The Phoenix herald., 1882-09-01
Two Robbers Successfully
do the J3b.
The r bbers Probably Secure a
Large Sum of Money.
Nobody Hurt and ihs United States
Mails not Esolested.

On the arrival of the stage from
Prescott on Sunday morning our
town WAS thrown into considerable
excitement by the sight of two
smashe: Wells, Fargo express boxes
and the stories of the passengers of
their robbery The previous evening.
a HERALD reporter drew from d
passenger the following account:
On Saturday nigh, about eleven
o'clock, when Stewards Black Can
you stage coming down from Pres
colt had reached point on the plain
about two miles above Gillette, the
driver and CAPT. G. c. Gordon, of the
Sixth Cavalry, Camp Bowie, who
was seatcd on the box, discovered
two horses secured to tree a short
distance ahead and few yards from
the road. The driver remarked
& robbers" and almost Immediately
two men sprang from Eehind mes
quit bush, and vi II ehotguns leveled
ordered the driver to halt. They
rapidly approached, paying srccial
attention to Capt. Gordon, WHOM:
they TO doubt took for a Wells, Far
go mcssen ger. As they neare1 the
stage the Captain heard the order:
e Gene down from there, come down
from there" and without standing
upon the points of ceremony he
came down. Throw up YOU
hands, and the Captains hands
went up. Then one of them turn
ing to the passengers remarked:
. Come ont from that" and out they
came, their an'ls went up and they
were ranged alongside the Captain.
The passengers in the coach were
DIR. Logged, and Mr.. Solomon, Of
Graham county One of the rob
bcrs, very large and powerful man,
now covered the passengers with his
shotgun while the second, a medium
sized, stoop-shouldeFed man, went
through their pockets, taking from
Mr. Sol mon fifty-fve dollars in
cash, god watch and some bank
checks for about 81 800, Tie latter of
which, after careful examination,
the robber returned. He then turned
nj, attention to DR.. Logged, from
when he secured thirty dollars, a
fine gold watch and check for
about S175, which he also returned,
remarking o The Doctor, when he
found so little coin, O. you are about
as hard up as / am He then paid
his respects to the Captain. where
he met with better success, securing
S364.50 and n valuable gold watch
and Chain. He then turned his at
iention to the Wells, Fargo express
boxes, m'.shing them open with Il
large rock which had apparently
been placed by the roadside for the
purpose. These lie cody explored,
tearing open letters and gathering in
the coin as if it WAS an all nights
job Before lie had finished the
boxes the up-going stage was hi ard
and the guard remarked
" hurry up, the other ones coming
but he cody continued to open let
tiers until the other stage had APP
proached within a few ya,ds, when
both robbers covered The driver with
their gun, ordered him to halt also
and commanded the passengers to |
q come out of there" which they did |
with the greatest alacrity, to the num-
Der of six or eight " Put up yonr |
and their hands went up |
also. Again the short man pro-
ceedcd TO explore the pockets Of the
passengers for arms and valuablcs,
and when he had finished that job |
he proceeded to use the express box
found or this stage as he had those
o. Ike downward bound stage One
OF the passeuge on the upward
bound stage was DR.. Ainsworth, of
Prescott. aud another q Deputy Sher-
iff of Tombstone. Our informant
had NJ idea Of Eow much lie occur
I'd from these passengers but thought
hat Ir. AinswoTth lost somewhere
between three and four bundrei
loU hrs In The meantime Captain
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