The morning call., 1892-07-23
ANOTHER STAGE ROBBERY.
Stockton the Scene Of a Highway
mans Daring Exploit.
OFFICER CARR0EL BADLY WOUNDED.
The Rebber Was Immediately Tracked and Caught
after Firing TWtHiy.SiI ShOtS at
His furSHerS.
OFFICER CARROM BADLY WOUNDED.
special to TIE MORNING CALL

STOCKTON. July % Great excitement
was caused here this afternoon by the bold
robbery of the Union Island stage, about
mile outside OF the city limits, end the chase
ana capture of the robber after long
shooting match, in which Constable Carroll
was shot in the left arm, about two inches
below the elbow, shattering the bone and
making painful wound. The bullet spent
lis force against q memoraudum-book in
CAROLS pocket, and hit his watch. or he
would have been killed. for it was fired
from a Winchester rife.
The r0b5er is young man, named Mi
chael Cucaylcb. and waiter by occupation.
BE was raised here and has relatives in this
city. About Is months ago he was COM
mitted to the asylum and was discharged
cured year ago. Since then he has been
quiet and seemed TO be sane. a week ago
he purchased a new repeating rife and
bowe-knife here. and when asked if he was
going in the mountains he said Yes"
Early this afternoon he went out on the
French Camp road sh0rtdistance from town
aud waited for the twO-horSe stage running
daily betN cen this city and Union Island,
the big ranch owned by Williams 81 Bixler.
Jimmy Hooper was driving, and had as pas
sengeTs TWO young men from Modesto,
Reuben May and Isaac Piedger.
The robber stood on the right hand side
of the road inside OF q one-rail fence near
the road, and when the stage drove up he
leyeled his rife al the driver and stopped him
on a public highway that IS great deal
Travelled upon. Hooper thought the man
was joking, but he obeYed q second CON-
mand and stopped. Cucavch then made
the driver and passengers turn their pockets
inside out and toss their money on the
,rrFlH In dan md Cd rhn drFrra rsc
fine gold watch and got it.
The driver saved 500 in his purse by
placing the money in his waistband. and
the assengeT-May-SaYe $50 by holding
it in tie palm Of his hand. Ihe robber or
dered the driver to go ahead. anu then
picked up the plunder and struck acTnSS the
grain fields. circ!ing around the south and
east OF this city.
An Exciting Chase.
The driver tied his team. and giving the
alarm TO the people living near by, bor-
T0wed a saddle-hOrse anu gave chase One
passenger remained with the siage and the
other rode to town and notified the officers
Several men chased the TUbbeT across the
FIELDS, but kept al a safe distance, as be car
RED his riff. Half dozen police officers
constabeS ana Deputy SheriffS took up the
chase, and soon the feeing r0bber had
dozen or more men following him. He
turned occasionally and shot at his pursu-
eTs. but did not MT one until be was sur
rounded near slaughteT-hOuse east Of this
city and three miles from the scene of the
robbery.
He shot 26 times at the officers. but only
struck Constable Carroll. The officers
popped al him with their pistols, but could
notreacb him. Finally. after a lot Of shoot
ing, CucaYlch came out of a bunch of trees
In the bed of a stream and, holding I'D his
arms, surrendered. Detective Simpson was
the first TO reach the fellow and as he did
so Cucayich raised his knife 10 slash the
officer, but Officers Marshall and Sawyer
and Deputy Sheriff Black closed in and dis
armed him after short struggle. Then all
hands ran IN and the man was handcufTed
and brought TO jail.
The coin taken from the driver ana pas
sengeTs. about Sc. and Hooper's gold
watch were recovered. Cuca ych had on
0elt 81 cartridges and several charges we're
left In his gun. The prisoner was very
neryy and defiant al the Jail. He asked for
drink OF water, saying, SIS there any
gentleman here who VIII give me a drink:
don't think there are any gentlemen here"
lie vas angered at being searched and
showed his desperate character a number
OF times.