The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-12-13
A DARING ROBBERY.
How biordinate Greed Brought It's Own
Punishment


How biordinate Greed Brought It's Own
Punishment.
Clad in his bullet proof coat of mail. The
trusty guard of the ice wagon sat in the
iron plated turret on the hurricane deck
OIL the vehicle, with his Winchester rife in
MS hand, collection Of hand grenades
within easy reach, and his belt full of navy
reviewers OF the largest size. On little
smell IN front OF him was a pair of sabers
ready TOT instant use in an emergency re-
curing hand to hand fighting, and a DOW
eriul heid glass for detecting an enemy
at long range swung on pivot in such a
way as to command view of the land.
sc'lpe IN every direction. The driver of the
wagon, as heavily armed as the nature of
his duties would permit, sat in n bomb
proof Enclosure, and guided the horses by
means of lines passing through portholes
IN front, while the athlete who occupied
the responsible and dangerous position at
the rear Of the wagon and delivered the
ice to customers was equipped with bot
ties of vitriol for defensive use, and wore
under his outer garments a suit of chain
armor that had belonged once to a base
ball umpire
Under the watchful protection of the
guard on the roof the wagon had stopped
at its regular places, the man in the rear
had made several deliveries of ice to Gus
toners IN perfect safety, and us the driver
turned dow n wide street in a thickly
settled portion Of the town, with few per.
sons In sight excent children ut play. the
vigilance OF the TRIO in charge of the ice
wagon relaxed and u sense of security stole
over them
Suddenly rs they passed an alley u troop
ofhorsemen dashed out oft with !; wild yell,
half dozen lissos flew through the air,
and before they could recover from their
confusion the guard on the roof and the
man on the rear step of the wagon were
dragged from their posts, thrown to the
ground and bound with ropes. This done
II part of the gang opened fire with re-
volvers on the bomb proof casemate where
the driver sat, and succeeded in occupying
his attention while the others with crow.
bars and sledge hammers forced open the
iron doors in the rear. ...
The plans of the daring robbers had been
laid with care, and in less time than it
takes to tell Of 1t they had succeeded in
their desperate undertaking, and were on
their way out of the town with their booty,
chunk of ice weighing at least ten pounds,
carefully wrapped in II blanket.
The knowledge that the news of the rob-
berry would be flashed through the place
and tclegraphed far and wide, accompanied
by offers of large rewards for their capture
dead or alive, lent wings to the fleeing vii
lains. They had held up many Il train on
the plains of Texas and in the rocky fast
nesses of Missouri, but had never engaged
before in scheme of plumber on so gigan-
tic scale, and they rode from the scene of
thoir lott with flo ,y;l Il %
fleeing for their lives.
In IL little clearing in the heart of dense
wood, miles and miles from the town they
had invaded, these men halted at last.
Turning their jadcd animals loose they
gathered eagerly about their prize. I'm
rolling it with the utmost care they feasted
their eyes on its glittering outlines, and
with hands trembling with excitement
they prepared to divide it.
mo cheating" Numbered Broken Nosed
Pete, as gaunt villain with a saw drew it
across the block little to the left of the
line he had drawn across it with dagger.
Hare Tipped Nose sprang to his feet with
terrible oath, knives flashed in the air,
derringers were drawn and the sounding
aisles OF the dim woods rang with the
voices of men in angry strife. -....
High rose the din of conflict. The pity
ing sun looked down on Google Eyed Hank
and Grizzly jake the Terror Of Bloody
Gulch, engaged In fierce combat, while
Comanche Dick and Wild Mike rolled over
and over on the ground, biting and goug-
ing each other in frantic rage. Dare
Devil Sam and One Eyed Jackson emptied
their pistols at each other, and then fought
at close quarters with brass knuckles and
slungshots. In this way the battle had
ragged for some time without any decisive
result. when frightful, blood curdling
yell from one of the combatants caused
suspension Of hostilities. He had stopped
fighting and was standing in wild dismay
over the spot where the captured treasure
had lain.
1t had vanished
While they had been fighting over its
possession the sun had melted away
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