The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-09-29

The Zero Of The Last Stage Rebbey
Arrives in cheyenne-His Story Of
the AHair-His Wound.

The regular weekly treasure coach of
the C. & B. II. Stage Co., which was
stopped up the road last Wednesday
night, by a brace of masked robbers,
reached here yesterday. Scott Davis,
the brave messenger who has ridden
with this coach since it vas put on, this
being his fourth round trip with it,
came in and vas conveyed to the Inter-
Ocean hotel, where DIR. Bowman at
tended him, and dressed his wound.
During the evening u LEADER reporter
called at his room and was c~ourteously
received. Mr.. Davis gives the follow
ing particulars of his meeting with the
robbers.
Tho coach had crossed the Cheyenne
river and passed the two most noted
spots where coaches were previously
attacked. 1 was on the rea boot with
the other messenger, Denny, the two
soldiers whom we took on at Jenney's
stockade were inside the coach, while
Division Agent Alex. Benham. the
driver and Il stock-tender who vas on
his way down the road to take charge
of a station, were on top of the coach.
1--WE entered a shallow swale, with
the horses OH a walk, when a sudden
command to halt was heard, followed
by two shots. Denny and 1 jumped to
to the ground and cooked our %shot-guns,
when the robbers ordered everybody to
get down and leave their arms on the
coach. The soldiers sprang out, leav-
ing their guns inside, and ran away,
one of them putting his hands over his
face and yelling with fright. The
stock-tender, being unarmed, al away
with them, while Benham and the
driver took hold of the horses. While
this was going on l was looking for the
robbers, and soon discovered them
lying on tile ground in sheltered posi-
lions so that I could only see their
heads as they raised up a little occa-
sionally. l at once opened fire, dis
charging one barrel of my shotgun,
when one of the soldiers ran against
me and knocked it out of my hands.
1 then seized my Henry rifle and fired
in all ten shots, when a cartridge got
stuck in the breech and l could shoot
no more. The fellows returned my
fire, emptying two or three six shooters
and firing about 20 shots, but did not
hit me until my weapon failed, when /
got up to get another, and was immedi-
ately knocked down by n ball which
struck me in the left leg, just below
the hip, passed through it and into the
right leg of my pants, when it fell into
my boot.
.'The soldiers and stock-tender then
came running back to the coach, cry
ing, we give up, We give up and the
robbers walked up and looked us over.
They wore heavy black masks. Both
knew me and called me by name. They
took Benham for n passenger, searched
him, taking his bulldog" revolver,
which he had in a side pocket. They
then gathered up all of our arms, say
ing they needed them. They inquired
if the safe was on the coach and took a
look at it, but did not try to open it.
They said they thought they were
tackling a regular passenger coach,
expecting to get a few hundred dollars.
They took q silver watch from Denny,
but l cursed and ridiculed them until
they gave it back to him. l asked
them to give me back my arms, but
they refused, saying they would select
what they wanted and leave the others
at the foot of q lone tree neal the road.
''The stage was stopped about 10 p.
M, and they kept us over an hour.
They took all the ammunition they
could find, taking our belts from our
persons"
From the description given of the
robbers it is almost certain that they
were none other than the notorious
"Dunk" Blackburn and Jack Wall.
These men robbed the Sidney coach
last Saturday night and then rode over
to the Cheyenne road. They had just
returned from a trip to the Missouri
river, where they vert attacked and
chased many miles, losing their arms,
and riding away amid Il shower of
bullets.
Mrs. Bates, at 39I 18th street, has
just received a large and elegant as
sortment of ladies' and childrens' hats
silks, velvets, %satins, pushes, ostrich
tips and plumes-infants' hoods, cloaks,
and knitted underwear. Everything
i'll the millinery line, new and ele-
giant. s29-3t
STEEN.
The finest beef, mutton, pork, and
the largest assortment of fresh vege-
tables ut (1t) ]. Z. RoTH's.