The record-union., 1895-04-12
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DENVER, April - - special to the
Times from Cripple Greek, Col. says: The
mail and express wagon which connects
with the Midland Terminal Railroad at
Grassey, was boarded to-day about two
miles from this city by two men, who
overpowered the driver, Robert Smith,
secured an express package containing
$4,000 and escaped on horseback. The
hoId-up took place at about $3.50 o'clock.
on the summit of Tenderfoot Hill, on the
highway between Cripple Greek and
Grassey Station.
Two mon sitting beside the road ac-
costed Smith, asking him Tor ride. He
drew up the team Az one Of them
climbed up to the seat beside him, while
the other mounted the baggage behind.
As soon as Smith started to drive off the
man behind struck him on the head sew
eral times with a revolver. The blows
staggered but did not stun him. The man
on the seat with him also drew his re-
volver and leveled it at him, command
ing him to get down and walk to the
heads of the horses and hold their bri-
dies. He complied, and while he was
covered with guns they ripped open and
rIf1ed the mail and express pouches.
After securing 5000, which was being
shipped to one OF the Cripple Greek Ma
tonal Banks, and several other valuable
packages, they united two of the leading
horses, mounted them and rode off rap
idly.
Smith, who was very weak and bleed
ing profusely, drove into the city as
quickly as possible. When he drew up
in front Of Wells, Fargo q Co.'s Express
Office he tainted and fell from the seat,
Smith was revived in a few minutes, and
related what mad befalIen him. Within
twenty minutes from the time the rob-
berry was committed Deputy Sheriffs
Sterling and Jackson and 200 men started
to scour the hills in search of the robbers,
who have so small a start that it is not
believed that they can escape.
a message was sent to Canyon City for
a bloodhound, which will be put on the
trail of the robbers if they are not cap
tured before it arrives. The $4,000 pack
age secured by the robbers was q consigu-
ment from Denver by the Well-Fargo
Express.
Another package containing SS5 is also
missing. 1t is believed that the robbers
came from Denver, and knew that the
large money package was on the wagon.
IN PURSUIT OF THE ROBBERS.
CRIPPLE CREEK, April lit has been
learned that the $4,000 was consign-
ment to the Bimetallic Bank to be used
in paying the miners.
The robbers crossed over Cow Mount
ain, and near Gillette discarded the stolen
horses and took light buggy they had
secreted in the timber, and drove toward
Alhambra AS soon as their course was
determined word was sent to this place
and heaVily-armed men cut across the
country on horseback toward High Park,
where they hope to intercept the robbers.
One hundred men are securing the coun-
try, many Of whom know every inch of
ground.
Driver Robert Smith has three bad
scalp wounds, and is very weak from loss
of blood. He was not able to give q good
description of the robbers, but they were
seen alongside the road shortly before the
robbery by Ed Hull of the Grand Trans
fer Company, who described them as
follows: one of five feet eight inches in
hight, weighing about 155 pounds, and
wore dark derby hat and dark brown
oyercoat. He had dark moustache,
closely clipped. The other was about five
feet six inches in hight, weighing about
l45 pounds, with brown moustache, and
wore blue overalls aud white soft hat.