Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-06-11
TYE EVENING NEWS.
E..s.,,x Ey,nins...-..June IL IssS,
overland s,nse Robbed!

Overland StnGc hobbod!
Abou, IL o'clock last night the in-
coming Overland stage was stopped
near the mouth of Six-mile Canyon,
some half a dozen miles from Virginia,
by three highwaymeu, and the treasure
box aud passengers robbed to the ex-
tent of SIS, 1000. Badly Green was driv-
ing, and the stage was coming at . slow
rate up a rise after crossi ng a bridge in
the canyon some two miles below the
Flowcry mill, where the three robbers
made their appearance from the road
side, and presenting n couple Of shot
guns and u revolver, compelled q stop
page of the team. The driver was or
dered down from his seat, and the pas
sengers-six in number, including two
ladies-made to get out of the coach,
and hold up their hands, while n after
the other was searched and robbed o!
what money or watches they had; the
ladies, however, were not searched par
ticularly, or robbed Of anything. The
three "road agents" were masked, and
while two Of them stood guard with
their shot-guns, the third, who was evil
IDENTIFY the leader, and was armed with
q revolver, did the collecting Or.
G. w. Heath lost $500 in coin, aud a
fine gold watch worth $500. Antoine
Aguayo lost $500 in coin, and o gold
watch worth $3.50. The driver had hut
n few dollars in silver, which was taken
from him. Mr.. d. B. McGee w~as,robbed
of So in coin, but his wife had 5000, oil
in gold coin, in the front part OF her
dress, concealed by her bosom, which
fortunately escaped search or notice.
Miss Susan ]. Hodgdon had some money
and q gold watch, which gallantry for
babe close searching for. Barney
Dourherty had been employed as host
Ter at one Of the Overland stations, and
being paid or the day before, had a
buckskin purse containing $500 in his
pocket. This he coutrived to dexter
ously slip down the back Of his neck,
unobserved, rs he passed on: OF the
coach, and thus saved it, only losing a
,rihinc amount Of silver coin which re-
manned in his pants pocket. DR.. Heath
tried TO slip his watch into one o. his
boots, but was detected, and sternlS or
dered to have '' no dam fo~olishness."
The passengers and driver were now
made to walk up u neighboring ravine
nearly q mile, two OF the ROBBERS ae-
companyiug, where they were left, with
orders to remain where they were, n
threats that in cast any OF thera at
tempted TO follow they would I've killed.
None Of them being armed, they deemed
it wisest to obey orders. The robbers
took possession Of the coach and drove
il over q mile up the road, towards
Virginia, when they stopped, tied the
horses, took out Wells, Fargo & CO.'S
treasure box, aud smashing it open with
an Ak, took therefrom three bars OF bull
lion weighing 2s7 pounds, worth So
5s4,06 and four small packages OF coin,
amounting to Sl69. Green, the driver,
was the first to follow after the coach,
indeed he came up before the t~rascals
were done, and vas driven back. AFTER
waiting until they thought the coast
was clear, the passengers came along,
and getting on board the coach, came
up TO Virginia, arriving about39 o'clock
this morning. 1t is not at all unlikely
that the robbers arrived in town SHINE
time ahead Of them. The leader is de-
scribed rs q stout, sq~uare-built map,
while the other two were rather small
Ter. Their faces were concealed by
their masks, and they did not speak
enough to allow of recognition by their
voices. As o as the news Of the
robbery arrived at Virginia, officers and
numerous parties dispatched BY Wells
Fargo 4 Co. started out, and prompt
measures were taken with n view to
the arrest Of the robbers or the finding,
of the bullion, which by means Of its
inconyenien, weight is rather trouble
some to get away with. Up to last ac-
counts, however, little or no success
had been attained. Badly Creep is dr.
cidedly unfortunate, this being the
thru time he has been stopped ina SIM
liar manner and with like effect since
he has been staging within the borders
of this State.
P. S.-Since writing the above, we
learn that two Of the bars have been
recovered. No particu lars.