The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-11-07
THE COACH
HELD up!
A Lone HighWayman Holds Up
the RedrO(k Stage, no Booty
Secured by RObber.

Some considerable excitement wns
caused In onf city Monday when the
report reached town from Midway
that the eastbonnd coach was held
up by lone niphwayman at the top
OF the divide. AT the time Of the
ioldnp the coach was In charge of
Driver Coison, The only passenger
on the coach was Mrs. Johannah
sharkey, who was on her way To
some point In Montana.
As soon as the reports reached this
place Deputy Sheriff Ball started for
The scene with small posse. The
story given To Tho Recorder by NJ.
Colson Is as follows; When near the
top OF the hill, he took the new cut.
on, bat when midway OF this new
stretch OF road he saw man coming
down, Who without preliminary or.
dered him To throw of the treasure
box. making his demands more en-.
phatic by presenting gun with tho
business end pointed IN bis direction.
Upon the statement AZ the driver
that there was no treasure box on
the coach the holdup wis not salts.
lied With this statement and began
to examine for himself. After exam.
lining the front booth and also the
one in the rear the driver was told
that he could proceed. The man fol.
lowed the coach 10 the top OF the
hill, aud when Colson reached In the
booth to yet the shoe 10 put on the
ptel. IL was taken hy the rnbber as
- esideuce OF hostility, and Colson
booking down the barrel Of gun.
N the coac0 pulled out ~ sight
y was still standing ON the
he hill, La the old road. sew
erai fdds distant there WA AZ, aolasarnsI
or OF the procecdipn6<11
name Of Kelley. ~
from one camp to an
states Tint The holdnp
least six feet In height, d A. x
able to see his features IN Va was
masked, The man Kelley states that
the man was OF much shorter stature.
10 is questionable whether Driver
Colson would be able 70 recognize the
man should he be captured.
The man Kelley states that after
the stage lei, the robber went 10.
wards the Copper Queen mine, the
same direction from which he came.
Kelley went over TO tho camp where
he started and related the particu.
lars OF the holunp and returned with
other men. These men got 20 the
vicinity at the same time as the den.
uty sheriff. They tracked the nlan
In the snow towards the Copper
Queen. but lost bis track after they
reached ground clear from snow. Mr..
cols0n seems 10 think that the man
Kelley was companion OF tho man
who stopped the stage, but u putty
sheriff Ball thinks otherwise. and
thinks the evidence conclusive that
he had nothing whatever 70 do with
Il.
All the cabins In the surrounding
country were examined for evidence
u recent occnpation, but no evidence
sas found Of the man. The posse
eturned 10 town last night, satisfied
hat farther search Was useless.
Neither The lone passenger nor the
'rlser were molested. Friday there
vas considerable amount OF gold
ent out from MOoge Greek and tha
shitehone mine and II IN supposed
hat this was what the rohbcr Was
Doking for and had been notified OF
he shipment by confederate here
u town. saturday be might have
zen more successful in bis search
pr treasure. rs We understand several
housand dollars worth OF Lust was
ent out on that date.