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The Huron Times
Thursday, November 18, 1880


           Attempted Highway Robbery
           
           Last Monday SYLVESTER VAUGHN, a farmer living two miles west
         of Port Hope, was in this village with a load of wheat and a
         dressed beef for sale. Having disposed of his produce for cash,
         he started for home about two o'clock. When at the foot of the
         Stappleton hill, two miles this side of Port Hope, Mr. VAUGHN
         was accosted by a person coming out of the woods whom he took
         for a negro, and who asked for a ride. VAUGHN stopped team and
         invited him to get in. The stranger placed one foot upon the 
         wagon hub, and, as Mr. V's attention was called away, he seized
         him and threw him from the wagon out upon the frozen ground; at
         the same time demanding his money. At this stage of the proceed-
         ings a team appeared coming up the road and the would be high-
         way robber broke for the woods leaving his intended victim on
         the ground with his head and face badly bruised and scratched.
         The efforts made to follow the robber were unavailing. Mr.
         VAUGHN now thinks his assailant was a white man in disguise,
         and evidently he was acquainted with the fact of his possession
         of considerable money. The boldness of this attempt will be
         appreciated when the fact is known that it was made on one of
         the most frequented roads in this county, about three o'clock
         in the afternoon.
         
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