The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-04
H|GHWAYMAKS BOLD act.
MEN AND FIVE
WOMEN ROBBED by ONE MAN.
Lone Bandit stops Three Yosemite
Stages, Two Wagons and Cavalry
Proceeds to Dispossess the Pas
.cprers of Their yaluables.

RAYMOND. Cal. June s.-The zone
h,rhn.~.,nan who Yesterday held up three
Yosemite stages and two wagons anu W.
United states cavalrymen, is stih at iarse.
Additional details report that the huinpe'
of people held up numbered thir'S-."o'
twenty-seven men and five women MAJ
Rucker and Capt. WILCOX, L. ,. A. WIN
sixty-eight men Of Troop +, VINO were Oh
the way to Yosemite, reached the scene
lust as the robber was about TO open the
exnress box Seeing the troopers, ne as
appeared in the brush. The robbery oc-
Cured near Grub gulch and the rooher
showed excellent judgment in the selectloh
OF his ground A long streteh OF sahu,
covered by brush, is met at this point ana
wagons are compelled to go slowly, as the
pulling is hard on the horses. the ROAD
agent manifestly knew the situation per-
fectly, for this Is the season in which trav-
ell TO the Yosemite is heaviest, and ne
might figure on realizing handsomely. The
stages held up are ones that leave Ray
mond in the morning for Wawona, en-
route TO Yosemite valley. The rush to the
valley has been so great of late that ex-
ira coaches had to be put on to accommo-
date the tourists.
A H. Foster, one of the oldest employees
of the stage company, was the first to
make the acquaintance of the bandit. He
iposa big trees. AS he reached the top of
a small hill he was commanded to halt
by the lone highwayman, who ordered
him TO drive to one side The passengers
were ordered to hand over their valuables.
the robber getting $50
Instead OF ordering the team on. the road
agent held 1t an hour and half, when two
soldiers OF Troop r. Sixth cavalary. came
along. The robber covered the soldiers
s1~N.-
after which he had them tie their horses
to a tree and Join the other party, The
next victim was a Spaniard with a wood
wagon.
About twenty minutes elapsed before the
first Yosemite stage came along in charge
of Bright Gillespie, with the following
passengers: The Misses Anterior, of Eng
land; Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Drake. of St.
Paul; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Griffin, of
San Francisco; Mr.. and Mrs w NJ Hart,
Of Berkeley, and s. r. BobanJi Of Bom-
bay.
Before the passengers realized that the
affair was no Joke the stage was pulled
up and the men were clamberng down.
The lone highwayman's manner was quiet
and easy; his orders came clear and cool
from behind the handkerchief
Climb down there; hurry up-no ex-
ceptions. Line up, there. Now, you, there.
pass the hat"
The dignifed gentleman indicated by an
effective gesture with the rife was T. II.
Griffin. He walked bareheaded up and
down the line and collected. Then he was
ordered to chip in himself He rendered
his hat TO the robber but he was not sat-
isfied
you've got more than that he said;
turn out your pockets"
They did SO. revealing stray nickels and
h tDh hAx oil "a
keep
"Cimb in" was the next order.
The hat was accepted, emptied and re-
turned to the owner.
THE ladies' must have the money" was
followed by a chorus Of "Oh. no." while
one dropped sie on the floor OF the stage.
The next stage carried the mail and ex-
press driven by Thomas Shelton, who was
ordered to throw out the express box and
to line up. Next came another stage,
driven by Ernest Stevens. with five Chi
nese. The Chinese were ordered to hand
over their valuables, but they said No
sable talk" The robber leveled his rife
on them, saying; you can't fool me as
they did on the Big Oak Flat road" The
Chinese then turned their pockets inside
out and the robber obtained about SIS
After waiting some time the robber order
ed all the teams to drive on, telling the
soldiers to get on to one OF the stages and
ordering two of the passengers to mount
the saddle horses and go down the road
and stay n half hour before returning.
The passengers started out. but had not
gone over 800 yards when they met Mai.
Rucker and capt. Wilcox with the cavai-
rymen Upon being informed OF the situa-
tion the officers hurried TO the scene OF the
hold up. In the meantime. the robber at
tempted to open the express box. but,
seeing the soldiers upon him, disappeared
In the brush. leaving the express box
unopened. a box containing clothing for
disguise, cartridges and field glasses. The
cavalry scattered in pursuit. but after
wards gave up the chase
The robber spoke with a Swedish accent.
and his description corresponds with that
of the man who held up two stages at
Big Oak Flat on May IS. He gave the
driver Of one OF the stages a card hearing
the legend THE Black KID saying: Il
hope we win get better acquainted. Old
man"
From the three stages he collected about
Szsb