Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-24
ROAD AGENTS CORRALLED.
BLACK Hills Pioneer. !

During the past few days there has been
an air OF great righteousness among the
stage company officials and few of our pri-
vate citizens, which has been tSe subject Of
general comment. That something was on
foot regarding the capture of the robbers of
the stage coaches, WIS by all conceded to be
the case, but nothing definite was known
until Sunday, when the startling news that
two of the road agents had been captured
was noised around town. Then COM
menced the greatest feeling of excite
ment that has ever convulsed the city.
Upon making inquiry, the following was
cleaned:
For some ii re past parties in this city
have been in com munication with the rob-
bers. who made overtures to them to dispose
of $31 900 worth of bullion, for which they
were to secure one third, or about $4,000.
The parties here entered into the agreement,
and a meeting was appointed in Travis sta
BILE, on Main street. True to their word, one
of the robbers came to the appointed place.
After a long conversation, he departed,
promising to bring the treasure to within
mile of Deadwood and then notify Travis (as
all negotiations were carried on through
him. For some days the robber did not
come; finally he put in an appearance Sun
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bullion, but wanted $500 in dust exchanged
for greenbacks. Travis, thinking that he was
throwing off on the arrangement, quickly
covered him with revolver, and ordered
him to throw up his hands. The robber
(Archie McLaughlin) seeing that his game
was up, surrendered himself and was taken
by Travis and party to cabin and made
to divulge where his partners were. He,
seeing that his captors meant business, said
that he had but one in town, whose name
was VIM. Mansfield, and told where he was
The prisoner was then left in charge of a
| guard, and the others started after his part
ner. He was found in q cabin up the gulch
and likewise captured. He was then taken
down to where Mclaughlin was, and both of
them were placed in a wagon and taken up
City creek, where they were drawn up a tree,
when they finally concluded to tell all they
knew. Their statements were taken down
in writing, they were again placed in the
wagon and turned over to the sheriff.
Acting upon the information given,
parties hastily armed themselves and
started for the camp of the robbers, distant
about ten miles from town. They returned
yesterday morning and reported that their
game had flown. Yesterday morning Travis
and the two Mays, and few determined
men, started for the neiyhborhood of Ten
Mile ranch, where the old camp of the rob-
bers was, accompanied by Archie McLaugh-
lin, who had been persuaded to show them
where the gold was cached. Arriving upon
the ground the spot was pointed out, in a
deep and thicky wooded canyon, where was
found the deserted camp of the robbers and
a few trifing articles, not worth in all more
than $40. While they were standing in q
circle around the uncovered articles (they
had dismounted before going down the can
yon) stick was heard to snap in the dense
underground. Immediately all seized their
weapons, and saw within thirty
feet two of the ror bers who had
come unexpectedly upon them. They were
ordered to throw up their hands, instead OF
which they threw up tn If rifles and opened
fire. which was returned by Travis and party.
fierce fight was then commenced and kept
up without aba'ement TOR some minutes.
until Tom Price, one of the robbers, fell
MORALLY wounded by a shot in the stomach
His partner was also silenced. During the
melee, the prisoner who had been brought
along to point out the camp, escaped, and
commenced to run away, whereupon one OF
the party started after him, capturing him
| after short race. The wounded man was
taken to Ten Mile station and his wounds
dressed, and left there under guard. Travis
and his party then returned to town, reach
ing here last evening about o'clock. Upon
being questioned about the other man, they
we're very reticent and would give no in
formation as to what disposition had betn
made of him. Mclaughlin was delivered
over to the sheriff again, and is now in Jail
Mclaughlin and Mansfield confessed to
having been concerned in the recent robber-
les In the Cariboo country, and also IN the
recent treasure coach robbery and murder
Later advices received are that Tom Price
has died. Sheriff Manning and posse
started with a wagon about O'Clock last
night to bring him in.
Thus one by one are the perpetrators q
the robbery and murder brought to justice
The treasure will most probably be all Sc.
cured, but for the present we are not at lib
erty to publish further particulars in regard
to if.