The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-10-26
SEVEN RULES FOR STAGE ROBBERS.
Tive Captive HiGswaymcr Reveal Some or
Their Tricks OF TSsae.

TIVE captive HfGhwnynsen reveal NOME or
Their Tricks OF T'Ssse.
CbovERDALB, Cal, Oct 21.-The perpotra-
tors OF tho stnge robberies In this vicinity have
boon discovered In the persons OF two young
men. less than 30 years OF nee. who embarked
in tho business early In tho summer with the
intention Of living well In tho large cities Of the
country during the winter Thoy are STRANGERS
hore. one OF them. Billy Corbett claiming to
live In San Francisco. and the other. John
Dryer. hailinR from the East When the
Wells Fargo men overhauled them they wore
preparing for ono more raid which thcy had
agreed should DO their last.
That's what wo said about evory one
though" said Corbett after Sept. I. The fact
il. wo did good denl better than We expected.
and evcry timo we would get a good sum We
would say. Now wo will quit but before We got
packed up wo would ogreo to try 1t just once
more. Now look at US. II wo had only choked
ourselves of we would have boon in shape now
for fun"
Tho detectives. who had worked IN a clear
case against tho boys. learned from them the
place whore they hid their plumber. and after
careful search In tho mountains uneartbed
about $4,000 In gold and several hundred dol
lars In bills. Besides this there was much val
unbe jewery. and the boys had good deal OF
currency on their persons. Before leaving
here the detectives got long story out OF their
prisoners. who regard Themselves as very
clever thieves. Having made w their minds
that they will havo to serve out n long sentence.
and that nothing will avail them rs defence.
thoy are making merry over q bad Job.
81 The way Of It was just this" observed Corr
! bctt. My partner hero aud l met in San
Francisco last May. and we agreed on this little
enterprise. Wo saw by tho pnpers that stages
were being held up IL al parts Of the state And
was down in the mountains. hundred miles
south Of hore. and We got nothing bu, n little
AT tbs business, and Know ii. When You
Tor EN- to throw OF Tho SoH rio box IS tue the
| thing that's got the dust in. don't happen to
Wo tried It nexl time on tho Oroyi!io limo. but it
| so happened that that DIR YER didn't have any
box and We had to stand the passengers up. .,
| We made u great reputation that time. In
fact. that is what we were trying TO do every
where. Tho papers got It ell in about our
harder in that limo than we aid. Down near
Mendocino once, when a big fellow hit me
as my wrist. didn't say anything. We simply
robbed him little more thoroughy, taking his
VS. s "pa a hand vE in s oani on ,SSs
worked good deal better. We got so We could
DO o UP staEe IN f., four minutes from tho irs,
awful sight Tor = beginner to learn
think that some butcher win Ge acoing
oyer over this route next summer. MAKING bad
away from here this week and 70 East for the the
winter. Then next summer we, intended to
come back again; unless We struck something
ing that his luck had always been bad. When
his partner eeased talking Re said There is
travelling man q ehump. Its just as my
oa nsv. g0t a an swn ss9hs e
sSws pos There ought TO be
Y The old the Ta ss as
learn y sapsrsaso Now s a. viii Be- GOOD D
again. ! will give you a few precepts
In the ilrs, place. never appear to be in q
busting about nj rs though Il was q very diss..
greeabls duty that must be attended TO. Sec
onaNsveE get scar scared at all There is n" DAP
lake your oye Of your victims. Third1 men
Der that the big haul is generally In the treas
he% they viii Raf make the%seves "Snos q
ss b.
Ssh in going through the passengers sna them
rule to follow when YOU baye a ,heavi
box "ns fat he ms ny H .G
simply relieve him Of What comes handy. ant
don't appenr a. II You were IN very neely cir
@ VII San ar nf nSdnpt
Mko hom .ana p hsH Mas
them. OF course. for they are trcacherous ha
you never rob tho fair sex, and hand then
back their things, You'll make it NJ, in III
long run. sixth.iook out for yourself ever!
harmless looking men l over saw had tn
hardest and heaviest fists, One fellow dow
here ON the biz tree road told me no was con
sumptive. and FIVE minutes nfterward. VIXEN h,
hit me 9 back OF the ear thought tree ha,
to The driver Mes used to it, and as ions
o.ono offers to shoot he doesn't worry.
have met some very socia6ie drivers i
not bother about them now. Tho idea con
veyed in all these preccpts is to do the wor
box and tho bag being heavy, You can afford I
be easy on tho passengers. ii they do not los
proud Of tho experience, and they never tir
Of reei,ng tho details. This ma kos them you
friends-that Is, you've got no bowling; wild
Fargo and United States sharps SH and You ' ca
dodge them after you're used 10 it, III bet 20
knew IL month ago what | know now no Wells
, Fargo man would over have run me down; ,
. Corbstt. "We learned a good dea. ono ia
cominE over the mountains: We had been
!. The stage three big follows with shotgun
front seat on the inside. and rs soon as We di-
} see how they did thu work. We'll. they wer
slick ones. We stood w in II row with tn
other passengers. and when one OF them cam
along to me said. Pm member OF tho pre-
fessiou.' l whispered it gently. so the other
wouldn't hear me. and ho looks NJ me shar
like. and says loud. so all could hear hin
IS that SO? Wa never rob preachers And h
handed mo back tho little roll Of bills which b
had taken from mo- Well. | rather admired III
] chap for his geniality. hut il cut mo up droa,
full to he called n preacher. 1t was all RICH
: though. There's wher, We learned a good dol
OF what we know now
Tho detectives have gone to San Francis,
with the recovered ircasu re. The prisoner
will plead guilty.
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