Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-08-18
LAID THE ROBBERS LOW
Old Man Lane had Business In flsnd and
Ob1ecls to Delay.

Old Man Lane Mad Business in Hsnd and
Ob1ects to Delay.
1.-THE business Of holding up stages
in the Yves. and r0bblng the mails
and the passengers would not be fol.
lowed by 50 many desperadoes II q
few more of tho travellers were like
old Robert Lane, who lives near Dill.
Ion, Mont" said George Craig Of
Butte, to q reporter for the Washing.
ton star. LANE 10 as quiet and
peaceable a citizen as ever went to
church on Sunday and put his four
bits into the contribution box He
has lived in Montana for twenty
years, and even in youth he never
personally INDUCED In the Old.time
wild excuses of life out there, nor in
any Of tho hurry burly .of frontier
existence. He has always pursued
the even tenor of his way on his lit.
tie ranch near Dillon aud ever been
regarded as the safest and most
peaceable citizen In the community.
He IL called "Old Man Lane" out in
Montana and everybody knows him.
Several years ago the old man went
down to Red Rock, which is nearer
TO his ranch than Dillon Is, to tako
the stage for Junction. The mules
were pulling the outfit along pretty
lively through right nasty piece Of
road, when the passengers wero
startled by hearing o voice command.
Ing the driver to throw down his
reins. There were three or four pas.
sengers on the inside, and II IL had
been light enough to sec them they
would have looked mighty white, I
tell you. But old man Lane was
made Of different kind of stuff.
When he heard the agent tell the
driver to drop the reins he just
reached back and pulled out two guns
that he used to carry, because II was
the custom Of the country to do II,
and kept bis eye fixed on the doors,
looking Hrst at one door and then
the other quickly, 20 as to see the
thieves when they male on appear.
ance.
IA shadow fell in each door window
about the same time, and quick as q
flash old man Lanes guns were stuck
through either opening and of they
went He got meat both cracks
Then he leaned out the window and
banged Loose at the fellow who had
ordered the driver to hold up lie
got him, too, and then Jumped out Of
the stage. There were four Of the
road agents, and the last one, alarmed
at the fate OF his companions, stuck
spurs into his horse and rode away
up the trail The passengers who
had nearly recovered from their ter.
rOr and surprise, were now amazed
to zee old man Lane cut the harnes.
from the lead mule, jump on hi,
back, and 70 sailing away after the
fleeing fugitive Shots were heard
pretty soon, and In ten minutes or x
back came old man Lane, leaiing the
bandits horse while the man him
self was sitting up In the saddle
shot through the back. On examin
alton II was found that two of thu
attacking party were killed and thu
other two wounded, and the Who'll,
quartet was brought into Junction
When old man Lane was asked wha,
caused him to bloom out into such {
progressive citizen OF the territory
he drswlea out: Well, ! had goot
deal OF business to attend to up her,
ut Junction. and didn't like tn,
idea Of being stopped on my way I,
attend to IT, One Of the men wa
not very badly wounded, and befor'
leaving Junction to return home OLE
man Lane went to see him In tn
temporary lookup. Look here, M
FRIEND he remarked, i Just want I,
give you q little bit Of advice. /
you persist In a.following Of the bust
ness that you have started out II
whom I sort Of stopped you, l thinl
II would be safer for you II you woult
look over tho way bill OF any stag,
you might intend to hold up, anG
find out In advance who It was AGAR
ryiDg' Old man Lane IL living yet
and 10 hale and hearty as you please
and II he starts on stage ride nov
anywhere In Montana the drive
don't think 1t necessary to lock thu
treasure box"