Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-09-07
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OVERLAND. SrAaE RoBBED.-The Over
land stage which left Virginia yesterday
for Austin was stopped androbbed in the
afternoon al Desert Wells Station, ak
teen miles from the city, BY three men
wearing masks aud armed with double
hsrrel shoteuns. Tho three robbers
cnme to the Station about half.past one
o'clock and leyeling their guns on the
cook and hostler, the only persons about
the place, compelled them to submit to
have their hands and feetztied. After
tyiup the two young men, who wero in
the barn when captured, they slowed
them away in a grsnary. About two
o'clock the stage drove up to the barn
and stopped, when the leader Of the
robbers stepped out and leveling his
gun On the driver, Baldy Green, told
him to get down from his seat. Badly
is fated to be the driver when the ma
iority of great robberies occur.
when he came down the leader tied
him hand and foot, while his partners
kept their guns upon the passengers,
eight in number, within the coach.
Having secured Badly the passengers
were requested. to come out Que at a
time, and in u were all securely tied.
They then proceeded to 60 through
the passengers for their valuabies
and getting out the treasure box and
split 1t open with an ak. The treasure
box contained no money at all.
They kept the stage at the statinn, with
the driver and all hands tied, from two
until half-past FIVE o'clock, when they
united the hostler and caused him to
harness the horses to the stage, when
they placed the passengers insider and
releasing Badly, told him to drive OF.
When the stage was gone they again
bound the hostler and put him back in
his old quarters. Each robber then
selected a horse from the stock of the
Overland Company, and taking blankets
from the bed Of the boys, which they
strapped, on their horses 10 lieu Of sad
dies, they took their departure. After
the robbers were gone the hostler man
aged to roll to where the cook was
lying, and to place himself in such a
position that the cook was able to gnaw
off the cord BY which he was fastened,
when, Of course, both were soon free.
The cook, a young man about eighteen
years old, named Austin Smith, then
mounted a horse and came to Virginia
city with the news Of the robbery. He
left the station about six o'clock and
arrived in Virginia at I o'clock. None
of the passengers were armed. The
robbers left in the direction Of the True
kee River. They stated in the hearing
of Smith that they were watching
for the stage from Austin. The follow
ing is II list Of the names Of the passen-
gers who were on board Of the coach
when it was stopped, except one, q lady:
Prof. Whitney, j. P. Clough, W. H.
Davis, Lieutenant G. ". Walker, r.
Haskins, W. Clark and 8. Stocker. The
robbers obtained about $1,000 Of the
passengers.
UNION BALL.-The Miners Union Ball
at Fort Homestead on next Wednesday
evening promises to be a most splendid
affair. Every preparation 10 make it
such is now perfected. Music, dancing,
and elegant Supper. We acknowledge
several complimentary tickets.
SETTLE Ur.~Boarders ut the Russell
House, who were indebted on the books,
before its late attachment by the Sher-
If, are requested to call on Messrs.
Hayes and Ryan and settle, or costs
will be made on their Indebtedness.
See notice.