Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-10

VIZ ttfut W lNNtH llEhlN Nht NUAlTs nt
was joiuei 10y "Dlc' stanley, sheriff
VI Meudoceuo, ami the wounded mes.
seuger.
The three Officers first carefully *.
aminCd the ground where the inUu
stood when they orittri tue driver 10
stop, and there they found an AK aud
coffee sack. The Ak had been taken
nlOug hy the f0bbef to break open tn
box In ease " n successful attack Spots
" blood were discovered on the ground.
and some broken brush close by showed
that that the charge Of buckahot fired
10y Ward had passed about the height
" mans Knee. Clearly the man
had been hit In the upper part Of the
leg.
Nothing else wt- found there, and
tho three officers then BEGAN the slow
and tedious work " trailing the rob
beers through the woods. They hni
gone over the mountains toward the
60 vt and had about thlriy-six hours
start The Oliloers did not expect t.
catch up with them because the rob
hcfs not only had loug start, but
could travel faster than the pur-uer4,
who had 10 follow their trail. The
most expert trailer must 20 slowly at
times, and frequently he II delayed u
long tune by losing the tracks and Ut.
Ing obliged 10 make circuits In order 10
find them sgain.
In the pursuit. VI the Mcndocino rob.
bers Thacker and hts companions spent
about week IN the mountains, but
they never caught the robbers.
John Martin. Of Calistoga, hrothct-
in.iaw Of Charley F0ss, anu himsclfa
noted slage.drivef, Is the inventor o.
n method Of knocking out road agents
without the assistance Of shotgun
messenger. Martin had n job NJ
hauling tfeasute-bOx over the
mountains ono dark night, aud as
thuro were no passengers he hitchcd 10
light buggy n pair u wcllbted met
tles0mo bOrs.a belonging TO himself
Instead " using any Of the stage com.
pauy's stock. This horses were fleet
and spirited, and had been trained 10
obey their masters voice. They
would stop instantly nj word, or
spring forward nj run, aud when
Martin was behind them tue feins and
whip were scarcely needed at all.
Alta dark aud lOntsOme place In the
road, when the hofs-s were jogging
along easily, man stepped out from
the brush with gun In his hand aud
stood directly IN front Of the team.
Martin barely caught sight of tho dark
figure, and, Sizing up the situation In
flash, he leaned forward ami
spoke sharply to his horses.
1 The spifited horses lcapcd ~
VI they had been stuug, and la the
/ iirst bound the horse on the OIL side
struck the Tohhcf fairly In the breast
ana sent him down with n crash on
A.NI 0F.WA WNaNRNalfa hind
/ huofs struck with mum II sound.
there wa. n low moan ffOm tho buggy,
I and a. the team flew along Martin
I glanced over his shoulder and caught
n GLIMPSE Of dark form lying motion.
he. In the road.
The b0ldness and activity Of Road
/ Agent Sharp and his psr.ne DDwd on
/ the Aurora line In 1850 made business
lively for the detectives aud trailors.
The stage was held up with sXaspvrat.
/ Ing regularity, aud even hOrsemcn
and foot passengers were stopped aud
robbed Oh the road. Tho officers en-.
/ gagged n number of Plates 10 track the
| robbers, having notion that the In
dian could follow a rail like hl0Oi.
hound. This trail fom the scene "
one Of the tobberies led into a barren,
/ rocky stretch Of country, and the III.
utss maize slow PROS fefs In following Il.
| They had to examine the rocks minute.
/ ~ for scratches and marks, and even
| the test Of them fund II difficult 10
tell what rocks had been disturbed.
While the officers and the Indians
were plrOo.ing around among the rocks
| Sharp ami hi. partner slipped back 10
| the ROAD and held up the stage ON thu
| return trip NJ the same point. This
! piece Of impulence arouse I the express
compAny's ire, and n whole army OF
shotgun messengers were ordered up u
! Nevada.
sharp aud Dowd were making good
hauls and growing rich, and they de-
tefmined TO work the line for all there
! was la II while they could. They hell
up the stage from Aurora to Bpdio one
afternoon aud lay In wait for the stage
going the other way. Messenger Tohie
and side partner were put on that
stage, aud upon approaching the turn
Of the road where they expected 10 get
into scrap. roble got down aud cI.
amlnud tho ground. lie found foot.
prints aud was following them when
he came upon hrrastwork VI rocks.
Sharp aud Dowd sprang out, covered
him with their guns aud ordered him
back toward the coach.
Tobio hal left his shotgun ON the
coach and he obeyed the order. The
robbers followed him and kept telling
him not 10 make any brcaks or they
would shoot.
"Nobody IL making any breaks" re.
| piled the messenger. "lou are doing
all the talking and guess yOu'll do all
| the shooting that's done" As he
backed up 10 the wheel Of tho coach
Rfd behind the side lantern. Tohie
Whispered 10 his comrade-"Pass down
my gun"
He got the weapon without letting It
be seen, aud as soon M Dowd came
W thin the light OF the lantern TObic
fired ohAfde OF buckshot into his
breast and killed him instantly.
Theu the messenger ran around the
coach TO get n shot ut Sharp, but Sharp
got In his work first aud shot TObie Ia
| the arm. The other messenger fired at
random aud Sharp disappeared In the
| brush.
Thrtwo messengers wout back 10 n
house beyond turn In the road 10 ilN
up Tobie's arm, leaving the driver
/ with the coach. No sooner had they
gone out Of sight than Sharp stepped
/ back into the rOad aud compelled the
driver To hand out the express box
with which he disappeared. Dowd's
| bank.hOOk, showing large deposits In
| the Hibernia bank, was the clew that
| LED 10 the capture ~ Sharp, who was