Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-03
H|GHWAYMAN ROBS
YOSEMITE STAGE
Ordered Passengers Out Lined
Them Up and Took Their
Cash.
GOT BUT FORTY.TW0 DOLLARS
One Traveller Took Snapshots Of Him
--lie seemed Cool. Deliberate
And Indifferent.

Wawona, cal. Sept AT leo ?. m.
yesterday. three miles from AhHahnee,
Yosemite stage was held W. II was
driven by Bright Gillespie. who took
President Roosevelt and his party
through the park on their visit here
three years ago.
The robber appeared at a bend in the
road, and told the driver TO come on up.
The driver drove until he was within
a few feet OF the robber then stopped.
The robber ordered the passengers out.
Tho driver was told TO 10 on some so
feet more. The bandit then lined the
passengers up in the road, Nv Werte-
mer Bishop OF New York was the FIRST
searched. The robber saw TO Il that no
small change was left In his pocket. Mr..
Bishop lost $3.50. Mr.. Bishop snapped
the robbers picture He says the rob
ber's voice was very low and calm. lie
worked carelessly and every chance
was given The driver TO shoot him had
he had a gun.
a. Formsbee a friend Of Nh. Bishops
from Brooklyn. y. Y. lost sl3. He took
two snapshots Of the robber TWO Of
the passengers were women. They took
the hold-up as though It was part Of
the trip. one Of them, Miss Maud
Smythe OF MERGED. who was on her
way To Wawona. was very much sur
prised 10 see the robbcr. She showed
presence Of mind and GOODNESS, and
asked the robber II he wanted her
valuable purse. He said:
Wait until ! come TO youG
she was relieved OF s..
Il. A. futile OF san Francisco, with
his wife was relieved Of SIS.
Mr.. Bishop was ordered to keep his
hat of and TO put his money and jewell
ny In t. He showed his watch, which
was a nickelcased one TO the robber.
and was told he could keep It. MI.
Ormsbee. next IN line 10 Mr.. Bishop.
had'a nickel watch also. The robber
did not trouble any OF the others for
ieWelry after this. He said he wanted
TO make the most OF his time and
wanted cash only, He asked Mr. futile
TO tie the cash. which amounted to
A2. into a handkerchief and threw ii to
him. Mr. futile wanted his picture
and asked to be allowed TO take II
along with the group OF passengers.
He left his card on the ground for the
highwayman. and when he saw the
name he seemed a little surprised. He
took step backward and when Tutte
offered TO shake hands the robber re-
fused.
The robber wore a white felt hat.
burlap coat that reached to his knees,
short sleeves, his trousers were "A
checker brown. and On his feet he had
black cloth tied. He had hob-natls In
his shoes which made tracks In the
dust through the black cloth. He
seemed TO be a man between IS and 80.
His voice was a low. calm one and
rather deliberate. The gun he had
was a Winchester. which he had sus-
pended by stout string.
A soldier passenger was not disturbed
any more than asked 20 get out Of the
stage. He had loaded 81 rife. and
as the bandit was rather careless In
the manner Of facing the passengers, the
soldier took aim but was prevented
from shooting by his fellow passengers.
who feared his aim might not be true
and that the robber might have more
accOmplces.
After the passengers had gotten in
the Stage, the driver asked the robber
not TO FIRE until he had gotten out OF
the way. This wish was complied
with. The Wells-Fargo treasure box
was taken out. riied and the conents
burned. II Is not known how much
this box contained. The United States
mail was taken out I'm search Of an
other treasure box, but not disturbed
further. The man is without a doubt
the same one who held up the stage
last year. In August. and this year, In
July
The sheriff and posse are out for him,