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A daring robbery took place yesterday
afternoon about nine miles west of Weatherford, the particulars of
which are as follows: Mr. B.L. Hudgins of Hot Springs who came in
from Weatherford yesterday afternoon reports a most daring robbery
which took place about nine miles west of Weatherford. It appears
that Mr. Hudgins, in company with Mr. J.H. Brown and wife of
Jacksboro, and another gentleman, were the only passengers in the
coach. When about nine miles from Weatherford, the party was talking
of the recent robbery which took place on the route about three
weeks ago. Suddenly, the driver, who was the same man who had the
stage in charge during the previous robbery, told the passengers
that a man who was riding on horseback in front of them was one of
the men who had robbed the stage before. The party paid little
attention to him, and soon the man was passed, and any suspicion of
danger was gone when he was left behind. When within about a quarter
of a mile of where the former robbery occurred, the man rode rapidly
up to them and drawing his pistol ordered him to throw him the mail
bags. Mr. Hudgins started to turn around, but the robber leveled his
pistol at him and ordered him to throw up his hands. The mail bag
was thrown out in the road and the robber told the driver to throw
the other mail bags out. Two paper bags were thrown out in the road
and the robber told the passengers he did not want anything they
had, but he did want all the mail. After satisfying himself that he
had them all he ordered the driver to go on. Mr. Hudgins describes
him as being a small man, with clean face, weighing about one
hundred and twenty pounds. He wore a slouch white hat and was riding
a brown horse, about fourteen and a half hands high, with a star in
the face. He resembled a cow-boy in appearance, with a slicker tied
to his saddle and high heels on his boots. The driver is positive he
is one of the two men who robbed the stage he was driving about
three weeks ago. Mr. Hudgins states that there were wagons in sight,
both behind and in front of the stage, when the robbery occurred.
Fort Worth Daily Gazette,
September 23, 1883 |
