Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-04

found my chief in charge of affairs He
was in a pullng -the-hair state of mind to
think that the robbers had outwitted him
and that he had not stood by his first de-
cisiOn of mind. He is also an old timer
and been in many tight places and ne toll
me that for a reckless display of l,erve the
James gang were not in the same class with
this latter day band of highwaymen. 1 call
ed it cuteness, because they got away with
their spoil. No matter how hard we work.
ed and how many clues we ran down, the
robbers made Chicago ahead of US ami YOUR
judgment will tell you how safe they were
there with the thousands of crooks to
keep them company. My chief is looking
for them yet, but my private opinion is
that they have returned to their western
haunts and will be heard from again in
similar scenes and are only awaiting the
proper time.
1T was while we were working on the
Indiana robbery that the Michiga akron
Mountain hold up occurred. At first We
thought 1t was the same gang, but one days
crowd of bunglers to deal with this time
and few days later our surmise proved
correct, as we arrested the man that had the
money and for his release secured posSes-
sion of the stolen treasure and he arrest
of his companions. The work of he train
robbers in Indiana no doubt put the idea
In the Michigan mems minds that they
were good highwaymen too, but they Ia e. ed
good leader and were minus the dash of
the western men. The smaller hold ups
believe were committed by single members
of the first band simply for the excitement
connected with 1t and to keep their hands
in. They have lots of money, as a result
of their successful raids. and 1t will take
them some time to spend 1t, but mark my
words they will be at their old tricks again
before Christmas Day passes over our
heads" "-
What is your idea about resistance being
offered the robbers by the messeng gers and
trefnmen? inquired the reporter DO
they take the right course in dealing with
these desperadocs?"
IN Case of HOll-Tu,
Yes and no. When it comes to a case
OF manhood they are right but considered
from a common sense point of view they
are wrong. What is the use of resisting
when man has the drop on you? All non
sense, say. Now, in that robbery down
near Waco, Texas the messenger resisted
What did he get? Why, a system full of
lead. He didn't save the treasure. He
didn't do himself any service and the good
opinion of the company Is nothing to a
DEAD man. L say 1t Is all right to give up
when gun is at your head. There's moth
ing else to do. Shoot your highwayman as
he runs, if you can. but look out for your
hide. You will never get another When
robbers are SO desperate as to make an at
tack on train loaded with passengers of
all descriptions they are desperate enough
20 DO anything. L was in a held up some
lifteen years ago on the Rock Island road
that was before L became special affi-
Ger. and don't want to be in another The
James boys engineered that raid, and |
want to say that the barrel of the six-shoot-
er gazed into looked bigger than a joint
or stoVepipe. Some of US had been boasting
the night before what we would do in Just
such an emergency, but we didn't DO it.
We attempted to crawl under the seats and
through windows, and many forgot 10 hide
their watches and money. oh, it was easy
enough for the people in the east here to
Drag, but the man who refuses to acknowl-
edge the potency of the drop the other fel-
low has on him is bigger fool than / am
circumstances alter cases, of course Take
the case of my friend Jack brewster. He