The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-07-15
LONE DESPERATE
HOLDS UP SAR|NERS
BANDIT STOPS COACHES CARRY
ING 100 ~ NATIONAL PARK.
SOLDIERS ARE IN HOT PURSUIT
Victims Are From All Sections Of the
Country. - Hiahwayman Took
Money and JeweIry From
Tourists.

Livingston, Mont, July 10,-Passen-
gers in twelve coaches were held up
and robbed in Yellowstone Nation
al park by lone bandit fifteen miles
from Yellowstone, the western en-
trance to the park.
3 About one hundred persons were
forced to give up all their money and
iewelry.
Col. l. NJ Brett, superintendent Of
the park, said 1t was impossible to es-
innate the amount Of money taken
from the tourists until later Names
of the victims had not been obtained.
shriners the Victims.
Several of the tourists took the hold
up as joke at first. but the bandits
rife convinced them otherwise.
Among the passengers who lost
their money and jewelry were many
women. Many Of the coach loads
were made up Of Shriners' organiza-
lions, en- route to Seattle to attend the
annual meeting of the Shripers.
Soldiers from all parts of the park
were ordered by telephone to the
scene of the robbery. and two sus-
poets were put under guard The
bandit, after holding up the stages.
went into the woods, and is believed
to be heading for the Jackson Hole
country on the southern boundary.
Meets No Opposition.
The lone highwayman who pointed
a rifle at the tourists met with no OPP
position, because no firearms are al
lowed In the park.
The scene of the holdup is in heav-
lily wooded section, where there are
numberless peaks and bluffs. Those
coaches of the Yellowstone Western
Transportation company which were
ssopped by the bandit'left Yellowstone
early in the morning. They had gone
fifteen miles when they were halted.
Coaches Strung Out.
The coaches were strung out for
more than a mile. They were tray
ersing a narrow road and those in the
rear were not aware that the coaches
in front we're being molested. = .
The bandit did not stop the first
coach. but the others were held up
one after another The passengers
were forced to deposit their money
and yaluables with the robber and the
coaches were then ordered to drive
on.
The coaches we're making for the
Fountain hotel, where the tourists
were to have their luncheon. Mill
tary officers at the Mammoth Hot
springs did not receive word of the
holdup until after 1880 o'clock, at least
four hours after the holdup.
r. r. Smith a VictIm2
Imperial Potentate Frederick r.
Smith of Rochester, N. Y, and other
members Of the imperial divan, no
bles OF the Mystic Shrine, are seeing
the sights In the Yellowstone park,
and some of them are supposed to be
among the victims Of the highway
men.
1t is reported here that the passen-
gers robbed came to the park on a
Shriner special train, which left Salt
Lake City, Utah, at 7:15 p. m, and
arrived at the park at 6:45 a. m.
The holdup occurred almost a year
afser that of July go. 1914, when TWEEN
ty-fye coach loads Of tourists were
robbed in Upper Geyser basin, Spring
Greek canyon. Three men were re-
CURED for that piece of work. How a
single highwayman could accomplish
the same end mystifiec peace officers
here, and 1t was suggested that more
than one man must have been In
volyed. - ~