The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-11-03

Romance of "a Stage RObber.

In the summer of 1868 stage coach
running from Boise City. Idaho. to Cor
rhine, Utah, was stopped by five stage
robbers, and the treasure entrusted to
Wells, Fargo s. CO., to tile amount of
s64, 900, taken. The tootpads divided
the gold dust and coin, and buried the
bullion, amounting to about $4,000
near the scene of the robbery and then
fled ill different directions. One OF the
robbers, with the design of cheating
his fellows, returned to the place, M
earthed it AID buried it about four miles
distant and preceded about his bust
ness. n few days alter he was captured
by the authorities and, with two others
of the gang who were subsequently ar
rested, was sent to the Nevada State
Prison at Carson City Tor eight years.
He who transpIanted the treasure died
III PYisen. first telling comrade and
one OF the guards who had hefriendel
him, the location OF the treasure. The
guard tried to find it. but failed, AID
fnaily turned the case over to Wells.
Fargo tS Co. They employed s. Rob.
ertson, of Oakland, TO work up the
case. Robertson fonnd Where tie treas
uFe had been concealed, but it had l,ee,
removed probably hy some of the other
robbers, who had in the meantime
been released from the penitentiary. In.
vestIgation convinced the detective that
portion of Tho bullion, amounting T..
al,out $4,000 or SIS, 900, had been
disposed of i'll various places around
Virginia 'ity, and it was finally traced
To Carsoh's mint where it was run in:o
coin The robbers alarmed at the
close watch kept upon their mo, ements
separated and disappeared. In May
last thee of the robbers met at Pana-
mint. One OF the party said if he were
means to take him to he spot where
the plant was and raise it, suggesting
| at the same time that they had been
awaJ SO long from that section of the
country that the authorities had given
up all hope of either finding the haflion
or obtaining evideiice npon which to- re-
arrest them. They came here a,,d after
some little difficulty managed 10 arouse
the cupidity of George X. Daily, a
young man doing business i'll Oakland,
who furnished them with mincy. aud
| IN June last they tracked across the
mountains and to their amazement dis
covered that the bullion had been car
ried away. They spent week or Sc
III diligent search for the treasure, and
returned to this city. On their way
down they concluded to swindle thei,
outside partner, which they did by
passing off on him bar of bogus bull.
ion. Subsequently they began to feal
the discovery of the character of the bal
would get them into trouble, and Will,
all were crossing the bay togethel
snatched it from him and threw it over
board. Baily procured warrant fo
the parties, charging them with granG
larceny in stealing bar of bullion val
ned at Sc, 500. They were arrested
last night at Oakland, and gave tliei
as William +. Wilson, Carey Thomp
son, and Jos. Langley. Thompson i
said to have respectable connections
In the police court to-day the aecuset
moved preliminary examination for n,
other purpose than to shut ont tn
| facts OF the caxe. Characterization O
one of the witnesses developed the fac
that the bar was bogas, which appeared
greatly to tho astonshfneht of the pros
ecrlting witness. However, counsel TO
the defense said he wished to make nj
defense before the police court, am
would go before the grand jury. Tn
court held the parties nj $4,000 bal
each. The case Is ono of the most re
markablc which ever came up in TIN
city. What has become OF the $50, ,0O'
is mystery, bt,s ID is presumed that II
some way the location of the bullion
was discovered by some one connected
with the State prison at Carson, an'
removed.