Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-06-24
"'How did you get imp / asked.

How did you get in?' asked.
"Iet me out or I'll shoot you
through the head
"Just at that moment my horses
feet struck hard road, and knew
that the rest of the route to jack
son would be good going. the dis
tance of twelve miles. slipped back
on the footboard and took the whip.
In fifteen minutes we cleared the
wood. and away we went at a keen
jump. The chap inside kept yelling
to be let out.
Finally he stopped, and in a few
moments came the report of pistol
ne--two-three-four one right after
the other. heard the balls whiz over
my head. If had been on my seat,
one of these balls, if not two. would
have gone through me. l popped up
! my head again and gave yell, and
then | said,-
/ 40 God save me!-I'm a dead man!
Then made a shuffiing, as though
| was falling off, and finally settled
down on the footboard again. l now
urged up the old mare by giving her
an occasional poke with my whip
stock, and she peeled faster than ever.
The man called out to me twice
more pretty soon after this, and as
be got no reply he made tremendous
efforts to break the door open, and
as this failed him he made several
attempts on the top.
All this time | kept perfectly quiet,
holding the reins firmly, and kept polk
ing the beast with the stock. We
were not an hour going that dozen
miles-not bit of it; | hadn't much
fear-perhaps l might tell the truth,
and say had none, for l had good
pistol, and more than that, my pas
senger was safe, yet | was glad when
hauled up in front of the tavern,
and found couple of men in the barn
cleaning down some stage horses.
We'll, old fellow said |, as | got
down and went to the back of the
wagon, you've had good ride, haven t
your
who are your he cried ard he
swore as he asked the question.
- am the man you tried to shoot
was the reply.
by this time the two hostlers had
come to see what was the matter, and
explained the case. After this | got
one of lem to run and rout the sher-
iff, and tell him what | believed I'd
got for him. The first streaks of day
light were just coming up, and in half
an hour it would be broad daylight.
In less than that time the sheriff came
and two men with him. l told him
the whole affair in a few words, and
then made for the cart. He told the
chap inside who he was, and if he
made the least resistance he'd be a
dead man. l then slipped the wrench
out and as | let the door down the
fellow made a spring. l caught him
by the ankle, and he came down on
his face. He was marched to the
lookup, and l told the sheriff i should
remain in town all day.
After breakfast the sheriff came
down to the tavern and told me that
had caught the very bird, and If
should remain until tie next morning
should have the reward of two hun
dred dollars which had been offered.
Il found my goods all safe, paid the
express agent for bringing them iron
Indianapolis, and then went to worl
to STOW them away in my cart. The
bullet holes were found in the tol
of the vehicle just as ! expected.
= ION the next morning the sheriff
called upon me and paid me two hun
dred dollars in gold, for he had mad
himself sure thai he had got the righ
villain.
81 afterwards found letter in tn
postiffice at Portsmouth for me, from
the sheriff of Hancock county, inform
ing me that the fellow who tried t.
kill and rob me was in prison for life.
-Waverly Magazine.