The Placer herald., 1858-05-08
Daring Stage Robbery.

UarlnS otage hODDery.
Yesterday morning between one and two
o'clock. and about one and half miles this
side of Nevada, the daily Auburn and Fol-
som stage which connects by railroad with
this city, was stopped by six men armed with
guns and pistols, and a box of treasure, be-
longing to Wells, Fargo & Co., containing
S2l 900, stolen. The contents were two
bars, one numbered 1858, valued at 81 ,6O7
2S, and the other numbered 1885, value
S7,2l7 OIL, and dust and coin making up the
balance. The bars were assayed by Schotte,
of Nevada. The circumstances of the rob
berry were as follows: The Telegraph line
stage, which runs only three times a week
between Nevada and Sacramento via Rough
and Ready, left the former place al out one
O'Clock, and the other stage soon after, the
two with sixteen passengers. On this stage
was Isaac n. Dawley, of Nevada, who had
a larg. amount of money belongi, g to Marks
& Co., bankers. of Orleans Flat, and who
was the only one of the passengers armed
Five Of the robbers stopped the stage and
demanded treasure Dawley drew his pistol,
but WAS advised that they would kill him if
he shot. Dawley very cooly and carelesslv
told them that they had made a mistake
and that the other stage had all the treasure
and express niatter-an assurance in which
the driver CalvinCrippen, joined. The rob-
bcls looked under the drivers seat, found
no box, and left to intercept the other stage
The safety of Marks & Co.'S treasure was
owing to the presence of mind thus exhibited
Dawley now desired that the passengers should
90 and protect the other stage which was
now in sight but being unarmed they declined
On reaching the daily stage one of the
robbers seized the lead horses 10y the head
and the others presenting their arms de-
manded the treasure box. The driver passed
the Alta Express box, when he was inform
ed that they were not to be fooled, and they
wanted Wells, Fargo & Co.'S box. On this
being thrown to them they took it up and
then politely told the driver to "git up and
git" The driver of the Telegraph line had
waited in the meantime and distinctly heard
the sound of the box as it struck the earth
gentleman from Forest City by the name
of Nichols, of Nichols & Bros, gold dust
buyers and two others, had narrow escape
from being robbed. Having been left by
the stage at Nevada they obtained horses to
overtake it. Nichols had with him Sll 900
and the,otbers it is said some 81 s, 900, or $l9,-
600. On coming up to the robbers, the lat
ter supposing that they were in pursuit of
them fled. Mr.. Dawley says, the five per-
sons that stopped the Telegraph line stage
were armed with four double barrelled guns
and a revolver. They very kindly informed
the passengers that they wanted none of their
private funds but only the treasure box of
the express. The robbers were all on foot.
We understand that the consignees of the
treasure in San Francisco Parrot & Co.,
were telegraphed to from Nevada concerning
the loss, and Wells, Fargo & Co. made the
amount good. The latter house have offered
at Nevada reward of 5000 for the arrest
Of the robbers. Sac. Union, May 4th.
Several men have since been arrested by
reason of statements made by young man
named Dutton, who cabined with some men
of bad repute near Nevada. He ovelheared
the plan of operations for robbing the stage
as ag' eed upon by the highwaymen. Dut-
ton was taken to San Francisco, where he
made the confession which caused the ar
rests to be made, at Nevada, of the persons
implicated. The money has not yet been
recovered.
COMMON SENsE.-The New York Times
Republican,) makes the following sensible
remarks:
"If the Lecompton Constitution should be
adopted, and Kansas admitted as State
the State Legislature has only to pass law
ordering a new Convention, which shall
frame a new Constitution in accordance with
the popular will. In either case, therefore,
if they act wisely and firmly, the Free
State men of Kansas have substantial con-
troll of their own affairs. If an attempt is
made to cheat them of their Legitimate ma
jority in the Legislature by fraudulent votes,
they have the power to defeat the crime and
punish the criminals. And if the Federal
Government should interfere to prevent them
from changing their constitution, they would
be justified and sustained in resisting that
Government by force of arms"