The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-31

shotgun. The horses were Walking SLOW
" AZ the time, The passengers knew moth
inc Of the trouble until the stage
had come to standstiil, when some
az them looked out to see what was
tho matter. The party In the stage con-
sisted Of Judge William II. IL. Clayton, OF
FORT Smith, district attorney OF the south.
arm district of Arkansas and Grand Com
mander OF Knights Templar In Arkansas;
Pact Grand Commander Raphael NJ. john
son. az Arkansas; Sir knight w. A. Roy
and sister, of Buffalo, N. Y; Mr.. Webb
and his wife, who are on wedding tour;
and an English gentleman named Murray
five men and two ladies. AS soon rs the
passengers looked out they were immedi-
ately covered by one OF the robbers with
his weapon, and the men were all ordered
10 get ont OF the coach and form in line
at the side Of the road The features OF
the robbers were concealed below The
ewes by the sack-cloth masks. The lei
low with the shotgun took position be-
hind the line and ordered the passengers
10 throw up their hands, warning them
that they would shoot the first one who
made "break." The passengers having
no other alternative obeyed, and while thus
held in submission. the other robber went
through them. They got about Sl,OOO IN
money and about the same amount IN value
Of jewelry and valuables. They then or.
dered the driver to unhitch the horses ana
drive them back toward Clarks, in the
! direction from which they had come.
After the driver had started back the
robbers fred of their guns. for the pur-
pose OF frightening the animals, as the
passengers thought, and causing them
to run away. They then ordered the
ladies out OF the coach, but did not
take anything from them. Having secured
all the booty that was to be obtained from
the male passengers, the robbers covered
the entire party with their guns ana or,
dercd them TO march after the driver and
lhorses, warning them not to look back un.
It'll they had got over the hill, and that II
lthey did they ithe robbers) would shoot.
This was the last the passengers saw OF
their interviewers. w. b. Doust, the dri-
yer OF the stage, is well known on the road.
being one of the oldest "whips" in the
State. He drove the first stage between
Sacramento and Coloma, the place where
gold was first discovered. He often had
General Grant for a passenger when the
General was at knights Ferry.
stage with seven passengers left the Valley.
The absence OF Doust, who bad not got in
with his stage yet, made it necessary to put
on special. The driver, named Garrison,
Lit is said, was drunk when they started.
At Chincapin Station, while descending q
steep grade, the horses got into rapid
gait, and the passengers say that the driver
was too drunk to get bis foot on the brake
lever. In turning sharp bend in the
road the stage upset, falling inward
toward the bank. The driver was thrown
violently against some rocks, and several
of the passengers were bruised, but
none seriously injured or disabled from
travelling. The driver was taken up
linsensibe, and when the passengers last
saw him, some four hours afterward,
he was still unconscious. 1t was thought
at the time that he was fatally injured.
The passengers were: Mr.. Kicker, wife,
and son, of Chicago; Mr.. Hanna, OF Sha-
ron. Pa; Sir knights c. S. Perkins, a. Il.
Mather. and j. +. Pratt, OF st. Elmo Com
mandery, Connecticut. Mr.. Kicker. who
| is a son-in-law of the Rev. ID. Swing. OF
Chicago, received a wound on the fore
head: not serious. His wife and boy
escaped unhurt. The three gentlemen last
named were slightly injured, but were able
to continue their journey, and arrived at
the Baldwin Hotel yesterday evening. Mr..
Sharon was severely but not seriously in
iured. He remained at Clark's station,
where all had been taken to have their
wounds dressed, and will arrive here with
party Of his friends, who were just going
| into the valley when the accident hap
pened.