The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-08-20
continent from its uniformity in win
ter. and we would not undeceive them.
They still talk of going north. l.. L.
A SHARP DRUMMER.
How A FORMER KENosHA Boy IDENTr
FLED A MONTANA Roam AGENT

How A FORMER KENosHA Boy IDENTr-
FLED A MONTANA ROAD AGENT.
On or about July 18th, 1882, the regu-
lar stage running between Deer Lodge
and Helena, Montana, was held up
near Rock Divide by three masked rob
bers, named, respectively, Marion Gam
bic, Frank Wiley and Tom Sheldon.
The coach contained fifteen passengers,
among them two women and Milton
Pennoyer, formerly of this city, then
travelling forJ. v. Farwell & Co., of Chi
cago. Wiley held the stage horses while
Sheldon and Gamble ordered the pas
sengers out, placed them in line, and
then, In western parlance, "went
through Them" We give part of the
story of Gamble, as taken down by
reporter of the Chicago Herald
One Teller went for his hip pocket,
but I told him to drop it, and he did,
quick, you bet. 1t wasn't a pistol,
though. 1t was pocketbook about
$500 in it. All of 'em was scared most
nigh to death, and the coach full of
shootin' irons at that. But when fel-
Ter looks down a double barrel shot gun
and couple of Colts he'll throw up his
hands ef he's got sense. We didn't get
much about Sd, 900 in jewels an money
fur, you see, our stockman had got
drunk an missed connections. He cum
over on the next coach, on Sunday, an
never got tired BLOWN about the good
luck whisky brought him. 1 had bad
luck, though, fur while I was searching
| a high flyer my mask fell off an he
identified me after / was captured. 'An'
that reminds me- suddenly said the
prisoner, the fellow that saw my face
was named Penroyd. disremember
his first name, an, he was a drummer
for a Chicagozwholesale clothing house.
| had his card, but lost it. Ididn't take
nuthin' from the wimmen an [ give
back some money to couple of poor
devils who talked about starvin' babies
an SIGH. l had:to laugh at the Chica.
go Teller, though. He wore kid gloves
an when I cum to him / sorter took
hold of his fins for fun, when 1 felt q
plain gold ring. made him take the
glove off and found the ring was pure
sparkler, with the stone turned so as tC
be on the inside of his finger, l got il
just the same, though an when i
looked into his grip l found a box O
good cigars an quart of the bes
whisky ever tasted. passed it around
SOS to make everybody spruce up like
| Then we let 'em go, an three month!
later I was nabbed by the sheriff a
Shedd's Bridges, as I told you in the
start off. The United States officers say
I got $4,000 from the Well-Fargo Elk
press, but it's durn lie didn't get hal
that, fur I didn't rob it, and he winkee
knowingly at his listeners.
This Chicago Teller, Penroyd, is
queer cuss, though, added the highway
man, refectively. He told the Judg,
that he was an expert on voices, an sait
he was sure robbed him, even if he wa
! mistaken about my face. Now, reaC
sommers that in 100000 voices ther,
amt no five alike, yet this cunning Gus
raped at me as soon as he heard M
talk. Funny, amt it? If you can fint
Penroyd tell him to cum an see me
I'd like to shake hands with him.
When asked what he considered pay
ing work at stage robbing he replie(
that, taking everything into considera
ton, he should think $4,000 or SIS, 00(
would be about right.
Marshal Desmond, who will to-day
take Gamble to Albany, says the prison
er is desperate fellow. and that he wa
long sought for before captured. To
specific charge against him is the riflin
of United States mail matter and jeop
ardising the life of the carriers. He i
sentenced for life."
We are very sorry Milton, very sorr,
toto think you should have been caugh
with flask of whisky in your posses
sion. The atmosphere of Montana il
very bracing and malaria has to stan'
on one leg to get its breath. We ar
surprised, Milton? REX.