The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-09-28
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After a refreshing quiet Of a few
days, the road agents ON the Cheyenne
& Black Hills stage line suddenly APP
peared and not only captured the con
tents OF a treasure coach but also killed
. passenger and dangerously wounded
two messengers.
The frequency of stage robberies has
dulled the mind from a proper appreci-
alton OF the enormity Of such crimes.
But when robbery is supplemented by
the murder Of an innocent passenger,
the offense at once rises to the highest
point, and an outraged community
grows justly indignant. When life is
no longer secure in travelling between
two large cities It 10 high time to en-
quire into the state Of our civilization
and learn where and why it fails in its
first duty-protection.
But It must not be supposed that the
proper authorities have been idle lately.
although this inference would be very
natural. What has all along been kept
o secret. we now feel justified in max
ing public, that our people may know
that the civil authorities are doing their
utmost to put a stop to these depreda-
tions and to detect the robbers. At
this time there is a brave and well
armed party Of ten men, employed by
the government, searching for road
agents.
A few weeks ago Governor Hoyt,
Marshal Schnitger and Postmaster
Glafcke entered into correspondence
with the authorities at Washington,
and asked for governmental aid in sup
pressing mail robberies. There were
also forwarded articles from the LEAD
Err representing the condition of affairs.
Asa result, the department of justice
authorized the expenditure of 1900 in
the good work. Special Agent Col.
Adams, of the p~ostofice department,
was detailed to take charge of an organ
lied party. Accordingly he arrived in
Cheyenne and was sworn in as deputy
United States marshal. He then Sc
1ected Scott Davis, Boone May and
eight other men, all good frontiersmen,
and repaired to Fort Laramie for horses
and ammunition. As an incentive to
good work, these men are paid
Eve dollars per day and, in the event of
capturing any of the road gentry, for
each one, dead or alive, they will receive
a reward Of $500 from the United
States and 5000 from this county.
The commissioners Of Laramie coun-
ty have also been active. They en-
gagged five men under the leadership of
Ed. Ordway; these men will each receive
five, dollars per day and a reward of
s400 for every road agent captured or
killed, one-half of which will be paid
by the government. On Sunday last
they left for the field Of operations.
Marshal Schnitger received a dispatch
from Col. Adams Wednesday last, under
date Of Deadwood. The colonel said
he had judiciously disposed his men in
quarters most frequented by the road
agents, and when any were discovered a
concerted move on them would be
made. As the depredators have come
out Of their hiding places, it is reason
able to suppose that Col. Adams will
be or them hot and heavy. Indeed
the special telegram received stated
that ten armed men had started In pur-
suit, and they are probably the trusty
ten who are under the colonel's direc-
ton.
Let us hope that this party will sue
coed in not only stopping robberies and
murder, but in extirpating the robbers
and murderers. We have an abiding
faith in their ability to do SO. The only
question Is, whether ten men are sufl-
cient. If not, a sufficient force will
soon be employed, and then we may be
assured Of lasting peace and safety.