The Phoenix herald., 1879-07-19
STAGE SHOPPERS. The Trial of Hickey and
 MaheW. 4 Brokeh-hoofed Horse Cuts a Prominent Figure. Circ1nfStantiaI Evidence Against Them
GEORGE THOMSON.

Stage driver testified; that he HGe
 the driver of the stage that wass rob
 bed. Two pass6ngers, W. M. Blank
 enship and Vim. s. Head We're On
 board the former as Wells, Fargo G
 Co.'S, messenger I was driving
 along in a walk when two men rose
 up out of the brush and ordered ;
 halt. Shooting commenced, shots
 between the messenger and one oi
 the robbers. The one who did the fir l ing stood about fifteen feet from the 1 off. wheeler. The two highwaymen
 stood about five feet a part; both
 were armed. The first shot was fired after the command halt was given.
 It was too dark to distinguish any. thing. The man with the gun fired first, after one stepped ahead of the leaders, The shots were close to-
 gethcr. The robber wanted to know why in h-l, 1 commenced shooting when told to halt. He ordered me to throw out the express box and mail which 1 did, telling him that was all; was tlten ordered to go on. Only saw two men. Blankcnship shot twice. The second shot from the ground wounded Blankenship, who was sitting beside me, 1 ordered BIankenship not to fire, 1t was put. ting me in to close place. Couldn't tell whether either were masked.
 Cross examination It was be tween II and 12 o'clock Owing to the darkness 1 couldn't see much of the men.
 IT. C. MCDONALD.
 Under Sheriff, testified that he was awakened by the watchman and told that the stage was robbed. Saddling my horse and obtaining assistance went to the scene of the robbery. Followed the tracks and found the express box and mail sacks at d point about 100 yards distant where their horses had been tied Here they cut the mail sacks and broke open the box. Followed horse tracks | two miles west; found large sack, and the principal letters scattered | It was an open country. Tom Rodgers was with me all the time. Following the tracks five or six miles where it joined the road at the outside ditch, thence to Tweed's place at the lower end of town. Be ieving by this time that 1 recognized he horses, I sent Rodgers to sec if .he horses were there, again taking ID the track. l followed it to where t crossed the ditch this side of Pete Nelson's ranch stopped at the house near thice hours, then went to Bill )sbornes and staid an hour; here oined by Rodgers, went to the house f MT. Hickey arrested the defendants md brought them to town. When l eft the tracks at Mr Twecds, 1 re urned for the large mail sack, and 'n the way met Mir. Hickey-thc old nan and recognized the tracks of the lorse he was riding as the very same had been following from the scene f the robbery. One of the robbers vas barefoot and put on his boots at he place the Inc rscs were tied while .. he other evidently had bags wrap , ed around his feet, There were ithcr three men, or else they chang q boots. The hccl of the boot was {, mall and very long, and slender, )n the trail saw, foot prints twice l oticcd Hickcy's boots when 1 rrested him and arc the same kind f boots as would make the tracks l )und Both defendants were at the I ouse of MT. Hickey when the arrest l -as made. ! Cross examination. I did not $ sarch on the premises of MT. Hickey, q ,r any blanket that would cores ond with the piece found. He told le he had no saddle. Measured the f .acks where the horses were tied c here the sacks were found: l.
 THOMAS G ROGERS. Testified that he went in quest of ,' le stage robbers with Under Sheriff A IcDonald, Ia greater portion of his :. stimony is similar to McDonald's Il p to time they separately Went to ickey's house, arrived about s clock Defendant Hickey was ly- . g down; did not see horse at ' icLoys place Who-c track Ic-cm. ,