, 1890-02-20
VERY BOLD ROBBERS
They Attempt to Rob q Justice Of
the Peace Named
Kinney.
The Arrival of Neighbors Fright
ems Them Away-A Pur-
suer Fired Upon.

Two robbers, with their features
concealed by handkerchief masks,
entered the residence of jus
ticc of the Peace Kinney, out on
the Mullen road early Friday af-
ternoon and bound and gagged the
old man. The robbers, for that IL
what they evidently We're, knowing
that Mr.. Kinney was quite well off,
probably thought he had money
concealed about the house, which
\ they Were determined 10 have.
The old man was all alone and
his advanced years prevented his
offering anything but n weak re-
slstance. -Four neighbors, however,
arrived ut the oppOrtune time, and
/ the old mans money, II he had any
about the premises, was saved. One
OF the neighbors left the sleigh In
which he was riding and entered
/ the house.
Imagine his surprise on entering
/ to find two masked men with guns
leveled at the place where his heart
would have been had Ii not inlme-
IirtI W HAN -
| three compa n ions were following
hasty retreat. The men were
about to hold consultation when
out rushed the two robbers, who
made for the sleigh, Harry Dewey,
owner of the team, attempted
to prevent the robbers taking II, but
again the guns Were brought into
use and the would-be thieves drove
Off ut u break-ncck speed, temporary
masters of the situation.
a young man named Peters inn
mediately procured horse and
started in hot pursuit, overtaliing
the fugitvcs at the foot of Hang
man gulch, where the snow had
melted and made the progress of the
sleigh very slow. After firing two
ineffective shots at Peters, who was
unarmed, the ruiilans deserted the
sleigh and LEFT the guns in It, which
We're IA Winchester repeating rifle
and shotgun, stolen from MIR. Kin
ney,
Peters rode on into town, and
finding Officer Gofi, asked where he
could get some one 10 arrest the rob
bers. Deputy Sheriff +. Il. Pugh
happened along and was introduced
to Peters. After hearing the mans
story, Mr.. Pugh secured "A con vey-
anco and left for Hnngman gulch,
accompanied by Harry Dewey.
Owing to being misdirected Mr..
Pugh went OIL on wild.goOse chase
for about three miles. Returning to
the foot Of the gulch the trail of one
man was struck, and after following
1t for 800 or 400 yards the deputy
found his man lying under some
small pines. The r0bber WAS COW
cred with a iX-sho0ter and CONF
muudcd to throw up his hands,
which he did with alacrity. After
heinp hundCuiled the prisoner was
searched and on hls person were
found two rpvolvers and n large
dirk knife. On arriving In this city
the rufliau, who refused To give any
other name than John Doe, was
taken before Justice Dunnlng. His
ease WAS set for | u. NJ. to-day and
then he was taken to the county
Jail.
When the two robbers left the
sleigh they separated, eacA going in
opposite directions, Officer Ross
followed the other man down
Hangman gulch and up into
Brownies addii ion, where all trace of
him was lost. He was pressed so
hard, however, that he threw OIL
his oVercont, i,ich he can have on
calling on Oliicer Ross.
Deputy Pugh and Officer GoT re-
turned for the second man, but
could find no trace OF him. II Is
thought that he escaped TO town
and * hiding In some one Of the
cheap lodging-houses,