The Lamar register., 1897-08-28
ROBBERY Al GRANITE
sox or COLO cApruRro.
Two Masked strn Hasa ap Nsn Taking the
cisan up of the iuin Lake. fi-esrs TO
Granite aaI gs~r sssaop

Denver. Aug. - The Repuhlicao
yesterday printed the following special
from Grants. Colorado;
One OF the most daring hold-Ups In
the history Of this camp occurred here
shout noon to-day The Twin Lakes
Piacers Company. which are located
about Two miles west OF here. make a
clean up once month and bring their
gold 10 tirauite for shipment 70 the
First National hank of Denver
About 1850 a n. two men started
from the placer company's office with
a box % gold. probably worth 5000 TO
S5.0o. Mr. George Hayuer carried the
gold on a horse. with two reyeiveTs
strapped to his belt Mr. Locgin, the
foreman OF the placers, followed Hay
per, with Winchester. keepiHg about
fifty yards Ia the rear. They were
hardly 50'a yards from the placer com
pauy's ofiica when two masked men,
who bad been secretrd in the brush,
jumped cot with Wlncbcsters and de-
manded thrsn 20 hold up their hands
Fss5e s5sssFi-JTfss SygTT stationed - =
catch both at the saue time having
the drop an them The r1htters took
both guns from Mr. Hayner and also
the poich containing she box of gold
and bade him get on his horse and
follow.
While tliis was going ~ The second
man had Mr., Lo=Ein's 4un taErn Awuy
from him and they were powerieSs.
Mr Hayaar WIS compelled to follow
them % the timber At the goat Of the
mountains while Mr. Logan was
turned loose. Mr. InEEin returned 10
the Office and gave the alarm and ~
turned 20 the scene ~ the robbery. but
this gave The robbers perhaps half an
hour the start. and they made their
escape. Men have hceu hunting f1r
them all the afternoon and the only
trace of them that cUnld b. found was
caEt and hat found about half =
mile up sn the hills from where the
robbery oscurr,,i
Both the sherias q lake and Chat.
fee counties were notified aud arrived
on the ground about : a'clocE this AZ.
tevnnan- They have men stationed nj
variOus paints Ia The hills and viii
probably have DOGS 70 run the robbers
down ia the morning \ tberal reward
has been oncrcd for The capture Of tn
hald,ups
Granite has been villa with excite
meat all afternoon and tonight fhers
are vafchmcR n both hspsts In cas-,
the robbers try 10 gel ony or the c0un
Try 10y either OF the midnight passan-
gers
An old gentleman liripg 10 the hills
near vhere the raht,ery occurred hrlt
his cabin robbed on the 18th of nearly
all the prov is!ens he had In STORE. ana
the superstition u that these bald-up,
are the ulen that did Il. and that they
are now hiding some piaoe IN the hlis
near and living On the provision,
stolen. The country wbers they are
supposed 70 be h'din- 4 a very deusely
ttnbered country near Lest Canon. Hnt
there are many good hiding place
where they could probably stay fot
weeks without beiRE detected unitssi
traSkcd hy hlO0ah1unds Excitement
runs high and there win BE- q posss
started out early In the morning.
Nothing has heeu heard from the tsE'c
zheriffs since they started In pursuit.
Dispachss received later state thar nc
trace ~ the men had been found last
night aud there seems to be little prob
ability thar they wili h. rtcapturt-i.