Arizona silver belt., 1888-01-28

e bridge. After arranging the glan l. cartridges. Smith came to me an, said: You and Dick Myers will pu n the ties on the track if I don't fire m, pistol; If I should fire my pistol i : woulasSsS S signal for freight train. Smith walked down the track. W,
 saw tram coming, and hearing nc , pistol shot, placed the ties on the tracl f together with the red lantern ant . then went up on the bank, one or each side of the track. The train came to a stop at the ties. Myers re. marked: Don't move, you s-n of a b-h, for the train is taken in' And
 then we all commenced fring and tt'SmIth remarked: 'Geg Back you s-s
 of b--s; don't put your heads out.
 Smith and Myers came up to the en-
 glneer; Smith put hls gun up and re-
 quested the engineer and fireman to
 get ouS, which they did. Smith re-
 marked: Get your hands up and
 walk in front of me- They walked
 down to the mail car and requested
 them to open up, which they did
 The mall clerk jumped out and sad:
 Boys, we are rather light tonight.
 They then took all parties to tell the
 messenger to open up. The messen-
 ger remarked: Who are you?' The
 answer was: I am Harper, the engi-
 neer, and covered with arms Smith
 told him to tell the messenger to open
 up or we will blow the d-n door off
 or open Smith then handed the en-
 glneer a giant cartridge and told him
 to touch it off and blow the s-n of a b. up. The door was then opened.
 then came down in the cut amongst
 them. Smith said: Here, you fel-
 low, get on the other side to me. I
 went on the other slde. Smith made
 two men go on the other side where I
 was, and told me to hold them. I then covered those two men with my guns and said; Don't try to move,
 boys, or will have to burt you One of them remarked: Don't shoot; we
 will not move Smith took two men and made them uncourle the mail and | express car from the sleeper, Smith made the engineer shot him how to work the engine and moved up a short distance. Smith told ae to get on the Szels= end, wbich 5&llids NEsEs- and l. Smith carried these men back on the tram, all but the engineer. We then pulled out, leaving the engineer stand ing there. As we passed by the engi- neer he remarked: Good bye, boys; hope you will have a good time I answered, good night
 We took the train short distance above there, about three miles. Smith requested me to go down the road to- wards the passengers to keep watch, while Smith and Myers went through the cars. About half an hour alter wards they called me up to the engine. We then all got into the engine and pulled out for Tucson. We got off and Smith reversed the engine and sent 1t back. The engine started back alone. We beard it running back for about five minutes. We then walked for about quarter of a mile to the south side of the track, sat down and struck a light to count the money which Smith and myself had; they showed me about two thousand dol lars in gold and greenbacks and two sacks of Mexican silver. Myers had on diamond ring and Smith had an Open-faced gold watch, and remarked that he alse had a diamond ring. The money was divided in three parts by Myers; Myers remarked to me, 'here is your part, and put out the light before handing me the money, with his foot. Myers and Smith went off on one side and spoke together for about ten minutes. 1 heard Myers re- mark, I'll meet him tonight 1 thought at the time that there was some other party connected with Smith and Myers which I knew noth- ing about.
 Myers took his part of the money md started towards Tucson, and that { night slept at the Belmont lodging house; took supper at the Maison Do- rec. On April 18th Caboose A came to town and we slept in it that night. l 0n the 30th of April we left Tucson with Skidmore about g or 10 o'clock. { We stopped one night at Lordsburg, i md next day arrived at Deming. I Next day I went to Fl Paso and Smith went back to Tucson. Smith and { 5kidmore and Sidner during the trn ' from Tucson were often engaged in while was down Tn the , ,aboose; 1 did not hear the subject; heard Skldmore and Sidner both re- I mark that was pretty slick done, that