The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-14
Important News from California and
Utah.
CAPTURE OF DESPERATE BAND OF OUTLAws-TB


CAPTURE OF DESPERATE BAND OF ourLAws-rB
PONY EXPRESS STATIONS ATTACKKD-Loss or
LIFE, ETC.
From the st. Louis Democrat, Junee
Mr. W. Wallace one Of the editors Of the Alta Cali
IN our city last evening Cm san sa
In consequence Of sickness be was obliged to quit the
stages at Fort Smith, and is consequently four days be-
hind the mail To him Indebted for the following
highly important and interesting way news which has
not before been communicated to the press
The agents OF the Overland Mail Company have sue
ceeded IN breaking formidable band Of robbers and
the Colorado and ella rivers This section has
and their numbers have heretofSc given them mpani
from arrest Many robbcres have been pcrperaed upon
100 Of barley worth at that point l2c per
pound were carried od animals also stolen The
Intentions OF the band, however, were growing too
gune for all OF them. plan was laid to rob the mail
and passengers and also the agent of the road Before
was accomplished Of the band revealed the plot 70
Mr. Stevens agent at the Colorado and he with Sessrs
Jacobs and Sarnr took immediate steps to break up the
gang
by haneman's moose from the lower branch of
quit until they confessed crimes, and Sunbers,
They roned and under San Die go for
trial They were men FOR whom rewards st I'd.
vertised, a. escaped ugves from the courts Of that
county.
The nett day two Others having lurking place down
the river, arrested and amer confession order
ed TO leave the country at AN hours notices. which they
The revelations located members the band all along
the road far Tucson where the leader bold bad
man, escaped nom justice in Los Angeles, remained.
Mcssrs stearns and acobs came up 70 Tccson arrested
Jenkins and Phelps and took them back irons the
Colorado. At the Pimo villages Jenkins managed TO
escape into tho thcket that borders the river the
Indians 800 In number turned with sticks surround
Cd the thicket and drawing circle caught him. and
he WAS sent on for trial.
Two other bad men were arrested at the ferry-Reub
Leroy and Charley Rashbrrn-makng ten in all, eight Of
whom sent to San Diego for trial There great
excitement among all the bad characters there but the
promptress Of Stearns and Jacobs asonshed them
that they made attempt to rescue their associates
The recent discovery OF gold in the mountains between
the ella and Mmbus rivers Is creating immense excite.
ment through all the country Hundreds Of men and
many women passed the road In all sorts OF con-
veyances. Some OF the towns the Rio Grsnde were
nearly depopuated II said that when the stage
came through not more than forty men remaining
in Fl Paso The employees Of the Overland Mail Company
at many OF the stations have given notice Of their nteu
ton to quit the service and follow the crowd.
The country Il undoubtedly rich in gold We con.
who intend returning Extraordinary good LUCK has at
tended tie labofs Of many The location of the mines is
between the foot Of the Gta and Mnbus rivers about
six miles from either stream, and about thirty miles
north Of the stage road. The Mmbus small aiuent
OF the Ga hundred miles west Of the town Of Mespa,
and one hundred aud forty miles from II Faso.
On the 18th ult band Of twenty five Conanches at.
tackled the station a, the Head OF Concho, 100 miles
east Of the srcccs crossing" killed the keeper Mr. j.
". sheppard, scalpcd him and of all the stock,
eleven mules. The stage delayed sevc, hours for
other animals 10 be brought in. MI sheppard killed
Indian the chief OF the party, before he fell He
native Of NV Hampshire but recently from Kansas
where has wife and three children residing
lectmpton
Al the Clear fork Of the BRACES river absut the Goth
inst, Captain Baylor Texan Ranger very Of Ind an
sports, returned from Comanche hunt, bringing uins
scalrs and forty horses IT, asserted thabs killed fifteen
OF the enemy but Gully able TO secure nine scalps
His party consisted ct sN mrn.
ON Tuesday morning; lust, at day rh, the overland
mail station, twenty-five miles east of Syracuse,
burnt -Four horses, OF the finest teas the road
persisted IN the flames. The OF the FIRE
been dropped upon the ground and gh.o by being trod
den upon by the horses.