Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-23
Salt Lake Man Tells Of the Stage
Holdup Near Silver City,
Idaho.
HIGHWAYMAN WAS A BOLD ONE
Riled the Mail Pouches, Singlehanded
And Alone, as Though Used TO
The Business

business. He started home early yes
terday morning and while coming along
the regularly Travelled road, about two
miles out Of the town, he ran into
the clutches of a bold highwayman MI.
Perkins returned home this morning
and gives quite a thrilling account Of
the affair I'm which the robber made a
complete success and got away with a
good bundle Of money; how much, MT
Perkins was unable to say, but be-
lieyes It must have been quite large
sum, inasmuch as the mail pouches
carried on the stage coach were rifled
Of their contents and a number OF re-
glstered letters taken by the robber
The previous day was pay day at the
De Lamar mines and merchants sent
out their remittances TO Boise banks.
AN OLD HAND,
The bandit was evidently an old hand
at the business. according to Mr.. Per-
kin's account lie was bold and de-
liberate, and prosecuted his work with
dispatch. Altogether thirteen persons
were lined UP on the roadside at one
time, and after relieving them OF their
valuabes, sent them on down
the road. Afterwards the bandit
encountered some freight teams. lie
relieved the drivers OF what they had
and then took to the hills. The fellow
had no accomplices, as far as known
and the weapon carried was double
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RoBBER WAS SURPRISED.
The stage leaves silver city for MUIR
ply, the terminus of the Boise Nampa
g Owyhe railroad about 20 miles away.
every morning about 80 o'clock, so IL
was planned TO hold IL up as II was
about TO pass the selected point. The
stage contained six passengers eNclu-
siye of the driver Mr., Perkins was In
n private conveyance with four other
persons, which left SllVH Immediately
behind the stage. The robber was not
! expecting the special conveyance and
| he was taken somewhat by surprise as
! the team rounded the bend Of the road.
| lie already had the passengers In the
| Stage lined up and when he saw the
! Perkins conveyance he lost no time In
| covering 1t with his gun, at the same
| llllN NhlilNk " Allt ullNtl u NuiIt WI
| that he wanted TO see him The pas
sengers discussed the situation hur-
rledly; It was impossible to turn the
! team back mt that point, so the only
| thing left for them to do was TO move
| forward In obeyance to the robbers
! command There was some lightning
| shifting Of pocket books at this stage OF
| the game. Mr. Perkins placed n wallet
| containing all his money excepting a
| few dollars In change, railroad trans
| portation, etc, In his hat and IT was a
| lucky thing for him that he did, that
| was all that saved him from losing II.
| COVERED HORsEMAN AS WELL.
After lining the victims up, along
came a horseman from Delamar As
! quick as a flash the robber had him
covered and commanded him to dis
mount, The fellow was a Finn miner
and could not understand English. lie
understood what was up, however, and
undertook to brush past the robber
with his steed.
At this the hlghwayman thrust his
gun close to his nose and with an oath
told the miner that unless he did as he
was told forthwith he would blow the
top OF his head off A word from one
OF the drivers of the detained teams
convinced him that the robber was
right and the fellow took place In the
line
HOW IT WAS DONE,
This much done the robber made O
talk to his victims. lie stated In "A po'
lite way that he was very sorry to de.
tain them; but that he felt compelled
TO call upon them for voluntary con-
tHbutions; that none of them woulc
be harmed II they obeyed. Before max
ing the talk, the bandit took his posi-
ton about 1850 feet IN front OF his vic
Tins Beginning with No | he called
! upon each person To come forward
about half the distance and empty theii
pockets on a bare speck Of ground, thu
done. the robber ushered everyone int
their respective vehicles and they were
told to proceed down the road as rapidly
az possible As the party moved on
the robber discharged one barrel Of hi
gun No stop was made until the frs
telephone station was reached and th'
sheriffs office at silver City informed
OF what had occurred, a posse wal
promptly formed and the search for th'
robber begun
NOT THE LEAST NERVOUS.
MIR. Perkins says the highwaymal
displayed not the slightest nervousness
during the ordeal, except when the loh'
horseman rode up, But after he ha'
him covered he was as cool and col
lected as anyone could be.
SCHEME DIDN'T WORK.
An incident OF the AFFAIR was the 81
fort of one OF the passengers OF IN
stage to conceal part Of his belonging
in the Innings OF his coat In gettinl
into the stage after the "line-up' h
accidentally struck his coat agalns
the wheel OF the vehicle This caused
the money 10 Jingle the robber hear,
the Jingle and the passenger had to dis
gorge. A drummer who had been max
ing collections from the merchants o
| silver dropped a wallet containinl
over 81 900 into waterbucket. This IN
| highwayman overlooked IN his hurried
search Of the coach, but he found
package containing several hnndre
| dollars hidden under the stage drivers
seat, which the latter was taking {
Murphy for a farmer residing near Sil
YER Several watches and rings wer
taken. Mr.. Perkins was fortunate u
saving his, however. by slipping IL ol
the inside OF his pAntaloons.
There were two ladies' among the pas
sengers. one OF them had a small chill
| with her.
Not TO exceed 10 minutes time wa
taken up in completing the Job, but IN
| relieving Of the passengers of their val
| uabies was done. Mr., Perkins says al
most In a twinklng
The victims Of the hold-up were H. II
Chellns and wife, silver city; Fred Per
klns. salt Lake. s. G. Gardner Sllve
city; A. Bird, Haley John Mccormick