Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-09-12
Arre.t of StuRe Robbers,

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officer Deal left the city yesterday by the
morning train for Downieville, having in
charge four men accused Of stage robbery
in Sierra county. On the 10th of August
the stage running from Laporte to Oro-
vile was stopped between three and four
o'clock in the morning by two men with
shot guns, and one with u pistol, who
had taken the precaution in advance to
build a fence across the road to render IL
impossible for the stage to escape until
robbed. The robbers succeeded in OBJ
tanning o gold bar worth $4,000 and
about $500 in dust, the property of
Wheeler s. Rutherford, expressmen of
Marysville. This firm subsequently, offered
a reward of two thousand dollars for the
arrest OF the robbers and the recovery OF
the treasure. On the 26th Of August,
Rutherford received a dispatch from P.
Corbitt, Of the town Of Nevada, stating
that he knew Of the men who had CON-
mitted the robbery, and that if funds were
furnished him he would follow him.
Rutherford. in company with officer
Doubler, of MarysviIle, at once went to
Nevada. At about n o'clock P. NJ. on
the 2S,h of August, Rutherford called
hastily at the stationhouse in this city for
an officer TO arrest q man on the San
Francisco steamer. Chief Burke sent
officer Rice to the boat. and in a few
minutes Rutherford, accompanied By
Corbitt, returned with their prisoner.
Louis ]. Dribblesbee. In coming
from Nevada city 10 this city in
search Of Dribblesbee, Doubler had re-
manned q short time at Lincoln. while
Rutherford and Corbitt came on and got
sight Of their man at or near the boat.
When the prisoner was searched nothing
of consequence was found upon his per-
son. S. Deal had noticed Dribblesbee a
day or two before about thr horse market,
and was aware that he had pawned Il gold
bar, or rather block, with a clothing dealer
in that vicinity. On hearing of the arrest
he at once procured the block, which
proved to be the end of a bar sawed off.
worth about 800. The officers then
succeeded in posting themselves pretty
fully in the case. Chief Burke arrested
Corbitt as an accessory to the robbery
after its occurrence; and Rice and Deal
went at once to Nevada, where they ar.
rested another of the principals named F..
Carpenter, and secured an ,ther section OF
the bar and a small Quantity Of dust. On
a subsequent visit to Nevada, Deal and
Rice arrested a man named Jack Wol6ng-
ton as an accessory before the fact, and
brought him to this city. II appears that
Dribblesbee and Carpenter, who have been
engaged in mining at Nevada, and a third
party, who has succeeded in making his
escape. planned and executed the robbery.
travelling about forty miles from their place
of residence to accomplish it. They after
ward sawed the bar into three parts, each
taking a third, and also divided the dust.
Within twenty-four hours after informa-
tion was lodged at the Police Department,
two of the principals were under arrest,
and about $1,000 of the treasure recover
ed. The officers ascertained that Dribbles-
bee had sold $l58 worth Of dust, and
squandered the money previous to his
arrest. 1t is said that after Dribblesbee
and one Of his partners resumed work at
their mining claim after the robbery, and
that the partner robbed Dribblesbee Of his
share Of the stolen treasure, Watching a
favorable opportunity, Dribbleshee cover
ed his partner with a gun, and threatened
to kill him on sight if he did not surrender
up his share of the gold, which demand
complied with under the circum-
stances. Afterwards, q fight ensued be-
tween the two. and the partner swore out
a warrant against Dribblesbee for assault
and battery, and placed it in the hands Of
Corbitt TO serue. As to the precise ma.
ture of the evidence against Corbitt and
Wellington, as accessories, we are not ad-
vised. Carpenter is said to WI valuable
mining ground at Nevada. Dribblesbee
is, we believe, a brother of a man Of that
name who has been connected with the
Indian Agency in this State.-Sac. Union