Show attempt in cala CLAIM illinois state brings suit against the government killed a lion SAK march 11 when tha Wear verville stage filed into the town of redding wednesday it was given out that a highwayman attempted to hold ap and rob the stage at a point on the old shasta road known as double S about three quarters f a mile from tows one of the thorough brace strap to the coach had broleen and the icare was biking slow headway there was abroad the driver ed graham the 0 ward and four passengers just as the stage was ascending a slight rise and a turn in abo road alone bang out stop the driver and messenger at the in tnt thought one of the passengers apoka but the looked backward and opposite from hia geat on tha box gaw a man crouching behind a fair oak tree pointing a pistol at him and the driver Mes ward quickly brought hia in range with the robber and pulled the trigger but the gun snapped bedine the shotgun the robber shouted ah drop that gun or ill shoot almost at the same moment he fired but not till the messengers gun had the rubbers shot driver graham the ball entering the right eide and about four inches under the armpit when ahe mesa engery gun failed in ita duty he culled his revolver and fired but by this time the team had carried him out of eight of she robber three akots were fired two by the robber and one by the mr ward if his shotgun had fafone off be would undoubtedly have killed the robber as he was not over ten feet from him when he pulled the trig tr the robber wore a white mask and ward says he would recognize his voice anywhere the driver did not atop bat drove the team to town aa quickly as possible his wound is not thought to be fatal one of the says be got a good view of the robber and believes from the way he acted and moved that he was hurt |