The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-10-01
THREE STAGES HELD UP
A BOLD ROBBERY PERPRTRATED BY
TWO MASKED HI0HwAYMEN.
Put n Ballet In Ose Of the
Passengers.

Milton. Cal. Sept. 3o.-The down. stages
from Angels Camp To Milton were held
up to-day by two carefully disguised
highwaymcn. Heavy travel lately has re-
quircd IN. use Of two double vehicles Ia
addition To the regular stage coach. The
first of the three vehicles was climbing
Palafos hill. the scene of several former
stage robbcries. when two masked men
advanced into the road from the shelter
OF a rock and ordered the stage TO stop.
The men wore long. dark busters. their
feet being covered with sunny sacks. The
passengers were told To alight, and
while one highwayman covered them
with n shotgun IN. other relieved them
OF their money. He examined the watch
OF each passenger. but took none OF the
time pieces.
The bandits then ordered Driver Lewis
10 proceed into am adjoining ravine. 80
that his carriage could be concealed he
fore the arrival of the second coach. due
to arrive - minutes later. The second
coach wns driven by Louis Raggio. BROTH
er OF the proprietor OF the stag. line.
He WAS halted and the passengers were
then forced To rellnquish all their money.
The robbers then returned 10 the shelter
~ the large rock 10 await the arrival of
the stage coach proper the passengers
of the advance vehicle meanwhile being
hcrdcd In the ravine. When the heavy
coach came up the bandits repeated the
I command to halt, which was given
twice. hut the order was unheed-d by
Driver Schwocrcr, who afterwards said
/ he dli not hear the command. One of
| the robbers. Who was armed with a re-
volver then poured "a vollcy of bullets
/ into the bodies of the stage horses. Ono
] OF the leaders was shot three times In
/ the left shoulder aud a wheeler also re-
ceived n bullet,
| The robbcr nr.d two shots through the
\ curtains of IN. coach 10 complete the
4 terrorizing Of the passengers. After run
ming - yards further tho wounded horses
fell and the driver and passengers sprang
from the coach and ran up the road "a
the house OF Mexican named Palafos.
I II was then learned that NJ, Ackorman
a jewel.r Of Angels camp. had beet
wounded n the right side and Abraham
Msloof. an Assyrtan peddlar of san
Francisco bad been shot through tbs
left wrist A. soon as IA. stage coach
stopped the robbers cut open the sx'
press box. bat obtained litil. except th'
contents nf package of moderate value
/ The robbers then returned to IN. ravin'
and dlr.rt.d Drivers Raggio and Lewis &
| tar. their vehicles and driv. on,
The robbers then DISAPPEARED with IN,
express booty Rnd the money tskcr
from the passengers. After the depar'
ture OF the bandits Driver Schwoer.r re-
turned To- his coach. found two OF his
horses dead, ana with two wheeler'
drove slowly into Milton. where th'
wounded men received attention. The in
iuries were pronounced serious. but h"tf
III. Wounded men were able to depart
by this afternoons train. The tola
amount obtained by the robbers probably
did not exceed $40.
All Of The local officers are In pursui
OF the highmRymcn. but the scene of tn'
4 holdup Is will and rugged and make
pursuit very difficult