Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-24

nInhsnn Them Give ~ Thelr valnahlee.
The story II therobbery 81 tho. Yosem-
its stage Is told Is follows:
News al the robbery was nrst received
81 MADEIRA With : grin, which, On refleo-
ton that il might hurt The town. gave
place 70 looks 81 concern. About half
a the town was ct the hotel when the
stage got in. and Jake Feeley, the
driver. vas followed around BY : process
sion until he concluded 70 give up the
particulars.
Jake has driven on this route for
seven o. eight years, and Ii the man
whose stage was robbed two years ego
at about ihe same place. and Boston
excursionista were bis passengers On
that occasion also. He had two school,
ma'ams along then. who came very near
getting the whole party killed BY hitting
one Of the robbers on the head with
their whalebone umbrellas. That par
ticulnr r0bber is now running ranch
not more than ten miles from here, but
his teeth were Ell ruined By the crashing
thump that be got. Jake said:
II felt little nervous IS soon as ]
heard there was Q Massachusetts ex-
cursion III town. because knew the
agents was a-layin' for them fellers.
They always do. You folks think be-
cause they don't sling the cash around
everywhere they amt got much, but
I've been through two hold ups with
them now, and / know they're Just the
ones for the agents to interview. They
got big load out OF that crowd two
years ago, and they did not get all they
had, either. I felt It in my bones all
the time we were moving along. but /
c0uldn't say anything, you know, for
fear Of hurting the business. You see,
we might meet agents, and we might
not, and il I had said anything and we
had met them, Why, the passengers
would have sworn that was In with
them; and II We hadn't met any, they
would have been just as badly scared,
and they would all have gone off telling
what nearer 'scape they'd had. So I
said nothing.
zone Of the excursionssts, q Teller
from Maine, who wore glasses, got up
on top with me after while, and wanted
to know il there we're ever any robberies
on this road.
!" Lord bless you, no. says ], kinder
innocent Them robbers is all ten
mile north or twenty miles south OF
here on the other roads. They don't
never dare come on the MADEIRA road,
because we won't have il. About fifty
years ago they tried IL here, but the
boss put 200 white men and Injuns on
the trail, and chased them for more than
three months. picking off man every
once in . while. until all were laid out
Then the old man cut off their ears and
nailed them on the dashboards, and
there they stayed for years and years.
There WAS one on this here coach when
took ii. but I got tired OF answering
questions about il, it had been so long
since We had robbery, so / threw it
away. There's no danger here.
81 was having a good deal of fun with
the party, and had about made up my
mind that the agents had not got wind
OF as when the Maine man says, after .
long pause:
What would you do il robbers was
to come at you2'
edo? I'd just give these here
hosses this here CAD, and I'd put the
reins in my teeth and I'd let 'em have ii
ont Of this here gun. Don't you worry
about robbers, says 1.
~ hadn't any more'n got the words
out Of my mouth when big scarecrow
jumped out in the road with rife. and
yells: .All hands upP / dropped the
lines and raised my hands. and my
Maine friend did Likewise. His teeth
was a-rattling, and I see that didn't
have to make any apologies TO him.
s'The Teller in front kept his place.
with me a-looking ct him. and another
one came alongside. opened the door.
and told the passengers TO get out,
which they did in good order. Then be
stood them up IN . row, and, yelling to
his partner. he said:
Have you got EN- all coyeredY
Every one, said the other.
" Nov, then, ladies and gentlemen,
said the operation, mo one viii be hurt
unless some one tries to hurt us. ! wiz
have to ask Jon 70 keep your hands up
except when como to you, and then
Jon are TO reach IN your pocket and pass
ont your money and watches. The frat
one who drops . hand until tell him to
dies.
IL vas about Is pretty . string Of
victims = ever seen in my LIFE They
al yV0re linen busters and most Of the
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