The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-20
/" SHOTGUN DICK,
The GOLD GUARD.
He Has Watched Over Many
Millions Of Dollars
in His Day.
lsnecIal to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.)
DEADWoOD, 8. D.. Sept. 17.-"Shotgun
Dick" Bullock the old-time "Eold guard
who has guarded $500 200, 900 OF gold from
the Black Hills to civilization during the
mast twenty-five years without the loss
OF an ounce Of dust" is soon to retire
from the business, and Will be pensloned
by the Adams Express Company. whose
4 treasury cars he has guarded most OF the
Years since the Black Hills became gold
producing country.
After each Of the semi-monthly clean
TINS OF the great Homestake gold Mines
ia sseugers at the Burlington depot can
see a heavy dray, ntaintng q small IRON
safe on which sits contentedly small
gray bearded, one-eyed man, drive up
Just before train time, The man Is shot
Eun Dick" and tn his hands he carries
the weapon from which he has taken ms
Eume, an tasnlolieu 'S tet
l.'purnp" shotgun.
When the Black Hills began pouring Its
steady stream Of gold into the m'nts.
away back in 1877 and 1878. the road
agents and outlaws became 50 p!entltul
and bold along the trail over Whlch tne
gold was carried that it became necessary
Il to place guards on all coaches az t',It
tine the nearest railroad was the Union
Pacific, at Sydney, Neb., two hul'u'eu
miles away, across tho inounla,'s !, a'a
the plains. After several hundred thou-49
sands Tof5 dollars n had been, secured py
tho bandits. the Wells Fargo express
Company. which controlled the ,transpor,
tution on the plains In those Gays nag
th,ll1t an iron stage coach, named u ing
"troasury,' coach and placed nine guuluS
In charge Of the shipments rms couel'
ran regularly between DeadWooo anu w
railroad, carrying nothing but golu. stuny
bloody attempts We're lhuue w h,,+ ths
agents to hold up this eoncn, put .ne
ho1a sr,rIts within, sheltered by the IRON
ia &C. nroved too much for them, ana not
. oant vas ever lost from It's corners.
Ana Ione Of the loading men WITHIN TINS
- ,r,n coach was Shotgun Dick"-there
nre only three OF the old guard nV!ng
now. Tho otherstwo are N otner pus'-
nesses, but Bullock has stucK 70 y eYesN
since, o,,ar ner.
ma rnted on the Deadwood treasury coach
vac back in 1878, and netted the bold
snirits who did the work over $2o0,Oo and
thev' made good their getaway" too. II
took place near Buffalo Cap >. -, ana
was engineered by Laughing SAM ana
Curly WILSON, VINO Aad Wll' AHe''' '''''e y
dozen other outlaws,
,rha bandits hrst captured the stage
station and securely bound and GAGGED
the attendants When the treasury coacn
drove up and stopped for a change OF
horses, Instead of the hostlers coH'ls
out Of the building, seven bandits rusNeu
out. their pistols working as they came.
Tho driver and two guards were instantly
killed. hut Wade Ellis, captain OF me
guards took refuge behind Tree anu
from this noint of vantage killed two out
laws. Finally Wilson took one OF the
stable men, and hiding him before hlm-
self as a shield, begun walking UP on
ELLIS. who was unable to shoot Heaaa,
Ing tho position Ellis took to his heela
and escaped.
The strong box vas then liaed. the gold
bars placed in a stolen wagon, and the
bandits headed for the Missouri klver'
Pursuit was given. but the men We're
MAYER captured The Uomestake Cons
rany recovered three bars OF gold. Which