Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-15
Only a Bell Would start Him

On Diamond street last Sunday, when all
the swells were rolling out toward the park
behind their speedy trotters, a sallow-faced
young fellow got into his buggy near Twen-
tieth street, and taking the reins in his hand
cautiously pulled little bell twice, and the
horse started off. Some of his friends are
all wondering where he got the horse,
which is a fine animal, but has curious
tricks. One of them who Knows is telling
very funny story about it.
1t seems that the young man went out in
the country few months ago and while
there saw the horse and purchased It, A
few Sundays ago he hitched him to buggy
and started out with his best girl for drive.
They managed to get as far as Diamond
street, and then, for some unknown reason,
the horse refused to move. The young man
was in an awful quandary. He whipped
the horse until his arm was tired, and then
he got out and tried to lead hin, but the ami
NAL was obdurate. The girl got out and
walked away in high dudgeon, and the crowd
which had assembled enjoyed the situation
hugely. It took about for hours to hall the
animal to the stable, and the next day the
young man was out to see the man who sold
him the horse.
ooh, he's all right" said the dealer, "but
you don't know how to work him. He's
been hauling car all his life, and won't 90
unless he hears the bell!'
Ever since then the young man has had a
regulation car bell on the dashboard of the
buggy. When he wants to start he rings
the bell twice, and one ring brings the
beast to an abrupt standstill. But he still
has many difficulties to contend with. The
horse, remembering his early education, will
only stop at street crossings, and bag of
oats would not bring him to halt in the
middle of block. The other day the young
man went out for drive and got onto Ridge
avenue. When he tried to turn into Girard
avenue he found that the horse would not
turn out of the car track, and he was COM
PEELED to proceed to the depot.
1GERoNImO THE TRAIN RoBBER.
A Fearless Bandit who has Made a
Fortune by His LavIess Acts.
| From the San Francisco Examiner.l
"Ot all the smooth and slippery outlaws
smoothest and slipperiest is Geronimo the
train robber of Arizona and Mexico" sale
A. A. Herring, the mining man, of Castle
Dome, Ariz. 81 do not refer to the willy
Apache chief. who short time ago led in 81
many depredations on the frontier, but t
his white namesake, who, If anything, pos
| sesses more cunning.
"Not much seems to be known of Geroni
mo in many Pacific coast States and Terri
tories outside of Arizona and the mountain
ous regions to the south. He flies from on
side of the Mexican line to the other in {
few hours, and is as hard to get sight of as
| will o'-the- wisp. He goes into the mos
civilized towns of the frontier whenever h
wants to, and nobody seems to have th'
nerve to tackle him.
Geronimo was connected with two o.
three of the heaviest robberies on the Atchi
son, Topeka and Santa Fe road a year or 81
ago. He lent hand in the last hold-up OF
the Southern Pacific. No detectives are af
ter him, or If they are they make no head
way in capturing him. He seems to hav
the right to 90 anywhere unmolested.
} "His finances are considerably improve
by his rebberies of Wells. Fargo & Co. Min
| owners, toe, caught out with well-flled pocl
| cts, as we'll as numerous travellers. hay
paid tribute to him. Mexican and America
/, cattle and horse owners have also suffered
These depredations have been carried on 70
} three and possibly for five years. A yer
round sum must have gone into Geronimo
, exchequer in consequence. People most ir
innate with the circumstances of his plund
!; ering figure his gains at from 500, 1000 t
3 $500, 1000. Perhaps not less than twent
/ regarded as myth by many who have onl
heard about him in curious way.
81 assure you he is about the livelies
, blood, muscle, and bone myth, howeve
that there is agoing. There are no flies @
him, and evidently it is good man who wi
, get him-a second Bob Garland, or SOM
, body of that Sort He knows the mountain
a | than any outlaw now living. He came
: Tombstone first three years ago, and wer
q under the name of White.
: che stayed for short time around Il
q gambling houses. He never was known
8 engage in honest labor. He was fair gan
J, bier, though he never played for big stake
q He seemed to play for pastime more ths
< anything. else. In short time he disa
). peared and went to Clifton. Then he beg
his open career of crime. His last hau
were on the Atchison and Southern Paci
roads, where, it is believed, he got $780, o
|. each time. Then he went to Mexico and "
a captured by the regular troops while drivi
;. | away some horses. But the Sonora jails We
IL not strong enough to hold him. and he
= now back in Arizona. He often visits Tom
: stone, and short time ago was seen playi
!. billiards in the Comet saloon there.
=. "He has no headquarters, and his devie
to elude pursuers are always suocessf1
q Nothing is known of his presence till the
a after he has left place, and there is
doubt that those who know where he is ke
:. still about it for fear of death at l
u hands. His companion is renegade Me1
@ can named FREDERICK. It has been said th
:, He is white, or very nearly SO.
y "Geronimo is dead shot, and officers
J. anybody else are not in hurry to try the
= skill against him. Some stiff rewards ha
L. been offered by the railroad and EXPIRE
r, companies for him, and private parties ha
!, | also offered bonuses for him.
l. "The Governors of Arizona and Sono
is have offered something like $1,000 esc
" There is money in his scalp If It can be g
{, but to get it is the trouble"
e MADE RICH AND A BRIDE.