The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-09
Where the HoWardS and the
Ruggles Had Formerly
Operated.
MAIL AND TREASURE SECURED.
No Attempt to Resist by the Driver
Of the Redding and Bieber
Stage.

citement was renewed here to-day. The
southbound Redding and Bieber stage was
stopped by a lone highwayman about
thirty miles from this city and the driver
was compelled to throw out both express
boxes and mail bags.
1t was II o'clock last night when the
Redding and Bieber stage, southbound,
with Jay Smith, driver, reached the grade
at "Bullskin" Hill, a point about four
miles from the hamlet of Morley and
thirty miles from this city. It was bright
moonlight and naught disturbed the quiet
ness of the night save the rumbling of the
stage coach and the occasional bowling of
coyote in the distance. "Bullskin''
! Hill has been the scene of several robber-
les, and it was here that the celebrated
Howards held forth and struck terror to
the farmers and residents in the neighbor-
hood many years, and where one of them
two years ago was killed in his fathers
house while resisting the officers who
wanted him for stage robbery. This was
also the scene of the exploits of the Rug
giles brothers, who had justice meted out
to them at the end of rope in this city
two years ago.
As last nights stage began the descent
of "Bullskin'' grade the driver noticed the
dim outline of a man alongside of the
road ahead, and almost simultaneously the
command "halt" was given.
There were two passengers on the stage,
Mrs. William Bracket and Supervisor
Bass.
At the command Smith drew rein, and
as he did so, the robber, who was a short
and rather heavy-set man, with a dark
| mask over his face, ordered the driver to
| throw out the box. The driver complied,
and both bo xes we're thrown at the feet of
! the bold robber. This was not enough,
and he ordered Smith to throw out the
mail sacks. The driver did SO, and the
stage was empt led, so far as the United
States and Wells Fargo's goods were con-
cerned.
The passengers were not molested and
as the last sack struck the ground, the
command to 'drive on and don't look
back" was given.
The stage rolled on and arrived here
nearly on time, at 4 o'clock, this morn
ing, when the officers were at once
notified.
The description of the robber given by
Driver Smith tallies exactly with that of
Brady, the bandit, who has been causing
the officers so much trouble here lately.
1t is the general opinion that the robber is
Brady, and that, instead of going toward
the coast after his exploit on Clear Creek
he struck out toward the mountains to the
east, and en- route held up the stage to get
supply of coin to carry him through.
This morning Sheriff Houston, deputy
and a small posse left for the scene of the
hold-up, but as there is no telegraphic or
telephone communication. nothing will be
learned of their whereabouts or doings
until a messenger comes down or they
return.
The fact that this is Brady is made still
more apparent by circumstance that has
Just been made public to the officers, which
goes to show that Brady was in that coun-
try, on the east side of the river, soon after
being seen at the Johns house, in Spanish
gulch.
One morning last week an old German
was returning to his home, near Millville,
from Redding. 1t was about o'clock in
the morning. On his way he met a man
of rather small size, but well built, walk
ing, or rather limping, along the road.
The individual had his face covered with a
dark handkerchief and the German
thought him to be a highwayman and ex-
pected to be held up
On approaching, the fellow asked the
German how far it was to certain point.
The German asked him why he kept his
face covered, and he replied that he did
not want to get any blacker than he was
now.
This caused the German to suspect that
something was wrong, but he had not as
yet heard about Brady. On hearing that
the bandit was in the country, he at once
came to the conclusion that it was he who
accosted him on the road, and the de-
scription he gave tallies exactly with that
of the individual who had the encounter
with Bowers and Martin on Clear Creek,
and also tallies with the description of the
perpetrator of last nights hold-up, as
given by Smith.
| 1t is not known how much coin or
treasure the robber secured. 1t is believed
| there were several registered packages in
the mailsacks.
report came to town this evening that
a Chinaman had found the body of man
on Clear Creek, near where Brady Bowers
and Martin had the shooting. but up to
this hour, P. NJ, the report has not been
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