St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-30

out of the coach and was shooting from
beneath it. But when he saw that he
was alone to face the volleyS from the
smoking guns scarce twenty feet away,
he made spring that carried-him over
the road, and ran, rolled ana tumbled
down through the brush to the timber
at the creek. AS he gained his equilib-
rum he emptied his rifle at the enemy
and then sped for his life, with the bull
lets whizzing after him.
Three men came out of the stage sta
ton and assisted one another. One
was afterward found dead at the heels
of horse that had also been killed.
The robbers then rifled the stage, broke
open the iron chest, took the money
and valuables and fed, carrying the
wounded outlaw with them. The dead
one they took all marks of identification
from and left him lying there.
The only survivor of the messengers
travelled over the rocks and through
the brush by circuitOus route as fast
as he could run and walk. until he again
reached the road, and then hurried on
to the next station, where the up stage
soon arrived. When the reinforce
ments thus secured reached the scene
of the fight, although as fast as running
horses could carry them, the robbers
had been gone three hours. The
StOcktender was found on his back
under his bunk, bound and gagged so
that he could neither stir nor make
sound. He related that the road agents
had come on him early the morning be-
fore, and had OverpOwered him with
out a chance of resistance. Then they
made all their preparations for their
deadly work as Systematically as If, as
was doubtless the case, the plans were
for weeks cOncocted.
The history of the pursuit, of long
and fruitlesS chase toward Montana, an
organized detective effort and the cap
ture of GOodell in Nebraska six months
afterward is amply recorded. OF the
stolen money about $1,000 was found
near North Platte; more was unearthed
near what is now known as Van Vas
sells. on the Wyoming Eastern line.
About $4,000 was never recovered.
Goodell stOutly claimed, and does still,
that he was only an accOmplice, and
was not at the scene of the robbery at
the time. AS the StOcktender did not
see all the highWaymen, he could only
swear that he believed Goodell to be
one of them.
The grim humOr of some of these
early-day road agents was prOverbial.
A few months before the Canyon
Springs robbery coach, on which was
Judge Beach, then United States attor-
ney of Utah; John Lucas, of Lucas d
Mcnamara, and William Hubbard, now
of Denver, was held up at Cold Springs,
twelve miles north of this place. For
eight days all the down coaches had
been robbed, but the up coaches had
been unmolested. When this one was
stopped the passengers were stood in
a row and searched, with only
the result of about SIT and one gold
watch. The passengers had expert
enced something of premOnition and
had left their money and valuables
| here. When the search was through
the leader of the agents said to the
driver: ''Any whisky?" The driver
replied, "YOu bet" and after making
him take a drink to test it, the agents
sampled the bottle, and then the spOkes.
man said: ave didn't expect anything
but whisky in your crowd. But well
take your horses along until we meet the
down COACH"
And so they did. When the down
coach arrived an hour and half later
they had the horses all safe enough, but
the passengers were bewailing the loss
of their property. Among those who
were thus out of spirits was o. G. Ward,
also now in Denver. He was relieved
of $500 and gold watch.