Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1908-09-17
ROBBED IN
NATIONAL PARK
REV. A. A. MeGEACHY, FORMERLY
OF FULTON. AND WELL KNOWN
HERE A VICTIM.
Yellowstone Park Hold up Man
Who Did Wholesale Thievery
Recently "Rolled" Well Known
Divine = Story of the Robbery
From the Fulton Gazette.

The Rev. A. A.. McGeachy, for
perly pastor of the Fulton Presbyte-
rian church, but now OF Charlotte,
N. O aud well known in this city,
was amorg those robbsd BY the BAN
dit who recently held up fifteen stage
coaches full sof tourists, 10 Yellow
etone Park.
The Fulton Gazette in speaking OF
the robbery says:
Dr. McGeachy- gives an interesting
account Of his experience. The first
eight stages, accompanied by soldier,
were not disturbed, but after they
had turned the bend in the road the
bandit began operations. Hs was evil
IDENTIFY we'll acquainted with the park
and we'll aware that no tourists or
stage drivers Of stages were permitted
TO carry arms; he timed his. work so as
to reach every one Of the fifteen
stages, and bad chosen spot where
the halted vehicles would not be WIS.,
ible at distance OF over five hundred
feet. He halted the first stage ana
took an eighteen-year-old boy off the
front seat, giving him a sack to hold
open that the passengers might drop
in their money and valuables. He
kept his gun on this body, telling the
tourists thet II any Of them started
to leave their seats be would kill the
boy. While the boy collected the con-
tributions, the bandit stood back
some distance, watchful, but appar-
emily very cool and collected. In this
way he held eight stages halted In
the road at one time.
A German traveller called out In
broken English, Zach what does
this meanpn Instantly the robbers
gun was on him with an order to get
out bis money, which order was ST.
lently obeyed. In another stage, q
venturesome young man called out to
the bandit in jocular way. The gun
was quickly turned on him and be
was ordered to climb down and ap-
proach. He obeyed, then the robber
slapped him on the side Of the head
rather hard, and with an oath said,
"Now YOU climb back to your seat.
II hear from you again, I'll pnt a
bullet through you" After. that no
person ventured any pleasantries.
DR., McGeachy had $40 in his pocket
book; while the robbers eyes were on
Others be managed to extract $50 and
when the boy approached he dropped
the purse with $40 and bis watch into
the sack, asking II he could retain his
railroad tickets. Eyes, d. your
tickets" was the answer. Mrs.
Franklin, Of Marshall, Mo, DR.. Nc
Geachys mother-in-law, was sitting
beside him; she hid her money under
her dress, and dropped in the sack her
purse with thirty.eighJ cents. Those
who wore jewelry and watches were
forced to add them to the plunder.
After he had robbed the passengers
Of the eight coaches, the robber stood
at the rear and sent the boy down. the
line to give the order to drive on.
DR.. McGeachy did not witness the
robbery Of the next seven stages, but
learned Of 1t soon after 1t occurred.
From all he could hear, the bandit
carried away about sl,700, besides
jewelry and watches, His face was
partly masked. However, his manner
was so austere that he received only
furtive glances and scarcely needed
the mask.