Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-02-18
BOLD HIGHWAYMEN.
Houses Broken Into and Robbed.
STRUNG UP BY THE HEELS.
A Night Of Terror on Pancake
Mountain

- VIZ ASTEVF OH fNNCHRe
Mountain.
On Tuesday morning last, G. S.
WaShburn and Gus. Hoffman, livingat
the Pancake Coal Company's works,
twelve miles southeast OF Eureka,
left that place for the purpose of get
ing the mail left at the station on the
Hamilton road by the Phoebe and Eu-
reka stage. On their return home the
two men were SURPRISED to notice that
some one had been there during their
absence for II good intent. The win
dow of the house. used as an office and
sleeping room, hal been tempered
with and AT entrance effected to the
inside of the house by such means. A
valuable shot gun, the property of
Washburn, and fifteen dollars in coin
We're taken from the house. After dis
covering the state OF affairs, the two
men Immediately returned to the stage
station for arms, and soon returned
home again, finding everything as they
left it. They found a note from two
men engaged in herding, and stopping
at ~Sullivan's, stating that they too had
been robbed the same night by two
men. IL. X. Mitchell, of the Pancake
Coal Company, has received letters
from WaShburn, containing A narration
of the robbery above stated. MIR.
Mitchell has a large number of books
and papers, and several suits Ofclothes
in the building, but nothing belonging
to him was disturbed. The robbers
also tried to enter the clearinghouse.
buta dog, kept in the building, scared
them away. Mr.. Washburn's loss
amounts to $40. AS yet no clue has
been found leading to the apprehension
of the highwavmeu.
The alerder's Story.
Yesterday afternoon Johnny Wede-
kind arrived in town and gave to our
reporter the following further particu-
lars Of the robbery of himself and
partner. He says: He and a young
nan named Joe Meyers are stopping
at Sullivan's, near the recently-djscOv-
cred coal mine. and are engaged in
herding. On Tuesday night last, at
about s O'Clock. as they Were prepar-
ing to go to bed, two men, with their
heads enveloped in sacks, suddenly
entered the house with pistols in their
hands, which they placed at their
heads. AS they entered Doyle sprung
to secure his rifle, but was not quick
enough, and one of the men taking
hold of him said: keep still, or
HI Blow YOur Brains Out!"
The other intruder took charge Of
Wedekind, and both he and Doyle
were bound. This was accomplished
by tying their feet firmly together and
then stIinging them Up to a post in the
cabin. Their hands were next tied be-
hind, and in such condition. not being
able to do any harm, the bold high
waymen proceeded at their leisure to
search the place for valuables. From
Doyle they secured forty-fonr dollarsin
silver and two dollars and a half from
Wedekind. The remainder of the
search proved fruitless. The robbers
then took the gun belonging to one OF
the boys. took the cartridge out, and
then threw it and some powder out
Of doors. This done, they left the
house, leaving the boys ia their un-
comfortable position, and mounting
their horses rode away. AS Don as
left to themselves, Wedekind COM
menced to endeavOr to eXtricate him
self from the ropes with which he had
been bound. He finally succeeded in
looSening one hand, and feeling in his
pocket found his pocket-knife. With
the assistance of this he 500 effected
his release and eXtricated Doyle. The
next morning
Both Started i'm Pursuit.
Following the trail left by the horses
ridden by the hiyhwaymen. The pur-
suit was continued to the Monte Cristo
! mill on the west side of White Pine
mountain, where all trace was lost and
the BOYS returned home. When the
| highwaymen left Sullivan S, they
took tho precaution to 60 to the stable
and turn the horses loose, but the ami
| mails soon afterwards returned to their
quarters. The BOYS describe the men
AS follows: One tall man, dressed in
blue overal!s and wore a soldiers blue
overcoat. The other, medium height,
had on gray pants, a black coat, ana
was knock-knced. Both had gunny-
sacks owe their heads, completely
| hiding their faces. The two men liv-
ing at the Pancake works are badly
frightened aud do not intend to remaiH
thereanv longer than possible, thinking
somebody is putting up a job on them.
The robbery seems inexplicable, and
it is surmised that the men were mem
bers of a gang of horse thieves that
have been operating in the valleys to
the southwark. The W. herders offer
a reward of fifty dollars for informa-
ton leading to the capture of the high
Waymen.
Personal.
The Opera Troupe left this morning
for tho Mast ParfnrmnncaS will be-