Billy Leßoy the Bandit. A STORY or WILD LIVE IN COLORADO. A few weeks ago the people of :many. -communities in Ocfiorado were' made angry by 'the escape of the notorious highwayman, Billy Le Roy, from Dep uty Maftbal Cantril, on the Kansas Pacific express. The story -. of the et cape, as printed at the time, was that .Le Itoy's sweetheart had planned her lover's release and that she had suc cessfully bewitched the Deputy Mar , shal. The true story, as related by tlm bandit_to Dr. Flournoy, of Del ;ices, is as follows : Le Boy carried shoat his person a tiny key, made from a watch spring. When he was stripped • and searched on the morning of his departure for Detroit he creased thb sktu of his neck - . and placed the key in the crease. His month was opened, his hair brushed and his ears examined, but the key escaped the notice of the searchers. When the train was run ning at terrific speed gantril left his prisoner, shackled hand and foot, and stepped to the toilet room. two seconds," said the bandit to Dr. Flour noy, "I bad my hands free and in an other two seconds my feet also. All the passengers in the car, except one lady, were either nodding or half asleep. I knew how to settle the lady. unit gave her one—of a look, ran to the plat form and jumped off. I was stunned, but came to in a little while and got away." WHY JIMMY RESIGNED. Several days passed after Le Roy's escape and the people hoped that he had gone to some other corner pf the world. On the night of the 13th in stant the down stage 'for Del Norte passed the lower comer of Franklin's ranch, when from one side of the dark highway there arose a demand to halt. The quick movement of the robbers frightened the coach horses.. Old Jim icy—so he is called—was driving and he had terrible work to : control the horses, though .he did his best. The robbers, ,mistaking the' runaway for a deliberate attempt , on.' the part of .•-• • the driver to evade their clutches, fired 'u volley into the fast fleeing coach. One of these shots._ passed through a - man's hat who sat =Du the box with Jimmy and took off one of his locks of hair. - "Let's go back and surrender," said Jimmy ; "if we don't they'll kill me next time." • "For God's sake , don't' go back," pleallei a passenger," for I have $7OO right on me 'now and I will lose the whole of it. . So Jimmy put the lash to his' homes and the coach got away as quickly as possible. Then Jimmy resigned. He did not propose to be killed in any such style. He knew that the bandits we?e none other than silly Le Boy and his party. "THE LITTLE FELLOW." Lo Roy was next heard from last Wednesday night, when the stage was ascending the hill about three miles from Antelope Springs and about a mile and -a half from -the lake. , The . hill is very steep; and it wasffhile the' ascent wasi)eing made that the agents jumped horn their concealiient and tired a Whole handful of bullets into the passing vehicle. One of the bullets took effect in the leg of Engineer Bart lett, of the Denver and Rio Grande Road, striking him in the fleshy part. The ball struck a silver dollar is Bart lett's pocket and 'sent the: dollar into the flesh, then glanced and went ' through the leg and out. The silver , piece protected the femoral artery and saved Bartlett's life. Bartlett says there were three then in this party and Wet one of them—a little fellow—said to the big man of the -crowd:"— you, get on the other -side, there, and 'tend to business." The little fellow pulled hie self-acting British brill-dog and climbed up on the - wheel: He pointed the muzzle ,at Bartlett's heal cud re marked: tTam going through you; hold up yoiir hands.".-I: . The operation {,required but a short time. Money and watch soon passed into the deft fingers of the road agent. .1t became necessary to get into the Pocket nearest the wound. _ffYou are hurting m 3 leg very much," - • -mildly'proested the victim. "Well, -- you, yoU can stand it," was the reply. The front boot was then cleared of mail, and the rear on: being enpty the driver was told to go 'and that " quick." The inside pas sengers wore not disturbed. The rob ' bers.were evidently nervd 4 us, for it was - early in the'evening=B.2o. The "lit tle felloiv" wa.S Le Roy himself. CAUGHT. _ .• • j. A fife'-and drum corps paraded Del Node - - when the stage reached .that place and there was considerable tex citement in Denver and - all along the route. The citizens of Del Norte atria ed themselves for a grand hunt for the highwaymen. Deputy' Marshall Arm strong headed the party. The guide -wasJ:.P. Galloway, an old and expe riences mountain horse-thief tracker. The man-hunters, rode up the Savoya into the mountain. fastnesses. At dusk on the 22d, while Armstrong was sit ting on a boulder, with McFrost and Galloway near, he saw a man emerging from the thin tiniber, - "Halt!" said Armstrong. The Arran raised his gun and was about to fire, when be saw that he - was Covered from three points. He surrendered and admitted that he was "Lours Potter," of Le Roy's gang. The threelunters went rewards Alamo sar2- On the road they said a. little fel loW witLa pack on his back. At the et!mmand, "halt," the little Flan drew revolver, fired and ran. Armstrong sent a load atter him. The ball struck thi fellow, and with a quick bound he entered the brush near at hand and rolled dowia the river bank out of sight. It was a job getting him out of the . dopse. He would not say a word_and all the coaxing iu the world seemed to have no effect. Finally they got to talking about shooting into the copse after him and this brought the young man to time. He said he was shot and - Couldn't walk.. But they got him out at last and found that the whole of his calf had been' scooped out by the bul. let. It was an ugly wound. "Who are you, anyhow ?" he was asded. am Billy Le Boy," be replied "Billy,' the Bandit ?" •'The same." HANGED , Del Norte was crazy over the capture "The people were . wild," said General It A. Cameron, who happened to be io :the place; "the streets were like so many hives of mad bees." The Sheriff locked the tiro prisoners in the rear cells of the strong jail and a committee of influential citizens:were appointed to act as guard for the night: Abort ten o'clock the Sheriff stepped-across the way on business. HO inks locked in a room and kept under guard.- 4 EveritlAng was quiet. Apparently everybody had gone to bed. At eleven o'cloik a party rode up to the jail•door and knocked. The guard asked what was wanted. "This is your relief ; walk out." The guard walked out and were - seized and bound one by one.. The party then went directly to the cells where Le Hoy and Potter were, took them out, gagged them and left the jail with the prisoners. Not a word was spoken. At 12 o'clock, midnight, a man rap ped at Coroner Holland's, house. Hol land put his head out at he window. "Hello 1" said he. "There - 81,0 men hanging on a tree near the river.' : .. "What ?" . "That's what I said; and, by _ the way, it's very curious, but I found' the keys of the jail just up the street. Here they are." The stranger towed the keyS in at the window and walked - away. The Coroner went to the riverand cut doin the dead bodies, which were those of Le Boy - and Potter. The next day the Coroner's jury found :it verdict exoner ating all concerned iii the affair. As the dead bodies were stretched vice by side many persons remarited upon their close resemblance. Upon Le Boy's tight arm were tattooed the letters "A. P." and upon Potter's right arm the letters "S. P." Le Boy's . real name was' Arthur Pond and Potter's real name was Samuel Pond, and the dead men were brothers.—Condensed from the Deriver, papers. The OH Mates Closet. Several days ago, a celebrated spirit ualist came to Little Rock, and stated that before giving a public , entertain ment he would give a seance, Where any member of a small invited circle could call ip the spirits of their friends and converse with them. 'By mistake a man from down the river was admitted, a man whose reputation for deeds of violence would not place his`spirit above par in the soul market.. . After listening awhile to tapping, ' horn-blowing and gauze vail Materialization, the bad man arose and said: "Say, Cap'n, whar's the old man's ghost ?" "What old man ?" asked the medium, ."My old man, the: governor. Call him up." IRE "What's hitinamd?" “Tom Belick; call him tip !” "I don't think we are in comm inica Con with him tn.night." "What's the matter, wire down ?" "No, the old gentleman's off on .8 visit." "Now, Hero, jest shut your wardrobe and turn out your light. If you don't give the old man's ghost a show, the thing shan't run. "Wait; I'll see if h'll come," said the s spiritualist. "It he rap - three tithes he is Willtn; if only once he has other en gagements,". A char rap sounded. "His unwilling," continued the spiritualist: - "Now, here," said the bad man, "that want my old man's ktiock. Why, of he'.4l hit that table he'd splintered - it. Call him nP," and drawing a revolver the airectiopate son cast a severe look on the medium. . "To tell the truth, I can't call -him up." - "Tell him that I want to see him That'll fech him. "No; he won't come; bat I beg of you be patient. Wait; .ah, he will come presently. He is here and de- sires to talk with yon. He Bays that he is 'perfecily `happy, and that .he longs for the time when yon will be wit him. He is one of the rulers in the . spirit land." "Cap'n, you are the Mermaid liar in Arkansas." "Why so, Fir ?" "Because the man is in the the city prison, drrink. as a fool."--Little 'lock Gazelle. i - S- FACTS AND FAIVCI'ES , • , • ~ I _- Friendship:• "Why, are you tve yet, my old friend ? - X heard you were dead." ."Nice - friend i t-you are. You didn't come to my funeral." ' A beantiful thought appreciated: An excited old maid in a - temperance lodge a few evenings since read an original poem entitled, "The. lips that touch liquor shall never touch mine," and the young men present gaVe her three cheers. s Absurd fiber:, We do not believe the story that Roscoe Cohkling wrote to his tailor: "I want a new suit of clothes. Haven't time to be measured. 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