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Ask the Marshall

by | Sep 10, 2019 | Ask the Marshall, Departments

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How did robbers find out about which stagecoach was carrying a payroll? Brian Doyle Denver, Colorado Sometimes it was just hit or miss. Small-time bandits didn’t plan well and took their chances. If the stagecoach they were planning to rob didn’t have a shotgun messenger on board, it’s a good bet it wasn’t carrying a shipment. One might have to settle for a few dollars from the passengers. The smart ones tried to find out ahead of time about payrolls and shipments. This wasn’t a s


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