The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-28
FOOLED THE ROBBERS
Ar Incident of the Days of Stage
coach HoldupS.
QUICK WIT OF PAT -CLOHESY.
TIE Trick by Which the Old Time
Mining Man of Colorado Saved Him
self and Sacrificed His Fellow Trav-
o.ers and the Story Sequel.

when the passengers In the old
coaching days found themselves In the
clutches of the road agents they in
sti ctvely hurried, during the short
tine that driver and guard were be-
ini put I'm a proper state OF helpless.
ne g. 10 secret money and valuables In
the first safe place that suggested It.
sci ," said a veteran Colorado mining
MAJ. But such precautions were use
es for there was small time and
sn Her opportunity Of place to hide
an thing In q mere shell Of coach.
II man was found without money,
theY stripped him and searched the
stf ge as well.
"The experience Of Pat Clohesy, an
ole time mining man OF Colorado, Is
his Orc. One afternoon he took the
sta from Silver Cliff camp, bound
for the railroad, sixty miles away. In
the coach were dozen other passen-
ge.8, none OF whom knew him. AS
the reached the narrowest part Of the
gorge that leads out Of Wet Mountain
valley a loud command OF Hold up
yoor handsr brought the stage to
suC len standstill and every passenger
I'm to swift realization that unless
quick action was taken he would &C
broke. One crammed his wad Of bills
down his boot leg; another thrust his
roll down the back of his neck; third
took off his hat, put his wallet inside
ana set It back on his head. Every
man Jack OF them attempted to Sc
crete his money except Pat Clohesy,
and Pat sat perfectly quiet.
"In few moments rifle barrel ap-
peared at the window, and there came
the order, Hands up and all out! Out
the passengers tumbled and stood In
line with lifted hands. Pat at the far
END When the searching highway
man went through the first man he
found nothing. Irrltated at this, he
started through the second, with the
same lack of success. Angry at this,
the bandit turned to his fellow robber,
who stood covering the line with his
Winchester.
"'They have been tryin' to hide
their stuff, d-n 'emp he exclaimed.
wen just make 'em strip, and then
wei go through the stage. They'll
pay for putin us to all this trouble!
"Tben up spoke Pat Clohesy from
the far end Of the line. Gentlemen
he said, addressing the highwaymen,
4 know you're in hurry, and know
I'm poor miner with all my property
I'm the world-just the $15 I've got-in
my pocket. II you'll leave me that lit
tie roll, I'll tell you where these other
fellows have hidden their swag, SOS
you can collect 1t quick and skip out.
Is il n bargainY
"'Sure, said the man with the
guarding rifle. Fifteen dollars meant
moi hing to the band compared to the
ris'; Well said Pat, pointing to the
frs in line, that fellows money Is
stuffed down his right boot leg
"0he holdup investigated and drew
for plump roll OF bills from the
boo. leg. That next man. went on
Pa has got his money hid under the
hind seat in the stage The bandit
fou d fat wallet stuffed under the
Gus lion. The next has got his money
I'm is hat, and the next crammed his
stu down the back of his neck, and
the next Pat went down the line OF
the 4. while the highwayman drew
for / money from all manner OF places.
Sw 'tly collecting their booty, they
bu He'd the passengers back In the
Goa n, set driver and guard back on
the seats and told them to go ahead,
not however, before they had given
Pa a twenty dollar bill and n hearty
slan Of thanks on his Irish back.
he storm that broke over his head
ins lie that coach after IL had rolled n
SAT distance from the bandits threat
enc his very life before he could get
! airing Had II not been that the
rot ers had dsarmed them all and
Pa, was huge man he never would
ha' % got away alive.
Each of you figure up just how
muD h you've lost he said to his fel.
low passengers when at last they
wo lid listen, and I'll pay you back
not only what that Is, but an equal
am Iuhl III shhlNlOlif iOl Nlit bbAitl 4 Nt
given you and he pulled from an in
ner vest pocket huge roll of bills.
In hewilderment the travellers counted
up their losses. Collectively 1t was
about $1,000. Pat peeled Off two $1,000
bills from the bulky mass OF money
and handing them TO responsible pas
seneer. asked him TO make correct di-
vision when they reached the railroad.
"I'm sorry for the unpleasant quar-
ter hour ! caused you he continued
'bu it was the only thing ] could do TO
save myself. | have just sold II mine
back in Silver Clln for 100000 cash
and had no other way To- bring the
money out except In my pocket Here
Is the bundle of It, and he held mp the
fat roll. when ! heard the holdups
outside thought II was all mp for you
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