Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-01

and fired wounding him badly. lie
threw his hands up. fell over backwards
crawied around behind the horses and
made his getaway to the back Of the
barn. Then the robbers that we're left
made up their minds that the only way
that they could capture Scott Davis was
10 take the driver down of the coach.
bring him around TO the rear OF the
coach. and there one Of the robbers
placed the driver directly in front Of
him. crowding him toward Scott Davis.
knowing that IN order 20 kill him, that
Scott Davis would have 70 shoot through
the driver ] took In the situation at
once, and remembered what Mr.. Luke
Voorhees, told me, that at any time rob-
bers held up the coach that we could
rely on this guaranteed safe holding this
money for twenty-four hours. I made.
Up my mind 10 back myself up through
these pine trees make my escape, and,
getting a saddle horse down at ranch
a short way off. go down the stage road
and meet Boone May. Jesse Brown and
Billy Sample. and return as quickly as
possible and capture these robbers while
they were In the act OF blowing up the
safe or trying to open II. / succeeded IN
getting saddle horse. making the ride
Of eight miles meeting Boone May, Jesse
Brown and Bully Sample on the road,
coming toward Cold Springs. expecting 10
meet the coach every minute. We. came
back, making the ride as fast as possible,
and we're successful in reaching Cold
Springs lust at tho time the robbers had
succeeded IN opening the safe. They only
consumed about three or. four hours in
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teed burglar-proof for twenty -four hours.
We made n run on the robbers through
the pine timber. woundlng one Of them
| but were unsuccessful in getting back all
Of the money at that time. Later on the
balance OF the robbers were captured
and all OF the money except a few dollars
that they had used In buying team to
get out Of the country with was gotten
back.
Reproducing the Event.
Now. then. we are going TO reproduce
this robbery here today as near perfect
as we can. We viii use Mr.. Percy Hoyt
10 take the part of Boone May, DR.. Bar
bar 20 take the part OF J. Brown, Captain
Cook 20 take the part Of William Sam
pie as my rescuer. We will use for the
robbers this good-iooking gentleman you
see standing over there, Mr. Ed Morgan;
also Mr.. ID. C. Faclder. who Is another
fine looking gentleman. He is TO take
the part OF q robber. and Mr. Thomas
Mcnamara and Dan Chalfant, they Will
take the part OF tho robbers Now you
see this log cabin built across here on
the ground, which IL 20 represent the
stage barn that was located Mt Cold
| Springs. You VIII sec one OF these rob
bers go across there as II he was travel
! ing on the road. stop at this stage barn,
| talk with the stock tender in front OF
| the barn end ask him for a drink OF
water. The stock tender goes into the
barn aud brings out dippcr OF water.
| Just as he shows up IN the barn door
this robber holds him up, takes him into
! the barn. ties him up and makes other
| preparations for rohblng this treasure
coach that is about due there.
Noted stage Driver.
"The gentleman sitting here driving
this slx-horse stage team today is
Thomas Cooper, who Is recognized as
being the best slx-horse stage driver In
the United states Thomas Cooper drove
the night route from Jenny's stocksde
| 10 Hat Creek The nights we're never
! too dark nor the roads never too rough
for Tom. He was known in those days
as wild and wooiiy Tom or owl
Eyed Tom" lie was one Of the strongest
men that I ever knew. He had a grea
appetite. He would eat stage horse
broled on toast every morning fol
4 breakfast
,"'rhls gentleman sitting az my right u
another noted stage driver. John Highly
who drove on the Cheyenne and Blael