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| Date | December 5, 1916 |
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| Location | Jarbidge, Nevada, USA |
| Outcome | Bandits steal $4,000 |
| Deaths | 1 |
The Jarbidge Stage Robbery was the last stage robbery in the Old West. On December 5, 1916, the driver of a small two-horse mail wagon was ambushed as he was riding to the town of Jarbidge, Nevada. The driver was killed and $4,000 was stolen. Three suspects were arrested shortly afterward, including a horse thief named Ben Kuhl. Kuhl would eventually become the first murderer in American history to be convicted and sent to prison by the use of palm print evidence. The stolen $4,000 was never recovered and is said to be buried somewhere in Jarbidge Canyon. According to author Ken Weinman, the Jarbidge Stage Robbery is one of the "best authenticated buried treasure stories in Nevada's long history."[1][2][3]
- ^ Roger Butterfield (1949). "Elko County: The Jarbridge Stage Robbery". Life Magazine (April 18, 1949). Time Inc.
- ^ "America's Last State Robbery in 1916 in Jarbidge Nevada | PDF".
- ^ "Nevada State Library and Archives: Myth #95 - Staging a Robbery Without a Coach". Guy Rocha. November 2003. Archived from the original on November 13, 2010. Retrieved June 26, 2012.