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Show FEMALE STAGE ROBBERS. Six Girls Repeatedly Hold Cp a Stage Coach-- When Arrested One Weakens Weak-ens and Tells the Whole Story. Salmon City, Idaho, April 7. A man and six girls have been arrested here on the charge of stage robbery. Numerous holdups hold-ups of the stage have occurred near Harvey's Har-vey's ranch. Suspicion was directed to old man Harvey and his family. With ten men the sheriff waited iu hiding near the place the robberies usually took place, and when the stage ar-i lived there a short time after six bandits stepped out in the n.ad aud stopped it, lev- ' eling their guns at the driver. The sheriff here came for ar-I aud ordered or-dered the surrender of the gang, which proved to be composed of Harvey's six t'aughters, who had assumed male attire. When the arrest was made one of the girls weakened and told the whole story. She said she never liked the work and was glad they were caught. They were trained to it by their father, and the proceeds were shippcu ea?t for sale, so as not to excite suspicion sus-picion in the country. |