Smyrna times., 1889-02-13
A RECKLESS RIDE.

-A0 " 40 CJIls5 Il Saloon III VIZ
gnla City, Glenn Lee and three other fel-
lows, whose names have slipped nv
memory, came into the camp and started
a big faro game close to my place. They
had $4,000 in the drawer. and l tbini,
they had got hold of the coin bv HOLDING
up stage. They did a big business and
were making plenty of money.
1T was the custom then to close nm
the games at 12 o'clock on Sunday night.
Clem and one Of his partners came to
me and asked me to mix them up two
bottles of cocktails. He wanted them
IN champagne bottles and had the labels
scratched OFF. l wondered what all that
meant, and found out later. I also no
uced that Glenn Lee had borrowed a
light overcOat from Charlie Dexter
"As soon as their place was closed
Glenn and his partner mountod fboir
horses on b street and rode out of town.
Glenn was riding horse that he hired
from the chief of police All the ami
mails were good, and as soon as they
were out OF town they had a chance to
show their speed. The four horseman
spurred down the Geiger grade in tbe
darkness at a terrific rate. If Won bavo
been over that road, you know what y
galIop down the grade on a dark niqbt
means. 1t is steep and winding road
through the mountains. The turns are
sharp and, where it runs through Dead |
Mans Gulch, a slip over the edge wouId |
send horse and rider to kingdom come in |
no time. -
The four gamblers flew over that
road to Washoe faster than anvbodv
ever went before, and made the thirty-
lour miles IN less time than would dare
to tell. At Washoe they had four GOOD
horses staked out, and it did not take
Them long to shift saddles, try nv cocl,-
tails, mount and start off again. Tbov
knew what they We're after, and they did
not miscalculate time or distance.
In those days the stage comnanies
had good stock, and when the Reno
stage came along six horses were maxine
1t SPIN. Four men sprang into the road
ana one OF them shouted to the driver to
stop. The driver could not pull up short
ana the men had barely time to sprino
aside and avoid the wheels. Glenn Too
Ieveled his revolver and fired. and ono
Of the leaders fell dead. The otbo,.
horses tumbled over the one that VIC
Town. and the stage was stopped. but
not before deputy sheriff on the boy
lad pulled gun and sent a ball throucb
Jiem's partner, Dick.
THE MARK ON CLEM's COAT.
Inc passengers were ordered out and
'anged in line, the driver threw down
he box, and while the plunder was be-
9g gathered up one Of the robbers said
o the disarmed deputy sheriff; i tbinl-
We ought to kill you, my friend Glenn
Zee lnterfered and said: No; there's
zen enough bloodshed. Let him alone ,
ne stage was put to rights, everybody
got aboard, and it was driven AWAY
covered while in sight by the robbers
suns.
me three gamblers buried their dead
'al, but where they dug his grave no.
'ody knows. Then they mounted their
,yrses' p rode at desperate speed back to
" ashoe' changed horses there and
'ushed on up the Geiger grade to Vir-
ina City, where they arrived at 9o'clock
2 the morning and Immediately wentto
ed. They felt pretty safe, as nobody
you'd suspect them Of having made such
trip in so short a time. They could not
ave made it without relay of horses. I
nd even then they had to ride like Z
evils. {
But there was one little circumstance s
hat was Insignificant in appearance and
atal in fact. When Glenn Lee sprapp .
side to avoid the stage he raised his
lght arm and covered the driver with /
is pistol. The forward wheel Of the 1
oach grazed the under side Of his arm 4
nd ground into the sleeve streak of
lud that nothing could wipe out A
ldy In the coach was looking out Of the
'indow, and as the coach passed Lee she c
NV the mark made by the wheel on his 1
oat sleeve. {
When she reached Virginia CITY. i
nd, with the other passengers. was Il
uestioned by Cannon, she said; Look II
n man with a wheel mark on fbe d
eeve Of his light overcoat. That mark q
as made by a rapidly turning wheel 81
nd no brush ever was made that will c
Ike it out. y
Cannon strolled up @ street. and Y \
harlie Dexter came along with bis =
ght overcoat on. Cannon glanced AL Il
g sleeve, saw the wheel mark an1 4
lthered him in. OF course, it didn't e
re Dexter long to remember who bad Il
Is coat on the night Of the robbery. and y
70 three gamblers were captured ana y
nt % prison. One Of them II ehant 41
y. which, was the son Of famous =
millionaire Of Vashing.
n.'-New York Star.