Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-30
YELLOWSTONE PARK
TOURISTS HELD UP
TWO Bandits Get $4,000 in
Cash from Line of Stage
Coaches.

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS. Wyo.,
July 30.-One hundred and sixty-nVe
persons, many Of them tourists from
Eastern cities, were held up in yell
lowstone National Park yesterday by
two bandits and relieved of cash
which aggregated about $4,000. The
robbers refrained from taking any
Jewels. They made their escape.
The hold-up occurred near Shoshone
Point, between Old Faithful Inn ana
the Thumb Lunch Station. The 100
tourists were travelling through the
park on thirty-fve stage coaches
owned by the Yellowstone Park
TRANSPORTATION Company, the yell
lowstone Western Stage Company,
the Wylie Camping Company and the
Shaw & Powell Camping Company.
AS each of the thirty-five coaches
reached the point Of the hold-up a
lone highwayman, about five feet
eight inches in height, and armed
with a winchester rifle, compelled
the messengers to descend from the
vehicle and deposit their money IN
sack, which the robbers had prepared
for the purpose. The chief highway
man politely informed the astonished
passengers that he required cash
only"
The second highwayman had taken
m a position a short distance down
the trail. preventing the coaches from
retreating to Old Faithful Inn to
give the alarm.
Driver Frazier, of the Yellowstone
Western Stage Company, with Lieu
tenant r. B. Paddock and a party in
a coach somewhat behind the thirty
I'VE others. on coming to the top OF
Shoshone Point, saw in the road
below all the stages lined up and
being robbed. Frazier turned and
made a lively retreat to Old Faith
full. where he reported the hold-up to
Colonel Brett, superintendent of the
park.
Following is a partial list OF the
passengers robbed:
Mrs. S. P. Kidder Madison. Wis;
Martin .Rutkowski and wife, Milwau-
kee. Frank Bole Davenport, Ia: Rus
sell Bole. Davenport, Ia: Mrs. H. ].
Baldwin, Joplin, Mo-; Mrs. III. l..
cawley, Kansas City; Carolin j.
Williams. Carolyn Shepherd, Stayner
Richards and Mrs. Richards and Mr..
and Mrs. C. C. Neslen, all of Salt
Lake City.
One man in the party reported to
have had $1,000 discreetly dropped a
fifty-cent piece in the extended sack
and got away in safety with the rest
of his money.
Some of the passengers who had
calnerasi and who had somewhat re-
gained their nerve asked for leave to
take pietures of the hold-up. The
bandits agreed and several passengers
took photographs.
After an hours delay the bandits
consented to the coaches proceeding,
and Thumb Lunch station was
reached about an hour later, none OF
the 165 passengers having suffered
any physical injury The robbers had
cut the wires to the Yellowstone Park
Hotel before starting the hold-up,
and some time elapsed before an
alarm could be given.
Colonel Brett has a large force of
men pursuing the robbers, who are
reported to be heading toward the
.Larkson Hole country in Wyoming.
The transportation companies Of
fered rewards aggregating $500 for
the capture OF the highwaymen.
Passengers on the stage said the
one man who did the actual work of
robbing held up each stage as 1t
passed the canyon by pointing gun
at the driver.
The highwaymen had the advan-
tage because government regulations
prevent any person except those with
permits from carrying arms in the
park.