Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-15
STAGE COACH Held UP
Masked Bandits waylay . Stage
Coach In the Adirondack
Mountains.
Horses Shot Down and the Pas.
sensers Robbed--Men Run.
Leaving Women.
All But One Of Male Travellers
Escape = Robbers Get
About $1,000.

nectS WIN a train which reaches North
creek, Warren county, a station On the
Adirondacks & Hudson railroad at 10: 20
O'Clock a. M. When it left the station
1T contained seven men and one woman,
besides a quantity of express and mail
matter for Blue Mountain lake. When.
the stage was one and one-half miles
north of Dunlaps hotel, at North river,
masked robber suddenly appeared.
His first move was to shoot one of the
horses. He then ordered the passengers
to hold up their hands and alIght. Six
of the men Immediately took to the
woods the remaining man stayed with
his wife, who was relieved of $40, but
the robber failed to find larger sum in,
another pocket. The highwayman then
proceeded to rifle the mail bags and
plundered the express packages taking
everything of value. After he had done
his work he disappeared into the woods
and searching parties so far have been
unable to find any tract of him.
Glen Falls. N. Y, Aug. 15.-Further
particulars about the hold-up in true
Dick Turbin style of the Blue Noun
tain stage on the steep mountain side
near North river have been received.
The robbers secured about $1,000 in.
money and jewelry.
Eight passengers were aboard. five
men and three women. Two masked
bandits, springing suddenly from the
woods on the mountain side, shot down
the leaders, who fell, tangling the
,,,1ooo In ,.av n u
ing the driver, Bill Eldridge, an old
time stage driver. in among the kick
ing horses. Four of the male passeng-
ers sprang from the stage as the shots
were fired, and, in spite of warning
escaped into the brush. One man, who
had his wife with him, remained with
the frightened women.
The stage was returning to Blue
Mountain Lake after having met the
at North Creek, the terminal of the
road, at 1910. Besides passengers
Driver Eldridge had in his charge valu-
able mail and express packages con-
signed to the resort
The stage had reached spot mile
above Dunlap's Hotel half way up the
tain, when the bandits made their at
tack.
Eldridge, thrown in among his
horses, remained still, being stunned
by the fall. The robbers, after vainly
trying to stop the fleeing passengers,
turned their attention to the women
and the one man who remained. The
man succeeded in hiding most of his
Il a.
men were forced to give up their dia-
monds and jewelry and their purses
were taken.
The robbers then ransacked the mail
bags. taking all registered packages and
| overhauling the express packages The
driver was overS looked and the $500
which he carried was not taken.
The holdup was over within few mo-
ments, and before the driver could
reach the nearest house and raise the
alarm the robbers had secured long
start Searching parties of natives are
/ securing the woods, but as yet without
result.
The North Creek and Blue Mountain
\ stage carries passengers and mail and
express packages between North Creek
Warren county, the terminus of the Ad-
irondack railroad. and Blue Mountain
Lake. Hamilton county. distance OF
twenty-six miles. The highway follows
i the Hudson river to a point two mile:
north of North River Village, distance
of ten miles from North Creek Up tt
this point the highway is comparatively
d level.
When road and river diverge the
:. former takes westerly course and the
river a northerly one. From the time
the road and river part company the
highway is one continuous ascent thru
wooded mountains. with few oper
places.
There are but two other villages OF
the route between North River The!
} are Indian Lake, fifteen miles from
. North River. and Cedar River, few
! miles further on Blue Mountain LAX,
Village is on Blue Mountain Lake, on,
of the highest sheets of water in TIL,
Adirondacks. There is much virgin for
est in the vicinity.
California Stage Is Robbed.
. Calistoga Cal, Aug. 15.-The Calls
toga and Clear Lake stage, while on 1T
!, way to Middletown. was robbed at
O'Clock this afternoon by lone high
wayman.
The place selected for the holdup wa
at Hardscrabble, a steep place on tn
st. Helen grade.
The stage left here at the usua! tim
8 with twenty or more passengers, an,
{ when the above named place wa
i reached man stepped out and called
r halt. From his manner and apparel tn
robber appeared to be laboring man
! had an old blue handkerchief, wit
: holes cut in 1t to see thru, for mask
D heavy old shoes, and an old rifle. H
1 lined the passengers up and made Their
turn over their money, and took two o
4 three watches. Then he rifled the ma
; and the express box.
! How much the express box containe
t could not be ascertained. The robbie
t evidently expected to catch the min
money, as it was on its way to pay o,
the miners Whether he was successfl
or not in this is known only to the e1
J. pres scompany.
: A posse led by the marshal and mad
: up Of citizens OF Calistoga left here I'm
mediately on receipts OF the news and