, 1876-03-04
The Stage Robbers.

We find in the San Francisco CLyogiel, NJ FaIru-
airy 10Th, the following interesting story in relation
to the arrest etc, of Shepar6son and Pb,rs two of
'he party VINO robbed the stage at Antelope Canyon
On the Eth OF July 1872 Dr. BOYD, sheriff of Baker
county Is the man to whom the honor and credit
belongs OF having ferre:ed out this mystery Becun
ming satisfied that the men who were tried and con-
yieted for having Committed this robbery were not
ue men who did the deed, he commenced hunting
about for some clue % the
TRus cRtSfIS,rs.
His suspicion fell ON three men named sbenara-
son. Phelps and Da-nell members of gang of even
that had i'equehtly been before the law court. on
various charges Upon looking up the antcc, dents
OF these three men be tOnnf that in the month Of
June preceding the rObhery they hal left Gem City,
N Cniun county, about l2O miles distant from An
telope Canyon, stating at the time that they were
going TO Lewiston. Previous starting they bought
arms and ammunition, and aftr leaving they were
seen or the road to the Daes instead of TO Lewiston
In the latter part OF July Shepardson returned 20
TEN City, bringing with him large supply OF gold
eust. Tbs be refused III sell until b. had 1t run
INTO bar These facts all pointed, taking the char
aCter or these three men into account them as the
lobbers. Bsidrs this, Eigar's description OF the
robbers oorresponiei much more c!o~ely 70 these
men than to those who had been convicted This
meaStr information, however, wUIld not have been
sufficient to convict them, and Mr. Boyd was there
fore Obliged to await developments, keeping track
Of all three men, however, 80 that il the time ever
came when he wOuli want them he could lay his
hands ON them Immediately.
LIGHT At LAST.
\ year passed by and nothing new turned up until
the arrest Of Frank Fallord and Frank johnson for
robbery at Camp McDermott. They were formerly
members Of the Baker county gang spoken Of above
They were arrested the fall of 1873 and johnson
was tried and sent to prison, while Fulfords trial
went over the term. In the meantime warrant
was issued for Cal. Johnson, brother of Frank and
also a member Of the gang. When ne was caught
Fulford turned States evidence, confessed all the
crimes he had been connected with, all the tTanSac-
tons of the gang, and among ether things the story
Of the Antelope canyon robbery which Shepardson
had told him about. He described the whole scene
the men, the Places they took and everything about
it. His statement was fully taken down, aud Boyd
took it TO Portland 70 compare with that of Edgar
at the time OF the trial. The two were found to
agree IN all particulars that were observed by the
driver He sarl that the men were those suspected
by Boyd, VIZ: ShepdrdsOn, Phelps and Darnell
and upon this evidence Boyd lost no time III
getting after the trio There no possibility Of
Fultords knowing ary thing Of the except what
he had learned trOm ShepardsOn. for he could not
read and had not been IN that part OF the country
since the time Of the robbery his story there
fore most probably true, without oCrTubOratIve
evidence afforded by comparing it with EGgars tss-
timony.
TIE REAL ROBBERS CAUGHT.
The first one that Marshal Boyd went after was
Phelps, whom lie knew to be in Washington Teni
tory, on u ranch NEAR Dayton. He had married since
the robbery and settled down. Boyd took two men
with him and they got to Phelps ranch about S
O'Clock in the evening. One staid on the out
side and Boyd, accompanied nv A. j. Vincent, went
Ia the house. Phelps Was seated beside his WIFE, and
pulling off his boots preparatory TO going To bed
lie WAS told that he wanted " and be quiety
said 20 hls wife, " Well Mary, s'IOse must 2" "
ami went along with them 10 Portland, wnere he
placed III lall tO awalL tTla!. Thinking that
SheIsITdS1n had been caught and fearing he would
turn ) ates whence, Phelps made "A statement and
fIll confession tex, Il the Unrrd States COmHIs-
s.oner at Portland Having got r!elTs, Boyd siuted
on TIE TRACK OF sHFPAasoS,
whom lie had been keeping the run of, and came up
with him at Colusa Wednesday last. Slirparrlsou
was found in a gambling saloon, where he was
watched until lie left there AT O'Clock IN the morn
ing and went 10 his room at the Eureka Hotel At
five oelo Boyd and United States Marshal Msltr-
key, who accompanied hra from Portland, went into
his room, and waking him, told him he was un er
arrest. He was nonplussed at first and angrily
asked, whats this for, You come 10 the wrong
man" Soon, how yer, he rcoognized Boyd and
seemed thuuderstEuck, saying: Cool God, Is that
you Doc!" lie then dressed himselI, white
handled revolver being found him. and WAS
brought down - this city by Marshal Malarkey, AZ
irving here last Tuesday, the 18th.
TIE INNOCENT SUFFERERS
The whole case is one of interest from beginning
10 end and most interesting, it may be ma2ine -
thuse who depended ~ issue for their freeium
from lifelong captivity The untTlng Perseverance
OF Nh Rnyd in The clee Is Morthy OF all d ase as be