Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-12-23
BADLY INFESTED.

The people o. Nevada county, oa''
fornis. around Nevada City and Grass
Valley. seem to be kept in a state o.
psrp,,ual terrorism by highwaymen. 1t
i. no, safe to go out before or after lark
in ANY direction. A citizen may con-
slider himself safe enough from footpads
IL he stays inside OF town, but should he
venture to take an evening walk M into
the suburbs. he must expect to be called
upon OF any moment to hold up his
hands while an sntsrprising road agent
goes through his pockets. Yes. and II
he is not prompt enough in this or
shows the least sign OF resistance, 10
may eIpsc. to be shot. Even IL he
promptly complies and holds up his
hands he is not safe from injury unless
he has a respectable amount Of coin
about him. A small sum will induce a.
isas, u kicking. aud an empty pocket
calls for him to DO knocked down and
half murdered.
And why is 1t that footpads are so
plenty there and so scarce in this rec
ton? Is it because they find better
pickings there than herst Do the citi-
zens Of that golden region carry more
dust and coin in their pockets than We
do Anyhow the ~scoundrels seem to
prefer that country for their operations,
and are sminently successful. for none
Of them are ever captured or hurt. Per
haps, however. that 10 the secret Of the
matter. FoOtpsds and stags-robbers
have generally had 4 rough time in this
section. mos, OF them finding their way
to the State Prison or the grave.
Stass.drivers in Nevada county should
load their express boxes with nitro
glycerine. so that when the enterpris'
ing road. agent. after capturing it. tries
to split It open. he will be blown into
kingdom come by the shortest cut; and
perambulating citizens should carry
plugs Of poisoned tobacco in their pock'
eta. The bloodhound proposition might
work a reform, but until something ID
done these highway robberies must con-
tiuue. and that section will be consid'
cred to be a good country to stay away
from. A correspondent Of the Truckes
Republican,. writing from Nevada City
under date OF the Goth instant, says:
The bighwaymen in and about the coun.
~ seat seem to be having everything their
own way aud are holding high carnival
over their success. 1t 10 really unsafe for
a man to be out alone after dark, especially
IL he 10 . man who 10 apt to have any
none about him.. Within the last three
weeks q number OF robberies have taken
place in the outskirts Of the town. Near
the Half. mile House, two or three nights
ago. n spaniard was robbed Of six dollars
nv two men, who beat him numerically
because he did not have more. No clue
has vet been found as to the perpetrstori
Of the outrage. A few nights before = man
by the name Of Ole Nelson Was com
ing home on horseback from Grass
Valley, aud when near the same place
where the attempt to stop Henry Lott VA
made q few nights ago. an account OF which
appeared in tho Transcript, q man spranl
from the bushes. caught the horse by the
bride and attempted TO stop him. Tht
horse being . spirited one. commenced
rearing. broke away from the would'e b
robbsr aud Nelson escaped. Last Satur'
day night about half.past 3 O'Clock. ~ MT
II. A. Lord. who lives on Gold Flat neal
Nevada City. was on his way home from
town, q man stepped from behind q trs'
standing on the side Of the road and pre-
seut.d q pistol at his head. Mr.. Lore
struck the pistol down and 1t wss dis
charged, the ball entering Mr.. Lords per
son on the left side just below the heart
The ball struck Mr.. Lords watch ant
glanced of; had IL not been for this Their,
h no doubt but what IL would have killed
him instantly. As II is. the wound ma!
vet prove fatal. a. the doctors have no
been able to fnd the ball. No clue to thu
robbsr. We advise our friends at Nevada
City to 20 prepared for these footpads AM
shoot . couple Of them down and then the.
can expect to have . little peace n NOR
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