The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-15
An Express Messenger Who Followed
Ills Duty to His Death.
THE REDDIEG STAGE AGAIN HELD UP.
1t Is Supposed to Have Been the Work Of eX.Cog
Ticts, One Of Whom Is Badly
Wounded.
Special to THE MORNING CALI.

REDDING, May 14-Onee more an attempt
has been made to rob the stage on the Rel
ding and Shasta lihe, and this time the rob
berry was accompanied by cold -blooded and
brutal murder. The tragedy occurred about
o'clock this evening.
The stage was just coming up and reach
ing the top of long grade about five miles
above Redding. on the river road, when it
was stopped by the same two highwaymen
who stopped it on Friday evening last
John Boyce was driving the stage and
man by the name of George Suhr was sit
ting on the box beside him. The express
messenger, Buck Montgomery. was on the
back seat inside the stage.
A Brave Messenger.
Suddenly man armed with shotgun,
and with red bandana mask covering his
face, ordered the stage to stop and the pas
senger on the box to throw up his hands.
Tie road agent then ordered the express
box thrown down, and the driver complied
with his order.
By this time the messenger inside of the
coach got bead on the robber and blazed
away.
The masked man dropped on his knees and
simultaneously with his drop his partner,
who was in the brush and armed with a
S
The fret bullet struck Messenger Mont
gomery in the navel, and several moro
lodged IN the seat upon which he was sit
ting. Ihe other robber also joined in the
fusillade, using his shotgun, loaded with
buckShOt, with telling effect.
Twenty Thousand Dollars Secured.
The outside passenger received three
buckshot in the calf of his right leg, and the
driver got i've buckshot near the right knee.
fhnr dioo A.
boxes. The team had started to run bv
this time, but George Suhr grabbed the
lines.
At this point DR.. Stevenson and wife,
who were going to Shasta, met the stage.
Stevenson says that the passenger was
kneeling down in the boot driving and the
stagedrIyer was operating the brakes, while
poor Buck lay in his blood inside the coach.
Stevenson took charge Of the team and
drove two miles to Middle Greek, while his
wife drove to Redding for Dr. Lawry.
Your correspondent visited the scene of the
robbery and found Montgomery in dying
condition at the hotel at Middle Creek, with
his poor wife Wringing her hands aud grieV-
ing plte0usly. The driver was resting
easily and George Suhr was walking
around. Wells, Fargo s. Co.'s boxes are
supposed TO have contained rich treasure,
1t being estimated that the highwaymen Sc
cured at least S20,000 The robbers are
supposed to be old conyicts.
A large posse are searching for them with
good prospects, as one of them is un-
doubtedly wounded.
The Messenger Is Dead.
Later advices from Middle Greek state
that the messenger. Montgomery, is dead.
The members of Company G went over to
search for robbers. and by some mistake
young soldier named George HolSeworth
was Shot through the feshy part of the
shoulder and the right arm. Several shots
were fired at him, but one only took effect.
Deputy Sheriff Local. being in the vicin-
ity, went to the poor fellow and helped him
home. The wound is not serious.