The sun., 1900-12-21

vas ss near ns I could com" ~ otto, lns ~
INSTRUCTIONS ~ tho crooks, sine" J hah n'
IT, mo stan ~ Tho whip that II mlgLl Ln % 'l'
vatod som" dislanc" and the W'c''' u" SUIT
ard 400 II = a.,
little Tntio, Tho stream ton. mile, 'st q ,h'
,itv. nenf whose banks ] under "0ud in'
money vas ~ hc l"fi. ] shv nm s!ni'letlh.. u.
In tho bushes Hot nv hoTs" walk ana ,',",
revolver hnndny On N" set, hu' ] d'd nu'
,hlnk ~ using u Tho gold u, IN h'Hl
IN the bottom q tn' b9ss} s9d l.''i, ICY "Iero
'bsmonoy waste ho leit got ou' ot %" onff, I,
sight .lugs tho sagk 4 monGy ovor ny ny
10 the lght found hat t.o lRht was
from a small lantern tied 20 bush
th. Ii sht tho string broke from the strain
and .ho money scattered over tue jlf, !
did No, st@r e'i,nimo Il imIn'a Nv nn'G n"G
could see nothing wa.koi slow bl,k
% the hgggy qn1 clamhcr,Cdh r., ! looked
back and tho lisht vas -uI burning, ~
6oofs made a uni-e, | observed the llght sud
denly eIung tshc1 heard NJ sound 70
indicate that person had appr9nrhed tnti"ng m
make certain tho hglt was "ut me tiulh7
evidently lay close tp whore tho money was
left and lost 10 time IN gr't,hs y. A.,
Il let my hor-o walk most y the way DICK
TO town I was in no hurry ana was Ho.lnf
against horo that the boy would j." r'hased
and run NJ the road and "y"I'ahr M o,d
dropped one ot my isiol- ~ ne ipilt Were
HOT out of tho buggy, bGt dld not discover
tnat until Got home. SeN crdl rr-ou- dHs'u
me going and coming as va "i' '0n,t r,s
] was being followed 10y man on hor-'oaCk
rlong tho roadside. Occasionally observed
Q .hadow over In tho or"n Held. llonG the
r)ld and II seemed 20 keep pace win me.
Then | believed on" moment II was u
farmers cow ani the next moment ~ TOOK
on more grot.slue form. now thInk. how
ever, on sober reflection, that on" OF the
bandit. was on horse and i"l!owei me ~
this manner to the very spot 50 that ne c"uIq
give warning uf my approach, IN la't,
am now inclined t. the opinion that the
prisoner was not kept near whore tho money
was delivered, but that the cunning thieVe5
follow me on hprseback. get the cash ana
then report to them, and thus avoid Detection
In the event tn | was followed by officers;
] was struck by t.is feat IRE oi IN" case ana
related 1t to one Of the PlnkeIton men. VINO
agreed with me-. "
Mrs. 1udahy Vas nearly distracted and met
me at the gate We then stood arounq walt
Ing to SEQ what the thieves would DO. II was
about O'Clock this morning and had begun
g. think BE- rascal, had played me false. when
I heard IA" footsteps ( boy runnlug along
the pavement. My wife recognized the boys
ioo'-'rIs first and ran to meet him. hen
wa convinced that tho thieves had kept
tarr r ant | was satt-Ne
The officers Immediately rushed In and
10 iuc-ted thgt | let them go risht after the
Of c"irs, / was intlined to favor this idea,
bat Mr-, Cudthy did not She inag.ned
uc ~ 'yo- we're waiting 20 XII her boy.
] could not see how II would serve any good
n pose | had tine boy give the officers
. tull statement and aid them In every way.
bat / would not send him back on that sort
sum TO get him home have not vet offered
Q reward BIT think | TH' vi r f@r the anrre- Iiys-
expect to .et any OF that cash.
II have since learned that tho bank cashier
knowing or suImising Nhlt ! was nno u 70
Tl,ced in the SAX gold coins OF late i-sle
T. q Iantitv Of which had Just been received
lie also placed a large number OF marked
coins in the bng | did not know tluS dt that
time. but | am now glad OF y IL may re-
suit in the detection Of the thieves Along
this line ! may ~ the oni'ef, nave wired
description Of thi: marked money all over
The country and also have wired the dat"
,t the other gold placed in the sack, since
! his is all new and o. recent l1.He ! am "a
hopes Of some good coming OF II Certainly
any person attempting to pass those marked
coins will have to explain where he got
II ee ne In ,n' ana f1mtr ths thieves So0
II have been approached by number OF
my friends in omaha and Shicaso who think
we ought to combine and ofter 10000 reNnrd
for the robbers They mink II is due other
citizens for the protection of their boys That
something OF this kind he done. Certaiuly
man SO easy TO work they will not hesitate 10
work others, and perhaps do some OF their
children injury.
10 a reporter the dramatic circumstances
attending his abduction and his experiences
while in the, hands 9f the kidnappers, lie
"mlacia'cd as the rcsrl, 81 his ordeal His
wrists still bear the marks Of tho handouts
Ilaced unon him by hi; tor, -,,. ,,v ,on.
@ hsnPeRRGs TF saG my wSy was aBdns hSe
5 o'clock, / should Judge, and very dark
ns' sss scuS ss S'1 Thry ty street two doors
from home. two men sprang in front OF me
and thrust pistols in my face don't know
until they stood within three feet of me and
had me covered with their reyolve,s one
Of them said i am the sheriff OF SarHy
hicGee and you have stolen $500 from your
aunt Come Win B. US ~ pon5 Sond make any out
well. I supposed 1t was simply case OF
mlstak ken identity and that a would b" cleared
up in a few minutes, so went Win tleA win
out srggsis At thH ssrner ,boI Ci inTGsyd
me into an open huggv that was standing
there, then climbed In thenselves and made
.it between them on theiT tnSsr %nrd os
Thirt seventh street All thl7 time was
talking TO them, tryins TO convince them
anne waan't Eddie McGee and that had not |
stolen $50 from my aunt, but they paid no
attention to me.
at oil they merely crunted 1t didn't occur
to me to study their faces closely, a fact |
which | soon had occasion to regret but IL |
perhaps wouldn't have ayailed ne much II |
had as their slouCh hats were pulled down |
over their ewes and their coat collars were
turned up over their Clans, and about all |
could see was their noses il WAS very dark,
too, and the men kept their faces averted
as much a. possible.
-As we approached the Len nvenworth car
ne | saw a car coming toward US from the
vest II was brilliantly lighted within and
us 1t Stacked up at the crossing ] caught a
Him. There is man who knows me.
2 xcaimed. That conductor viii identify
me- Call to him.
"Imrnediately my captors turned the horse
westward on Ieaven worth - rect and whipped
him into a gallon One held the reins and
Piled the lash, while the other seized ne
roughly and tied handkerchief over my
eyes Then, of course. ! began to realize
the true situation | knew that j had been
and stories | had read OF horrible
through my mind We continued to drive
rapidly Il seemed tn. me, for the greater part
II the night, and during all this time my
rapt0 0rs eNchang"d not "A word
They seemed to have had every move
planned in advance, 20 they knew just what
10 do and where 10 so. could tell by the
,olt!ug of the buggy that We were driving
over rough, uuIaved road' most of the time
Finally, however, when II seemed 10 me that
4 must be nearly morning. the vehicle sud-
denly struck paved streets again. and by sort
II sixth sens" | felt That We were in South 1
omaha Indeed. | caught two or three whin-
from the packing house district. aud this 1
insured NO that my conjecture was correct
tho lyh, Of cout'c, had no sol SO 4 III .ec'iun
North, south, east aud west were all orc 10 M,
Finally. the vehicle came t. stand.tll |