The sun., 1885-06-07
ROBBED BY ROAD AGENTS.
kASTRRN EICURsr0NTsrs HELD UPs
ON TIE YOSEMITE ROAD.

ON TIE YOSEMITE ROAD.
Fnu Details as Related sy she stage Driver
FattisG the Travellers d . Reyv, and
Making Thsm Give Up Their vaisasiss.
MADEIRA, Cal, May 28.-The attack on the
Yosemite stage which left here on Friday
morning with eight or ten passengers causes
merriment on the coast. for the reason that
several members Of a far Eastern excursion
party were amonR.the victims. Western people
do not appreciate tho visits which they receiys
from this kind OF tourists. for It has been no.
ticed that they do not spend any money. and
such frugality does not accord with tho West-
ern idea Of the fitness Of things.
News OF tho robbery was first received with
grin. which. on reflection that 1t might hurt
the town. gave place to looks Of concern. About
half OF tho town was at the hotel yesterday
whom tho stage got in. and Jake Feeley. the
driver. was followed around by procession un.
til he concluded to give up the particulars.
O. Jako has driven on this route for seven or
eight years. and Is the man whose stage was
robbed two years ago at about tho same place.
and Boston excursionists were his passengera
on that OCCASION also. Ho had two school.
maams along then. who came very ncar got
ting the whole party killed By hitting ono OF the
robbers on the head with their whnlebono um.
brellas. That particular robber is now running
ranch not more than ten miles from hero. but
his teoth we're all ruined By the crashing thump
thnt he got. Jake said:
Il felt q little nervous as soon as heard
there was Massachusetts excursion in town.
because l know the agents was a-layln for them
fellers. They always do. You folks think be-
cause they don't sling the cash around evcry.
where they amt got much but I've been
through two hold ups with thom now. and I
know that they re just the ones for the agents
hny ysynf load 81 thah
crowd two years ago. and they did no. get oil
they had. either felt 1t In my bones oil the
time We were moving along. but couldn't say
anything. you know. for fear Of hurting the
business In ,aS; You sec we might & meet agents and
have sworn that i was in With thom and il we
hadn't n met any. they would have been lust as
telling what nearer 'scapo they'd had. SO
"t One Te'",iH oi the excurslonsts. a feller from
Maine. who wore glasses. got up on top with
me nftera while and wanted to know ii thera
Go bess yoa no 0n says fnder nno
cent. Them robbers Is all ten mile north or
Thy dar ,es On ,h
road because We. we won't have IT, About ltty
chased them for more'n three months picking
of q man every once in a while, until al! were
and nailed them on the dashbonrds. and there
they stayed for yenrs and years. There was
tired Of answering questions, about it. it had
been so long since we had had a, robbery. and
was having good deal iG Of ffn0' fun With the
party. and had about made up my mind that
aGt so ons Us the
What would you do II robbors was to come
Do2, I'd Just give these here hosscs, this
ass hs' and 5 5aps es sn 81 G II he Sh
vn n rph 'anv I
II hadn't any m,ore'n got tho. words, out OF
nv mouth when 2 big scareerow jumped out IN
my %%ne ri irisna did ss i tseth S Was
a.rattling; and d & sec that didn't have to make
The feller IN front kept his place, with me
side opened cd the door and told S the s4s
to get out which they did In good or!ier. Then
he stood them up in a row. and. Yelling to his
You got "a em ,ba all o;pSe sGysred'
Now. then ladies and gentlemen said the
operator, no one will be hurt unless some ono
ss to nr 1 have % sS to
pas pass 81. your money and Taiches Tho Tss
s5Hu y s Gfs s9f II s, q
yeils: The agent began with lis back to his
pqsty pnssr xoo5 and sbSss ali tho sbosS n o IL
robber came to MASSACHUSETTS, man who only
out of lin End
took the, felier BY the ear, with, one hand.
rammed , his revolver into the other ear with
had 9 case In Ii; inside vest
and breastpirs from tho ladies, One Of, them
was an elderly party with a sharp beak and
rings no said something OF a complimentary
nature to her; to which she responded with hor
You're brute
80 know it ma'am.' he said. I'll have to
s r se"~o S Tus a nsa
somsthns sot % to rSsmnsr y9u n,
nGanE up our hands and to
man had an idea that he might escape. but La
soon found out that ho wa; wantpd. Tho
,,,.,,I Some onM down. you chaps up there, and Ia
w got right ',own, and it didn't take
had any trouble at all about, tho matter if one
as the pnssenGers wore llilng into tho stage
ag21in: s.2 huw ,.W IG & got my my name Is moren can
driven few miles down th,o, road the felIsrs
inside stopped mo and said they wanted to
h99 Sn lnaE1anr an nr.,nF ssH yoDrs
going to tho Yosemite. and YOU can't hold no
mnotlnGs until you got there
didn't know but would have to hold the
crowd ur myself Tho ladies were tho worst.
They accused me of leading thom into tho trap
and said they knew tho agents was friends Of
mine. because they called mo by name. After
had driven on ways and talked with them q
little. they got cooled OIL. ana wo got to the
Yosemite all right"
The robbery was the boldcst and most sue.
cessful that has boen perpctrateJ IN this vi
clnity in long tino. aud II 10 Thought to hava
been the work OF professionals. It is expected
to have an injurious effect upon travel during
the Season now Just opening.