The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-07-27
Highwaying II Colorado.


leaving Dad wood las. Tuesday morn
ing, the 25th u.:. carried seyen psssen-
gers, tao express me-.engers. driver
ant = treasure box wei! filled with
dust" Roo srrs toe messenger. who
rod. with the driver. WAS armed cgpa
pc with shotgun Ali Il heary ak
shooter, and had boa.tei that ne
would like TO see any id road agent
step that coach. lie had beea warned
that very ruorning that i've mel had
gone dow "a the roa Tor the express pur-
pose Of .tnpp.ag the coach. The pas
seng.Ts were all armed with reyo!vefs
and two had guns--one a shotgun AID
one a Sharps rifle IN the hands Of 81
''old time" from Montana.
\ bout / i r. NJ. the coach taJ. reached
point some seventy miles from Dead
wood, beyond the stoekad.s. Here the
road fora Instance oi some hundreds
Of feet ran through gully ten feet
deep and twenty feet vide with steep
descent and ascent-just the jolllest
place Imsg lnable for agent, TO work
in /. was pitch dark atd raining 50
that tue curtains bad been fastened
down tightly ou one side. The me~stn
ger OUTSIDE. though knowing the road
we'll. never attempted to warn those iu
side at this spot, 20 that they might be
prepared with curtains up ami weap-
oDs PINNED ready tor any emergency.
The team WAS p,sor one tnree horses
an "a muie- all jaded oct by the heavy
roads. Suddenly flom odt the lnky
i. Il.
"sT0F THAT TEAM
Throw out the treasure box" folio wed
by the sharp crack Of riff. and the
driver tumbled off the box with bull
let in his side. OF course the team
stopped, and the hoarse shouts Of APP
parently dozen men p'a:ely an
nouncrd 10 those inside that something
was up Under the persuasive intu-
ence of rife lcyelled at his head the
messenger proved 10 be "a very docile
fellow after all bis wager. quickly
throwing out the Custer City treasure
box which contained only specimens
and getting down himself. The gents
inside. however, were disposed II fight,
tnP iiiAA az tb' AA %
shouts discharged his rifle out o. the
open side Of the coach Threats eame
fast And thick from the agent" that II
another shot was fired they would pour
= broalsido into the coach which meant
sure death 10 some and perhaps - all.
as the coach WAS only covered with can
! vas and not very bullet proof. After
considerable dogged hesi'ancy the eight
men inside concluded that the agents
had decidedly the drop on them. and
discretion was the better part OF valor.
They got out. each man IN turn enjoy
ing the aspect of three murdcrou>-
looking rifles leyeled at his head.
coupled with the command.
"pRoP YOUR WEAPONS,
aud bands to your hats. boys" and,
none of the number deeming that the
situation warranted him in making An
Arnold Winkelreid of himself ana sac
rticing his hfc for The express c0ml auy
or hi- fellows. obeyed orders. They
we're ordered III luc. Well covered
by the Williams aud each searched tor
such little ,rinkeis rs he had ahont him
Including watches and money they g"t
somc = 900 from the passengers One
OF these latter gentlemen, however, had
left roll OF 3. 200 Ia h,s empty satch,
II the coacb. the loader Of the gaug
picking il up and throwing 1t aside on
accUun, OF rs empty appearance. At.
o,hrr passenger had thoughtiu!ly toss
cd roll Of $500 into broken corner
Of the coach. where il was bId'ian from
view. Mr.. Holiday. by s'iro!tIy COW
erug the wallet in hs inside vest with
his hand while Monsieur was searching
bis outside vest pocket, saved that
The robbers then turned their at'eu-
ton to the Dealwood tressure-box.
" hlch of late has been made Of iol,er
iron, strongly riyeted aud patent lock,
and ~ ia,,ened io The bottom OF the
coach that II could only he blown open
or The vehicle destroyed The agents
bruu.h, powder into rtquisltiou. snd
. AlttE ali H'ANi ~ tNo "a itl! Ntt n biFW
the boA open and took ont some forty
pound, IN dus, and 5000 iii green.
backs. realizing altogether >sne slj.-
600
They kept the pass'nssrs "picn'ck-
iug" there altogether >ome three noufs
on the damp ground, the moon having
IN the mesatimc come out clear AMI
bright The n.en were all masked, and
were evidently desperate set Of tel-
lows They coolly appropriated tie
whisky and cigars Of the passengers.
and Informed ihen they would clean
ou, the coaoh ueNi evening. which a
late dispatch 20 Cheyenne states they
actually dii The robbers were geu
erous IN thei; way. giving each s'an so
10 pay bis Way 81 tbesenne. Matters
around Deaiauoi are looking serious
regarding the increase ot laNles>atss
a. there are hundreds Il desperate mru
earning nothing aaI ut o'ur>e nn>t
4 i've somehow
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