The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-04-18
ROBBED
Gold in Transit to Cripple Creek
Was Stolen.
MESSENGER BADLY BEATEN
teen thousand Dollars the Amount
Secured-Hundreds OF Armed
Men in Pursuit.

Denver. April ia special to the
Times from Cripple Creek. Colo, says:
The mail and express wagon which
connects with the Midland Terminal
road at Grassy was ropped to0ay ABOUT
two miles from this city by two men
who overpowered the driver, Robert
Smith, and secured an express package
containing SIC, 900, and escaped on horse
back. The holdup took place about 80
on the summit of Tenderfoot hill on the
highway between Cripple Creek and
Grassy Station, on the Midland Termi-
nal railroad.
driven by Messenger Robert Smith, and
was enroute from Grassy to Cripple
Creek with mails and express matter re-
ceived at Grassy on the morning train
from Denver and Colorado Springs.
Two men sitting beside the road ac-
coseted Smith, asking for ride. He
drew up his team and one of the men
climbed up to the seat behind him.
while the other mounted the baggage
behind. AS soon as Smith started to
drive the man behind struck him on the
head several times with = revolver
The blows staggered, but did not stun
him. The man on tie seat with him also
drew a revolver and leveled 1t At him,
commanding him to get down and walk
to the heads of the horses and hold
their brides. He complied and was
covered with guns They ripped open
and rifled the mail and express pouches
After securing $4,000. which was being
shipped to one Of the Cripple Creek ma
tional banks, they unhitched the two
leading horses, mounted them and rode
off rapidly into the mountains. Smith,
who was very weak and bleeding pro-
fusely, drove into the city a. quickly -
possible. When he d1ew up in front ok
the Wells-Fargo Express ONCE ~ ta4nt-
ed and fell from his seat.
POSSES IN PURSUIT..
Smith was revived in q few minutes
and related what had eefallen him.
Within 20 minutes from the time the
robbery was committed Deputy Sheriffs
Sterling and jackson and 200 men start
ed to scour the hills in search of the
robbers, who so far have such small
| start that it Is not believed they can
| escape. A ge has been sent to
| Canon City for bloodhounds. which will
| be put on the trail of the robbers II they
| are not captured before they arrive.
| The $4,000 package secured by the rob-
| bers was consigned from Denver by the
| Wells-Fargo Express. A package con-
| tanning $3.50 is also missing. 1t 10 be-
| lieved that the robbers came from Den
| yer and knew a large money package
1 was in the wagon.
| 1t has been learned that the $4,000
package was consigned to the Bimetal-
| lie bank. to be used to pay the miners.
The robbers crossed over Cow mount
| ain and near Gillette discarded the
| stolen horses. took a horse and light
| buggy they had secreted In the timber
and drove away toward Alhambra- AS
| soon as the course was determined word
was sent to this place and 80 heavily
| armed men cut across the country on
horseback toward High Park. where
they hope to intercept the robbers. Over
500 men are securing the country, many
| Of whom know every inch Of the ground.
Driver Robert Smith has three bad
scalp wounds and is very weak from
loss of blood. He was not able to give a
good description of the robbers.
MAY BE EXAGGERATED.
Denver. April IL. - Superintendent
| Stubbs OF the Wells-Fargo Express
Company went to Cripple Creek tonight
He had received but a meager report
OF the robbery, as the Cripple Greek
agent went with the officers in pursuit
of the obbers. Stubbs said he did not
know how much money there was in
the treasure box. but thought the sum
reported from the camp as stolen was
| exaggerated.