Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-12-22
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rustlefs c few nights sinoe. organized [ posse and started in pursuit. He came upon two men ID camp, whom he or dered in English and Spanish to throw up their hands. The men replied by firing at the posse. The posse eventu ally killed both strangers. The coroner from this pla,e, who was summoned found the men killed were from the vi- cinIty of Duncan, who had located some land in the vicinity. This deplorable mistake will have bad moral effect, as the Mexicans have heretofore rendered very efficient serUce and helped hunt down rustlers. The same posse under Olguin trailed "Red Sample" and ''Tex' into Clifton, thus corroborsting the story told by one of the women in Maud Elby's house. The posse are now in pursuit upon the trail. Nineteen more left here yesterday evening. It was ru- mOred last evening that the town would be jumped before morning. Many of our citizens quietly armed themselves and awaited the attack, but it proved to be a false alarm.
 CLIFTON, Dec. 15.--Garland, the con- tractor for grading the site of the Ari- zona Copper Company's smelters, IS putting on all the men he can possibly get. It IS prob ,ble complete erection of the plant will consume two months. TOMBSTONE, Dec. 1.-The exsmina- tion of Hank Frost for complicity in the Bisbee raid resulted in his discharge. Heith's examination has just begun.
 CLIFTON, Dec 17.-The sherlffs posse has just returned; they have got O. w.. Sample alias Red" and Williss alias 'Tex," two of the Bisbee murderers. CLIFTON, Dec. 1L-Deputy Sheriff John H. Hoover and 4. G. Hill with a posse of eleven others captured Sample alias Red and Willias alias "Tex," two principals in both at the Gage and Bis bee robberies. The murderers were brought here and jailed at noon today. Parties here cognizant of thelr connec- ton in both of the affairs who were afraid to tell what they knew until these men were captured. will now probably give the whole story.
 LoRDsBURG, \. M.. Dec I6.-Trouble is liable to come out of the killing of tbe | two supposed Amerlcsn rustlers py Mexicans near Clifton few days since. Both men are well known here; their killing IS characterized as one of the most brutal murders ever perpetrsted Tn this country. They had located cattle ranch, and when killed were en- gagged building cabins. Their arms were in camp about two hundred yards dist ant. These the Mexicans secured and then attacked the men at work; at ihe first fire, the men started to run towards camp, but being headed off turned to the hills. l.. NJ. Clements was soon killed, he was shot through the breast and body. The other man ran about half mile, the Mexicans pursuing on horse back; they first shot him through the | body and afterwards in the head. The men are said to have had about ninety dollars in money, three horses, and camping outfit all of which the MeIl- cans took; they even took the boots from one of the dead mems feet. The Mexicans are to have a hearing at Clifton on the 18th. It is reported that party of men will leave here .o-mor- row and will be joined by about thirty more at Duncan to go to Clifton to at- tend the trial of the Mexicans, and probably by summary measures, svenge the death of the Americans. Clements has resided here about three years and has the reputation of having been an upright honorable man.
 The dispatch published in the CITI- ZEN on the 18th instant in relation to this affair was misleading, as the read ing of sad dispatch created the impress sion that the parties killed were Mexi- cans, when the fact is they were Ameri- cans, and the attacking party were Mex Icans.-Ed.
 CLIFTON, Dec. 1.-The posse that left in pursuit of the Bisbee robbers on Fri day last, returned to-day with "Tex" and "Red," having captured them about forty miles above here. On the first day they followed the trail to BentOn's at the junction of the Blue and Frisco rivers. They compelled the men at | Benton's and ArnOld's the next ranch above, to go with them. Between Ar mold and Benton's, men were sent up the mountain with field glasses with orders to report if any body was seen. They gave the signal of a man following mp the canyon. The posse secreted themselves ID the brush, and when the man, whom they recognized to be "Tex" approached to within 30 feet, eighteen men with rifles rose up. He surren- dered saying that he did not propose to walk into graveyard. Although "Te1" had come up behind them, a trail of three horses was still followed up the l Due IlNt4 AAAA AtAh tUteTtQ mar row box canyon or crevice in the noun tains, not wlde enough for two men to ride abreast and down which a strong body of water was running The task of following 1t up was intrusted to the Mexicans, thirteen ID number under command of Nicholas Olguin. They had proceeded in the canyon about three miles, when suddenly they came upon and surprised the robbers camp Tn which Red was sitting, cleaning two niles and two revolvers, with not cartridge in any of them. On "Red" was found a hunting case gold watch, with William Clancey'a name on the in- side and the initials c. ". on the out side; also about S2OO in money. On "Tex" was found sl6O; $50 of which was in Mexican dsllars and halves. "Red" has a bullet wound in the back, received from the posse who fired at him in the Chiricshus mountains.
 On the news arriving here of the cap ture, the entire population of Clifton ! turnei ouk tO rnaak Kba-, roo ,-r.L