The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-01
Startling Surprises That Confront Crimnals---How
Unexpected Happenings Suddenly Develop ant
Upset Carefully Laid Plans and Cause the Burglars
Arrest or Preuent Their Getting Expected Plunde
Written by SOPHIE LYONS
The Most Famous and Successful Criminal of Modern Times
Who Made Million Dollars in Her Early Criminal Career
and Lost 1t at Monte Carlo and Has Now Accumulated

the rope tight across the road at dis.
lance of about two feet above the ground
AS the forward horses struck the bar
rier, they fell in heap and the ones be-
hind came tumbing on top of them. The
wagon pole snapped like pipe stem.
The heavy coach stopped short, reeled
uncertainty for second-then keeled over
on its side, hurting both the driver and the
guard several feet away.
The three robbers sprang from their
hiding place and covered the PROSTATE
mon with their revolvers
AS they did SO one of the fallen horses
scrambled to his feet, broke the remnants
OF the harness that chung to him and
dashed down the hill. furious with pain
and fear.
Not one of the robbers paid any heed to
this incident-for who would have sus-
pected that frightened stage horse could
interfere with their carefully laid plans?
The driver was easily disposed of, but
the guard showed fight and it required the
combined efforts of the three men to bind
and gag him so that he could do no harm
They were just knottng piece of rome
around his struggling legs when shot
rang out and rifle bullet whizzed by their
heads-followed by another and another.
An instant before the moon had broken
through the clouds. BY It's light they saw
six sturdy Boer farmers advancing up the
hill, firing their repeating rifles as they
came.
Resistance was useless-they were out
numbered two to one and they had all been
In South Africa long enough TO have a
wholesome respect for a Beers marksman-
ship.
Covering their retreat with few shots
from their revolvers they took TO their
heels. In the rain of bullets which was
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OF trying 10 take the heavy strong box
with them, and they had to leave it there
in the coach with all it's treasure un-
touched
Raymond was completely mystifed He
and his companions had not fired a shot
In their struggle with the men on the
coach. How had those Boer farmers who
lived in house at the foot OF the hill
nearly half a mile away, happened TO be
aroused just in time to spoil the robbery?
The account the newspapers gave of the
ROBBERY cleared up the mystery. Ii seemed
that the frightened horse which had
dashed down the hill had plunged through
the lattice gate in front OF the Beers
house
The crash of the woodwork and the
wounded animals cries of pain as he
struggled to free himself had awakened
the farmers. AS they rushed out half
dressed to see what the trouble was the
~ 'ioiio oul anu IeNealeC 10 them the
overturned coach on the hillside above
and the robbers struggling with the guard
and driver.
You see what a surprising thing IL all
was and how impossible It was for Raw
mond to have foreseen that anything like
THIS would happen. But these two little
lncloents-the runaway horse and the
moons sudden apprenticeship all that
was needed 10 snatch away $3.50. 900 in
gold and diamonds just as RAYMOND
thought ne had it safely in his hands
Even more surprising was what han
pened when Tom Smith and l, with Dan
Nugent and George Mason, were trying
~ TOD niue oank down in Virginia
The fact that the cashier and his fa,,;t,
hVed on the floor above this bank made II
rather tickish undertaking.
ihere was, however, no vault TO enter
and the safe was such a ramshackIe s4air
that the men felt sure they could omen II