The San Francisco call., 1897-10-01

STOCKTON. CAL, Sept. 3o.-One of the
boldest hold-ups in the history of tn,
stage line between Angels and Milton oc
CURED TINS forenoon, when the stage!
were about eight miles this side of Angels
going down Kossuth Hill. There were
TWO stages or carryalls in advance. ano
the large stage or baggage wagon was
about twenty minutes in the rear. When
the first of the stages reached pie o
rocks on the hillside the driver and the
passengers were startled by a man who
jumped from the roadside fourishing 8
pistol His order for all hands to be held
up was quickly complied with, especially
as another hlghwayman appeared at the
side OF the road with a shotgun. The lat.
ter kept partly concealed from view be.
hind the rocks, however. and allowed his
companion to do most of the talking.
The man with the pistol was so dis.
guised that those who were held up can
not give any accurate description Of him.
All they could see of his regular garb was
his black slepch hat, as his clothing anu
even shoes were covered with saokinR,
while his face was hidden behind a mask
made OF some sort of dark-colored ma
teFisi
"You drive over there and tie up" he
said TO the first driver. and as the latter
went TO the side of the road and tied the
team he made the driver OF the second
stage, which was close behind, hitch the
horses to the rear of the first one. Then
the passengers and drivers were made to
alight at the point of revolver, and the
highwayman who did the talking for the
bandits ordered all to keep their hands in
ne air while he searched them. The high
ayman went about his work deliber-
ely. His 44-caliber bulldog revolver
proved very persuasive. for al. were de-
cidedIy docile while he relieved them of
their valuabIes.
There were three passengers in the front
coach, and they quickly piled with the
Il nand of the robber to alight and deliver
possessions. Among them was
l. Biewett of Livingstone, who was
;om panied by his wife. As he told the
ory this evening to CALL reporter the
IAN with the pistol was about as deiib-
crate as highwayman could be. He took
what little money the driver of the first
stage had and then turned his attention
to the others. AS be started to go through
Blewett's pockets the stage-driver turned
to watch the proceedings.
keep your face the other way," said
the robber, shifting his gun from where il
had rested on BIewett's stomach toward
the stage man. The latter prom pity CON-
Jlied and the work of searching the pas
engers was resumed. The man from
Livingstone was relieved of $40 and then
his wife came in for her share of the ban
dts attention.
atSha n q q M M hay hr,ah
You shut up" replied the highway
an, feeling the woman's pockets and
ming his hand up and down her arms
see if she had any purse concealed.
Maybe you have some money in your
1cklng," he said, and with this he made
search. The other passengers stood
,assivelY by while all this was going on.
as the man behind the rocks at the ed ge
of the roadway had them covered with his
shotgun. From another the man with
the pistol secured $27, and the passengers
cured after the affair was over that they
ad lost alAtold something like $40.
The most sxciting part OF the affair was
to come. The passengers of the first
i coaches we're ordered back into their
' 8 and toldnot 10 move on penalty OF
Ath. They laoked for the big stage to
me at any minute. That is what the
bbers were waiting for too, for the man
tn the revolvenpatrolled the road until
hove IN sight. 70 the men in tie stage
aches i seemed fpurs, but it was in real
but twenty minutes after the first two
aches were stopped when the big coach
Ve in sight over tn atop OF the hill. There
e four horses attsched to this, and when
iin about 200 yards of the scene of the
hold-up the MAJ with the pistol
shed toward the approaching coach.
'randishing his gun AID yelling for the
river to hold up. The latter was in an
1imated conversation with a passenger
d did not see the hishwayman until
re one yelled that there was a robber
mt. Then the driver attempted 10
p. but the horses became frightened
started to run.
Hold up, there" called the bandit.
ut there was no stopping the excited
snimals
ehoot the horsesp' yelled the bandit
ind the rocks with the shotgun. At
lne man with the pistol Ieveled at the
Leader, firing three shots into the
al and another at the near wheeler.
g coach was getting away from him
oahdlt hred twice again at the men
top OF the coach. One bullet went
Tough the top of 1t and entered the side