton Furnace, re-
Gently drove from Altoona to Holli-
daysburg in sleigh, and on his re
turn TO Altoona in the evening, had
rather an exciting adventure with
several highwaymen. He was alone
and on nis return had reached the
city limits when two men ran out In
to the road in front of HIM. One
caught ms horse by the bride, and
the other took hold of the sleigh and
shouted TO Mr. Patterson to hold UP
his hands. Mr. Patterson WAS some
what astonished, and as ne had NO
arms, except those nature gave hun,
he Jumped out of ms sleigh and
planted u well directed blow upon
the prcbocis OF the largest of the
ruffisHs, bringing him sprawling to
the ground, winch he followed
up with few lacks. The other
fellow hed, cop-inced from the
usage his partner had received, that
Mr. Patterson Was not to be trIned
with.
The San Antonio correspondent of
the New Orleans Times-Demecrat
Tells this relparkab.s story oI the esp-
ture of Marsh L. Pix, The thiev,ng
Treasurer ,of TeuIessee: when
Cook, WIN Vas conuuctor ol the
sieepina -cac.s, sa" i'u.k eiitef tie
Coach ns, ,i,- 4i-lUrd ~ arrest AIM,
ana dunn lu- NDoie J u.D1J .rum
..ere j sE Re ald .,ol saue Gslas III,
eyes n mas game. aa io.ne,i ~
pan ~ ti,a Dat Ts--t- n hss o"n
abiIsy strategy LO '-cc9A,p.lsh tne
tash Pc ,--l ..,.J iJr -.ins ii JTst
before TIE tr.-.I aSt.so,, =. u coo
Station, lie iourt.. l,,is s.,i,--ei Lare-
do, sud only Il few in8l,s dissent nom
that town, Coon detoctea Pn;h max
ing eteaIthy preparAuons fer hight
As soon Is the train stoppsd, f..ik
and the man who called ..Ims, 4 Cain
eron quit tue Car ar:d nouI,ted nor
ses Iii waiting Ior them. oend Ul,
Joe Sheeiy to help me; j am alter
this mall J! yelled Cook to Merrill,
;he conductor of the tram and ne
tueD hastened alter the fuSItiyes.
Polk and Cameron role through the
chapparai toward Larsio, aud on
reao ming the UuIssIr,s al the town
made d circuit iound IL and toward
/ the Rio Graude, which lhey evident
| ly intended 10 cross. Cook tUlieu uli
alter tueiu, sometimes a. ut 81
tuellf, sJmeti.ues tai ..E ay .ru.a tneiu
/ the bushes tore his clot les, and i,i,S
snoes were scratched He overlook
/ the iugitives on tine bank OF the Kio
Grsnde, Just as they were making
arrangements To cross. He Ind III
the busi Is IOr awhile and watched
t..y,.u, a. he deRoel1.I.sG ON the beet
method to pursue .tuem. he then
ro,o..ec.ed fGr tie .iIrst ,.ue rlnre oe
( left the tram that he was alarmed
+ The sitIatlou WE a desperate oEe,
bnt Cook, with The bravery of e nOD,
jumped from behind n bush sudusn
I iy and said: ''tTs1tieMeD, you are my
PRISONERS. Instantly two TeyolTers
were leveled at iIm, put he never
iiinched, As ne quietly added: You
had better surrender, for know you
Dir. foik, and the Rangers are ali
around you. Prs up your guns, or
I'll nave your heeas blown over mo
Mexico. Polk TUNED pale and his
companion appsared to bs nervous.
Cook saw the impression he had made
and quickly followed up his sdy.n
lsge 10y jorkipg cut his watch aud
impauentiy exclaimed II they did not
give lneir weapons to nim III Z quar-
ter Uf minute he wonid command
the Rangers to ira When the time
wss nearly expired he took his cap
III hIs saud as Ii to signal Will 1t, bui
continuance Gf ms strategy WAS un-
necessary, fox Poif tremDlingiy hand
cd Ais revolver 10 II brave yoiD,; man,
and Cameron followed SUIT. With
their own revoivers pointed az thelr
heads, the men started to Laredo
Olncer Sheeiy came up ut this Junct-
lxre and assisted In guarding the
n-lsuners.