The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-12
BOLD IMPRESS ROBBERY
Two Men Make a Good Haul Near
Cripple Greek, Colo.
THE DRIVER BRUTALLY BEATEN.
One Express Package Containing 81, 600
and Another Containing $3.50 Secured.
The Treasure Was in Charge of Only One
Man-Hundreds Pursue the Robbers.


Man-Hundreds Pursue the Robbers.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. April 12.-The
mail and express wagon which connects
with the Midland railro "a at Grassy was
boarded yesterday about two miles from
this city by two men who ovnrpowered the
driver, Robert Smith secured an express
package containing s1GOJ), and escaped on
horseback.
The holdup took place on the summit of
Tenderio1t hill. on the highway between
Cripple Creek and Grassy, station on
the Midland Terminal railroad The
wagon was en- route from Grassy to Grip.
pie Creek with the mail and express mat
ter received at Grassy on the morning
train from Denver and Colorado Springs
Two men sitting beside the road accosted
Smith, asking for ride He drew up his
team and one of the men climbed up to
the seat beside him, while the other
mounted the baggage behind.
As soon as Smith started to drive on the
man behind struck him on the head sew
eral times with a revolver. The blow
staggered, but did not stun him. The man
on the seat with him also drew a revolver,
and leveling it at him commanded him to
get down, walk to the heads of the horses
and hold their brides. He complied, and
while he was covered with their guns
they ripped open and ri1ed the mail and
express pouches. After securing a $4,000
package and several other valuable pack
ages they unhitched the two leading horses
and mounted them and rode off rapidly
into the mountains.
Smith, who was very weak and bleeding
profusely, drove into the city as quickly
as possible. When he drew up in front of
the Fargo Express Office he tainted and
fell from his seat. He was revived in a
few minutes and related what had befalleD
him.
Within twenty minutes from the time
the robbery was committed Deputy Sher.
ifs Sterling and Jackson and 200 men
started in search Of the robbers A mes
sage has been sent to Canyon City for a
bloodhound which will be put on the trail
of the robbers, if they are not captured be-
fore it arrives.
The robbers were tracked to the Divide
road north of the town, near Rhyolite
mountain. After robbing the express
company they crossed over Cow mountain.
and at Gillett they discarded the horses
which they had taken and took light
buggy and horse, which they had secreted
in the timber, and drove away, after turn
ing the stolen horses loose and starting
them on the road toward Cripple Creek
The men left the regular Cripple Greek
and Divide road about six miles north OF
Lownes and went toward Alhambra AS
soon as their course was determined word
was sent to this place, and posse of fifty
heavily armed men cut across the country
on horseback toward High Park, where
they hoped to intercept the robbers, as ii
was believed they were headed for Alham
bra or the Arkansas valley. Over 5OOmer
| from this place were soon securing the
country, among the volunteers being mer
who know every inch of ground for mile.
around.
This was pay day at the mines and the
stolen $4,000 money package was con
signment to the Bimetallic bank of thi,
city to be used in paying miners. An
other package containing $3.50 was alsC
stolen. 1t is believed the robbers cam,
from Denver, and knew that the larg,
amount was on the wagon.