River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-12-27
COW BOY RAID.
a Cowboy Region-Five Persons
Killed,

a Remarkable Occurrence Even in
a Cowboy Region-Five Persons
Killed.
A Tombstone, Ariz., special gives the
following details of the recent raiding of
Bisbee by desperadoes: The robbers,
Eve in number, rode into town, coming
from the south. about 7:30 in the ev9-
ming. They dismounted at lumber
yard Just below Castenado's store,
hitched their horses and proceeded
leisurely tn the latter place. Three of
the misreants entered the store in
which, al the time, were six or seven
persons. Drawing revolvers as they en-
tered, they ordered the inmates to
throw up their hands, which order was
complied with alacrity. One of them
then commanded the bookkeeper to
open the safe. He replied that he could
not as be did not have the combination.
Another of the robbers then pointed to
Toe Goldwater, who was IN the store at
the time, and said: There's the -
- - that can open IT." Three revolt
vers were Immediately ieveled at
MS ueau anu OIdCIo gwen
Open that safep Joe lost
no time in complying. and when 1t was
opened one of the robbers produced a
sack and ordered their unwilling
helpers to assist in emptying the con-
tents of the drawers and boxes into It,.
A cigar box nearly.ful Of Mex can mon
ely was tipped over in the operation,
when one of the bandits exclaimed:
"Why don't you shoot the DID,"
After the safe hal been despolled OF ls
valuables one Of the bandits went up to
the back room where Castenado, the
proprietor of store was .ying in a
bed suffering from an attack of rheuma-
tism. He was ignorant OF what had tax
en- place in the front room. but an order
TO "Get up out of that and throw up
your hands," soon gave him an mixing
that something was wrong. Castenado
replied: 81 can't get up i am sick with
rheumatism in my shoulders"
"Have you got anything about your"
bluffiy demanded the robber, bearing
his six-shoo;er in close proXlm-.
lty to Casteado's head. "Not ent.'
replied the latter.
Tae robber then thurst his hand be-
meath the pillows and brought to light
buCkskin sack containing over 300 IN
gold coin. Turning to leave, the rohber
said, "rhere, YOU! be quiet and
YOU won't be hurt" and then rejoined
his companions in the front room.
Meanwhile a terrible scene OF bloodshed
had been enacted in the street. j. Z.
1appenier, an assayer, and the inventor
of portable assay furnace, and who
was well known in Tombstone, was
coming down the street toward the
store. One ofthe robbers left to guard
the outside ordered him to throw up
bis hands, Iappenier started to run,
but was shot dead before he had taken
half Il dozen s.eps. d. L. Slith, who with
his wife had arrived in town
but few hours previous, was across
the street in restaurant. Hearing the
firing, he cane out to ascertain the
cause, and was ordered to go back, but
continued to advance, saying; II am
deputy sheriff" >,
"You are the kind we are looking for, "
replied one ofthe robbers, and both I'M
mediately commenced firing at him. lie
was killed instantly ne shot striking
him ia the center of the forehead, am
other passing through his body, and the
third taking effect in his right arm. See
ing a man called In ian Joe standing
across the street, the robbers commenced
firing at him, he ran away, and escaped
with only slight flesh wound 10 one
leg. J. A. Nellie, otherwise known as
Tex" was standing with a team II
trout Of the store during the firing, and
was shot through the body, but Deputy
Sheriff Hatch thinks he was struck by
one of the bullets intended for Indian
Joe. Mrs. Roberts, boarding house
keeper, hearing the disturbance, came
to the door, which is of glass, and was
looking out, when she WAS struck by q
stray Shot, and MORALLY wounded, dy-
ing Yesterday morning. The murder
Gus bandits did everything in the most
leisurely manner, tho events described
occupying ten or fifteen minutes time
they wore heavy overc0ats, ana al
save one wore masks OF handkerchief {
drawn over their faces. The object OF
their Infamous miasion accom-
dlished they departed with their plum
Der, which Mr. CastenGada says amount
ed to from 81 ,3DO to 81 500. They mount
ed their horses and deDarted, III appar-
antly no great hurry, in the direction
from whence they came At O'Clock
they were seen IT, pass Milk ranch,
five miles distant, laughing and chatting
among themselves, having been an
hour going live miles. A vigorous pur
suit has been organized, aod several. par
ties are now on the trail of the robbers
which leads toward the Chiracahua
mountains. Nollie died this morning
making four killed in this murderous