Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-22
TILE SEVEN RULES
When Govern tho Business Of the
Successful Road Agent.
Two captive HIghwaymcn Reveal
Some Of Their Ticks Of Trade
-TreaIment Of the Lady
Passengers.

ICloveriale Call Cor New York SUM-
Tie perpetrators of the stage robberies in
this vicinity have been discovered in this
persons @: two young men. less than ~ years
of axe. wh embarked in the business early
| In the summer with the intenti N Of living
| well in the large cities of the country during
the ~ inter They are strangers here. one OK
| them, Billy CorDett. c aiming ~ live IN San
! Franc Isco. and the other, John Dvyer, hail
/ ing from the east. When the Wells-Farsa
! nei ovc-hnulei them they were preparing
I for one more raid which they had agreed
: should he their last Before leaving here the
I detectives got long story out of their pris-
( ouer-s. who REGARDED themselves very
( cover thieves Having made up their minis
| that thy will have to serve out 4 long sen
/ tence and that nothing will avail hem n
/ defense. they are making merry over a
! la jpH.
The way OF it was just this. Observed
Cor,ert Ny partner here aud | met in
San Francisco last MAJ. and agreed on
thia little enterpr:s, We saw by the papers
that stages were being held up In al! parts If
the STATE, and we concluded to try IL. TIL.
fr,t ono We tackled was down in thu mouth
tain5. 100 miles south Of hers. AID W. got
netting but little silver from the driver
anl som good advice. lie SAYS: SEQ here.
you feiierS You're green ut tie business,
and know it. When you or.'er Cpa siagN
ju you remember also tD cal for EN- 10
throw off the box The boz /. the thing
that, got the dust IN. l don. happen to have
any ju-t now Tut that's what you're after.
We tried it next time on the Orovii> i:,r.
but it 50 happened that that driver Didn't
have any box and We had to stani the
passengers up.
1--WE made a great reputation that time.
In fact, that = " hat we were trying 60 do
everywhere. The papers got it ell in about
our being courteous and gallant. No ono
ever tried harder in that line than we did
Down near Mendo inc once, when a big fell
low hit me across the mouth with walking
& ck Is big rs my wrist, didn't say any
thin, We simply robbed little more
thoroughly, taking his cat, vest, and hat.
I've got them on now. After We got our
hand in we found things worked 4 &, cd deal
b.tycr. We got we couli do mp a stage in
four minutes from the first yell and if they'd
10 IL alore W. would have lowered that
record y little. There's an awful sight for a
beg amer 10 learn in the bus ne 5. l. makes
me mai t. think that some butcher will be
agnIng over this route next summer making
bai breaks What we intended Ia do was to
get away from here this week and go east
for he winter. Then next summer We in
tended t. cCine hack again unless We struck
Som-ihin."
Dwyer assented to all that WIS said, OBJ
serving that his luck had always been bad.
Nh-n his partner ceasel talking he said:
"ThcTe IS something IN tie air Of Caliiorna
that makes u travelling man chunp. Its
Jus. rs ny partner says. You have got an
awful ~ishS 10 Learn. l am thinking some Of
writing Il book on the staging business |
c,ud Civ. some of the Q fellows a few points
III r, o"Git to re- some authority which the
youn, might use n guide All the Old road
agents ara gone, ard the only wa a new
,Oni,r can get along is 20 learn by experience
Now. as 1t Will be a good while before have
any for stage coaches again, Will give
you few precepts.
an the first place, never appear 70 be in
hurry-tlat is, in nervous hurry. Just keep
busting about a, though it was a very di>a-
greeahle duty that must be attended TO.
Second - Never get scarab at all
There i no danger. Jus. keep
your Weapons handy, AMI don't
take your eye Off your victims Third-Re-
member that the big haul is generally in the
treasure box or the mail "a L, and that
neither the driver nor the passengers care for
either u them. They will not make them
selves obnoxious about them and you may
deIe ID upon it if you work it right. Fourth
Don't &c too hoggish in going through the
passengers then>elves. Just take what
comes handy ard 10 more. This is a partic-
ulariy wise rule TO follow when You have a
heavy treasure box and fct mail bag. II
you exnsIcrate n passenger he nav fght IL
you simply relieve him Of what comes
handy, and don't appear rs il you
were in very needy circumstances your
selves. or rs if you wanted 10 hank
rupt him, you will gain his admiration
and gratitude Fifth-If there are ladies'
abroad assure them the first thing that they
will no: be DISTURBED Mako them stand ur,
and watch them, Of course, for they ara
treacherous; Int when you come to them in
the line just say that you never rob the fair
sex, and hand Them back their things. Y uil
make it up in the long run. Sixth-Look
out Tor yo; r-elf every minute you ara at the
job Some a the most Misunderstanding
men ever saw hal the hardest and heavies.
fists. One fellow down here on the big tree
roa told me he was a oonsumptive. and five
minutes aftgrward, wien he hit r1e hack OF
the car thought tree had fallen oa me-
s 'enth-iay no attention TO che driver
Hes used TO il, and as In; a. no oae offers
10 shoot he doasa't worry
Il lave met some very sociable drivers in
nv day that would like to describe. tut I
wi not to. her about them now The idea
conveyed IN al! the e precepts Is 20 do the
wHr.s without friction and make no en.rii.>
lEe bX and the lag being hes-J -,ri can
al. ri @ he easy on the passen- r. II they
a D.
are rather =. ui Of the experience. and they
never tire Of resting tie details This makes
them your fr!enis--iiat i. you've got no
bowang. w-.d-eyei avengers on vour trail
except the Wslis-Farro and United States
sharIs, ana y,u can dodge them at you'r.
u e. to il. III bet you Tic whole pie I've
ma ;e THIS summer That II knew a month
ago what know now no Wells Fargo nan
wyu d ever have yiIl M down
hats al tue. every word OF it, broke
in Corlett. We learned good deal one
day coming over the mountains We had
been Il fug a ,Ijtls reservation. and coming
tack hr'e IN the s;sCe three ing fellows WI b
h guas s,p!Tel u, Ny a. ne- and were
On The front seat on the inside ami We Mere
very anxi5g> 20 -, how thsl did the work
Vel trey ve-s >lick ONES. We s.o,d Up IN
TOW VITA tie re-; 4 thu passengers. and
when oas q; item came along 70 ne | SAID.
Tn mentev o. tho pr1;es ION | uhis-
leTej u .eaiy. 50 the Ctkcr, wouldn't hear
rIie. Hna h. 30 Ks a. me- harp Ike. and ssvs
lc1d, @ al could hear hir1. - IRA: sni We
never Iaa lrs4chs-G-' And he Ean .-i M
isc'S he ! III rs.t o. bI.s, Nilgc - asa zen
from ma We'll. | rather alIn red The chan
tor hls ernialty, bat II cat M up Urea ia.
10 aa ca!l~i . ire .Vher IL was al rht
Though. There's where We learned a soaj
d. a. what we know now
Hsfchet Parties
Detroit Free PreSSl
Thcs- arc special feature. an on- tbs Cap
ulets IN lontasues 81 society this winter
l. there has leen any co-olns-s or harl fee,
ing which hiss estranSei the families Il =
neiShbO-hood or set some one wko och
pies ncGtral grouni gives Ratchet party.
10 which ali sre invited Il Is not etiquette
10 decline such a. invitation II german
Is gwen small harrher, hf-Hfx .af