Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-13
THE SUN BEAT THEM ALL.
Inordinate Greed its Own Punishment-A
Tale of 80.
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Chicago Tribune.
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 of
the vehicle, with his Winchester rifle in
his hand, collection of hand-grenades
within easy reach and his belt full ofnavy
revolvers of the largest size On little
shelf in front of him was pair of sabers
ready for instant use in an emergency re-
quiring hand-to-hand fighting and pow
erful feld-glass, for detecting an enemy at
long range, swung on pivot in such way
as to command view of the landscape In
every direction. The driver of the wagon,
as heavily armed as the nature OF his du-
ties would permit, sat in bomb-proof In
closure and guided the horses by means of
lines passing through portfolios in front,
while the athlete who occupied the re-
sponsible and dangerous position at the
rear of the wagon and delivered the ice to
customers was equipped with bottles of
vitriol for defensive use, and wore under
his outer garments suit of chain armor
that had once belonged to baseball UNI
pire.
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 as the driver
turned down a wide street in a thickly-
settled portion Of the town, with few per-
sons in sight except children at play, the
vigilance of the trio in charge of the ice
wagon relaxed and a sense of security stole
over them.
Suddenly as they passed an alley troop
of horsemen dashed out of it with wild
yell, half dozen lassos few through the
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,
part of the gang opened fire with revol-
vers 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 it they had succeeded in
their desperate undertaking, and we're on
their way out of town with their booty, a
chunk of ice weighing at least ten pounds,
carefully wrapped in blanket.
The knowledge that the news of the
robbery would be flashed through the
place and telegraphed far and wide, ac-
companied by offers of large rewards for
their capture, dead or alive, lent wings to
the fleeing villains. They had held up
many a train on the plains of Texas and
in the rocky Businesses of Missouri, but
had never engaged before in a scheme of
plumber on so gigantic scale, and they
rode from the scene of their exploit with
the wild haste of men fleeing for their
lives.
In little clearing iu the heart of a
dense wood, miles and miles from the
town they had invaded, these men halted
at last.
Turning their jaded animals loose, they
gathered eagerly about their prize. I'm
rolling it with the utmost care, they feast
ed their eyes ON the glittering outlines,
and, with hands trembling with excite
ment, they prepared to divide it.
mo cheating" Numbered Broken-Nosed
across the block little to the left of the
lille ne Hdu urdWn ACROSS IL WIN q DAGGER.
Hare-Lipped Nose sprang to his feet
with terrible oath, knives flashed in the
air, derringers were drawn, and the sound
ing 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 gouging one another in frantic rage.
Daredevil 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 a 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 a
fortrne