Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-01
HIGHWAYMtN.
Fourteen Years Depredations Upon
Wells, Fargo y Co.

Fourteen Years Depredations Upon
Wells, Fargo \ Co.
| Prepared for the New Years REcoRp-U MON. I
Among the many uncertainties and
chances attending the production and fur
nishing for the benefit and commercial
| prosperity of the world CALIFORNIA; wealth
OF gold, none Were perhaps in former years
more conspicuous than the uncertainty
which attended the transportation of each
strong box of the precious metal, from
| the place of its extraction in the mountains
to towns and cities below. The robbery of
stages and appropriation OF funds thus in
transit. as we'll as the occasional standing
up of passengers, has been Il prolific
source of news to the public press,
and furnished much active business
for the best detectives, as well as the
Courts iuricS and prisons. Special officer
J. Is. Hume, chief of the detective force of
Wells, Fargo Il Co, has Just completed 4
carefully prepared statement of these dep
relations and casualties attending them
the amount of property lost, number of
criminals arrested, convicted, etc, together
with attendant expenses to the company
since the year 1870. The report which
is addressed to John J. Valentine.
Vice President and General Manager
of the express company, is highly in
teresting rs furnishing the first comprehen-
Siyc statement of data upon this subject,
and reads as follows:
FOURTEEN YEARS REPORT OF RoBBrR1Es,
LOSSES, ARRESTS, CONVICTIONS, ETC.
DEAR SIR; | have compiled from the
records in my department the following
data, extending over a period of fourteen
years. from November Is, 1870. to Novem-
Der Is, 1854. The amounts taken, attend
ant expenses pay of guards and special
officers, may not be exact but are not over
stated. The data containing the number
and character of otlenScs committed, and
the number of convictions secured, and
lives lost, etc, etc, are substantially cor
rect:
Whole amount taken from Wells, Far
70 Il Co.'S Express by stage robbers,
train robbers and burglars during
the fourteen 81 -
Rewards paid for arrest and conviction
of stage robbers, train robbers and
burglars for same time, and percent
age ON treasure 1851 90
Attorneys fees paid for assisting i'm
prosecution of ahovc-nGmed class Of
offenders against Wells Fargo X CO.'S
Express LOO 90
Incidental expenses incurred i'll stage
and train rObberieS and hurglarieS.. g0.079 90
Salaries of guards and special officers. 31657 90
Total for the fourteen .726 s.
Number of stage 3l5
Number of attempted stage robbcries. 81
Number OF burglariGS.. -
Number of train robbcricS
Number of attempted train rohberies............
Number of convictions of stage robbery and
nttpVuUtpl Stage robbie
Number of convictions for train robbery and
attempted train robbery 20
Number of convictions for burglary during
fourteen IL
LIST OF THE CASUALTIES.
Number of Wells, Fargo & Co.'S guards
killed while in discharge of their duty, by
stage robbers, was two, as follows A. Hall,
August 20, 1882 EN- route from Florence to
Globe. \. T.. John II. Collins, August 10,
1888, en- route from Florence to Globe, A.
T.
Number of Wells, Fargo e Co.'S guards
wounded while in discharge of their duty,
by stage and train robbers, during the
fourteen years. was six, and are as follows
James Miller December 3, 1874, en- route
from Eureka to Palisadc, New. James
Brown, September 3, 1877, en- route from
Eureka to Typo, New; VIM. Blankenship,
July, 1879, en- route from Maricopa to
Phoenix, A. T.. Mike Tovey, September 5,
1850 en- route from Bodie to Carson,
New; George W. Hackett, July 13, 1889.
en- route from Laporte to Oroville, Cal. I;
A. Y. Ross, January -, 1888 en- route
from San Francisco to Ogden (train).
The number of stage-drivers killed by
robbers during the fourteen years was four,
as follows: Billy Mann, April %, 1873;
en- route from Hamilton to Phoebe, New
Charlie Phelps, July 80, 1888; en- route
from Corinnc, L. T., to Montana. Budd
(Eli) Philpot, March 10 1881 en- route from
Tombstone to Benson. Senior Romero.
June 10, 1884; en- route from railroad depot
to Leone, Mexico.
The number of drivers seriously wounded
by robbers during the fourteen years was
also four and as follows l.. c. Wood
worth February II, 1871; en- route from
Petaluma to Cloverdale. Jerry Culver
house, February 16, 1875; en- route from
Shasta to Rcdding. George II. Smith,
March O. 1877 en- route from Anaheim to
san Diego. - December II, 1881 en-
route from Tombstone TO Benson \. T.
PASSENGERS KILLED AND WOUNDED.
The whole number of passengers killed by
Stage-rObbers was four, as follows: Henry
p Benton February Il, 1881 en- route from
Petaluma to Cloverdale. John I. Lloyd,
February H. 1877; en- route from Mohave
to Darwin. Peter Roerig, March 10, 1881 ;
en- route from Tombstone to Benson, A. I.
DIR. W 7. Vail, August Goth, 1882; en- route
from Florence TO Globe, \. T.
Number of passengers seriously wounded
by stage robbers. two, as follows: A. kaut-
man, February II, 1871, en- route from
Pctaluma to Cloverlale; Henry Scammon,
November Is, 1876, Ell route from Downle-
Vile to Marysville.