Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1878 — Mistaken. [ARTICLE]

Mistaken.

The roads of Wyoming Territory, in the region of the Black Hills, are infested with stage-robbers. A correspondent of the Louisville CourierJournal, writing of their recent villainous exploits, says: “ Some amusing incidents occurred in these robberies. On one occasion, when the treasure-box yielded little or nothing, the passengers were robbed. Among them was a female from Deadwood, who had a large amount of money, nuggets and jewelry on her person, and one of the gang informed her she, too, must disgorge. With a gallantry much more commendable than the language he used, another robber announced that he did not go into this thing to rob women, and it could not be done. A wrangle ensued, which finally resulted in the female proceeding unplucked. Soon afterward another coach passed down containing another female, and the passengers thought themselves very sagacious in loading her down with their gold watches, jewelry and money. As was expected, the stage was stopped; but, as was not expected, this female was plucked, and one of the robbers remarked that in future he thought he would devote his entire attention to attractive female passengers.