The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-10-02
SHOT TWO PASSENGERS
Masked HIGHwAYMRN srOPPED
STAGES IN CALIFORNIA.
Driver Of the Concord Coach ma
Nos Os~J Commands ana q
Fssiiaae Followed.

hiilon, Cal, Oct. The down stages
from Angels camp 70 Milton were held
up Yesterday by two carefully dIsguished
h'ghwaymen. Heavy travel lately has
required the use Of two double vehicles.
70 addition 10 the regular stage coach
he hFst Of the three vehicles was climb.
ing Palaios hill. the scene Of several Tor.
iiafr stage robberie@, when two maske "A
men advanced into the road from the
shelter Of rock and ordered the stage
'" s'op' The men wore long, dark dus.
'efs' their feet being covered with emmy
sacks The Passengers we're told 20 aIiOht
and while one highwayman covered them
With shotgun the other relieved them
o. Their money. He examined the watch
o. each passenger, but took none Of them
Inc handits then ordered Driver Lewis
70 procecd into an adjoining rayine. 40
That his carriage could be concealed h..
lore The arrival Of the second coach. due
10 arrive 70 minutes later.
The second ensch was driven nv Ioni.
hafg'o. bother Of the proprietor Of the
stage linz. lie MAS halted and the mas.
s~iigefs were then forced TO selinauish all
their money. The robbefs then returned
To the shelter II the large rock 10 await
the arrival VI the stage coach proper. the
Passengers 81 the advance vehicle mean.
while being herded in the ravine.
Shst DsWs HsFsea.
when the heavy coach came up the
bandits r~p<aisd the command 10 halt
but the order 20 stop Was unheeied by
Driver sehSoerrr, who Afierunrd said he
dad moi haar the command One Of the
ros'l-rs. who MAS armed With 4 revolver.
th~n poured rolley Of bullets into the
b"dlts Of the stage horses. One Of the
LEADERS MAS shot three times in the lef,
shoulder and a wheeler also received n
ballet
The roblrr fired tao shots through the
curtains II the coarh 10 oomBlete the
irTrpTirinR Of the Passenger. After run.
ming Is yards further the wounded hors-s
isll and the driver and passenger. spranR
if"in the coarh and ran up the road 70
thr hoase 81 = Mexican named PalaIos.
TIVE Passengers wsuaded.
u MAS then learas-d that G. N. Arkey. /
man. irseler Of Angels camp. had been
Sonnded in the right side. and Abraham
Aahioi. an AssyTisn PeddleF Of san Fran. |
cssso. had h~e~n shot thrOngh the left /
wrist A. -non a. the stage coach stopped |
the T"l'l'"Ip cut opcn the wooden express |
tos, but obtained little except the con.
irnis 81 package al moderate value.
The rublseSS then returned 10 the ravine 1
and direc'nd Drivers RAggio and Lewis
to take their vehicles and drive on. The
Fobl-rs then disappeared with She ex.
press booty and the money taken from
the pasAengrrN. After the departure Of
the bandits Driver Schwocrrr turned 60
has ooarh. found two of bis hoT~cs dead,
and With the tao uheelers drove slowly
into Milton. NhcTr the wounded men re-
csiVrd Aiteniion The injuries were pro
nouneSd serious hut both the wounded
'nsH urr able To depart by this after.
Moons train.
The total amount obtained by the rob.
hers probably did hot exceed 500. All
II the l"cal officers are in pursuit 81 the
hut the scene II the hold.up
il Wild and rugged. making pursuit dill.
rult.