The herald., 1895-08-14
A LONE H|GHNAYMAN' 5 JOB
he Holds Up the Coos Bay and
Roseburg Stage
AND GETS BUT TEN DOLLARS
The Passengers Were Talking of the
Stage Robber,
When He Suddenly Appeared With Tive
Guns-Thcy Fooled Him
Out of $500
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire
ROSEBURG. Ore. Aug. 13. Tho Coos
bay and Roseburg stage was held up by
lone highwayman this afternoon onIy q
short distance from where 1t was stopped
last Tuesday. The robber only secured
about $40, although the four passengers on
board had over $500 IN money, which
they concealed.
AS the stage was coming up Camas
noun tain en- route from Myrtle Point to
Roseburg, between 9 and 2:3O this after
noon, Dan CardwcIl and Barney Mat
thews OF Roseburg were riding on the
box seat with Driver Georgel Lainger. The
driver remarked: Here is the place
where we were held up last Tuesday,"
After having driven nearly quarter of a
mile to point where the grade was
heavier and where large fir tree stood
on the side of the road CardwelI remark
ed: Wouldn't 1t be joke II robber
should appear from behind that tree ON
this side uf the roadY' Almost before he
had finished speaking slight sound as
of twigs being broken was heard from the
upper side of the road. Lainger said:
my God, here he comes.'' At the same
instant man sprang from behind the
tree with pistol in each hand and the
diver claims he recogized them as the
ones carried in the hold-up week ago.
He wore a mask made from the leg of an
old pair of knit drawers. yellow gum
coat reaching to his ankles, and his
hands were blacKened as if with burnt
up" The driver put on the brake and
stopped. The robber next commanded
all hands up and said: "Put them up
high and stand up" He repeated !:
''Stand up'' several times. No one made
a move and Cardwell asked: Who are
And throw out your money Cardwell
stood up and threw two dollars to the
ground but was told to dig up the rest
, and not give MIN all small stuff. He
then gave up two dollars more.
On the first alarm Cardwell had thrown
| a purse containing $198 on the seat be-
hinu him, which he saved. Matthews
was next commanded to stand up and de-
liver. He stood up and threw out $3.50.
saying: II can't help you much. partner ;
times are too hard.
Yes. I know replied the robber.
! HThat s why I'm in the business.'
| Matthews carried several hundred dol
lars in gold and greenb backs which he
threw on the back seat and in the boot.
Major Pond, lighthouse inspector. and
Miss Myrtle Ban were inside and the rob-
ber bel addressed a5S the major, saXylng: Dig
! vest pocket. Miss Ban carried about
$134. but was not disturbed.
The driver was then told to stand up,
hut replied that the road was so steep il
was difficult matter 10 stand erect. and
he was allowed to remain seated. Had
he gotten up the money thrown on the
seat by the passengers would have been
in Dlain view Of the rOhher
The robber asked if he had any mail,
and Lainger said: "I've only way sack,
ana anybody who would take that would
rob his grandmother" The Yobber did
not want that. The. driver bid him
good by, and he replied: GOOD by: but
you will see me again in day or two"
Lainger is confident it is the same fell
low who Eeld up the stage last week.
This is his third experience on the
same road within a short time. He is
confident he would recognize the robber
by his voice, which was rather feminine.