Arizona weekly miner., 1877-01-05
CAUGHT AND IN JAIL.

STAGE RoBBED AGAIN.-The outgoing stage was stopped. between six and seven o'clock last night, in the canyon at woolsey IIin. between skull Valley and Tonio Springs, some twenty eight miles from Pres colt J. W. Evans, the only passenger, was commanded to throw up his hands, but as he has but one, he held it up and was re- auesied 10 show the other; this he could not do. and upon making that fac; apparent, was excused. The robbers, two in number, then proceeded to rife the stage of all express and mail mat,er,-one shielding himself behind A rock with a Spencer Tifiee pointed m the direction of Jesus ithe drivcr) and Mr. Evans. They picked up MT. Evans pistol from the seat. and remarked that they would nos mind swapping with him, but laid II down ar-ain. IL may be well to remark that the command to throw up his hands, accompa- nied by the presence of a loaded rifle poin.- ed at his head, came so suddenly that he had no chance to use the pistol, and was obliged to lot it lie on the seat where he had placed it in order to haveit handy.
 After taking all they wanted, they directed the driver to eo on. with the remark that he or Evans might rc;urn in an hour and gather m the papers, etc. After going short dis tance Evans crawlsl back over the top of the coach and descended by the back booi without stopping !he stage, and returned to she scene of tho robbery with the intention of surprising them at their noiarious work, but upon examining his pistol he found that while pretending 10 want to swap Tor It they
 | f.a. -trf.f from l he was powerless. He then proceeded to house in skull Valley, procured horse and made the best time he could over the new Miller road to Prescott where he routed out Deputv Sheriff Standcfer, and they two star ted back on tho main stage road. .to the scene of the robbery When a'short distance De- vond inc ranch of MT. Blair. they met two ,,c, on horseback who had mule with ,bam hacked with campers outfit. Ihls was between two and three o'clock thus morning. Thinking this suspicious cir- cpmstance they arrested the two men ana took from them several packages of oniilol' ,,,ocl,s letters. etc. and brought them, to- ,-o,bcr with the men, whom they lodged Ill l jail, to town.
 We sent a reporter to the jail this morning ,ho cIicited tho following statement from | tho nartics under arrest. The first, who gave his name as Nj. V. Alexander, Is man oi medium hisht. sandy complec,ed' with san dv ,xhiskers. The other. nearly the same size also sandy complccted, gave his name i ,s Thomas Berry. They both said they came from Nevada, but declined to answer y.hs. mart of that State. Alexander at firs sai.l he had never been here before, but after wards qualified his statement by saying tha they had been camped near Tom Sanders house. west of Granite Creek, since New Yoar's Day. Berry said he was well knowi in this Territory. having resided at Green wood. which place he left year and a-hai ago. and went to Nevada. They beth sac ,hev had been to Hui's ranch at Mint Val low to see about ranching some horseS,-som' of which thev had brought from Nevada and some they had traded for.
 ThcJ had spent the most of yesterday Il inc mountains back of the American Ranc'
 trying to find a spring of which they ha
 been told and where they hoped to find
 good place to start ranch. They ha
 tried to camp short distance beyond Lee
 house, but finding they could notmaSc the
 horses stay there had saddled up and com
 on while attempting to make cama strsr