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

Eyes" Hank SAID, Duck is the only
bne Of them fel lers as was ever ketched,
though I've hearn tell that two more
was killed out in AriZony for another
lob. Most all the dust was got,
though" and he unused quite time
be fore he said anything more.
The Canyon Springs stage robbery
vas about the last of any note, and the
desperate fight that occurred, resulting
In the killing of Scott Davis, Gail Hill,
two guards of the treasure box, Jean
Hill. the driver, and one of the high
waymen. who was not identiiied-all
followed by the pursuit Of GOOdell-
served to brighten even the robbers who
infested the roadway from the line.
The stage was coming south from
Deadwood with the heaviest treasure
box thot had been sent over the road for
several weeks. There was $4,000 in
gold dust, about $4,000 in currency and
quite a snug fortune in nuggets. The
road had been carefully watched for
several avs by advance messengers of
the time Of the departure of
the coach postponed once, until
it was supposed that the coast was
clear. The danger, it was naturally con-
cluded, would be at the narrow passages,
away from the stock stations. Canyon
Springs station was not thought of, be-
cause the stock tender there was care
full man; the log station was in slightly
place, with few trees Oh the other side
of the road and bunch of timber some
little distance below that.
The messengers dispatched with the
treasure were the only occupants of the
coach except the driver. They were
picked men who knew the road, and
l-nnNrfl nd
brave to fault. One of them now lives
IN Cheyenne-Capt. Smith. He was one
of the most daring and intrepid of the
artillery officers in the Union army, and
won promotion to full captaincy by his
many hard-fOught battles. The other
:wo were Gail Hill and Scott Davis. On
she box was Jean Hall, who had faced
she agents who had stopped coaches be-
fore.
1t was high noon when the stage
whirled up to the station. On the trip
thus far no indications of difficulty had
been observable. Down in the little
canyon below the clear stream muir
INJURED along peacefully. The birds
were singing in the trees along its
banks. The sun was shining warmly
out of sky of such blue as is seen
only in the peerless dome of Naples and
along the base of the great backbone of
this continent. Hall Stacked his lines,
chirruped to his four blOOded horses
and called cheerily to the stock tender
who had not appeared. 1t was the fail.
ure of the tender to come out as the
stage approached his stable which first
excited the messengers attention. anC
they cooked their guns, but more by
force of the habit of watchfulnesS than
otherwise, so peaceful was the scene
Hall threw down the ribbons. and theT
for the fated stage and all of Its Occu
pants but one the sky grew dark.
Through chinks of the logs of the
stable five cleaning rifle barrels pOkeC
forth; a stern command, "Get out anC
hold up" came, and simultaneously
the fire flashed from every muZZle
Hall was killed; one of the bullet:
struck Davis in the breast and the Othel
three went through the coach. Wound
ed though he was, fatally, Davis spIans
out of the opposite side of the coach
Hill followed him, and both ran tO-twC
trees near the roadside. Smith threw
himself in the bottom of the coach anC
fired. In second more, it seemed, The
five Winehesters in the barn spoke
again. This vOlley was answered BY
the rifles of the three messengers anC
the fight to the death waged terribly
So fast and effective was the fire from
the guardians of the coach and i
treasure that the outlaws fire was wei
nigh silenced. Then Davis fell from
behind his tree, blood streaming from
half dozen CHASTITY holes, and an in
slant later Hill staggered from his shell