The New York herald., 1877-10-05
BRIGANDS ROUTED.
BRAVE DEFENCE OF STAGE COACH IN Me-
vADA-A RoBBEn KILLED.

vADA-A goBBEn KILLED
Tho Eureka (Ncv.) Republicaa (Scptcmbor 23) con-
tans thrilling account OF attempt TO rob or
Wclls Fargo Co . coaches, which successfully
resisted by the messengers Tho stage. says tie he
publican, that left Eureka for Typo Monday after.
noon, the Sd inst, containing Professor l. Price,
tho mining expert and J. II. Haskell as passengers
the driver Jack Perry, and an empoyo OF tho stage
company, was accostcd about nino O'Clock at night
It nad drawn up before the willows Station, forty
miles south OF Eureka. oy thrco masked men. OF
whom called upon Blair to surrender, ing Eugenc
Blair, get on that stage and surrender" Believing
that the men In tho station ha1 got drunk and that
OF them was playing Q buG game. tho demand
not Immediately complied WITH besides, the night
dark that tho speaker could not DO distinctly
Tho dcmand, however was moro peremptorily
repeated, when Biair prepared to dismount leaving
tho driver and jimmy Brown on the seat Blair had
hardly reached tho ground with his trusty shotgun
when no greeted with . double discharge of .
shotgun from the Of tho stage the other
ON the tho stable, both passing near his
head that the powder o one warmed his iace. BLAIR
returned the nro almost simultaneously. but, being
partially blinded by Tho smoke, and not seeing his
object PLAINLY, evidently without effect
The report OF his gun had not died away before the
cold muzzc OF gun was placed against hs breast py
OF tho robbers, with tho intention no doubt Of
making sure work OF tho bravo messenger. Blair
caught II and threw aside, aud turned robber,
who was pulling tuo wrong Trigger, nail round, who
Brown, on the seat Watching his opportunity, raised
his shotgun as quick as lash and yavo tho road agent
the tu contents o barrel square IN the back ana
no fell over mortaiy wounded, loaded with eight UucK
shot Almost simultaneously with this deadly shot,
BLAIR had placed his shotgun squarey against tho Ie
lows breast and would have blown hole through him
big the moon had not his bravo mpanion per
formed the scrvice Brown, after 1r,ng tho shot,
Jumped from tho stnga but had not uiry reached tho
ground when he was shot IN the call OF tho leg nlict-
Ing o painful but not serious wound. Tho other Two
robbers then arod four shots NJ tho messengers
.In Ynnua utth ahnfyn nj
which, however, did any narm though they came un-
comfortably close ana disappeared IN tho DARKNESS.
Tho nring having ceased the passengers got out OF tho
stage cautiously and took look ~ the wounded rob-
Der. VINO was writing IN mortal agony ana mplorod
begged and prayed to bc killed.
A NOISE IN tho station attracted attention, and
on proceeding thther II was found that the black
smith aud ranchor, who were IN charge OF the place,
hnd Uccn bound securely and threatened with instant
death by the robbers they would give any alarm
the station about an hour previous, compelled The IN
mates surrender, cooked meal ana alto It, unhar
messed the that had bccn prepared Tor the
coming coach aud then proceeded 10 their plans ol
OF tho STABLE and old placed handy for tho
purpose OF opening tho treasure box. Tho wounded
robbcr tuken into tho station, whcro all tho par
tics remained during tho night Yesterday morning
Mcssrs. Prco ana Haskell continued ON their journey
to Tybo wbc tho gers. tho driver ana tho
through night and was vcry low proceeded 10 re-
turn TO Eureka Every effort WAS made 10 induce tho
reveal the Of his associates, out TO
purpose. and whom nearing Pages place. few miios
from Eureka he began tv breathe his lust. lust bc
fore expiring ho gave his name az Jack DAVIS Tho
party arrived In town with tho corpse on Tuesday
evening at seven O'Clock and stopped before Wells.
Fargo a. Co. y oiicc