The Springfield herald., 1897-08-27
ROBBERY AT GRANITE
BOX OF GOLD CAPTURED.
Two Masked Men Hold up Men Taking the
Clean up of the Twin Lakes Placers to
Granite and Get ~. 900.

Denver, Aug. 23.-The Republican
| yesterday printed the following special
| from Granite Colorado:
| One of the most daring hold-ups In
the history of this camp occurred here
! about noon to-day. The Twin Lakes
Placers Company, which are located
about two miles west of here, make n X.
cleanup once Il month and bring their
gold to Granite for shipment to the
First National bank of Denver.
About IL 30 n. m. two men started
from the placer comDany's Office with
a box of gold, probably worth 81 600 to
5000 Mr.. George Hayner carried the
| gold on horse, with two revolvers
| strapped to his belt. Mr.. Loggin, the
| foreman of the placers, followed Hay
ner with a Winchester keeping about
fifty yards in the rear. They We're
hardly 800 yards from the placer COM
pany's office when two masked men,
who had been secreted in the brush,
jumped out with Winchesters and de-
| manded them to hold up their hands.
The hold-ups were stationed so as to
catch both at the same time, having
the drop on them. The robbers took
both guns from Mr.. Hayner and also
the pouch containing the box of gold
and bade him get Off his horse and
follow.
| While this was going on the second
man had Mr.. Loggin's gun taken away
| from him, and they We're powerless.
/ Mr.. Hayner was compelled to follow
| them to the timber at the foot of the
mountains. while Mr.. Logan was
turned loose. Mr.. LOggin returned to
the office and gave the alarm and re
| turned to the scene of the robbery, but
this gave the robbers perhaps half an
hour the start. and they made their
escape. Men have been hunting for
| them all the afternoon and the only
| trace of them that could be found was
coat and hat found about half a
mile up in the hills from where the
| robbery occurred.
| Both the sheriffs of Lake and Chat
fee counties We're notified and arrived
| on the ground about 4 o'clock this af-
ternoon. They have men stationed Mt
| various points in the hills and will
probably have dogs to run the robbers
down in the morning. a liberal reward
has been offered for the capture of the
hold-ups.
Granite has been wild with excite
| ment all afternoon and tonight there
are watchmen at both depots in case
| the robbers try to get ont of the coun-
| try by either of the midnight passen-
gers.
An old gentleman living in the hills
! near where the robbery occurred had
his cabin robbed on the 10Th of nearly
all the provisions he had in store. and
the supposition is that these hold-ups
are the men that did it. and that they
are now hiding some place in the hills
near and living on the provisions
stolen. The country where they are
supposed to be hiding is a very densely
| timbered country near Lost Canon, and
| there are many good hiding places
where they could probably stay for
weeks without being detected unless
| tracked by bloodhounds. Excitement
runs high and there will be n posse
started out early in the morning.
Nothing has been heard from the two
sheriffs since they started in pursuit.
Dispatches received later state that no
trace of the men had been found last
night. and there seems to be little prob
ability that they will be recaptured.