During stagecoach holdups, did outlaws catch the coach on a dead run, while shooting the armed guard, driver and passengers?

During stagecoach holdups, did outlaws catch the coach on a dead run, while shooting the armed guard, driver and passengers?     Michael J. GravesBelen, New Mexico That’s Hollywood stuff. The best and most common way to rob a stagecoach was for the outlaws to wait beside the road on a steep slope. With the coach moving at a slow pace, a highwayman could easily step out in front and point a shotgun at the driver. His accomplice in the brush had his weapon trained on the man sitting beside the