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Article: Three California pals decided to rob a stage, and the results were deadly for one of them: the other two faced long stints in Folsom State Prison.(GUNFIGHTERS AND LAWMEN)
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Wells Fargo expressman William Hendricks loaded his shotgun and climbed aboard the stagecoach in Angels Camp on May 19, 1894, for the 20-mile jaunt to Milton, a stop on the Stockton run. The stage carried an undisclosed amount of cash, but to convey the appearance of no money on board, Hendricks took a middle seat inside the coach, while passenger Lillie Stowell of Angels Camp sat atop the stage beside driver Fred Wesson. Hendricks was not a regular Wells Fargo guard, and he had never had cause to raise his shotgun in the few previous runs he had made in California's mother lode country. But the inexperienced part-timer was ready and willing to put his life on the line if ...
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