The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-02
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sAS F~RASclsco, May LA special
from San Andrcas, Calavcras county,
gives tho details of a desperate attempt
at stage robbery near thattmlnins
camp this morning, which rcsultGi in
the killing OF n young womanpaiatally
woundins Of a driver and dangerous in.
iury OF an express ~inessengerlp The.
lone high wayman who wantonly fired
n load OF buckshot into II crowded
coach did not secure n dollar, but he
escaped. Tho details Of tho Crime,
which has excited the grcatostrsensa.
ton ever known in tho county. aro'very
meaccr, Ms thcro ia no direct tclc.
graphic communication with tho place.
From what was sent down, andLlirom
tho express company's reports, tho
crimo was rs follows; IN
The stage left early this morning for
Sheep Ranch, q large property. owned
BY j. D. liaggin, and the ate OF his fa-
nous Chimney mine, that yielded
nearly 81, 900. 900 IN throo weeks from 4
rich chimney OF pure gold orc. -When
only fivo miles from town, rs tho driver
was telling tho horses to 10 easily up q
rather steep grade, all or board wcro
startled by a sudden cry OF "halt!"
HALTED AT A CURVE on THG HILL.
Tho driver was Anthony Raggo, a
cool.hcadcd man, and beside him sat
Mike Tovey, an old and resoluto Wells
Fargo express messenger. IIo was So
lec,cd to accompany tho driver because
in the express box was n large sum OF
money destined Tor Higgins ranch, to
pay of tho men for their April work.
The stage was Just rounding q curve
near the summit OF q hill when tho or.
der was given.
Before Tovcy could grab a gun q
masked highwayman roso from behind
small clump OF manznnilla bushes
which had concealed him, and fired tho
contents OF n shotgun full at tho stage.
The driver, who was lashing his horses
a:the instant the robber fired, was shot
through tho body and dropped, mortal
" wounded, upon tho dashboard. As
he fell, Messenger Tovey, though badly
wounded in the right arm, seized tho.
rcins from the dying driver and sue
cecdcd in carrying the coach beyond
range before the mlscreant was able to
reload.
TWO PEOPLE KILLED IN TILE ATTACK.
When out OF range an examination
was made, and it was found that ono OF
the buckshots had killed a young lady
passenger, Miss Rodersino, who had
left her home in San Androas to visit
friends at Sheep Ranch. Torey was
bleeding so badly he could not drive to
TO Sheep Ranch SO he turned to San
Address. On the way he saw the rob-
Der making his way toward the hills in.
the direction OF a railroad.
When the stage reached town, and
the dead body OF the young woman was
taken out, and the mortally-injured
driver, who was very popular, was re.
moved to a hotel. the men became wild
to hunt down tho criminal. The sheriff
had no trouble organizing aIposse OF
OF deadshots and good %riflers, and tho
band Of avengers was soon on the fugi-
tive's trail. II they catch him the
courts will not be bothered with his
trial. The express company also sent
some OF its best detectives from Frisco
10 take part in the chase. ha
In talking about the tragedy one OF
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s detectives said to-
day: s99
This is the first time that q, Sheep
Ranch stage has been held up, the oh
lect probably being the money destined
Tor Haggin's ranch. 1t was the worst
attempt at stage robbery that has oc.
Cured Tor years, on account OF the loss
Of life. The robbcr must have become
demoralized and fired before he knew
what he was doing. Ii the people Of
Calavcras county catch him the conse-
qucncc may be serious. ThcNsight Of
that dead young woman's body must
have enraged the people and the robber
M get short shrift when he is caught.
THREE TINES SHOT IN TuE ARM.
Bagg, the driver, was an experienced
man, and Tovey is one OF the, best mes
sengcrs in Wells argo's employ. Neith-
er would yield up without a struggle,
and had they had any show it would
have Jared hard with the .robbor. Mike
Iovey is one OF the bravest OF Wells
fargo's messengers. Ills arm seems to
De his only vulnerablepa par. This makes
the third time he has boon shot in that
member in ten years.
His most noted exploit was a mid.
night due! he fought in 1881, with
Jones and Sharp, two professional stage
robbers on the Carson and Bodie road.
The robbers had stopped q stage, and
iovey, standing behind tho off front
wheel OF the coach, mot their attack.
Jones was killed and Sharp continued
the battle until he shot Tovey in the
arm. lie then retrcated and Toyev WIS
taken to q neighboring farm house 10
have his wounds dressed. Sharp sub
s%equently returned and robbed the
stage.
Sharp was located by documents
loaha on the body OF Jones, and was
captured ut his lodgings in this city rs
nc was returning from his stage-rob-
Ding expedition. IIe afterward served
Term for that crime in tho Carson pen
a couple OF years after the killing of
zones, Tovey had trouble with Bill
Mllherow, another Wells-Fargo messen-
ger, at Cuadelaria, New, and Witherow
loon : shot at him. His arm again re-
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