The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-15

to have got along little sooner" observed
the driver. "Or little later when you had
gone" said the Irishman. But the former
said lie couldn't see how that would have
made any difference with the whisky.
Neither do l." said the Irishman, after
scratching his head for moment,
As soon as the rope was loose, the driver
| gave yell to his horses, cried good-by to
! us, and away the stage went with every
horse on the keen run. We hurried off a
! little distance from the road, broke open
the box and rolled out more gold than |
! ever saw in one heap before. We divided
the money in four lots right on the spot,
and each man took his share, for we could
! not tell how soon we might have to run
| from the officers We did not lose much
time, but mounted our horses and rode
down Butte creek a few miles and then
struck across the bottoms of the Sacra-
MEMO river, and the next day got away
| over into the Coast range, whore we were
safe. Gray and the other fellow were not
satisfied to hide little while, but wanted to
| get back to some town so as to have good
time Jim and l struck out for Oregon as
| soon as they We're gone, for we were afraid
I they might get caught and blow on us
Sure enough they did get picked up, but
they We're true blue and never gave US
away, though each of them were sent to the
state prison.
Jim and | had good luck for long time
and robbed many stage together, but we
never made the haul that We did with our
| first one
| If we had saved the money we took we
| would have been rich but we lost most of
| it on faro and on horse RACES
We Travelled through Oregon and Wash
lngton and then got into Idado. Here we
| fixed up a job and got away with it in fine
| shape, but a fellow we had with us got into
| the hands of the officers and bowed on us
and we were both arrested.
| The rascal turned states evidence, and
| both Jim aud ! were convicted and SEN
fenced to prison. Poor jim died there, and
| swore that if | ever got out | would make
it hot for the chap that sent us to Jail.
= X
There was a long pause and the doctor,
| who had listened very patiently to the rob-
| ber's story, stepped up to the table to give
the man stimulant. He shook his head
and said. "No more for mel my time is
most up and | want to die with a clear
| head Waiting moment longer he con-
| tinued: Tonight | found him" YES,
and got shot for your trouble" replied the
| doctor, looking at the str ong man stretched
on the bed before him.
''But not till had fixed him." said the
man. He has paid the debt he owed Jim
and me, for he is dead before this"
| Another pause. Then he said slowly
''You have got the money, doctorp
Yes"
"And will see me decently buried"
81 will, :" was the reply.
This seemed to satisfy tho man and be
| dropped off into short sleep. Whom he
awakened from this his mind began to
wander aud he went back to his first stage
robbery, now talking to Jim and now
calling on the driver to halt and throw up
his hands. Then he talked of the mines
His sentences were short and broken, for
his strength was failing fast Before morn
| ing he was dead.
His true name was never known, and if
he had friends or acquaintance. he never
| mentioned them. The headstone that marks
his resting place has upon it only the words:
4
: IDAHO BILL.
: Died July 15 1894. ::