Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-04
To-DAY's SENSATION !
ANOTHER DARING STAGE
ROBBERY ON THE GEL.
GER GRADE.
Prompt Pursuit. Of the Rsbsers-Tws
Of them Captured and n Por-
ten or tho Treasure
Recovered!


About four O'Clock this morning the
first Of the incoming regular passen-
ger coaches from Reno was stopped by
highwaymen on the Geiger grade some
five miles north Of Virginia and the
treasure-boxes captured. This episode
occurred at a point half q mile this
side Of the White House, and a hun
dren yards or so this side Of the noted
Robbers Bend" where the great
stage robbery Of four or five years ago
took place. Mr.. P. Deidesheimer,
who was one of the passengers, and
sat on the seat with the driver, Billy
Hodge, tells us that
The Highwaymen
were three in number-at least, he saw
no more-and they suddenly made
their appearance from the roadside,
ordering the driver to stop. They were
masked, and armed with shotguns.
Two of them came up on either side OF
the coach, presenting their guns re-
spectively at the driver and himself,
while the other stopped In front of the
horses till his companions had things
secured, when he came to their assist
auce. The first order was
"Throw Down That BSx 20
The driver complied by tossing down
one Of Wells, Fargo s. Co.'S treasure
boxes from the boot. The spokesman
Immediately said, "Throw down that
other box" ''Oh, nonsense" says
Billy, "you don't want that that's
10 use to YOU" "Throw 1t down."
demanded the highwayman, with an
unmistaEable movement Of his shot
gun. Down came the box In q hurry,
and with the parting admonition to
"Drive on Did Quickw
Billy Hodge whipped up his horses
and made the quickest trip into Vir-
ginia ever known Of ~before-jnst
twenty-eight minutes. Immediately
as the stage left, the robbers took the
boxes to the roadside, and with a pick
and sledge they found near by, where
some workmen were engaged in repair
ing the road the day before, they broke
open the boxes, seized the money
packages and whatever else they
thought worth taking, and made Oh.
Some fast freight wagons were coming
up the grade only a couple Of hundred
yards or so behind, followed by the
other stages and some private car
riages, therefore the ~highwaymen had
to hasten matters all possible, the whole
affair occupying only about five min
utes. General John B. Winters and
two or three other passengers were In
side the coach, but the robbers had no
time to modest passengers. Deides-
heimer says the most he was afraid Of
when he saw those big-muzzled shot
guns pointed ut him from each side
was that the rascals might mistake him
for an express guard or messenger, or
that the guns might accidentally 60 of
themselves. He never felt less like
fighting in his life.
Pursuit OF the Robbers.
rs soon Us Billy Hodge could drive
into town he notified the police, and
also c. C. Pendergast, Wells, Fargo &
Cos agent at Virginia. The most
active measures were ut once taken to
capture the robbers If possible. Chief
Downey sent officers Morrow and
Potter to a certain point Ia the noun
tains, n mile or two from the city,
where the robbers would be likely to
pass if they came in that direction,
while Downey himself, with Detective
Ben. Lackcy and officer McCready,
went round In another direction toward
the scene Of the robbery. 1t so hap
pened that the first two officers NELL
toned had just arrived at the point
designated for them when they per-
ceived a man coming. He saw them,
but too late, and had to surrender UNI
conditionally, after attempting to hide
his shotgun by showing it Into the
snow, where It was atterward found.
lie proved to be
Ono OF the Robbers
and Is now safe In the County Jail.
His name is johnson, alias Roland,
alias Lyden, etc., and Is the same man
who was arrested not long ago on sus-
picion of robbing the safe in DR.. Cor
nell's drug store, at Virginia. In his
pockets were found 1851 SO In coin,
and S25l IS in greenbacks, all Of
which was identified by the packages
and other proofs rs belonging to
Wells, Fargo & Co., or In the box at
the time of the robbery. This wasall the
money recovered. How much more Is
missing can only be ascertained when
the way-bill comes In. 1t Is thought,
however that less than $50 Is missing
Tho Ravishod Boxes.
The broken treasure boxes were
found this morning within a few yards
of where the robbery occurred, the
papers and documents contained within
them being scattered loosely about,
having been thoroughly ransacked fol
valuables. Everything was gathered
up and brought to the Virginia office.
Another Robber Captured.
Our energetic police still continued
their pursuit, and a little before noon
to-day I.ackey arrested n man named
Dean, recently n b~arkeeper In the Delta
Saloon, Virginia. He was in bed al
his room in the city, but the proof:
| against him are very conclusive that
he was one Of the robbers. Chief
Downey Informed us that he felt pretty
sure he would
Capture tho Third Robbsr
Before night. Much and most unqual-
flied credit Is due to the police, as well
as to Mr.. Pendergast, for their prompt
and energetic efforts in this affair,
They certainly displayed admirable
sagaclty also, and the result Is partlcu'
larry discouraging to any enterprislng
brigands who may desire to engage IL
future stage-robbing operations on the
Geiger Grade.
MINING MArrERs.-Stocks have beer
and still are unusually lively thi:
week, with large sales at advanced
prices. This is particularly the cast
with the Crown Point, owing to great
improvement in the new ore body a