The herald., 1895-06-29
An Industrious Stage Robber
Working in Oregon
DOUBLING ON THE COACHES
A Masked Man Single Handed Does
the Looting
Credited With Five Hold-ups During the Past
Three Weeks-No Poetry Left Behind
With the Box
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
ASHLAND, Ore., June 2S.-The lone
sighwayman who has been industriously
plying his vocation on the stage route
from Ager, CAL. just over the Oregon
line, to Klamath Falls, in a series OF rob-
berries, now has five hold-ups to his credit
executed during the past three months,
having made double play last night.
xobbing both the east and west-bound
sGages.
The east-bound stage left Ager in the
afternoon at the usual time, and when
the drivers were changed at Klamath
Hot Spring it was 9:20 o'clock and
shower of rain had fallen. One passen-
ger was ABOARD, II. V. Gates, member
offthe Oregon legislature from Washine-
ton county, and bound for Klaa NTH Falls
on business. Nothing happened until the
stage had climbed a long and tortuous
grade and got nearly a mile beyond, when
at 2:45 O'Clock command came from
behind tree at the side of the road to
halt and throw out the mail sacks.
The robber did not ask for the express
box, showing that he knew OF Wells-Far
20 having recently withdrawn their SER
vice over the road. The driver and the
passenger we're ordered out and the pas
senger instructed to cut open the mail
sacks. Gates said he had no knife, but
was furnished with one by the driver,
who stood at the horses heads while the
passenger emptied the mail in the road.
During the time the robber kept in the
shadow OF tree. The passenger and
driver then turned their pockets inside
out and were marched forty feet up the
road. while the robber remained and
went through the mail. They were then
ordered back to load up the stage. After
the robber had put out the stage candle
and retired under his tree the passenger
and driver were ordered to remain wi th
their stage until the down stage cam e.
During the hour and half intervening &
the robber swapped stories ard Jokes with
the driver and the passenger and re-
marked that he had made poor haul
tonight. When the down stage came
along it was halted within three feet Of
the other stage and the same procedure
was gone through with. There were no
passengers in thesecond stage.
The robDer had morse close at hand
but seemed to have no confederate. He
wore a cloth mask and talked without any
attempt to disguise himself. He was Of
medium height. He was careful to keep
out OF sight though, it is said ne could
have been shot sever al times if the pas
senger or driver had had a pistol. Only
two dollars was secured from Gates and
Is cents from the driver. There is no
doubt that all the recent robberies of this
stage were committed by the same man
who is certainly resident of that sec
tion. The country surrounding is wild
one, with settlements far between and
peculiarly adapte to the escape ofthigh-
waymen, through heavily tim bered and
rocky country. Amateur detectives have
worked on the case some time but so far
have been unable to get strong enough
evidence to connect the man whom they
suspect with the crimes.
The stage route from Ager to klamath
Falls is tifty-six miles long and PASSES
through country that has been tn e
scene of many murders and robberies in
the past. A series of robberes several
years ago resulted in Wells Fargo with
drawing their express business from it.
They re-establshed the service to Klam-
ath Falls but repeated robberies during
the past few months has resulted IN their
withdrawal again ana the last express
went over the road June 18th and the
company say they will never do business
over it again,