Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-09-03

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Yiasoo-Ths vaIsables sad Treas.
urs Usually Carried o. shs frain.
S. p. Post. September q.
Az yet no certain rssssn can be given
for the hasty fiRht Of the train wreck.
ers. without making . single effort to
complete the job 90 well planned and
partly carried out. II Ia believed thu,
the robbers were mountain and city con.
viots. and that the tools used we're pur.
chased or stolen In or near Nevada City.
The idea also prevails that the robbers.
on seeing the single fruit car attached to
the train, believed II to be . freight
train. and 20 vanished. This seems
prepostsrous. for In the darkest gloom.
with the lights from spssssngsr train oil
burning. no such mistaks could b pos
sibls. It 10 claimed In support OF this
theory, that one Of the robbers was
heard to say: "This 10 Q freight train.
boys" and then he 10 said to have
started to run.
ExPhEsaxAN.
Judge T. B. Mcfarland. who BON.
verssd with passengers on the train,
states thu. the first person to realize the
full situation Was the messenger OF
Wells, Fargo & Cot express. Immedi.
atsly after r~sgaining his feet. after being
thrown to the door OF the oar BY the
force Of the shock. he proceeded to open
the door Of the express car. with . view
OF asosrtsining the cause Of the trouble.
Hs had 40 o ~ unfsstened the latch
aud unlocked the door, then aiding II
along to one side. than be perceived .
man With . gun pointed ct him. In the
full glare OF the light from the lantern.
No sooner had the door been opened
than the messenger was peremptorily
ordered to come out. Of the pain OF In
slant death. Taking In the situation,
the messenger jammsd the door into
place. securely fastened Il. and proceed.
cd to extipguish the light. He then
armed himself and waited for an attack.
HOST OF DETECTIVES WORKING.
The detectives, among whom are Csp-
tain A. W. Stone. OF this city. Thscker.
Of Wells. Fargo i Co., and Burke and
Hickey. OF Sacrsmento, the Sheriff Of
Placer county and many others. aroused
by the reward Of $4,000 for each sooun-
drel. hurried to the scene and at once
commenced investigation. Here and
there clues have been found. The frat
arrest was made on the west. bound Pc.
ciHo eIpress-a rough.looking customer.
who acted suspiciously In the vicinity Of
Colfax.
rHE LATEST PARTICULARS.
A dispatch has been received by Wells,
Fargo & Co. today. containing the mea.
ger fact that the wagon In which the
robbers drove away from the scene bad
been found. but that there was nothing
in 1t. The most reasonable explanation
OF the hurried departure OF the brigands
is given a. follows by q detective Of ex.
tensivs experience : He believes that the
robbers. while they were prepared for
the train. were not sufficiently well
organized and trained, NOR did they have
enough confidence in each other. When
the train stopped. had they understood
their business we'll, they would have
jumped on the cars and an armed man
ut each door have kept the passengers
In the cars. Instead Of that they
allowed them to pour ont OF the cars pell
NELL. and the sight Of 80 many full.
dressed men so astonishsd them that
they at ono came to the conclusion that
they were not equal 10 the feat Of
robbing them all In the darkness. Had
| they corralled the passengers In the cars.
none OF them. perhaps. would have ven.
tured to resist. The fear that some OF
the passengers might jump into the
brush. organize and Are q vollsy at
them. induced them to break for cover.
The superstition that the robbers
wsylaid the train for the purpose Of
capturing Senator James G. Fair 10 gen.
orally ridiculsd. The robbers could not
have had any knowledge that he WA
on the train.
A HEAVY HAUL
Might DO made almost any day on the
overland train from San Francisco, on
account o! the very large amount Of
gold coin. bullion and jewslry which
passes through the Postofios 70 third
class mail matter. The average daily
shipment by the government amounts to
500. 900 in $40 gold pieces; and the
shipment BY private parties and banks
amounts TO at least o similar amount.
There IL NO armed guard on the cars to
protect this treasure, which takes ito
chance with letters aud newspapers.
Wells. Fargo 4 Co.'S safe 10 properly
guarded. and doubtless the government
and private shippers OF gold coin enjoy
comparative security by the presence OF
the express c~ompany's agents. but should
Q train be attacked 10 force these
men would have enough to do to
defend their wi special treasure.
Sometimes very heavy shipments OF gold
are made through the Postoface, but the
fact not being generally known. NO At
tempt has been made to capture the
treasure. Between IS 600, 900 and g..
000. 900 gold coin was shipped ont oftbs
State within ten days early this year.
without an armed guard or protection Of
any kind beyond the regular postal sta1
and train hands. and nearly $50, 000
have psssed through the Ban Francisco
postofioe 10 the last seven years. One
thing 10 against the chance Of successiul
robbery. however. Gold coin 10 heavy
and bulky, and 10 not easily handled In
quantity. The train robbers had NO dif.
iculty in getting away with greenbscks
In their recent raid East. They would
have been greatly hsmpersd In their
movements II they had been loaded up
with $40 pieces.
Wife Beating at Eureka.
The Eureka Sentinel Of Wednesday
aaxa. Nathan Hnnter. IN the LAT hrnia