The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-18

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In the fall of 1879 highway robberies began
along the lines of the stages from Tombstone Yuma and
white masks They stopped the stage California three
stage robbed 20 miles another direction The
miner Tombstone who was Slow in getting out Of
attack made in the night and the others different
once Of the robbers took the stage
At certain spot on the way he drew two pistols and
ing Back on the cushioned Seats inside the coach Then
Could not hear he Commander each Of the five
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search each Of the other to throw all firearms
his big pockets The plan was so neatly carried out that
when the bardits masked COMPANION stepped out from
the desert and winchester in hand commanded the
At that moment the robber jumped from inside the
eoaen ana nPed IN 1ne cQebf9n OF he driver by serdI
head The money box under the drivers thrown
as possible the stage cracking away over the
When the chest had been smashed and the yaua
and few hours had dsappeaTed the giant eac
and % the Rae desert into a the
here The qes Ia n of t
the bandits The Of the ss Billy Mining
robbers and there were several other of smaller
One day Stable man who was riding on the coach to-
day out when reached
of the robbery and his hands and knees crawed
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on hnng Week later United states Marshal lawson
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horse in that region had such curious side step when
The Government officers watched Elkins and Wilbur
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advancing pistols in hand toward the only Of the
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she men heavy wndsteTm came the next day, ana
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that the t robbers had az
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driver refused to stop the four horses drawing the
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5sry Yielded $1,000 Dan Eins lis
identity all over Arizona that rewards ag-
foa efa an had aen nS one
to families the rn 1n 5hfr trick
theirs 70 shoot through mans hat between his legs
merely to enjoy his terror time
to the passengers in stage as it rolled away:
You fellows and tell all the sherfs this
Of hell that you have been held by Dan Ekins and
George Wilbur. We defy them ALL"
Dan Ekins is remembered the original bandit
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was not along with Elkins raid one day the
stage rumbling along through Miguel Pass
seemed fit opportunity for Elkns to make another
OF money. Judge Bennett of San Gabriel Cal,
one Of the and he tells how the robber worked
his desperate game.
I'VE the inside Of the coach had Just been talking
says the Judge of the robberes that Ekins and his
partner, Wilbur, had committed In the Territory
shame it that organized effort made go
and keep after the villains until they killed.
1t took year when we heard rifle crack, and man
shout to the driver:
Come now, stop those horses you'll drop deadr
We were travelling through rocky region along the
foothis and each of us knew instantly that all In
Tor holdup then and there Every wondered what
his neighbor would do with his pistol.
I'll be -, said q big Texas, stand
this internal nonsense and he snatched his big
iron up from the seat at his side
THE driver put the the stage was
stopped at once, when heard voice outside saying