Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-04-29

The Phoebe and Hamilton Stage
stopped and Robbed Of nn Empty
Treasure Bsx-The Driver shot and
Killed.
Day before yesterday afternoon, about
half-past . o'clock, the stage from Ham
ilton to Phoebe, when about twelve miles
this side Of the former place, was stopped
by hishwaymen. 1t contained five pas
sengers, and there were two drivers on
the box, VIM. Mann, the regular driver,
having hold Of the lines. The locality
was well selected for the purpose 10y the
robber+, being in close canyon with
abundant hiding places. 1t was COM
plete surprise. The robbers sprang from
their place of concealment with a shout
initiative of an Indian war-whoop, and /
ordered the driver to rein in his horses.
Two Of them had their faces painted aud |
the third was masked, and they all had
sacks tied around their feet. While two I
were covering the drivers with their re-
volvers, the third addressed the passen-
gers, saying "keep quiet and you will
not be molested." They then demanded
the treasure box, which vas handed down
to them; and then, either by design or
accident----the passengers differing in
opinion on this point-a bullet was dis
charged from the revolver Of one of the
robbers, cutting off the thumb of the
right Land of the driver, Mann. and sew
ering the main artery Of the right arm
Just below the shoulder. The other
driver then took the lines and drove on
for quarter OF mile, when Mann, who
had been bleeding profusely, became faint
and was helped down from the box; his
arm was bandaged, and he was put in
side the coach, but he died about ten min
utes later. The body was left at Allison $
| Station, sixteen miles this side of Ham
| ilton, for interment. The front of the
coach was stained with blood all over
when it came in last night, and the mail
sacks were SO stained with it that
number of our exchanges, now before us,
exhibit many red spots. Mann was a
good and faithful driver, a man respect
ed by all who knew him, and he leaves
many friends to mourn his loss, both
here and at Hamilton. We have not
heard what steps have been taken for the
arrest of the perpetrators, but it is graf
flying to know that the treasure-box did
not contain q quarter OF dollar and
that they did not get cent by making
outlaws of themselves.
Presentation. Jerry Schooling,
State Treasurer, put in his appearance
on the Hamilton stage last night. Mr..
Schooling has travelled many hundreds
of miles since leaving the capital, taking
in his line of travel nearly every mining
town in Nye and Lander counties. He
has rode in stage coaches, buggies, wag-
ons ,dugouts, on horseback, muleback, and
last, but not least, took the benefit Of
Walkers line, now and then. He inter-
cepted the Hamilton stage at Patterson,
and but for positive evidence to the con-
trary, we should have suspected him to
have been the heavy man mentioned in
the "call" for Wells, Fargo e. Co.
treasure box. Jokes aside-Mr. School
ing is man much respected by the PEG
pie of Nevada, for his honesty and integ
rity, and is meeting with warm recep
ton from the people of Phoebe. HI
will remain with us for three or foul
days, during which time he will visit and
examine the principal mines of the dis
trict. Jerry claims to be mining
"sharp."
| TIMBER APPROPRIATION Considerable
timber land is being appropriated il
Lincoln county under the local law O
, occupancy and possession, the only wa.
unsurveyed lands can be appropriated
, But this is no protection to the claimant
) really, as q State law, concurrent with
| Congressional law, forbids the claiman
! himself cutting the timber, under heav
D penalties, for any other than his owl
: immediate domestic purposes. Ever
| stick of firewood brought into Phoebe an,
+ offered for sale has been cut and haule,
: in violation OF penal enactments. w
consider these unreasonable laws a
practical utilities.
HONEST BUT SLow.--Judge Aud re
, ceived letter, the other day, enclosing
gold note, the sender saying it had beef
due for many years. The Judge ha,
long since forgotten the Indebtedness
We would expect to Idle rich" if all on
old delinquents would be equally consid
crate before "life's ftful fever" termin
; ated.
: SOMETHING NEw.-J. N. Williams ha
just opened his model barber shop in tn
handsomely fitted up new building, ad
joining Aleck Browns new hall, on Mai,
0 street, a short distance below Lacour
r Mr.. Williams has an enviable reputation
Q for superior skill in his profession. Tn
i house is new, the razors sharp. AM
!, towels always clean. Give him call.
y ORE SHIpMENTs.-The shipments O
!. ore from the mines to the mill are heavie
. than they have before been for weeks
!, Andy Flies teams are all engaged, an
: many others.
d The first ice cream wagon of the see
; son made its appearance last Sunday
!, The delicious luxury was better apprec
1 ated towards night by warm stove.
We inadvertently copied an item frol
e the Salt Lake Herald and gave cred
there for to another Salt Lake papel
y Excuse haste" Mr.. Herald.
. IN" IA