Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-11-03
CAPTURE OF HIGHWAYMEN.

A dispatch from Cheyenne. gives the fol-
lowing particulars of the chase and capture of
two desperate characters: 1t is long road
that has no turning, and to-day two of the
modern Dick Turpins, who have so long and
so successfully piled their vocation on the
Cheyenne and Black Hills stage route, made
so short a curve that their career as knights
of the road is ended Yesterday Mr.. Voor-
hees superintendent of the stage line, received
information that the robbers would be in the
vicinity of ranch near Fort Laramie last
night. He notified his agent at the fort, and
at dusk two soldiers, dressed in citizens
clothes were sent to the ranch to represent
| themselves as deserters. Two hours after
their departure Lieutenant Chase, with
twenty cavalrymen, followed. The ranch was
surrounded and searched for the deserters
but no trace of the robbers could be found
After searching all the buildings in the neigh
borhood and on the route the detachment re-
turned to the post, reaching there about II
clock. The southern bound coach left for
Laramie few minutes after the arrival of the
soldiers, and two and half miles out was
halted by two men, when the usual programme
of throwing up of hands, forming in line and
being robbed was gone through with by the
seven passengers, the robbers taking all the
valuables, even their overcoats and blankets
being appropriated, Notwithstanding the night
was cold and stormy and the passengers had
long ride before them. Among the sufferers
was United States Marshal Sweeney, who
donated his overcoat and other valuables he
had about him. The amount lost cannot be
stated tonight as, owing to the bad roads,
the stage has not yet reached here. The rob-
bers gathered up their plumber and rode north.
About daylight they came upon freighters'
camp, surprising and robbing the occupants.
A Chinaman who was going to Deadwood
with the freighters was robbed of everything
he had, then severely whipped by the robbers,
who seemed to enjoy his pleadings for mercy
hugely. The news of this robbery reaching
Fort Laramie, Lieutenant Chase, with de-
tachment of the Third Cavalry, started in
pursuit, accompanied by Mr.. Reed, an ex-
perienced man at trailing. The pursuit was
kept up all day, the robbers being heard of
often, they having robbed six different parties
on their route. About forty miles north of
Fort Laramie the road agents were discovered |
and hot chase was made for about five miles, |
the robbers throwing away the guns and heavy |
articles in their flight. They were fired on,
and, seeing they could not escape, surrendered
and were taken to Fort Laramie, where they |
are secure in the guard house They refuse
to give their names, but one of them is lden-
lifted Webster, the murderer of Deputy
Sheriff Cuny. The horses they rode belong
% the stage company, having been stolen
some time ago Two overcoats and other
articles found in the possession are identified
Is the property of the passengers on last
nights coach. Great credit is due to Lieu
enant Chase and command for the long, hard
md successful pursuit, nearly ninety miles
icing ridden between daylight and dark, and
0 Mr.. Reed, for the manner in which he dis
overed and followed the trail