Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-11-10

| during this simple recital. It was jus,
what he had dimly imagined. YET 10
hear his wife tel so freely OF her life,
filled him with burning rage and Jeal-
0usy If ne had not learned 10 love
her It would have been different The
| information she mad given had the et-
| feet Of impaTtug a great harshness TO
his method Of telling his own story.
he was blunt by nature, and ia a few
brief words al her request he began
Il do not know that anything or I'M
| D0rtance happened 10 me until abou.
three years ego, when 1 was out Oh
money. out OF health and desperate. l
had gotten acquainted with young
man by the name of BelmCnd. l had
always prided myself on being q pretty
straight fellow, but he saw my situa-
-i0n, and one day he suggested that We
should hold up a train on the North
and South Railroad and get the money
out e the express car and what We
could from Che passengers. AL first /
couldn't swallow the idea. But / was
desperate, and l thought no one "ou!c
get hurt and the money would be maze
easily. We armed ourselves, and get
ting torches. selected a place to wait
until the train should pass. We had
a spring wagon drawn by TWO horses,
which we tied to o clImp OF bushes.
The train came along, and We made
signal Tor g. to stop. Then We broke
the lock Of the switch and threw u rs
the train came up. IL dldn' stop en-
,irely. and as it, left the side track the
locomotive and car fell over. / could
hear people screaming, and IL mace me
sick. I saw into what q horrible AFFAIR
1 had been led. But BelmOno hurried
me along. The train hands could have
ov5rDowared us. but they seemed par
afyzed We made the messenger take
us to- the express car and we Die"
omen the door OF the safe with giant
powder. We got about $1,000. While
We were getting the money We heard
that no one had been hurt in the Iall-n
car but q child. lie seemed 10 be BAD
ly injured. and they thought ne was
DIVING. We did not attempt TO rcd the
passengers.
I've got away with the money, but
we were -railed by Indians employer
bv officers. and our money taken. Bel
mond YVES killed while they were try
ire TO capture us. They put me ln gam
and j had my trial and was convicted
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led away. Then en- interest was taken
IN me. and the Governor gave e-a! u
execution until my case couiu DE- ape
pe1,ed. There was some error louHd
in lay trial. some lecaA-ct-ltt OF .ue
law. and this. taken ITO consideration .
with my part ID the nl-,ny' caAs,d l-
10 be- released. ] determined inc % .
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