Weekly Phoenix herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory [Ariz.]) 1882-1896, 1884-04-17
mgsrAAEa IA EN0sIrx j.
ReBerf Asexan der Arrested for
CICERO Grimes. stage RObber.


Robert Alexander, who was ar
rested in Coos county, Oregon, April
list. on the suDposiiion that he was
Cicero Grimes, a fugitive from Arr
IONA justice, applied to Judge Sabin
in the United States Court yesterday
for writ of habeas corpus, for the
purpose of obtaining his release.
Grimes is notorious desperate
who is wanted in Arizona for CONS
picity in a stage robbery and muir
'ier near Globe City, Arizona, in
August, 1881. The robbers killed
Andrew Hall, messenger for Wells,
Fargo s. Co., and DIR. Vail, and se>
cured the express company's box,
from which they took $4,000. Grimes
was arrested, convicted, and SEN
fenced to twenty-"ne years impris-
onment in the Arizona penitentiary
He was subsequently sent to the In
sane Asylum at Stockton, California,
from which he effected an escape.
He Ia represented as man of me-
dunn size, about forty years of age,
bald-headed, talks rapidly, is quick>
motioned. Alexander, who has been
mistaken for bin, is taller, less ro>
bust, has a good head of hair, and is
about IS years of age. In fact there
are no points of resem blance between
the two men. Alexander says he is
native of Whilby Island. Puget
Sound, that he is of respectable par>
entage and good character. he says
that at the time the robbery in which
| Grimes was implicated was commits
ted, he was working for the Port
land Ice Company. He went TO
Coos Bay about the 1sh of February
and worked at painting, and while
so engaged on the I'd of March, he
was arrested by R V. Pierce, a drug
| gist and amateur detective at Marsh>
| field, on the suppositIon that he was
Grimes. He was placed in the Gus
tody of Sheriff Dane of Coos County,
and the ARP ona authorities were
notified. A Mrs Latt, a sister OIL
Grimes, surprising that her brother
had been arrested, sued out a VIII
of hsbeas corpus to obtain his re-
lease, but discovered upon seein z
| him thet it was not her brother anC
so informed the officer. Alexande T
| was released, but Immediately after
| ward rearrested and held in Jail IN
| til the arrival of Rufus Smith, ar
officer from Arizona with reauisitior
| papers from the Governor of the Ter
! ritory. Alexander was delivered tt
Smith, who arrived here few days
ago with his prisoner, en- route fol
Arizona. While in the City Pnsor
several persons who were able to
1 identify Crimes were taken to SCI
Alexander and they said positively
thai he was not the man that wa
wanted. Among these were Captain
j. 3. Hume, the Express Com pany's
detective, Charles Flanner, Superin
tendant of DIR. Clark's private hospi
tai in Stockton, W. K Sine and A
T. Learned. Even Couns ellor Clark
became convinced that Smith hat
the wrong man, and took the neces
sary steps to have him released from
his unpleasant dilemma, by suing
out writ of habeas corpus. Judg
Sabin made the writ returnsbl
forthwith, and on the hearing ycster
day afternoon the facts stated Wen
presented in testimony. Smith, Ii
his return to the writ, said that b.
believed his prisoner to be Cicert
Grimes unit after his arrival at Sal
Francisco. hut that he was now sat
isf1ed that it was not he.
Judge Sabin promptly ordered tn,
discharge of the rrisoner-CaH.