Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-25
HighWayman Holds Up Eleven
Coaches in Yellowstone Park.
HAULS $1,000 AND JEWELS
Passengers Defenseless, as Law Pro
hibits Gun Toting."
CANDY TAKEN FROM LADIES
Man Who Laughed, Hit Over Head
and Told He Ought to Die-Vic-
tins Appeal to Government.

LAKE HOTEL, Low S TO
PARK. Wyo.. August 2J.--The most dar-
ing stage hold-up in the west in many
years occurred yesterday within the
boundaries of the Yellowstone Park.
The work was done by lone highway
man. The passengers were absolutely
helpless in his hands. as no guns are
permitted in the park to either drivers
Or tourists.
From the statements of passengers 1t is
estimated that approximately 5000 in
cash was obtained, drafts worth $4,000
and other papers and transportation. be-
sides a rich haul in watches and jewelry.
In all, twenty-one coaches left the
Upper Geyser basin vest erday morning
! The highwayman vas encountered about
five miles further on at lonely point
along the banks of Spring creek, tribu-
| tary of the Fire river. The creek is lined
with bushes.
| The first lot of coaches numbering
seven. and following each other closely.
passed the place unframed There was
a gap between that and the next lot of
eight following
AS the first Of the eight came along
the highWayman stepped from the bushes
and ordered the driver to halt. He did
not modest any driver.
Drew Holds the Bag.
On the first seat sat B. Drew of Or
lando, Fla, and his stepson. II. Gaskin.
Drew. with the gun upon him. was or
dered to hand over" which he did to
the extent of 500
Young Gaskn was ordered to dismount
and hold the mans sack This he did
a. we point or a gun. along the eight
coaches Every driver was warned not
| to start his team or he would be shot
In one of the other coaches Forest
stevens of Wilkesbarre, Pa, gave a nerv-
GUS laugh. which seemed to enrage the
bandit. He was ordered to dismount and
also accompany the highwayman when he
got out he started to go around the
rig, but was summariy ordered to come
i back and got whack over the head with
the barrel of the rifle.
/ When the last of the eight coaches was
| reached the highwayman remarked that
he had good mind to shoot Stevens any,
way, and did fire shot over his head.
Ihen both men were ordered back to their
rigs and the drivers ordered to move on
i These eight coaches had scarcely gone
when three more came along. These were
! robbed in like manner
4 In one of these coaches was NJ. l..
Walker, an Oklahoma banker. He had
*lOWo In drafts in his pocketbook and
tried to conceal this under the seat The
| rObber saw him and ordered him to bring
| 1t forward.
| Walker asked for his drafts and trans
portation back. They were contemptuous-
ly thrown into the bushes. with the re-
! mark that the bandit would not have done
SO If Walker had not tried to hide his
money.
Candy Taken From Ladies.
The last coach contained five young
ladies. The highwayman obtained little
from them, but stopped long enough to
appropriate some candy.
In all about 125 people were held up,
but not all of these suffered losses
| When he ordered the drivers to move on
the bandit stood a few minutes with his
gun pointed toward them and then walked
down the road. AS quickly as possible,
after telephone was reached at Thumb
station word was sent to the soldiers and
| detail started after him.
| The man is described as about five feet
eight inches high and having BLUSH gray
| eyes. bristling gray whiskers. and acted
either man who was short of breath
or a consumptive. He understood Ger
man. as he answered questions asked him
in that language. He had OH blush
brown overalls, brown shirt. soft
| felt hat. and carried an automatic rife
and used smokeless powder.
Appeal Made to Government.
At meeting of the victims last night,
held in the Lake Hotel the following
| resolutions were passed:
| ION the morning of August n, in Vel
| lowstone Park, on the road between Old
Faithful Inn and Thumb of Lake, sew
eral coaches of the transportation COM
pany and other vehicles containing men.
| women and children were held up and
robbed by highwayman. These travel
ers were entirely defenseless, by the
\ VILE Of fIo RI fctc ,e;t1
are not permitted to carry weapons OF
offense or defense. They were insulted
struck, robbed of money and valuables to
the extent of about s.. 100
| LAS this reservation has been taken
| from the public domain and placed In the
sphere of the Interior Department. and is
professedly patrolled and governed by the
United States authorities and soldiers
citizens of the United States have a spe.
cial claim for protection and defense in
their peaceable passage through the park
or transient residence therein.
1.-The undersigned citizens and guests OF
the United States do therefore respect.
fully request James A. Garfield, Secretary
of the Interior. to make suitable in
vestigation Of the facts set forth above
with a view to ascertaining whether there
has been neglect of duty on the part OF
any guardians Of the park, whether the
aggrieved citizens have any suitable
means of redress and compensation from
the government and what steps are neces.
sary to insure greater safety and defense
in the future in the Yellowstone National
Park.
BEN DREW, President
"R. r. CHRISTIAN, Secretary"
Photographer on the Scene.
CHICAGO. August pa dispatch tt
the Tribune from Butte. Mont. says:
The Quadrangle Club of Chicago will
be the richer because of the disaster
which overlook the Yellowstone tourist.
yesterday, when they were held up an(
rob bed by a lone highwayman. Its gair
will come through the addition of NOR,
views to the Yellowstone Park collection
now gathered together by Nose Wineman
member of the club, artist, musician an(
lover of wild wood.
Wineman was on an eleven-day wall
through the park when in the canyon ht
stumbled upon the hold-up scene
II had been searching for beautiful
views of the national park" said Wine
man, when. in the heart of a wilderness
two men galloped wildly past me, shout
; ing Hold up ahead. Turn back
. II was determined to push forward ant
| took to the thickets that my appearance,
I would go unseen. By the time l had ar
rived at the scene of the hold-up the rob
, Der had fled. pursued by soldiers
When l saw the turn of the roa6
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