The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-08-07
a Western Hold-Up.

A thrilling story of how a lone
bandit, held up and robbed ITO
tourists in Yellowstone park last
Wednesday is told by Mr.. and Mrs.
T. o. Christian of this city, who
were among those relieved of money
by the highwayman, and who ar
rived home. Monday night from
their trip through the great nation
al park.
THE hold-up," said Mrs. Christ
ian Tuesday, "could not have been
staged any better If it had been pro-
duced in a theatre. The bandit
worked calmly and as quietly as
though robbing people at the point
of big revolver was no more dan
gerous than sitting in the front
room reading paper. He picked
the best spot in the entire park for
his operations and used the same
judgment throughout his work.
eve started out from Old Faith
full Inn Monday morning and got in
TO the M infamous and picturesque
country near Shoshone mountains
and Shoshone lake. The expedition
consisting OF several large stage
coaches full of people, making an
extra large party, had reached a
point where the narrow road came
to an abrupt curve. On one side,
the mountain rose high and the 9th
err side there was a sheer descent OF
several hundred feet. The highway
man stationed himself just around
the curve and as the coaches came
around, he stopped the driver at the
point of his gun and ordered every
one to get out and throw his or her
money and valuables in a bag. None
of the passengers refused, but some
of them handed out their money re-
luctantly, and were hurried bit by
the bandit, through the use of
forceful profanity and fiourishing
his revolver menacingly. One fell
low, who said he had played poker
on the train coming from Chicago
and won $500, was treated rather
roughly by the bandit, who threat
ened to blow those gold teeth down
your throat if you don't divvy.' The
Chicago man dug up to the extent
of something over $500.
1--WE were relieved of only Sill.
The bandit told everyone to turn
their pockets inside out Mr.. Christ
ian didn't do this and the robber
overlooked it.
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with the passengers Of one party
coach, he would order them to go
back on the mountain side and sit
where he could watch them. Then
he would order the driver to move
on, and let the next rig come along
When he had completed his can
vass' of all the rigs. the highwayman
told his victims that IL he found
anything among the valuables that
he didn't want, he would send them
to the big hotel there. Then, bid
ding us all good bye, he walked
away and disappeared in the noun
tains.
There was one little girl in the
party who showed bravery. She
and her father were being marched
around the curve by the robber, and
when he wasn't watching her, she
slipped back around the curve and
warned those behind. They were
enabled by this to hide much Of
their money"
There was no way Of escape from
behind, for there was not room
enough in the road for the coaches
to turn around. All we could do
was to wait until our turn came and
then hand over our money. AS soon
as we could, after the robbery, we
spread the alarm but so far as we
know, the bandit has not been
caught. He wore a black cloth over
the lower part of his face and had
his black SLOUGH hat pulled we'll
down over his eyes, so we couldn't
see any Of his face.
"Some of the passengers said they
saw another bandit standing back
Oh the hills near where the hold-up
occurred, apparently keeping guard
while his pal robbed the passengers.
We didn't see him however, for he
had no part in the actual robbery"
Mrs. Christian slipped the rings
off her fingers into her mouth, and
thus saved them from the robber.
Death OF Mrs. Mary longstreet.
After suffering with heart disease