Arizona silver belt., 1888-01-28
The Trial of the Train Robbers.

The following testimonies from u
 Tucson Citizen, in regard to the con
 plicity of Doc Smart, w. T. Skidmor
 and A. w. Sidner, in the Pantan
 train robbery, April 27th, shows hor
 the thing was done. The trlal result
 ed in the conviction of Smart and ac
 qulttal of Sidner and Skidmore:
 Next night after the conversation
 Myers, Smith, Doc Smart and mysel
 met near the Pierson hotel. Do
 Smart proposed robbing the expres
 office near the depot. I remarked
 That IS foolshness to talk any sucl
 -way.' Smith remarked he didn thipl
 tcould 6s doqes sSpartr9martcs thar
 Ae could cs17-E ahUel sf55i Snl c1I
 a hole through the foo Smith said i yes, and get your brains blown out
 the minute you put your head through
 the holes Smart then remarked
 We will go to Arizona and rob the
 Southern Pacific train. Smith re-
 marked: Yes, that is easy. enough to do.' Smart remarked we have no
 money to work on but thought he
 would have some.in a few days They spoke of stealing a trunk from some place. think Tom Gray's. We con cluded to wait few days to See If Smart got any money.
 The next night we met agaln lat the Pierson hotel Smith remarked: Let us go without money. Smart remark ed: No, If I go now I will leave a clew behind which will give suspicion to me at once Smith remarked that Smart dld not give d-n for him; that if he stayed there he was liable to be caught at any minute. J re- marked: Why, Jack, don't yoa go of and leave the country entirely?f He answered that he would not go until he had made stake.
 Smart remarked: Will you three boys go up to Arlzona and stop awhile and 1 will come as soon as I can with out creating suspicion?' Smith and Myers remarked to me aside that we would go and leave the s-n of b-h behind. We stopped two weeks m the mountains about five miles from town. We used to come to town every night. l We sent Myers to town to see when Skid would be in. Myers returned tsat -Shel nn-Go=5sss 0n caboose No. A. We then came to town that night, without seeing Smart We all three of us went direct to ca boose A, and met Skid and Sidner Smith introduced me as Mir. Short. Skid informed me they would not | cave until o'lock next morning. It | was arranged that we should be at the section house about 15 miles from El Paso, in New Mexlco. We left town hat same night and walked out to the section house The next night, Sun lay night, the train came along about .welve o'clock and stopped at the sec ion house when we got on, that is, Smart, Myers and myself, and went through with caboose A to Tucson, Smith, Myers, Skidmore and SidneC privately together which l .ould not hear. We arrived in Tue on between 2 and o'clock at night. Smith, Myers and myself went down @ Silver Lake, walking out there, and he next day came back to town. Smith and Skid were together that lay,
 Myers and myself were together We stayed a couple of days in Tucson. hen Myers took some blankets and grub and went to Pantano on pas enger train. Smith and myself walked town. We met Myers at the first covered bridge from Tucson in the Jienega. From the time of cur arri- ral at the bridge we stopped around he old adobe in front of which is a leep cut on a curve, until we went up o Mountain Springs ranch, which was everal days.
 We remained at the Springs until he morning of the 27th of April. During our stay at the Springs Myers md Smith often conversed together ,n one side without my hearing, and would often go away and remain all lay.
 The morning of the 27th of April we came down to the first covered bridge in the Cienega from Tucson. We walked the track to the cut where he robbery took place, and Smith re- marked that here we would lob the rain. A week previous to the rob- oery Smith and Myers went towards oantano and returned with a red lan- ern. We remained all day of the Eth in the neighborhood of the rob- )ery.
 remarked about 3 p. m. to Jack hat we had better give this m. as it