The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-16

| uunks and contents. I had ieit jim nj
the clerks desk q a new tangled hotel
in western town and followed the par
ties as they carried the baggage TO the
front end Of our room on the fourth
floor After dismiSsing them had shut
the door. ncglecting to lock 1t. however,
md had turned tothc washstand behind,
when heard Che door swing slowly open
behind me.
Thinking it was Jim, ! rinsed the
laiher from my face and turned, only to
find a man holding a six shooter IN my
face. another locking the door and a
third making a break for the trunk. ]
~ anted nj first 60 argue the matter from
4 standpointOf morality. and 80 inquired
what right they had 10 disturb me IN
dressing. Bat the man with the gun re-
marked automatically, Might makes all
things right. stranger, and this Is might
tapping his weapon with the disengaged
hand. felt that the silent instrument
in his hand was q deeper a slore potent
argument than any could advance un-
der existing circumstances
Back him up to the wall and keep
him covered until we get the stuff, and
,hcn we'll slit his throat and lopc, re
sumcd the kader.
Though the programme did not Just
suit me. acquiesced. as far as the wall
Put your hands behind YOU command
"a mv ialler. did. when a happy
thought struck me. Ny right hand had
como in contact with q knob, which ]
recognized as thc electric bell which
communicated with thc clerk. This was
feature Of civilization the robbers were
not posted about. Unobscrved by them,
bean sending the following message:
'JlM-Throo robbers have the door
locked, and are just waiting to get our
lust TO murder me. Get man and step
ladder. and don't make a sign Of noise,
put a gun through the transom and
shoot Be quick and careful
"My only hope was that jim might be
still lounging where ] left Kim, in which
ease his ear would quickly catch on.
There was q chance in hundred, and |
began 10 sweat very freely. But started
repeating the message, and was nearly
through. when bang. bang. two shots
were fired from over the door, and the
man. who had not been hit, turned just
enough to let me hit him back of the ear
with mv right hand-thc force Of despair
and the knowledge Of being on the right
side 40 last. 1t would be painting it a
shade light % say we had sprung Il sur
prise party on the visitors. ! had gun
D. q moment. and kept the thieves at bay
until tl!e two men outside got IN and tied
.hom UP. except the leader, who was as
lead as q man over gets TO be. The other
wounded one died in a hospital three
months aftcrward, and my ja.lcr was
killed in an attempt to escape Jail about
the same time.
"As had expected, when the bell be-
gan ringing the message in the Office,
Jim was there and commenced taking
it. The clerk gazed in such astonish-
mcnt that lac forgot TO start boy up TO
answer il for minute, when Jim pulled
his gun and remarked: The first man
that leaves this room gets all I've got
here in the neck When he had got the
'ringogram, rs he afterward termed 1t,
lac rapidly explained, cautioned every
body else not 10 follow. took drummer
hc had met on the train. snatChed lad
der, and as soon as he could climb
around the job was done. st Louis
GlObc-Dcmocrat