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kuv wioif, maa wcraiDm pramOlll(be irovtli. Sold bj ell Drajntktti.OfP*onf«Min,wlUlDU(heir new I astonishTHE FATAL BRICK.belting money at any. 21-tfA Caw County Boy Arras tod, Chirged with having Aided in tho Bobbery of a Black Hilla Stage Coaoh in September Last*chinu of strsl Or-per lor to Strictlyerabmefoipeilrilt;aoiinTHE BOB BERT.September 2$th, 1878, at three o'clock In (be afternoon, the stage coach on iU way from Deadwood lo Cheyenne, waa attacked by five highwaymen, at a point Id Wyoming Territory, and robbed of $25,000 in gold bare and gold dual. In effecting ihe theft the robbers killed two men. The robbers wore no maska or disguise#-Agentn ap-£colmaSOIer.-Mlitrot’.; of ibc , by Hot. i ols and dty.' AM ARREST WAS MADE.Bondaj.inoraiDg last, Sheriff Pressnall, of this city, arrested Thomas Goodale, (commonly known aa “Duck,11) charged with having been one of tho perpetrators of the above crime. Goodale is a young man, a son of Almond Goodale, one of the old and respected citizen# of Casa county. The arrest was made after several days of watching and maneuvering by the officers. Tho accused reached home from the Dlack Hill* on Thursday morning. An agent of the Black Hills Stage Line had preceded him and waa already here, bit waa here looking lor another man, who Is wanted for (he same crime.made to ot up Id ke bis a business :rs In theFrant1 CbOfj ot t tics put rep;er but )in with t out the Singer, or. Seesensale on enquiree Cm 25-3mTHE EVIDEJYCB against Young Goodale consists of the finding of the following property substantially In his possession: a gold brick weighing 248.87. ounces; 286 grains of gold dust; (both amounts aggregating $4,400); one lady'sgsld watch and chain:vasski iintrtwo silver watches; a seven act diamond ring; two plain gold rings; one shot gun; and two revolvers, (one having aa Ivory handle); Below wo give a diagram ot the brick, showing its exact sixe at the top. It is Just two Inches thick. It bears on tho face the words and figures toroaVora.bonsilkaudknilgolcwhiitbaiConsclvce«.AllFridanda of the be Four . Oc lo-iltred that ian ac-and V.tin, J.n.T.Johnbutton,idyV.7 SO L-tfb* found in thla diagram. H Weighsabout twenty pounds, and is very bright from handling aud from carrying In a bag or satchel.TOE CLUE.Aa to how the clue was obtained which led to tne snsptefonlng of Goodale, there are conflicting stories. One story Is that two highwaymen were recently hanged on the plain* for the purpose of forcing them to peach” on their pals, and thatrather than bang too long they gave their whole crowd away, with, names and places of residence. At lemMf three other Cass county men are wanted for the same crime—their nernes having,been given to tho vigilant# who banged the two spoken of.togbsign!a . -*The accused is now having# sort ol
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Atlantic Telegraph
Atlantic, Iowa, US
Wed, Oct 16, 1878
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