The sun., 1891-07-12
GUARDIANS OF TIE BOx.
Now the Shotgun Express Messenger
Fights tho Road Agents.
From IL, san Yrdneisco Es imtner.

F1Rbts tho uond Agents.
From "a, san yydneisco Es tmtner
The stage from Auburn to Forest Hill wa,
- 1shotrun fnessonser was pmt OF, TO D, otect IL
On his first trip out ho was eSpec'ing trouble
bscanso tho boy contaned large, sum OF
money. and when. TT u turn In the roau. man
stepned out with ri!o in his hands, tho mos
songeT did not wait % for ORA any y order to halt. but
olaZed away ana , iiIod WIN bueRsh"t apiomi'
The proninent c,tlzen being dead. Ills
road TO guard u dangerous SPOT and assist IN
protecting the Stage. and that tho messcngor
had made denloIabie mistake mn fted I M o
man intended to held up the stage. because
tho messenger didn't E,ye him time 4 to io osdor
county, who ins,nnato that IL is no dead suro
thing that tho MESSENGER made much Of mis-
out on the rond with u rifle to assist shot.
gun messenger in protecting stage, without
death ls greatly mitlgated by the reiectl,n
Black Fart was almost aIWa,s suesessfu! III
hi. attempts upon stages; % 1qi ne ID dIdnt 1. r9el
take once and tried to hold up the !;npor,s
and Marysyiile stage when George ,incSisit
tie :s ,op op M s Head OIL Is Bart rered ~ he
woods with two ynckshot T.! u scaln About
three miles iurihcr along he road ., % nnoiher
sgain un!imbcrct his gun, Ths second !ob-
Dor ran away, Leaving n traii OF blood.
wills oai Arc, rr ese Msp sdans hsd sFs .ss
March md ni.sYd h,g Miller s, only ~ Iesnnse
strike the primer, hcs had several lvoly MEET
In 1854 WaId, was on tlo stag, going from
two men sprrna cut pf the woods aud ordered
the driver to stop: hut the, stage was 9nn s;ocn
s,vrno fl he had wanted to. The selection OF
such u pscc Of roal " the scene OF u hoiL.np
did MT understand Nh n:t OF sta.e-robblnE
One OF them ircd almost innlcl ateiy after
SSxar Ssha rwi iii Srst s g. g. rass.d ns Pu Fits 'l o 3
9. shot ~ rad loaded it with scraps Whitfield
robbers. aud as he turned in his sc;l' !" got
another shot rlLc-bulloi Area bj ilsc second
and mad, a hole in the Siiver's hat. Tho ilriNe
frightened tue horses. and they ran howE Tho
grnde and took the conch Olt uf r inE". Wards
hand was not permanently disabled.
News 2i III" ,oDn.1y vas %ra ID, thn. nrh.
Thacker, Vent 70 :Lc sens H. iHso..!tisats ne
shelir oi Men mus :sci1o: a and Il Il. me senssr
the ground where The men stood when they
ordered the driver to sion. and there they
been taken nlong By the rnhbers to break oaen
the box IN case ~ u successful attack Sios
bash eose "a
shsrst q sSekshSt bucks fired BY Mad hsd ra,,sssd ra,s
had heen bit III tho upper par OF the leg.
officers then began the slow a'id to ou- work
They had gone over he mountains toward the
eoast and had about lhirty-.six hours s,nrt
them. hecauso the robbers not only had long
start but could travel faster thnn lie nursn,.ts.
who nad to iolow w ,heir ,nrv fyn, me most OK,
Quently he is delayed n long tire Gy los nR Ii.
tracks and being Obliged to make circuits in |
In In the @ pursuit OF tho Mendncino robt ers
Thncker and his companions spent about a |
the robbsrs. - ''''' ''0' - 10 N-'
John Marlin Of Calistosa. brothcr.in law OF
Charley Foss. and himself n n ,ted stage driver. |
road agents Without e' the ssstunes Of sho
gun messenger. Martin had job Of hauling
= treasure @ box oyer over the m1rnia m MS On" dars
horses LeonginG to himself. In.
% stosS The h hsrses I were fiee1 % md spried i1 and
had been trained TO obey their masters voice.
~ ward in n run. and when Martin was behni
them the reius and whip were scarcely needed.
At a dark aud lonesome place, in Ihe rad.
mnn stepped out from the brush with gun in
his hand and stood directly in front OF the
figure. and. szing IN the situation in a fash,
% leaned forward aud sl9ke SHARPLY TO his
!
The horse on the "it side struck The robber
on On ss tho 11a r"d '' The %
Do"fs struck with mn1ied sound there was II
m1n w r guas an o "S 1cr as as
shoulder ami caught glimpse Of u dark form
yIng motionless in the ronh.
3harh and his partner DOVE OH the Aurora
Inc in 1850 n'a1e business lively Tor ne, de-
% siih @ atinS rccuIarity. and eve even % horse
men and toot rnssennSera were s,opped nnl
iSr a bl.o,in"nnd. Tie trail ir"m he scene
re,ch OF country; and the Piuies, made slow
. osre;s IN nilowin& il. They had TO examine
md even the Ie-t OF ,Lom lound it difficult 10
ell what 70 Ks had been disturbed,
While the officers ana W the .oo indans wers
is partner sIippedi bGcS to the road aud held
~ the -iass on the reiurn .rp III the same
ues. enGers,% y as ordered un 10 Nevada.
nd srowins rich, and they asiern ipeI, to
sork the ,ine for ail ,meIe was tn IL while thoy
Sd Ihs ans hell an and ss as in %a aT
taGe going tho other way Messenger Tobis
nd n side rartner vera mt ON that ",ace. ant
non approaching the tErn OF the =, nd where
own nnI rSaminei iie groHnI. He ,ion.i
anne upon u itoastwCrk o. rocks. sharp nul
'owd spranr "ut. c"yere'i him with their guns
nd ordorei h,m baci: toward the Coach.
Tubie had cit Ills shotgun on tho coach and
Q obeycl the order. lhe rohhcrs ini Ows
i'm ana krgt telling bin. 10 not .n,ku any
r-akS or thUy woul.i shoa:.
' Nobody is maxim: ANY breaks" ropiiol tho
lessPng r. i'u are doing al! :!lr talking.
MI gur5.. ,ou'.i 10 all ilo s':cui in., tnat's
one" A. Eo backed M 10 the Vhcs Of ;he
Dnch behind tie side iaI.n.I, TGbe Whispered
his com-ade: lass down mygGn."
He got tho weapon without lott IN: IL ho soon.
ud nS soon as Dowl raIn. within Ihs ligh; ~
10 lantern T"ti" fire. - chn!i.o Of buck hot
to his b. en- st and killed Him insiAniN. Tho
essen gor then ran avoUnG tho ronrh 10 got u
lot ut sharp. but shnrp ",mt in his work INST
nd bit Tobte In tho arm. The other m-ssan- I
ar fired ut random anu SHARP Disappeared in
10 brush
The two messorGcrs wen. back TO n house ,
>yonJ u tGrn IN the roau TO nx up To5es
m. leaving the driver viii the coach. No
'oner had .hey gone out OF sight than sharp J
epped back into tho road and com Dre ed the
liver to hand out the oNpress boz. with !
hich lie Disappeared. Dowd,s hank book. I
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