Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-10-06
HANDS UP!
THE FLORENCE AND CASA GRANDE
 STAGE ROBBED.
Wells, Fargo & Co.'S Treasure Box and Registered Mail Pouch taken and Rihed.--The PuI suit of the
 Road Agents,

Registered Mall ROuch taken ana
 RifIed.--The Pursuit of the
 Road Agents.
 The down stage to Casa Grande which left here little behind time last Tuesday, was held up at the lower end of the dry lake, about five miles from Casa Grande, by two MeXicans. Mir. George Cumins was the driver and carried no passengers upon that trip, fortunately. As he was crossing the dry lake, about half past three o'clock, big cloud of dust ahead warn ed him of the approach of some travellers, but as teams and horsemen are often met upon the road this fact did not excite the least curiosity in him and, as the wind waited the dust into his eyes he simply closed them to exclude it's unwelcome presence and let his team jog slowly on, until he was suddenly commanded in broken English to stop. He opened his eyes to look down the barrel of a pistol held closely to his head by Mexican on horseback at the side of the stage, while another stood guard ahead of the team in the road. The fellow then demanded money and after some lit tie delay and threatening gestures with the pistol, the driver tossed out the express company's treasure box, which contained but very little money. He then demanded key to the box and could not under stand why the driver did not possess it, but more GnrnAlxr tho,, Jo,,,oD1o1 money. The accommodating driver then loaned him big American dol lar-all he had about him, but this even did not satisfy the bandit, and not until the first mail sack reached which chanced to be the through registered pouch from Globe-was | tossed out did he seem satisfied. He then gave the box to his confederate and took the mail sack himself and told the driver to go on and left in the direction of Sacaton.
 Upon reaching Casa Grande the driver telegraphed bac ka report of the robbery and Sheriff Fryer made prepar- ations to go in pursuit at once. | Being informed that Justice C. M. Marshall and D. w. Cummins of Casa Grande would take up the trail at daylight, the sheriff went down the river to intercept them and to con | tinue the search.
 Messrs. Marshall and Cummins, after getting the trail, easily followed it di- rectly to the nearest point of the mountains and there found the brOk- en treasure box and mutilated mail pouch, with scattered letters lying about, very few of them unopened. All of them were gathered up and taken by the pursuers.
 The trail led directly to the Monte zuma ranch, fourteen miles west of Florence, on the Gila river, where it was obliterated by the numerous cat tie tracks of that vicinity.
 Sheriff Fryer then took up the chase fully fifteen hours behind the robbers and succeeded in finding the trail which led towards Tempe. Word was received Thursday afternoon that the sheriff was but four hours behind them and was giving them a stern chase.
 The robbers were both MexicanS and were evidently nOvices in the bus mess. One was dark complexionet man about 9 years old and the othel a boy of about 20, light complexion and smooth face. Neither wore any disguise. Parties at Casa Grande be lieve they remained at that place or Monday night. and that they arC parties that stole saddle and bridlt at Maricopa on Sunday night.