The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-08-19
The Park Hywaymen.

OF most daring hold up in the
Yellowstone park, in which tht
robbers secured some $500 in cod
cash. A peculiar fact connected
with she case is that two OF the
gents held up were officers IN
Uncle Sans army Regarding
the robbery, we quote as follows
from the Helena Independent.
There were about 60 persons IN
the coaches that We're held up, and
they contributed between $500 and
5000 IN cash, or little less than
$40 apiece. The robbers refused
10 accept diamonds, watches or
trlnkets of any sort. They did
rot get anything like all the
money in the crowd, either. They
took what they could get without
too much trouble and seemed to be
willing to let it 60 at that. The
men were ordered out and made to
stand in line while the robbers
took their pocketbooks. the one
who did the searching carrying
large bag something like "a school
bag in front nf him. Into the bag
he dropped everything he received.
with scant ceremony. The mrn
were cool aud even careless about
their work. They left the men
ahead as soon as they had finished
with them. and proceeded after the
others without even keeping track
OF them, apparently, with their
backs turned 10 possible after con
'Guences. The passengers did
not know how much reserve
strength the men had, however,
and dio not feel like taking
chances, and the time was, under
the circumstances, too short for
anything like organization, al.
though when the affair was over il
was found upon comparison OF |
notes that Col. Hawkins, the
military man with the company,
had revolver locked ia his valse,
and that one of the drivers had a
weapon in his hipr,ocket
Two men contributed 800 each !
One was E. l.. Bonnar, president
of the Missoula Mercantile com
pany of Missoula, who was riding
in one coach with his family. Mr.. |
Bonner saw what was coming and
hurriedly threw his money under
the seat. He was not quick
en- ough, though, for one of the
saw the motion.
"Here, that will never do" he
said, as he reached under the seat
and secured the purse.
They took Mr. Bonner's watch,
but afterward returned it to him,
and after that did not attempt t.
do anything with watches or lew
elry.
A man named Massey, from
New York, had a hundred dollar
bill. After the hoId'up had been
completed, some one asked.
why did you give up ali you
had!'
swell, you couldn't expect me
to ask for change, could you?" he
replied, testify.
One member of the party said
be wasn't feeling badly about Civ
ing up the money. but he would
like to have them return the
pocketbook.
"Wha' you got in it, valen-
tines?" asked the highwayman,
with seeming grin uuder his dis
guise.
The military men We're not
altogether uafort unate, aside from
the shock it must have been to
their dignity to be compelled to
in up at the command of an en-,
tire stranger. col. Hawkins
to throw his p ckctbook,
several hundred dollars,
into TIL" brush by the roadside as
he clambered out, and the motion
was not observed. Aftcrwlrd he
went back after it aud found Is
there. Col. Hawkins and Lieut..
Godfrey were riding in the amhu
lance. One coach contained only
They were not moested.
"Ask the ladies if any of them
have Wn.chesters, - said the ta!ka
tive rOhber to the driver