The record-union., 1894-05-21
Two Highwaymen Attempt to Hold
Up the Angels Camp Stage
ONE OF THE BANDITS SHOT DEAD
IN HIS TRACKS
Fatal Accident to an Employe of
Mine Near Barstow-A Woman and
Her Child Killed by the Giving
Way of a Porch at Yuma, Arizona.

Special to the RECORD-UNIoN.
MILTON, May 20.-An attempt was
made by two highwaymen to hold up the
Hill, about three-quarters of a mile west
of POOLS, at IL o'clock yesterday morn
ing. There were six passengers on the
stage, two of whom were women.
AS the stage rolled up TO where the rob-
bers were concealed one lady remarked
to Messenger Hendricks, There is a
robber."
Hendricks turned and shot the man on
the left hand, then called out to Driver
Wesson to keep moving. The robber
tried to rise on his elbow, when Hen
bricks shot him again, filling his body
and limbs full of buckshot and killing
him almost instantly. His body was re-
moved to Angels.
The robber on the right side was con-
cealed in the brush most of the time and
did most of the shooting, filling the
stage with twenty-five buckshot and Sc
verely wounding Miss Bunny, residing
at Almaden; also wounding L. L. Hume
OF Murphy's in the shoulder.
Miss Bunny was removed to Angels
buckshot that are lodged in her face.
Mr. Hume was shot in the shoulder,
but not seriously.
The attempt was made near POOLS
ranch, twelve miles from this place, by
two masked men. They did not succeed
in stopping the stage, as the horses were
going at a lively gait and the shots from
the robbers started them into run.
As yet 10 definite tidings are to be had
r LII of
Angels claims they were on either side of
the road, and that the one who was killed
fired one shot, his companion firing the
third time.
The stage, on its arrival here, looked as
though it had been made target for
practice and confirms the report that
quite fusillade had taken place.
Messenger Hendricks was covered with
blood from the injured passengers whom
he had assisted. He looked anything but
a hero in the battle that had taken place,
but was the recipient of many congratu-
lations. The dead robbers companion
lost his hat in his haste to escape. Neither
of the robbers is known by name, but
several parties at the scene of the battle
knew the mans face and that he was
gambler, as was also his partner, and
both had been laying around Angels
Camp for two or three weeks. The Off
GERS are in hot pursuit of the escaped rob-
Der, and as he had so little time it is
thought he will be captured.
THE DEAD HIGHwAYMAN IDENTIFIED.
STOCKTON, May 2O.-The dead stage rob-
ber has been identified as John Keener,
whose home is In Visalia, where his
father is now living. His companion
has not been caught at latest reports re-
ceived here. keener was killed with
shot, the first charge from Messenger
IL lr,o olrct< frl frilr
in the head and along the right side of
the body. AS he fell he got second
charge of Hendricks gun, most of the
the bullets striking along the leg and up
the body, crushing the bones of the leg
and one ball going through the right
foot, entering the sole, showing that 1T
was received as he fell. The messengers s
cartridges each carried different bullets,
and thirty-two entered the robbers body.
Keener is said to have been wild young
fellow, who associated with rough
characters and had been around Angels
Camp two or three weeks. lie went
there from Vjsalia.
Miss Bunney the young girl who was
wounded, will probably recover. One
buckshot from the second robbers gun
struck her forehead above the right eye
and entered her head at the right side of
the nose. passing downward and through
near to the left ear, whore il is said to
have lodged. Doctors say her eyesight
will be saved and that she ought to re-
cover. She is conscious and is receiving
good care.
Detective Thacker of the express COM
pany went through here to-dry and met
Route Agent Tice, who has been investi-
eating the case. 1t is believed the officers
know the men who were with Keener in
the attempted robbery. 1t is now be-
lieved there were three men in the job.