The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-28
Needs AN EXPLANATION.
The Latest Mexican Outrage
Reported to Mr., Bayard.
AMERICAN OFFICERS HELD
For Fourteen Days and Kept in Is.
norance ofthc Cause of Their Ar.
rest---subiected to Gross In.
dignitics from au omcIal.

Tucson, AR1z, March 27.-United
States Marshal W. X. Mead has for
warded to Secretary of State Bayard the
following account of the arrest Of him.
self and deputies by Mexican officials
while pursuing Southern Pacific train
robbers on Mexican soil:
AT about o o'clock p. IN. on the 22d OF
February l was notified by the superin-
tendent Of the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company at this point that west-bound
train had been stopped by train robbers
a few miles west Of STEMS Pass, near the
line dividing Arizona and New Mexico,
and that the United States mail agent
had been fired at three times and the
express robbed. I summoned a posse
and at once proceeded with arms and
horses in a special car to the scene Of
the robbery, distant about $50 miles
from Tucson. / secured the services
OF four celebrated Papago Indian trail
ers, with the others comprising
the posse, consisting Of Sheriff NJ. +.
Shaw, Deputy SheriffC. A. Shibell, Dep
uty United States Marshall W. Smith.
Mr.. w. G. Whori and myself. We ar.
rived at the scene of the robbery soon
after daylight the following morning.
The trail was easily found and was 10
fresh that we Anticipated NO difTicnltv
in following and coming nm with Tia
roboers and their booty in n comnara.
lively short distance. Accoutred as We
were with simply arms and horses, with
out blankets or provisions. we started
enthusiastically on the trail, Two days
later Mr.. Shaw and Mr. Wborf were
compelled 10 rpturn and two of tbe In
dian trailers returned with them We
three. with the two other trn;lers.
pushed on. The trnil. which wa nj first
supposed would be short led over tho
most rugged mountains and thronCh
almost impenetrabIe passes.
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Inc robbers were well mounted and
prepared for long tramp, and as we en-
countered considerable snow in the
mountains and were without food or
blankets, our suilerings were intense.
Still we kept on. until we found cabin
fonS Jfe uioS W. ooro si nnaa suPP'y o.
rayisbinD annetites AZ last wc were
approac6ing The town of Janos having
rapidly gained upon the robbers. and
discovering Inv the trail that thew were
occasionally walking and leading their
horses. We at once abandoned the pur.
suit Temporarily, went to Janos tn
report, that being the first point where
there was n custom house and this be.
ing the first opportunity offered MS for
presenting ourselves before nm officer or
official authority Of Mexico, Knowing
the peculiar strictuess OF the Mexicaa
authorities in this matter. we desired nj
once to Law them in possession of all tho
evidence which we had obtained. and
then request TO follow IN the culprits.
make the arrests and hold the prisoners
for extradition, this being the course in.
yariablv pursued in such cases.
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70 A''eu'eh"hS A,"sihs"' 'he eoh'hiah"-
ing officer, stated all the facts, explained
fully the object Of our mission and the
reosons which brouybt us there ormcd
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ana e9ulPped' we notified him Of our
omCiat rahK, anu ~ we were az once
iuen.lheu ii ny several acqualn.ahGes nc
hau no reason Ty y 70 douDt our olhGlal charT
acter. we oiered 10 pay any duties, II
any were required, or give anybody that
liislad nisns ~ ltgI ,,;t uelnauevt us u. W.T. We r.
questeu tnat the pursuit 9l tne roDDers
De ~ once resumed, 30 that tney might
n3t I1 escape, ana oneiea 70 pay any ana
al expense whlch might DC incurred Ill
the accomplishment OF ms purpose
we ohereu 70 go WIN thenl, Il necessary ny.