Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-08
A GRAND HAUL.
Three Most Desperate Stage Robbers
CaDtured

Three OF the most daring and desperate robbers
of the coast were arrested yesterday in Yolo county
after most lengthy and carefuiy devised pursuit.
1t will be remembered that ION the morning Oh 'ne
eth Of November the down stage from sonora 10
Milton was robbed near the stanisaus river' IN
Tuoumne county, by four masked men. meus,
Fargo & Co. lost 50 800 in coin and gold DUST, and
Iobp ,Iundorf. a merchant OF Sonora, lost S55oin
cold dust. Captain Charles Aull, OF Wells, Fargo
& "a was gent to look after the case. Sheriff
Thorn. of Calayeras county, also started at once
aster the robbers, and was Joined by the Tuolumne
county otficers-SherifT Yaneey and Under Sheriff
Cunningham, OF stockton, and John n. Thacker,
another OF Wells Fargo & Co. g officers.
After two weeks hard work il was demonstrated
that the robbery was committed by Jim Crum, Billy
Miner Billy Miller, and another whose name is for
the present withheld. Crun Is one OF the most
noted horse-thieves on the Pacific coast. He was
sent from Sacramento county to State Prison in
1871, for stealing drove Of horses and served ten
years. Miner has served two terms for stage rob-
bling, and Miller has also served one term for rob-
berry. This gang of men have for the past eighteen
months been constantly stealing horses in all the
northern counties, ranging from Tehama to San
Francisco and successfully deed all local officers as
% their capture. From this eminent success IN
their business they next started for more remuner
alive fields and made,a raid upon the treasure.box
OF Wells, Fargo Il Co. ,as above stated, but in this
they woke to the chasea corps of officers who, under
careful and systematic detective campaign IN
which neither money nor mep have been spared,
have brought their present raids to sudden Close
In this effort upon the part OF the oilcers
naa ed, they called to their assistance the police
OF San francisco and the police of this city, Chief
karcher and officers Arlington and Lee having
given special diligence and aid in the pursuit.
Taking up the trail Of the robbers from the place
where the robbery was committed, they were foi-
lowed through Stanislaus and Alameda counties to
fhrOuon
San Joaquin and Sacramento into Yolo county. On
Saturday Captain Au and MIR. Thacker, call
ing to their aid Sheriff Mccoy OF fu6a
county, went TO Yolo and there laid
plans to effect their capture. On Tuesday
morning Sheriff Raum, OF Yolo county, Sherln
Mccoy and Thacker came very Unexpectedly upon
Crum, Miller and Miner. Crum was at once cap
tured, but Miller and Miner escaped to the brush.
By shutdown Tuesday night resrly all the officers
engaged in the original pursuit had been summoned
the scene of action. The search and pursuit WIS
continued during the night and all day yesterday
without success.
Between and o'clock last evening as Captain
full and officer Arlington, of this city, were coming
down the west side Of the Sacramento river, and
when about nine miles above Washington, they
came suddenly upon Miller and Miner upon the
leyee. They were both heavily armed, carrying a
shotgun and two siX-shooters each, and about 100
rounds of ammunition 1t was just growing dusk
as the officers came upon them, and as soon as
Miner and Miller that they were discovered they
drew their guns upon the officers but the latter
making dash for them, the robbers jumped over a
fence and broke for the tules to the west, in the
direction Of Dayisvile. Captain Aull had shotgun
and Arlington only pistol. They followed with
the utmost speed, the Captain firing several times
with buckshot at them as they were all running
Miller soon threw up his hands and surrendered
He was taken charge Of by officer Arlington who
Immediately left with him for Sacramento. Captain
Aull then pursued Miner, and after spirited chase
of about mile, in which the Captain made noticea-
BILE gain in the race Miner also threw up his hands,
and was taken in charge. 1t by this time quite
lark, and, procuring team, Captain Aull brought
his prisoner to this city. Upon reaching Washing
ton, he met officer Arlington and j. B. Hume who
had started back with team for his assistance
CrIm, when arrested, was taken to Woodland, and
will be brought here this morning, route to So
nora. Miner and Miller rested securely in the city
Jail last night. Considerable money was found upon
The prisoners, and with them the officers also cap.
ured three fine horses when first discovered in Yolo
unity.
This gang has long been regarded the best Or
yanzed and most desperate in the State, and the
best detective officers and others have been con-
SANITY the watch for them for the past eighteen
months The present effort was one Of the most
systematic and determined that his ever been made
ipon any occasion upon the coast and the success
it is most praiseworthy it is also most