The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-05-21
CALIFORNIA HIGHwAYMEs.
Bold Operation. ON the Road fn Nevada
aud sierra Counties.


special dispatch. Of April 10, from
Colfax 10 the San Francisco Chronicle,
says: About $50 O'Clock this morning.
within two miles OF this place. two high
waymen. both masked. aud armed with
guns and pistols. stepped ont OF the bush
m front of the Grass Valley stage, which
was coming slowly up the hill, and cover
ing the driver with shOt-guns. ordered
him To stop, which he did without further
pursuasion. The robbers then cllled on
the passengers 10 come out one by one
and " she'll out" The passengers were
all relieved OF their watches and money,
except Nick Dodsworth, superintendent
ofthe Omaha mine al Grass Valley, who
was riding with the driver, and from his
general appearance the robseTS did not
consider him worth going through. He
escaped with his wa:ch and considerable
coin. While robbing the Grass Valley
stage the Nevada stage drove uD. and the
driver and passengers We're treated in like
manner. Wells. Fargo a Co.'S treasure
was not taken, the robbers not being able
TO open the strong iron safe. which was
fastened In the coach. The highwaymen
We're evidently new hands al the business.
The man who covered the driver. Scott,
trembled so that Mr. Dodsworth request
ed him 10 please elevate his piece little.
He complied. and had hardly done 30
when the gun went OF. barely passing
over SCOTS and Dodsworih's heads.
As soon "a the alarm was given here.
several armed parties went of in pursuit
of the robbers. but up TO this time there is
no prospect OF their capture. Several of
the passengers stopped here till their
friends could send them means and were
frequently heard asking each other Nv hat
time is t.''
THE DOwNIEviLLE OUTRAGE.
the Marysville appeal of April 10 says
\ esterday morning, AT about ten o'clock.
the DOwnieville stage. en- route for this
city, was stopped while ascending the
Oregon Hill grade by single highway
man and double-barreled shotgun. and
robbed of Wells. Fargo 4 Co.'S treasure
box, containing $1,000 in gold dust.a gold
bar valued at Sl,10O, and about 5000 i'm
small packages. The locality pf the rob-
berry j. favorable one, as the stage horses
ascend this grade az a slow walk. and the
upper side Is a beautiful grove of noun
tain spruce. From this retreat "A masked
man, without coat or boots. stepped sud-
denly off the sharp embankment. aud,
leveling his double-barreled shotgun at
the head OF Johnny Sharp, the driver, or
dered him 10 stop and throw out the
quick" said the highwayman. las I'm in
a hurry" Johnny very coolly respond
ed: Don't hurry you'll get it present.
""
The robber kept his weapon bearing on
the head Of the driver during this exciting
conversation, while the passengers al this
critical moment. As may be- well antlci-
pated. were not resting under the most
pleasant state of mind. There We're ten
passengers aboard the stage-iour females
and six males. Among the former were
Mrs. William Edgar. of Greenviile: Mrs.
David r. Williams and two daughters. Of
Monte Cristo (near DOwnieville): and
among the latter were Mr.. Williams and
his son and four men whose names were
not ascertained. Nohe Of the party bore
arms and could make no resistance, how.
ever much disposed. But the passengers
We're on the qul yiye. One man suddenly
transferred his purse TO one OF his boots,
and Mrs. Williams. who wore an attractive
gold chain about her neck. was advised
by her eldest daughter to draw her shawl
so AS 10 obscure il from sight.
One of the ladies screamed with fright.
when the gallant robber turned and re-
piled: - Don't fear. ladies; no harm will
be done YOU Mrs. Williams saw the
robber descending the hull before he
ItatIiitl lllt anu tstAlfN Utl
mothers attention to his approach before
word was spoken. She described the
robber a a slender. tallish person. with
cloth mask over his head, with eye aper-
lures. wearing no boots nor coat having
on lightish and striped pair of pants
with very small feet covered with stock
ings. While the robber held his gun
upon the driver. he pretended he was sup
ported by c0nfederates. crying out. Keep
back there. ! need no assistance" AS
soon as the treasure-box struck the ground
the rObber ordered Mr.. Sharp To go on.
and rs he drove away the robber kept him
covered with his gun. a short distance
from the place of the robbery the road
made sharp turn, and as the stage passed
this point. Sharp. looking back. saw the
robber seize the box and spring up the
embankment. The amount in the trea-
sura-box was ascertained by telegram
from Captain J. &. Brown. the agent of
Wells. Fargo a Co. al Camptonville. The
robbery was one OF the boldcst and most
successful ever achieved on this route.
considering IL was the work Of single
handed highwayman. Officers from this
city and Comptonville went in pursuit of
the robber last evening. and il i possible
he may be captured.
CHAVEZ.
The Panamint Necs. of April II. says
j. &. Cutting informs US that be was stop
ping whiting one and half miles OF Lit
tie Lake Station al the time OF the Chavez
% robbery. which took place on the 24th
ult. Atter the robbery, the station-keeper
az Eugene Garnier's requested Cutting 10
come up and remain with bin. as he feared
a repetition of the outage. He went up,
and on the night of the 30th the robber
party returned and stole three horses that
had been caught up and fed by the agent.
although he was sleeping within four feet
of them at the time, and Cutting doing
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