The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-09-05
THE NEVADA STAGE ROBBERS.
Four Men Make Fourteen Men Squat ON
ia Log, silent Witnesses OF the Bag
ging OF $4,000.

Four nem MAKO Fourteen Men squat ON
ia Log, silent Witnesses OF the bag
ging OF $4,000.
From the Davenport Gazettel
Our readers will remember the tele-
graphic accounts, three or four weeks
ago, of the hating of a stage in Nevada
by brigands, who robbed Wells, Fargo
* Co. s safe of large sum of money.
A citizen of Davenport was a passenger
on the said occasion-E. Baldwin, Chief
Engineer of the Davenport and st. Paul
railroad. He writes an account of the
affair to friend. He says he left Colfax at
4 p. M, with thirteen other passengers
destination, Downieville, Sierra coun-
ty. At the start they " assembled j 200
feet" then descended 1000 feet, and
then repeated the ascension, and just as
episode occurred. Four men sprang
from behind rocks, seized the leaders
by the bit, and babe the driver "get
down from there" 1t was some time,
Mr.. Baldwin says, before the pas
sengers could understand the inter
ruption. but ut last they were made to
comprehend it without much ceremony.
The driver was ordered to take the
horses from the coach, and lead them
to one side. He obeyed. Next the
passengers were told to "dismount ="
and seat themselves on a redwood log.
AS each of the robbers held double
barreled shotgun, and swore that
somebody's brains would be spilled
unless "you step right lively now, the
order was obeyed with alacrity. 81 tell
you, my friend" writes Mr.. b., CT felt
terribly put out !" The passengers sat
still as mice under the cover of the shot
guns, and silently watched the opera
tons of the robbers in getting at the
contents of the safe. The scOundrels
drilled holes about the lock, and else
where in the door, poured powder in
the openings, tamped them, and then
lighted the fuse. In half minute there
was thick puff Of smoke, dull heavy
sound, and there lay the safe, open. 1t
was but the work of minute to sack
the bags Of gold and packages of green
backs, and then the robbers ordered the
passengers to mount" The travellers
obeyed, and took their seats then the
driver was ordered to "hitch up" and
he did as he was told, and was requested
to "drive on quick, and not lag once
for mile" And the way the four
horse team flew from the locality would
astonish o locomotive. The robbers
gobbled between So, 900 and 80, 900.
After making the aforesaid mile in
uncommonly quick time, the passengers
got to comparing notes concerning the
"late Interruption" and it was found
that every man of the fourteen had q
revolver-safely slowed away in his
trunk or valise. Not man among them
had weapon about his person wher
the robbers were at hand.
When the stage reached Grass Valley
the passengers told the people the
"story of their suffering" And they
were laughed at. Fourteen passengers
of you ordered to sit on q redwood log
by four robbers armed with nothing bu
id old shot-guns, and you did it-yor
squatted, did you, while they robbed
the safe ?" was the gist of the remarks
of the Grass Valleyites, delivered with
looks and accents of scorn.
Mr.. Baldwin says one experience o
the kind is enough for him-he wouldn
go across the street to meet another.