The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-09-20
STAG F. HELD UP.

Ho HUHIA anu I IIeScoIt stage was held up on Monday night Sept. 10, at point about two and one-half miles south of the Congress postoflice.
 The hold-up occurred at 8,30 and the night was bright moonlight one. The passengers on the stage were Hon. A. J. Doran. of Florence, Dr. G. w. Vickers of Prescott, and J. c. Martin editor of tho Journal Miner of Prescott, George Park, railroad man from Cottonwood Falls, Kan. Carl Holtzschuc, q clerk in the company's store at Congress, and c. NJ. Funston, editor of the SUN, Flagstaff.
 The stage was just at the top of the hill going south from the Congress wash, when the driver was called to "hold on." The stage stopped when two masked men with pistols in their hand raised up from behind q bunch of grease wood brush on the west side of the road, and as they approached the stage they yelled. "Throw up your hands, you ----- and keep them up."
 The order was obeyed and the pass engers were told to stumble out"
 The highwaymen were both tall men, and the taller one was the leader, and for want of better description. he was, after the affair was over, re- ferred to as the "old man." and his assistant as the young man."
 The writer was the first one out of the stage, and was handed over to the young robber, who stood guard. and the other passengers were told to drop in below as they got out of the stage. Martin, who was riding outside with the driver, was the last one to fall in. The victims were told to fall back from the stage and to ''linc up with hands up"
 After getting the party in position to be easily guarded, the "old man" asked if there was any money in the crowd, and being told uot very much, he ordered us to hand over what we had. and be - quick about it. In order to hasten the action of each vic tim, he held his pistol at their heads, while his assistant stood watch over the entire party.
 After the enforced contribution was taken up, the question was asked: "Is this all the money you have gotP" and everybody answered, "Yesr'
 Martin contributed about So in silver, Yickcrs $2, Doran $50, Holtz- schue $50, Park $I0, Funston $l0.
 The amount did not seem to satisfy the "old man." and he looked up and down the TOW, his eye fell upon a number of watch chains, and he demanded the watches in the crowd, and Martin gave up one which cost him S60. DOran a $240 one and Park one which cost him $60. The writer after little talk was al- lowed to keep his timer.
 The robbers were by this time very nervous and were as anxious to get away as their victims. We were or dered to get back into the stage and he "------ ----- quick about it.
 J. C. Martin in order to get his seat with the driver started around the stage but he was ordered back and told to get up from this side. Martin tried to explain that he could only get up from the other side. He was soon convinced that he could climb any where the robber wanted him to, The passengers all in, the driver was told to 'skin out of this" and mind his own business or they would catch him some other time. The driver applied the lash to his horses and away went the stage
 The highwaymen in order to hasten the departure fired the contents of their pistols in the alr.
 The men who did the job were new hands at the business, and their work was incomplete, as had they searched the passengers and the stage they would have made much better haul, us number of pocketbooks and watches had been dropped in the stage before the passengers got out.
 There IS hard gang near Congress and tho robbers arc supposed to be connected with this gang as they were nn foot and returned to Congress after the hold-up.
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