The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-09-08
A BOLD ROBBERY.
A Utah g. Northern Train Held
Up by a Montana
Cowboy.
The Conductor and Eight Pas
sengers Robbed.
Capture of the Outlaw.

Special Correspondence of the MINER.
LOGAN, u. T., Sept. 4.
The Montana cowboy, who com.
mitted the recent robbery at Good
wins store in this city, and who held
up nine passengers in a Utah &
Northern caboose car, robbing them
of money, watches, jewelry, etc., and
| who has terrorized the citizens of this
section generally during the past few
days, was captured by the Sherlf7s
posse, neal Richmond, this sfter-
noon, and will b. safely housed in
our county Jail tonight. He gives
the name of William Smith, but he
is believed to be a well-known des-
perado of Montana and Idaho, and
has numerous aliases. G.. W. P.
Nothing is known Of the outlaws
identity among the officials here.
The report that he had been identi-
fed as Joseph Scott, who hourished
in Butte some years ago, and was
convicted in 1880 of the murder of a
hurdy girl and sentenced to impris-
Onment in the p~enitentiary for life,
will not hold water; as Scott escaped
from the Deer Lodge p~enitentiary
last Monday, and the robbery of the
U. 4 N. train took place on Sunday,
the day previous.
The Ogden Pilot has the fellow
ing account of his exploits in north
ern Utah:
One of the most daring and unpro-
fitable robberies YER committed in
this vicinity is recorded as occurring
Sunday morning last. AS freight
train No. 8, on the Utah & Northern,
was proceeding along the road be-
tween Smithfield and Richmond, en-
route north. it was quietly boarded
by an individual who relieved the
PASSENGERS of their watches jewelry
and money. AS the robbery was
committed between the hours of l
and 2 at night, the passengers were
all lying down, and most of them
were sleeping when the despe: ate
fellow entered. and lie had 30 diff
Guilty in getting the drop on them.
The passengers, six in number, on
being awakened, were quietly in
formed that the hour was come for
them and their vaIuables to part,
and if they submitted without an
nOyance or further moIestation, they
could proceed along their journey,
but if they resisted they would be
instantly butchered; and believing
that the fellow had accomp!ices on
the platform Of the car. the passea-
gers either passed out their money or
held their hands up while it was be-
ing taken from them. After going
through the car and obtaining two
silver watches and one gold one, also
about $50. the man jumped from the
moving train, fired his pistol in the
air and vanished in the darkness.
The nan is described by M Of the
passengers Is being about 3 years of
age, well-built and fair looking, with
light hair and moustache. He wore, |
when in the car, a black coat. light
pants and a wide pistol helt, fastened
with a large brass buckle. He was
evidently a brave fellow, cool and
nervy.
HIS OPERATIONS AT LOGAN.
The news reaches this office that the
fellow who boarded the train is rec
ngnized as the, same individual who
attempted to rob Goodwin Bros
store at Logan Saturday last. En-
the store he stated he wished
to buy a pair OF overalls and a shirt.
The articles were handed him and
he was SHOWN into the office to try |
the article on. Upon entering the
office and getting the lay Of the safe
and valuables, he drew fotth two six
and came out into the store
where the proprietors were seated.
Presenting the pistols toward them,
ne requested that they step into the
office, which they did. While the
robber attempted to watch the store
keepers and get into the safe. one of
lis prisoners escaped and gave the
alarm. Seeing that ne was beaten at
MS game, the highwayman stood not
upon the order of his going, but went
80 quickly a. to avoid capture. The
'ellow obtained nothing at the store.
From Logan he is supposed to have
zone to Richmond, where he opened
,ut in q more wholesale character.
Work on the new Presbyterian par
sonage at Bozeman has been begun,