Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-20

party Of thirteen NAKED men last night
at 1910, at Big Spring. . small station
SEQ miles west Of Omaha. Just previous
10 the arrival OF the train. In charge OF
Conductor Patterson. two masked mon
stepped iuto tho oaicc Of tho station agent,
Mr.. Barnhsrt. who was taken completely
by surprise. They pointed four cooked re-
yolyers at him. and ordered him TO tear up
his telegraph instruments. Barnhart en-
deavored to deceive them by taking out
his sounder. but they stopped him and
compelled him IN take out the relay. which
they carried of with them. The person
who gave orders was tho captain and
seemed 10 be intelligent. Mr.. Barnhart
Is Of tho opinion that no IL 4
telegraph operator. They then or.
dered him 10 put out his red
light. After II was hung out they CON-
manded Barnhart TO get his mail ready ~
usual. The expected train soon came
along and stopped In obedience TO tho rel
light signal. They at once began to carry
out their plan. Four men. who had Barn.
hart in charge. took him tn tho door OF the
express car and made him knock ~ he
usually does whom he wishes the express
messenger 10 open the door. Miller. the
express messenger. having nc suspicion
that any other person except Barnhart was
outside. opened the door . litilo way. when
three Of the robbers caught the door. and
throwing 10 wide open, presented their
revolyers at the messenger. They then
went through ono Of the safes In the car
and secured treasure boxes containing
SEQ, 900 In gold coin. The through safe,
which has a combination lock which
IL only unlocked at each end OF tho road,
they did not touch. Tho messenger did
not know the combination. and could not
therefore reveal the secret to them. not
withstanding their threatening demands.
The robbers did not interfere with the
United States mails. but went from the ex-
press into q first-class passenger coach and
robbed tho passengers. after which they
disappeared. They had no horses In sight.
but Il Is supposed that they had their
steeds concealed. The above are the par
| ticulars according TO Barnhart's dispatch.
| Further details are learned from conductor
| Patterson's kilograms. In which IL IL stated
| that tho party numbered from 10 TO -
men. When conductor Patterson stopped
| upon the platform TO get his supposed
| orders, two men with cooked revolvors In
each hand told him TO throw up his hands.
lie did 80. They lad already captured
the express messenger. engineer and fre-
man. While they were robbing the pas
sengers o freight train came along. aud
this interrupted them. Az tho freight was
approaching. Patterson was allowed to go
under guard to flag u. Tho guard accom-.
panied him till no passed the slecpcrs,
who imm.fia,.iv rstirc,i and ouickly an.
."n T,,a. ,.5 o,tin,risLed Ibe Are
aPP.aIcu. insy - .psass ,r.,n .nS
~ 'he ensihv mo 4 De-.
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'ersoh s,a.s'u WV ~ 80 al oa, nm
sohe que W sp'.,u Mr.. 1871.
party 70 pursue ,nrna. n.,,,sni 49,. Az
Agent was so,ne"nss n.nsn
head, but not dAnge,ousiy. ~ the nanus VI
,ne ropoe's' WIN A"'" W.
from Nun, ,,,....u., .u,
sherin mcoAr,ny " o'uney \. vJ
ms mornihs WIN iArge P1ss' ~ psMlo.,h
o. the thieves, ana uhy III
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suucA u uan un mnN @ ~, S
springs. anu iouhd tNv .vh a.. u sa ,La
empty ~ ooA; uIs ."vusn' .%,y 49,.
same roos,rs who nA'e osvn pIInon ~
the bls'k HIS s.sge evae SpVn Wv
ieceipt o, uispa'ches oms M
ua!iisht tnis morning Ivy 49, Nv
10 ueneraI suPerin'ehuen' . aaan
noslusnee. anu no VA sooa III ~
me nrst tnins u, u,u nosy u N.
sgrapn s.ntions aions 'ho ,,ae Ans s,o 900
biaek hlils, oneiins LeMsIu siv,ooo
io' 'no eaP.uiev " 'no y, n"s},
OF PrvporuuuA, Amoua. ~. " III
lhen b,sg,aphea ,ne h mhin \. " ~
paris " ,mn vvun',S. ~ 20 - ~.
robbery OIL dhe nihu tnaI ever oceurieo on
tho Union rAe,he LApIosS ~
Organization 'na, u par. oI 'nv aiIoIu
the aoo.o aihouns y, Soin
cousiuetce a',rsc run,E WIN wv
we avearse' sn'pheh' HUN eA
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anu Ia'h Insn ns,.naon 49, =.
menls. .onuu.or sN. WIZ" Nv
s~ppcu ou. oh ,me W. pas'o'm. vas
corhere1 .na Ioootu VI us nA'sn ana
money, ou' no s".h "a,on assn usI
uroppeu " ou. oi 'he nou. ,soA ,n'' "..S
nsy MAJ put AZ Iopse PiunueI. nnuy
niIey anu an -. nh..sss
when the robbers told them 10 20 back.
Cummings did so, but Riley misnnder'
when two shots were iirsd at him, n Of
which grazcd his left hand. Both balls
buried themselves IN the frame OF ne
door; iney 'nen roopeu nun wv
Az, n. ssnres. car hsd lccn roLIed.
six men entered the passenger car and
ordered everybody 70 hold mp their hands.
Ihey 'hen Iopocu every man ~ '"e.s
passengers. They 90, 81, 800 In currency.
several gold and silver watches. jewelry
and a Number OF railroad neHsm; sso%
.nJ . ,I.ss, ~ ch,c.vo' Tbsy did moi
rob the ladies, and TO . couple Of cripples
they returned their money. They at.
tempted TO enter tho s~leep,ng'esi. y
So~i ia po' Ip,h .n' u~1, rs msSs sn.
other good haul. pesiics the gold coin,
they secured SASS In currency from the
express car. A company Of soldiers started