Arizona silver belt., 1897-07-15
A BIG HAUL.
5000 Stolen from the Stage Between
 San Carlos and Globe.

San Carlos and Globe.
 Times are improving, and we may expect soon to be riding the crest of that belated wave of prosperity. In support of this assertion we submit the fact that the incoming stage on the Geronimo and Globe line was robbed of 5000 on Friday last. The driver, Charles Colbath, and his brother, boy of nine summers, came into town at 12 :45 p. m. riding two of the stage horses. Colbath delivered one leather pouch at the postoffice and reported that the king pin on the stage had broken and he left the stage on the other side at Holmes We'll.
 There was registered mail sack and box containing 5000 on the stage, of which the driver was aware, and it looked singular to say the least that he would leavs all that was of much value on the stage and come to town with only one mail pouch when there were four horses in the team, on which he could easily have packed everything in the stage,
 Urged by Assistant Postmaster Tenn pie and Geo. w. F. uunt the stage agent, Colbath procured light rig and left town within l5 minutes for the scene of the alleged breakdown, taking "ith him his mother and companion named Joe Chrain. About 3:30 Col bath returned with the stage and mail and the empty box which had contained the 5000 in bright new silver coin. The money was missing. Colbath stated that he had left the box hidden under the mail sacks and upon his re- turn from town found it lying empty on the ground in front of the stage, and that someone must have broken it open and taken the money during his absence.
 Upon hearing of the robbery Sheriff D. R. Williamson and Undersheriff Joe T. Mckinney went out to where the stage had been abandoned, which Mir. Mckinney says is about ten miles from town. They made rather cursory examination of the ground, which did not reveal anything, and Sheriff Will iamson returned to town and Mr. Me Kinney went on to Gilson's and re- mained over night, where he met Chief of Police Futile and party of Indian trailers from San Carlos. On Satur- day morning the party went to the scene of the alleged robbery and made careful examination, the trailers cir cling around the spot for some distance but not sign of a track was found, or anything to indicate where the money hca bccr cnchcd Susp'cion rested upon the driver, Colhath, from the first, and upon the return of Mckinney and Futile to Globe, Colbath and Chraiu were placed under arrest
 When the stage was overhsnled at Middleton & Paacoe's blacksmith shop the king bolt was found to be all right, and the only part broken was an iron axle, and which had been broken for week and the stage in constant use So there appears to have been no excuse at all for leaving the stage. Colbath drove through from Geronimo. He knew that the money was in the box and so informed persons at San Carlos. The box was small canned goods case, marked hardware and addressed to Mir. Hunt, the Globe agent. In it was package of photographic plates for Mir. A. Miller, and on this package was written ill pencil, "Go to h--ll, you sons of b-s," believed to have been written by Chrain, as the writing strongly resembles his chirography.
 Whether the money was taken from the box where the stage was left is doubtful, but the opinion is generally concurred in that Colbnth robbed the box himself There are good many facts in connection with the robbery which we deem it prudent to withhold for the present.
 The money wes shipped from El Paso, through Wells, Fargo < Co.,, by Rice Jones. and addressed to himself in care of Thos. Stevens, Globe, Ariz. Wells, Fargo X Co.'S responsibility ended at Bowie, and D. B. Lacy one of the proprietors of the Stage line, upon receiving the aack of money at Geroui- mo, placed it in the box and forwarded to Globe. Mir. Jones arrived from Fl Paso on Tuesday and Mir. Lacey is also here waiting for the preliminary exami- nation to be held
 The examination of the defendants has been several times set before Justice of the Peace Harry Temple and as often adjuourned, and although now fixed for Friday, at 8 o'clock, 1t is doubtful if the hearing will be before Temple, as the question of jurisdiction has been raised, it being maintained