Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1883-09-08
Another Hold Up.

AhOIAcr ltOld Up.
The Clifton Clarion of the 29th ult.
gives detailed account of a "hold up.
We reproduce incidents and results
from the Clarion as follows:
At the usual hour, about half-past
six, the coach departed, in which were
Justice Musgrave, his wife and child,
and two other passengers, the wagon
containing the Cinnamon following
short distance behind. While ascend
ing the. big hill, about four miles from
Clifton, the passengers observed three
horsemen in the distance, following at
a rapid gait. The coach reached the
top Of the hill about 200 yards in ad-
vance of the wagon and proceeded
down OH the other side. Just as the
wagon had arrived over the brow of
the hill, one of the tugs of the wheel
horses became detached. Mr.. Fowler,
the driver, handed the reins to one of
the Cinnamon, who occupied the front
seat with him, while he got down to
fasten the tug: At this moment the
horsemen came riding up alongside,
one passing the wagon and going a
short distance ahead, when he wheeled
about and came back, and on reaching
the wagon they ordered the Cinnamon
to throw up their hands and COM
menced firing, simultaneously, the fire
being instantly returned by one of the
Cinnamon with a Winchester rifle.
The shooting lasted but few moments,
and when the smoke cleared away a
ghastly scene presented itself; it was
a horrible butchery, blood had spurted
from the wounds in every direction.
Two Cinnamon lay on the ground,
writhing in pain and mortally woun-
ded, All Chong being shot in the right
shoulder, the ball ranging downward
and coming out below the ribs on the
left side, and Sam Ting shot through
the abdomen, the ball entering the
left side and coming out just above
the hip on the right side. Two others
were badly wounded, All Lin's arm
being fractured near the body, and All
Hoyt shot through the calf of the leg.
One of the horsemen received what is
supposed to be his death warrant, one
ball from the Winchester having en-
tered the left breast and lodging just
beneath the skin in the back, and an
other striking the cartridge belt, cut
ting through and slightly grazing the
skin of the abdomen. The Cinnamon
being overpowered, it was but the
work of few minutes to 60 through
them, the highwaymen obtaining be-
tween $3.50 and $500, four watches,
six railroad tickets, four pistols and
rife. They then galloped away, one
coming toward town and the other
two going in the direction of the Gila,
and soon disappeared.
The wounded Chinamen were put in
the wagon by their comrades and
driven slowly to the railroad station,
about six miles from the bloody scene.
On their arrival at the depot they were
placed on board the train and taken to
Lordsburg, where one died before mid
night and another between 8 and 10
o'clock the following day.
As soon as the Cinnamon had ar
rived at the railroad station, Justice
Musgrave Immediately telegraphed
the particulars to S. w. Pomeroy,
who notified Deputy Sheriff Hovey of
what had happened, and he, in compa-
ny with Constable Martin and George
Bent, started in hot pursuit. They
went as far as the railroad station,
securing the country in every direc-
ton, but failing to strike the trail of
the escaping parties, they returned
the same evening.
The following day Deputy Sheriff
Hovey continued the search, going as
far as the Coronado ranch, on the
Giia, where he found the wounded
man. He is not expected to live, and
should he revive, 1t will be week or
ten days before he can be removed to
town. He is unconscious. 1t is not
definitely known who the offenders
are but strong suspicion rests against
certain ones who left since the day of
the fatal tragedy. 1t is possible they
may be captured, as the reward to be
offered by the Governor, who has been
officially notified Of the facts, in con-
nection with the amount offered by the
county, and possibly large sum by
one of the Chinese Companies, in San
Francisco, who have been telegraphed
in regard to the affair, will be great
! inducemcnt for shrewd detectives to
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