, 1880-07-26
Mail and Telegraph.

Clty Oy OCtCNtAVO AAN>SAs
robbing the express company OF about
$4,000. The circumstances attending
the robbery are as follows: The stage
running between Pendleton and Umatllla
left Pendleton Oh Monday morning the
18th inst, with the mail. Wells, Fargo
& Co.'S box and two passengers, one Of
them being Paige, the agent, who occu-
pied the outside seat with the driver
When the way passenger arrived at his
destination at the twelve mile house,
Paige said he was sleepy and fatigued,
so he crawled into the boot to take nap
The treasure box is always kept in the
boot, directly under the feet of the driver,
who knew Paige perfectly we'll suspected
nothing, and made his passenger as com-
Portable as possible. When the stage
arrived at Umatilla the discovery was
made that, although the box was proper
ly locked, the money, gold dust and other
valuables, together with waybills, known
to have been in it when the stage left
Pendleton had mystsriously disappeared.
A rapid investigation followed. The
mail sack, freight in the stage and boot
was taken out, but the only thing found
by the driver or agent, was package of
gold dust lying in the bottom OF the
bost, This, however, was the clue which
showed that the box had been rifled while
in transit from Pendleton. The box cons
tanned at the time of that robbery, a
package Of $100, another package of 500
in small bills, and several packages OF
gold dust. Paige was naturally suspects
ed, but was not molested then. He pros
ceeded to this city, arrived here last
Tuesday evening. The agent at Una
tilla Immediately notified S. D. Barstow,
Assistant Superintendent of the compa-
ny at San Frincisco, who advised Colonel
Dudley Evans, the Portland agent, to
keep a sharp lookout for Paige, and not
allow him 10 escape. Chief of police
Lappens was also notified of the robbery
by telegraph, and at once set Detective
Hudson on the tack of Paige and they
have shadowed him night and day ever
since he arrive here. 1t was generally
known that Paige has been in straight
ened circumstances, but upon his arrival
in this city he began series of extrava-
giant debauches He left at Lent & Jen.
nes' assaylng establishment 1919 ounces
of gold dust to be cast into brick. This
he sold to Ladd s. Tilton for $247 80.
He then bought two gold watches, one OF
which he wore when he was arrested, the
other was at the jewelers. being engraved
with the initials of some one to whom
he intended to give the VIZ tch Detec-
tives also learned where he had exchang-
ed two 500 bills for smaller notes.
When arrested he proclaimed Lis inno-
cence, and declared that a mistake must
have been made. He engaged W. W.
Page. to defend him. His trial was CALI
ed in the police court on Saturday after
noon, but the hearing was postponed
until Thursday next. In default of $250O
bail he was committed to Jail, Hon. J.
n. Dolph, attorney for Wells, Fargo &
Co., will assist deputy prosecuting attor-
Rey M. F. Mulkey in prosecuting the
case. Paige is we'll known throughout
Oregon and Washington Territory, Idaho
and British Columbia. He held the POI
sition of travelling agent, for the COM
pany and showed more than ordinary
skill and perseverance in ferretting out
and bringing to justice those who had
robbed Wells, Fargo & Co.'S treasure
boxes.
MERcEND, July "A fire broke out in
the old Jail, or lookup, in this place
at about 10 o'clock to- day, in which an
old man named G. B. Howard was incar-
cerated, temporarily, for being drunk,
and before the unfortunate man could
be rescued from the building he was so
badly burned that it is thought he can
not recover. He is an old Mexican war
veteran, who served in General Twigg's
division from the battles of Palo Alta
and Resaca de la Palma to the capture
of the City of Mexico. The building
was almost totally destroyed. 1t is sup
posed that Howard set fire to the build
ing IN fit of desperation. The loss of
property amounts to nothing, as the
building has long been looked upon as a
nuisance.
DETROIT, July 19.--A violent wind,
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