The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1886-06-03
THE Road AGENTS.
Full Particulars o. The Attack and Killing Of The
Driver, George Ferguson
rEB>u,T ~ ORR, .a>or ruELaw.
icur. Butte Inter Mountaia.l


GLENDALE. May 23.-Anothcr atrocious
murder was committed near this place last
night. George Ferguson, the stage driver
between here and Mclrosr. started from the
latter place at about S:.,D o'clock u. M
with the following named passengers, to-wit:
Mr.. Marchant ldrummrrD; y. I.a,loux u
Jnan by the name of Backmrr, aud Miss
j.zzi" and Ellie Miller, daughters ol j. W.
Miller ol this place, accompanied by Nellie
Basin. the little five N.ar-oli daughter of
Robert Basin al t,lendale. The two young
iIdier aud sh.ld were seated on the cent
SCAT and VI. Merchant an the front seat
with the driver. fhry had come M the
uuch about half way to t;lciislale when n
Jaan rushed oat ri the bushes to the LEFT of
'hc stage with double barr,,lrd shot gun
aud cried stop. and mo sooner had he
,iven the command before lr shot into the
coach. Ferguson soon rolled over ia.
dashboard nf TIA. coach. Narclant caught
ann and urging I hr team along ,o get out of
dangers way. ,ir at last succeeded IN get
ting the body oi the driver into the wagon
when, by the help Of y. i.aioux who ia he
meantime had crawled from the back seat
To- the iront, he succeeded in gaining the
i,ins. which had dropped from the hands
al the driver under the heels ri the now
Thoroughly frightened team. They urged
the horses to their utmost and ON arrv-
ing nj the ranch of George II. Howard, the
young ladies aud chilli insisted uppn STAY
ing over. The other passengers came into
town and nourni,Illy took the body Of the
driver, George Ferguson into the drug
store. wherr, upon examination. II wa
ascrrtaincd that the load If burkshot dive
shof) had struck him under aud over the
rsni eye. -on. ri the shot coming cat oi
The back al hs mead. The gun WAS fired so
close to HE head that both sides Of his face
are filled with powder marks. To-day |
examined he carri,gc, and found bullet
hole IN the curtain Just over the head of
Miss Lizzie Miller, who felt the force of the
powder ia her face. although happily no
powder marks were lcit.
When the shot was fired Miss Ellie took
the child OH the seat aud pushed her under
u out Of harms way. | understand that
both the drosscs ri the young ladies al
ruined bs the life blood of the victim. |
saw Nellie Basins cloak. Ii is bcspattered
with blood, and shows ON the right side
under the cape blood stains. supposed to !
have been caused by Rubbing against the |
seat when Miss Efic pushed her under. |
The assassin was not recognized, nor any
thing about him. II was over in u moment !
ANA the team running away, not one of the /
passengers looked back to see ii they were |
being followed. ! understand that tn.
deputy sheriff Telegram hed from Dillon that |
he had skirmish with two men within /
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otf"ERs AND Roii'Eiis.
From Mr.. Wright, who is Just back from
Dillon, the following particulars of the
attempts To capture the road agents are
learned: SATURDAY, nirht sheriff Homes