The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-26
HIGHWAYMEN ON THE PLAINS.
How Wells, Fargo Il Co.'s stage Was Robbed
"A PassonGer's story.

"A FasscnSer's story. '"0"
passenger on Wells, Fargo & Co.'s coach
writes from Corinne, Utah, to the Helena
Herald, under date of August 6th:-
Reaching Pleasant Valley about P. NJ,
Thursday, saw indications of some anxiety on
the part of the driver and guard, both of
whom were armed with shot guns and revolvers.
We passed the first station south of Pleasant
Valley safely, but it was between this and the
next that we expected the fun. Lieutenant
Hamilton, of Fort Ellis, was with me, and the
three Cinnamon. ! only had one weapon of de-
tense. We were all now watchful, and as the
coach assembled from the bed of Dry creek this
is what caught our ears:-Click click click
Halt and like an apparition the road agents
ssprang from the rocks few feet from
rifle son the leaders, the next on the
driver, and the third paid his compliments to
the lieutenant and myself by placing the muzzle
OF his needles gun in rather uncomfortable
proximity to our ears, and as the driver pithily
as large as nine-inch stove-pipe!" instantly
seized my '.navy"-but touch of caution from
Hamilton advised patience. Not knowing what
the issue OF the affair might be, l concealed my
hole in the leather; my companion had pre-
yiously placed his in the band of his drawers.
The Cinnamon had by this time awoke and
began their gibberish. ! silenced them, and
driver put on the brake the moment they chal-
lepged him. He asked what they wanted
''The treasure boxes" said they. -
"All right, said the driver, ''here they are, ("
and threw out the light one from Virginia City,
''You have another of these ish 2" said the
leader.
"Yes," was the reply.
''Throw it out" was the command.
This was done, and stepping aside he picked
open. It took him l,seen Mi kpSs, and hard
work at that He emf fsfed its contents
There's nothing in that box he said, evil
He next attacked the Helena box, which con-
tanned about $600O believe. He remarked to
the driver during the progress of opening the
boxes that he was sorry to detain us SO long,
but 1t could not be helped; that these things
would occur in the best regulated familiesl
"Are there any passengers aboard" he said,
when he got through with the boxes.
yes, said the driver, three Cinnamon and
two white men,"
"Get out, john" In q voice that could not be
mistaken. We told the boys to get out. They
were very unwilling to go-but they finally
turned out. The leader held his rifle to their
heads and demanded their money With many
protestations of poverty they said they had
| none-one said stwo dollars hap alice, no
more," They would net be satisfied but with
fearful imprecations they told them that they
would shoot them where they stood If they did
not disgorge. One by one he stripped off Their
| tuDics and boots and took what they had. The
third and last, who had the Target amount OF
money (&37O0), strung around his neck or in q
belt, he handled very roughly. lie took his
long knife (about twelve inches) and ripped
shirt, vest and coat from top TO bottom, and
the gold fell out with heavy "thud" to the
| ground. Having finished they ordered them
into the coach and told the driver TO 'igo on,
much to our relief indeed, for fully expected
that we would be next--we can not explain
their Partially in our favor, but think that they
were afraid to attempt TO force us out. -
could easily have killed two of them, but il
| would have been at the expense OF the life OF
| one of tho men ON the box, an Issue which did
| not like to force. The hind curtlins being
down, none of them could observe our move
ments-hence, had the drop" on any one OF
| them except the man who covered the driver,
who was little too far. Thus ended my ex-
perience with the Road Agents OF Montana, OF
whom have heard and read so much