The Arizona sentinel., 1878-08-24
NO USE FOR SPECIAL MAIL
 AGENTS 1N ARIZONA.
Only Ten TSaiis Robbed In Six
 Weeks.

Weeks,
 Besides the i've mails robbed lately on Route 401C5, between Ehrcnberg and Mineral Park, five mails have been robbed within the past month between here and Tucson. The first two of the latter were robbed near Point-of-the- Mountain by the same individual. Two other robberies occurred August 14th, and another hap pened ttc next night.
 When the stage from Tucson had reach ed point nine miles south of the Pca- cho, about II P. M., August 14th, it was stopped by four MeXicans, who caused it to be driven hundred yards from the road, and then systematically 'went through" mails, express, baggage, driver Osborn, and the only passenger, W. $. Bell Bell had $6O in gold slowed in his sock and S25O in greenbacks se~ed in his sleeve, which the robbers soon found They made him and the driver strip naked, but gave back the clothes they wore. They gutted the baggage, ard carefully searched the entire wagon, cushions and all. Then they took the two horses, load ed on them the clothing and the express box, which they had not known how to open, and started up the road to meet the stage from Florence. They met it within few miles and went through the same performance, taking horses, clothing, ex- press box, watches and even poeket-knives from the driver, Chas. II. Kenyon, and the only passenger, Major Evans. It was first reported that they got Kenyon's diamond pin and velvet coat, and that they had conipelled Evans to go on in shirt and drawers only: but this was not the ease; they left them the clothes they wore. Al ter the robbers left, Kenyon went back couple of miles, got two horses from 6 party of campers, and drove on to Desert Station, arriving there about 5.30 A. M. Meanwhile Bell and Osborn had walked back to that Station, and were just about starting back for Tucson with four horse team, to give the alarm, when Kenyon and Evans hove in sight with the robbed stage from Florence. The whole party reached Tucson about 7:30 A. NJ. Some $500 were immediately raised by citizens, PapagO Indians were employed to act as trailers, and number of citizens volunteered to go after the robbetS. This party got off about noon, and we hope to hear good news from them before going to press Evans is Deputy '. S. Marshal; was out hunting stage robbers, and-found them. They must have managed to get perfect " drop on him, foT his courage and reck- lessness are generally admitted.
 At about 11:3O the same night another stage was robbed few miles west of Maricopa Wells by party of five Ameri- cans. The passengers were Dr. J. II. Mckee, of Los Angeles, two discharged soldiers of the Sixth Cavalry, and Sergt. Baber, of the signal Service The sus- piciOns of the passengers were aroused, and they hid their valuables, except a few dollars each, before the stage was stop ped The robbers were slightly disguised, and were evidently new hands at the busi- ness They made the driver throw out the express box and three bags of mail The brass locked mail pouch escaped their attentionj and they therefore got no reg istcred letters. They made the passengers get out, hold up their hands, and then searched them. They broke open the eX- press box with king bolt, and finding in it several hundred dollars in greenbacks they felt good enough to give back the passengers pocket-money. They then al- lowed the passengers to gather up the mails, put them into the wagon ana drive on. Compared with the Mexican robbers these fellows acted like gentlemen.
 The telegraph line between Yuma and ! Tucson has been down most of the time for the past three weeks. The repairmen say that 1t has evidently been purposely | broken in many places.
 The Tucson road will now be tho safest | in the Territory for the next few weeks. Such repeated robberies have excited a | spasm of vigilance that may lead to some arrests, and that will certainly keep off i robbers while it lasts [
 NR. A. TIMER, TdX Collector, has fled |