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THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, MAY 11!, 190fc
The Robbery of the Paymaster
By "AM
Submitted
UK 1'UIN'CtPAIi ovont in
tills nutratlvc the inni-oVr
nml robbery or tlio iny-
iniiHlor of one nf the lni'r
cnul mining r-ompniiles nt
Northeastern 1 o n n b y 1 -
vnnlii, which occurred u
minihor of years ago will,
no doubt, be remembered by tho older
lcsldents ot this region, nlthntii.-h this
Is the first time that tho (Malta or tho
manner In which tlio criminals wore
hunted down mid tlio crime fastened
upon thorn has boon put Into print.
There appeared to be absolutely no
oluo which would lead to the detection
of tho perpetrators of tho double
crime.
Mr. "Williams, tho paymaster, and
the young man, whoso name was An
drew McMtillcn, who accompanied him
In the capacity ot assistant and Kttiml,
had left tho railroad at Johnson's sid
ing to drive to the lladley mines at
9 o'clock In the morning. Tho distance
was about three miles and was
through u country that was entirely
uninhabited, part of It belnp through
the woods. IJoth tho paymaster and
his assistant were well-armed, each
carrying a revolver of large calibre
and the best make. In addition to
this, McMullen, It was remembered,
as they drovo up tho hill from the
station, had, lying across his knees as
if ready for Instant use, a repenting
rlflo with which he was known to be
very expert, being able to'hlt a mark
the size of a silver dollar nt one hun
dred yards distance with absolute cer
tainty. However, It was not with any
thought of danger or any apprehen
sion of attack that be was apparently
ready for It. The two had taken the
name Journey month after month In
perfect security. Hut McMullen was a
young man who performed every duty
with the utmost care. He had been
sent with the paymaster to guard him
and the large sum of money he car
ried, and he was always as much on
the alert as 1f he expected the attack
which was finally made.
Hut when It came it was like a
stroke of lightning out of a clear sky
and all his vigilance was of no avail.
The paymaster was expected at tho
mines between !) and 10 o'clock. When
he did not arrive, the men nml hoys
who were assembled to receive their
pay supposed that for some reason
the time for paying had been post
poned and many went back to work.
Others determined to wait until after
noon for their pay. Several decided
to take a day off. and started for the
station to take the train for the neigh
boring town, and it was some of these,
along uliout noon, who made the dis
covery that a terrible crime had been
committed.
As they ueared the middle of u dense
woods, through which the loud to the
station Kill, they ucie sui prised to
11 n 1 a horse hitched to a eariiage
slnndiur by the ro.id side.
Proud Prancing Pegasus Paramount
George Washington, the Father of Our Country, said:
"FN TIME OF
Shakespeare made Richard III. exclaim:
"A HOliSti! A HORSE! MY KINGDOM FOR A HORSE."
Lord Stanley says:
"We Have l'urcliaseil Two Hundred anil Twenty Thousand Horses for south AIYica.''
Winston Churchill also romarks:
"MOBILITY OF 3I0UXTKII BOHltS MAKKS MXKI.VI) JIAKVSM."
BUFFALO
Illustrating as it does tho acme
ARID MOUNTCD WARRIORS 01
Both civilized mid mivn','o.
This Heimnu
in having added to its forces paitiolpauts
tory.making Warfare," tho HBKOUS Op
tune-expired and invalided Hoiiiierf, both
BOER AND BRITON
IJetuolnnentB from the Cunudian Contlng-nit, comprliiiiK volcrnns of Iho
GanaJian Itahd Rifhs, Northwjst Mount) d Pollci,
Badin-Powall. Mafrting Heroas and Stnthson flow
Branded bravest nnd best by frlond and foo.whllu upholding the ability of
NATIVE! AMERICANS
In irntra ilMliulion, ami in a tplru ut urn Uy, will anm.ir a upr.crnutne hctly ol
SOUTH AFRICAN BOERS
From tliu hard IlKhtiiiK forces of (lie Veldttuid Koi.jes of the Dark Continent,
In a ''war that a tutored humanity."
The heroes of tho liund to lmnil strimglu for life would not ho eonmluto
without those bravo men who fight for tho lives of others with tho I'nrjcs of
tho niKlity Usep and the men who use tho mortar to IHItOW THE l-IPE
LINE to despalriinr wrutohe, on a wreck, have their fitting place among tho
world's lioioeB. A corps of genuine
COAST GUARO LIFE! SAVERS
Will illustrato for tho first time in publio tho mothod of itsihio by meuimof
tho Dr.'eches Jluoy, iiblng iietual apparatus loaned by the government.
A Gf?EAT DIORAMIC SPECTACL"
THE -CAPTURE OF PEKIN
in The Tribune's Short Story Contest.
As they came tip to It, they saw that
the animal was bleeding fiom several
wounds, mid that he had evidently
been unable to proceed fuithcr on ac
coiiliL of weakness caused by loss of
blood.
"Ity ," said one of the men In an
awestruck voice, "It's the paymasters
hoi so."
"Yes," said another, "and he's done
forj and I am thinking that It's worse
that has happened to the paymaster."
Hvpii as they spoke, the poor itiiliiml
swayed back and forth whole It stood
and then fell blindly to the eaith. The
blood gushed from the hole In Us side,
and after one or two convulsive move
ments It lay dead before them.
Without another word ami with
white faces the men hurried on
thtough the woods over the load along
which the horse had evidently drugged
himself as n thick trail of blood
marked the way.
About a bundled yards fail her on
they came upon a ghastly sight.
The bodies of two men were lying
In tho middle of tho road unite near to
each other In great pools of blood, and
huddled together hi a shapeless, lire
less position, just as they hud fallen
from the earrluge when the fatal
shoots were fired. For It was evident
nt once that both had been shot by
some unseen person or persons with
never n chunce to tight tor their lives
and the money entrusted to their care.
The men, hurrying along the road,
uttered a hoarse cry of horror and ran
to the spot at least two of them did;
the third, as they remembered after
wards, held back.
"The paymaster will never pjy us
again," said one of the men as he
examined the dead body of Mr. Wil
liams. A charge of buckshot, evidently
fired fiom some point (dose at hand,
as the wounds from tlio shot were all
close together, had struck him. in tlio
bad;, making a fearful looking wound,
and had passed through bis body and
must have killed him instantly.
"l'oor man," said the second of the
two men, "he never knew what struck
him. Not a bie.iln did he lake after
tho nuirdeiln' baud pulled the nigger.
And young McMullen, too, as tine a
young fellow as theie was in the
country. Shot thiough the head," he
said, as the two bent over the body of
tho young man and examined the
wound caused by a bullet which had
struck him In the back of the head
and had apparently penetrated the
brain,
"Wb.it Is the matter, I.ovNky?" said
one of the two to the third man who
had k"pt in the background.
"It mnkc-a me sick," said the Pole
ror such he was with white face
and shakintr limbs.
"Well, it ain't a nice sight, that's a
fact." said the Urst speaker, "lint
some one must go back to the mines
and tell them what has happened."
"Me no go," said tlio Pole, hastily.
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PEACE PREPARE FGU WAR
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of cijuestilimlsm in Its eveiy phase nnd feature, anil in ovevy ago nnd clime.
menu, rvoiy distinctive exponent of the science of hovsemmiship which
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HE WJjLD
surpusitH in interest its iiriMh'uiiisiii.i,
in tho very latest i-onllliU in "il s.
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"We'll, you can slay bote then, and
Phllbln mi' I'll go," replied the man.
"No, no, no," said the Pole, In great
agitation,
"Where's your nerve, mini?" said
the other In disgust. "You've worked
about the mines long enough to have
wen men hurt and killed before."
"Come here, Murphy," said tho one
called Phllbln, who had been examin
ing the body of young McMullen dur
ing this exchange of words between
the other two.
"I do believe the young fellow Is
alive still," ho continued, ns Murphy
hastened to him, startled out of his
auger with the Pole by tho sudden
earnestness of his companion. "Just
put your hand under his coat and tell
me If you can't feel a little warmth."
Murphy did as dhei ted.
"Hurrah!" he exclaimed, "of courso
there Is. He's only rimmed. The
bullet must have gliuned oil". He'it
bled a lot, but If we call get help right
away may be we can save him yet,
and I tell you he's well worth saving.
That's what all the men will say, and
the boss thinks so, too. Now lot's lift
him In the shade here out of tho dust
and sun. and then I'll get b.ick to the
mines ns quick as any one could a
foot and we'll have the doctor and a
carriage here In no lime."
The two tenderly picked up the un
conscious body of McMullen and care
fully laid it In the shade.
"l-ovlsky has something the matter
with him," .".lid Murphy, as the Pole
silently watched them, but making no
attempt to help.
Murphy then proceeded with all
speed in the mines, and In a short
time returned with an ambulance and
medical assistance.
The doctor, upon examining young
McMullen, Informed them their con
jecture was correct.
The bullet which bad struck him
bad glanced off. it hail stunned him
and made an ugly scalp wound, from
which he had lost a good deal of blood.
Put a i-liong constitution and an In
domitable will enabled him to bo
around again in a couple of days, in
fact before the physician who attend
ed him appioved.
Put McMullen foil that he was part
ly, at least, lesponsible for the death
of the paymaster and the loss of tho
large sum of money to the company,
alt hough nil of the oillcials sought to
remove any such feeling fiom his
mind.
An advei tisement was at once pub
lished oifeilng a rewind of $r,000 for
the apprehension of the parties who
had committed the cjlnio and for the
recovery of the ? 10.000 which they had
secured.
Olllcers and detectives were at onco
on the scene, but all of their efforts
proved of no avail. They agieed that
Hit" criminals had so carefully covered
ui their tracks that there was small
chance of capturing them, and that
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tliey had gotten awny to some distant
plnco with their booty.
McMullen, however, hnd a different
theory, although ns yet ho had noth
ing upon which to base It,
Ho was of the opinion Hint some one
would have noticed any strangers In
tho vicinity, and all the Innulrlcs
inade by the detectives had failed to
.establish this fact.
Then ho was himself acnuulntoil
with all of the men nt the mines mid
none of those employed nt tho place
hud gone uwny.
Therefore, he concluded, tho crim
inals wero still at work In their old
places and were simply waiting until
attention had ceased to be directed to
the event, when they would quietly
slip nway on some pretext mill go
where they could enjoy the proceeds
of the robbery,
Andrew had formerly worked In tho
mines and won his way up to tho po
sition ho held by his Intelligence and
Industry.
lie now went buck to his old occu
pation, allowing It to be understood
that the nincluta wovf dissatisfied with
him because he had failed to gunrd
tho paymaster. He hoped In this wny
to secure some clue to the criminals.
Put for a long time his efforts wore
itnavalllnir.
One day he happened to meet Mur
phy, who had been one of the three
first on the scene of the murder, and
the conversation turned upon that
event. In the course of which he men
tioned what he called the "lack of
nerve" upon tho part of the Pole, I-o-vlsky,
who had been with him and
Phllbln at that time.
An Intangible something suddenly
Hashed Into McMullen's mind. A pe
culiar expression or look that he now
recalled to have seen on the Polo's
face when ho had met him, which, ho
now remembered, lad occurred only
once or twice since he had been back
In tho mines.
Andrew sold nothing, but he man
aged to meet the man Lovlsky more
frequently and to observe him morn
closely.
He soon became convinced that the
man was avoiding him; and this led
him to an Increas-d vigilance which
very nearly cost him his life.
The Pole was actually one of tho
two men who hud committed the
crime.
He at once became suspicious of An
drew and told his partner In the crime
and who worked with him In the
mines of his suspicions. They ob
served Andrew closely for a few days
without allowing him to know It. And
then laid a trnp for liim.
Andrew observed I,ovIsky making
his way just after dark one evening
towards the edge of the village. Ho
followed him and saw him meet an
other workmen, alro a Pole, and go
into an ui building.
Creeping up close to this, Andrew
was enabled to overhear their conver
sation. It was as ho had suspected. They
had committed tho crime and had hid
den tlio money down the mines. They
would secure it the next day and
then, In a few days, on the pretext of
getting work somewhere else where
they had relatives, would leave the
country.
The next day Andrew followed them
Into the mines, and saw them proceed
to n portion of it quite remote from
the usual place of working. He kept
the small lamp in sight until reaching
n certain spote It suddenly disap
peared. IMessIng forward cautiously,
This exhibition has achieved and
tho eavth has yet produced, milking
ho was suddenly grappled from behind
and nt tho same time received n stab
from a dlrk( which, luckily for him,
struck his shoulder blade nml nmilc
only n long slush in his buck Instead
of penetrating his heart ns was In
tended, but ri otii which the blood
pouicd In n stream.
Nothing hut Andrew's skill ns an
athlete and his presence of mind saved
him. Sinking back as If ho had re
ceived a ratal wound, the men some
what relaxed their grasp. As they did
this Andiew, by u sudden elfin-1, shook
them loose. He could see them by tho
dliii light which they hud uncovered
making a rush at him,, with one tor
rlllc blow or his close I blind he caught
the foremost, on the point of the chin
It fairly titled him off his feet. The
blow Itself was stiftlelont to i.-inM
hint unconscious, but In falling, as was
discovered artorwards, the back of his
neck came In contact with a t bee or
lock with such force that his net k was
broken and death was Instantaneous.
Grappling with the second one, An
drew nt onco discovered Hint be was
the one who had stabbed hlin, Tho
man endeavored to keep his right
hand rice, and Andrew at once divined
his purpose and strove ns desperately
to grasp the hand that held the dag
ger. He received one or two slight
wounds, but finally succeeded In
catching tho man's wrist. Then all
that was at end as far as tho Pole
was concerned. With a sudden exer
tion of Ills Iron muscles Andrew bent
the man's arm until ho heard the
bones snap like a pice of dry wood.
Wiestlng tho knife fiom his hand, In
an Instant he had burled It In his
breast, and the light was over.
Warned by the Increasing weakness
he felt, Andrew hurried back as rust
as he could to the part of the mines
where he could secure assistance.
That was the last he could remember
until ho found himself lying In the
open air half nn hour later with a
crowd of wondering faces gathered
around, among them the doctor, who
hnd just bandaged his cuts and
stopped the bleeding.
In u few minutes Andrew had pri
vately Informed tho superintendent of
what had happened. The latter nt
once organized a party, and, guided
by Andrew's dlie-tinis, had no diffi
culty in procoedl .g to the spot In tho
mines where the dead bodies of the
Poles lav. And close to them, In a
small loces.s in the mines, was found
the money.
Andrew was i-oon around again. Ills
exploit received a great deal more at
tention and praise than he relished.
He felt depressed at first over the
event, as the killing of two men was
anything but a pleasing recollection
to a young man of twenty.
"You must not feel that way about
it. my boy," said the president of the
company to him. "Yon saved your
own life and recovered tho money for
the company, and here Is your reward,
fairly earned and well deserved."
And the ofllclal proceeded to count
out a pile of bills until $.,000 lay be
fore Andrew on tho table. And what
was. perhaps, of more importance,
Andrew received his old position back
with a very substantial increase in
salary.
His subsequent career was a very
fuiccossrttl one, and, although at times
he could not help feeling sad over the
terrible event, Mill ho could not Im
agine how ho could have done differ
ently. Ask for Kelly's union crackers.
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i-pei i.il to t lie million Tilbure.
Hawley, May 10. -Mr. and Mis. J. S.
Yolsh and V. X. I'lorsou and wife at
tended tile funeral of Mrs. George
Hamlin, at llolllstervllle, last Friday.
MIsh Doia 11a kor, of Honesdale,
upent Saturday and Sunday at the
home of Alex. I'oricll.
Mrs. II. C Ames is visiting in Scran
ton this week.
Xext Sunday evening, May 1-. there
will be a union meeting of all the
Scranton,
Saturday, June 8
; , - Jtf'T&k $WJfflLJ-;J
OF
that it hns for years spared no expense
sentation of the Art or. Jiquitation.
Tho pivsencu of representatives of the various armies composing the
Allle I I'uw-ts onablci the management to present a realistic reproduction of
I he War in Cliimi, as exemplified in the conflict fought by the American and
European in conjunction, ut tho
BATTLE OF TIEZN-TSIN
And a Review of tho Alliod Forces Prior to tho Engagement. The grapbio
story of elvillntiou of the continent, as shown heretofore by the WILD
WJiST, tho
SPORTS AND PASTIHES OF THE FRONTIER
The Scenes sf INDIAN WARFARE, Togo t her with the
mhm military tournament
Which huvo made this tho most unique and original exhibition iu tho world,
tiro till retained and presented by newly recruited forces, 'The roster luclude
U. S. CAVALRYMEN AND ARTILLERYMEN
RUSSIAN COSSACKS AMERICAN INDIANS
GERMAN CUIRASSIERS , WESTERN COWBOYS
RIFFIAN ARABS MEXICAN RURALIE8
MEXICAN VAQUEROS SOUTH AMERICAN OAUOHOS
ANNIE OAKLEY JOHNNY BAKER
In feats of daring tinil skill, portrnying scones and Jncldonts of llfo in th
open This grand ensemble of moving Immunity led in person by
OOU W. F. CODY. "Buffalo Bill"
usmiimiuurrKcriv.; iuuctokshu op mm. n.vtij salsuury
Grand Street Cavalcade and Rough Riders Review
On thi morning ot l:li billon, lemliii: Hit grounili at 9.30 o'clock unit traversing
the principal streets.
Two Exhibitions, Daily, a and 8 P, M., Rain or Shine.
One SO-C.Mit Ticket Adm'ts to All. Chi dreu Undsr lo Years, aS -CeaU
RESERVED SEATS (including admission), $1.00.
tnil nuv bo &c. uri-d on Ilia luuinl.v v( tliv tl.yw dilc, at the uuil price.
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I wilt dry them up at onca
Hawley cliurchea In Standard opra
house, In the interest of the New York
Tribune's fresh air children.
5essle, the little daughter of E. J.
Richardson, fell from a wagon last
week and broke her arm.
Mrs. John Thompson. Is 111 with, tho
grip.
Misses Lucy Ames, Virginia Aramer
iiinn and Edna Mandervllle were
Serantnn visitors last week.
.Mrs. William Case and two children,
of Mongaup, N. Y., were guests ol
Alex. Wagner and family last week.
THE WORLD
or pains to bring together in one