The record-union., 1895-05-10
The Men Who Held Up the Stage
in Lake County Arrested.
ONE OF THE ROBBERS FATALLY
SHOT BEFORE CAUGHT.
The Fiercest North Wind known IN
Many Years Prevailed Yesterday
In Northern California, Causing
Damape to the Fruit Crop - A
Woman Murdered In Nevada and
Her House Set on Fire.
Special to the REooRD-UNIoS.

Special to the REooRD-UNIoN.
LAKEPoRT (Cal.), May 9.-The brace OF
highwaymen who held up the stage be-
tween Calistoga and the Mirabel mine
on Tuesday afternoon were captured to-
day in Berryessa Valley. When ordered
to throw up their hands the taller OF the
two resisted, and then attempted to shoot
himself. The officers shot and wounded
him, when both gave themselves up. All
of the jewelry and most OF the money
taken from the stage was recovered. one
of the robbers is Buck" English. an ex-
convict. The other is unknown.
THE CAPTURE.
NAPA. Nav 9.-Net long after the rob-
berry took place Tuesday word was re-
ceiyed by telephone at Monticello, in the
eastern portion of Napa County, that the
highwaymen were heading in that dl-
rection, aud that they might be expected
before long. Come they did last night.
and started for Napa on foot. William
q, Raney of Monticello telephoned that
the robbers were on the road, and might
take passage on the stage this morning
for Napa. Johnny 0aroner WAS LILO
driver.
AS soon as the message was received
here posse was quickly organized nnder
direction of Under Sheriff Brownlee.
Those accompanying him were JACK
True, John Williams, driver OF the Soda
Springs stage. and 1heo. Bell, Dlstrlct
Attorney. The party met the incoming
stage and occupants near the summit
OF the Berryessa grade, six miles from
Napa.
Ii had been the plan of the posse to
hitch by the roadside just the other side
OF the summit, but the stage was trlfie
early. AS the vehicles approached each
other on the road, Brownlee. who was
driving his team, said: They are the
men, BOYS. Hold them up"
They were told 10 throw up their
hands. Then the robber on the seat with
Gardner opened fire. Browniee said:
LAS l was raising my gun to hre charge
of shot took away portion OF the stock
and how l escaped is wonder. Ihe
fellow who shot al me was shot by Bell
or Williams, or by both. The other one
was brought down by Jack True"
Buck English. the fellow who was
shot. was we'll acquainted with the
country through which they travelled.
On him was so enback and some
small change and his gun. The other fell
low had from $40 to S5O in money.
District Attorney Boil made this state
ment: Under Sheriff Brownlee told
others after the stage robbers. He mad
been informed that they would come
down from Monticello on the stage. just
as we came to the top OF Berryessa
grade we met the stage with the robbers
coming up on the other side OF the sum-
init, ono on each seat. Something was
said, then the robber in the front seat,
sitting by the side of Driver Gardner,
raised his gun and fired at Will
Jams and Brownlee. missing them
both. At the same time Williams
fired az the robber twice. The
stage then drove past US. the horses being
frightened. The man in the back seat
had Jumped out, holding up his hands
and saving. DON'T shootp The man
with the gun was still on the front seat of
the stage, with Johnny Gardner beside
him. / followed after the stage, and when
about fifty fee: away l shot at the robber.
/ ran the risk OF hitting Gardner, but L
thought that the robber was about to get
away. / hit the robber, and be tell
against Gardner. l went down the road
after the stage about 500 yards iurther.
Then we drove down the road and found
the stage had stopped"
Johnny Gardner received five or six
buckshot in his left leg, but will get
along all right if Inflammation does not
set in.
English is an ex-convict, and came
from family of deperadoes. He is
fatally wounded. The other man gives
the name of John Smith. but it is not be-
lieved to be his right name. Wells,
Fargo IL Co. have a reward OF S300 for
each man captured, and the State has the
same amount, 81. 200 in all for both men.
English has made a statement, which the
officers refuse to make public.