Evening journal., 1892-05-16
BIG BOOTY THEIR PRIZE.
Highwaymen Make a Haul and
Kill a Messenger.
REDDNGs STAGE AGAIN HELD UP

After the Treasure Box TumbIes Out Intn
the Road Express Messenger Monteom-
cry Fires Upon the Robbers, but Pays
for His Rashness with His Life.
REDnING, Cal, May i6.-The Redding and
Weaverville stage was again held up in the
suburbs of the town OF Shasta Twomaslxed
men, one on either side Of the road, ordered
Driver Boyce 10 "Halt" and 10 throw down
the boxes. Messenger Buck Montgomery,
who was riding inside the stage, opened fire
on the robbers, wounding one Of them, but
was himself mortally wounded by a robbeI
who was in ambush. He died an hour later.
Driver Boyce and passenger named suhI
were also wounded, but not fatally. The
robbers rihed the treasure boxes, securing,
II is said, about $4,000
Officers and a large posse are in pursuit OF
the robbers All passes and outlets have
been carefully guarded, and every endeavoI
win be made TO capture the criminals.
Three RobberIes In Two weeks.
Three stages attacked, two perso ons killed,
four wounded, the express company's
treasure boxes secured twice, once with
booty valued at $2O,OO0 and no robher in
custody, is a startling record made by high
waymen within $50 miles of San Francisco
In two weeks A fortnight ago. single
masked bandit stopped the San Andreas
stage between that town and Sheep Ranch,
fired his gun without warning at the driver,
Babe Raggio, severely wounding the latter,
and killing Johanna Rodesino, lady pas
senger. He then fed without attempting
10 secure any booty and is still at large.
-Four days ago the Redding and Weaver
vile stage was SUCCESSFULLY held up by two
masked men, who secured the Wells, Fargo
g. Co box without resorting to firearms OF
other violence. They are yet TO be captured.
Last night the Redding stage was again
held up, presumably by the same two men
who were 80 successful on Tuesday, with
the result outlined above.
Fired at the Robber.
The stage last evening was carrying large
treasure from Redding to Weaverville.
Express Messenger Buck Montgomery al
lowed a passenger named Sohr TO occupy
the box seat near the driver while he was
inside. John Boyce, the driver, was urging
his team up toward the summit Of long
grade five miles from Redding when a high
wayman wearing a mask.got the drop on
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manded the passengers TO throw out the
express box
The men were helpless and did as they
were ordered, but as the treasure box fell
into the road Montgomery put a gun out OF
the stage door and fred az the robbcr bring.
ing the fellow to his knees.
At the same instant the wounded robber
fired at the driver, and his confederate pul
load of huckshot into the express mes.
senger The driver fell of his seat and the
passenger, who was also hit in the leg, seized
the reins He saved the team from running
away, and the last they saw of the robbers
twolmen We're carrying the box into the
| woods
Later a searching party found the boxes
near the scene of the robbery, where they
had been broken open with an AK. One
box had fully 100 pounds of bullion, and
this had been dragged down through q
steep rayine 10 an abandoned mine, wher,
IL was opened. The AK was left alongside
There was a considerable amount OF blood
on both boxes, showing that one Of the rob
bers was badly wounded. He was tracked
for nearly a mile by his blood