Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-03-31
THE TRAIN ROBBERS.
Pants Posse run them to Earth.
Their Desperate Defense and Tragic
 Death.

Death.
 When it was announced that R. II.
 Paul had gone to Chihushus in quest of
 the train robbers. his friends be @, ard
 he has many of them. believed he would
 be successful if It was in the orii0Bfy power of mOEtals to be so. To began
 witt, be obtained she r qnisI patmis ,it Il
 aud authority from the Mexieal govern
 ment before commencing active opera
 tlons therein. He wBs st DemIug on s'e Ssh instant when apprised nf the deteU-
 tion of MaTshsl Aead's posse at JsDOs
 He went immediately to Fl Paso tI cos suit J. F. Lind0eFg, Superintendent O. the G. II. g S. A. IL. F., who hsd re- ceivet said infnFnatiOn, apd together
 with him went to Paso d5l Norte CD the IOsb, to consult the American Consul le- csted at that place. for the felease of the
 marshal and ms posse. While there they met Gov. CarrlllO. and on stating tie case to him he ss once gave orders for the
 RELEASE OF THE PARTY,
 as previously published. Leaving Paso del Norte that evening he arlvrd ID Chichuahus on tne morning of the l2th, and applied to Don Juan Zubriau. Aci- ing Governor, for assistance to Rrrra' the robbers EhIo were known to b. then rendevouzrng ID the state. This he at first positively refused to give. So, Iug tha' on X similar occasIon b. hsd been Impose1 upon and cOnsequ- D,ly would have nothiDg % do win I,-th. oc ,a-ion referred to being ihe Ms9alh robbery vn the MexiosG Central. Ar DlicstiOn was then made to Governor CsrrillO-vbo hsd previously referred aim 10 the acting gcverncr and hs sired orders to give the assistance ase1ed. This consisted cf six mounted men and horses for himself aud \. F. PIeror, Rp emplnye of the Mex can Central railroad, who accompanied hlr1 and who subs squsntly by his coolDess and daring rendered
 MUCH VALUABLE ASSISTANCE.
 + was not tIll ihs morning of the If that the posse was in readiness to le4y The City of ChIhuahua. This posse was
 lirectly under tha charge oi Mf. ? u and consisted. beside, himself and Pierce.
 4 ID orderly sergeant. 2-d sesgeaI ,ud four private- o- the national E:tu making eigh. sll told. O1 he first day put they wen: but twenty -oBe nIl s and 'amped that night st ;he FOriin rauch. Here they enluirsi ii tue robbsr par had passed shat way Vhen eD route fhe scene of rObheyy, ana learning that |
 hey had. Geci'ed to follow ttem cou- 'inuOu<iy til break ie the trail had | baeu found cr The pirty intercepted D | their return
 Ie4viug this ranch oD ibs EOruiug oi | he l5'h. lucy pushed ou, aicog he trGil, |
 nd that gh' reached tha town Co! l c ,retas. havinp made j7 miles thss day On the day following. they reached CH-B l Colorado. s mil-s Fur. her ID, s1i uoOs | making theI- usual inquiries. were sur Drisei to learn that aOt orly had the | robbers gone up inst Tay, bG;
 HAD RETURNED THE DAY PREVIOUS. and We're then csmp-d at 90 tx ztluC | corral about s mile aud d rai, hack, ou tho route .lsGg whc oh P.ul and hIs po--e had come.
 As i; Va, hen nigh'fsii, sad tesrir. tha. the rob sers would erCapa, it s decid-d 70 iumedials!y ie urB acd 't 'ect their ca-inre ii possible. SIX rasa frrm the Ca a Colorado, vp.n0.-esei Co t.eC. bat Shile on tbe va three of th-a des,rt,d. Among thc. rem .iuIug v-4s p.r.y vii resided % the stone cor al ID qlesti5D, ;.;l ia .s-.. =- house usa. ty,
 THE BEERS KEPT THEIR ARM', and these he volunteered to go ahead and secure,
 The house in question. consisted of iour roogr- and was bli.t som-tbirE iu he form of n l., no Tw0 rooms b-!ng connected. g1 Pll 'pering towards ths insIi, angle across which Q rRmeta lad re,.r built. The room occupied by toe rob bers was G' the south end Of the built- ing, but fortunately when tue tar'y rezcbrd there who hal v innt,ercd s-r1. the gum. they were eating supper in be kitchen, a' th- Oppps,'e end of ths building. He mads O C tny G ard had 'ucc eded iI tek.ng out aad ,-stin. two Winches sr riii=s and bad grue be Tor 'he third =hen ths pose wno hao been waiting eome di,taacs back, lear ing that something hal goue wToog. TO i- 1p. The robbers, stsrtied Gt their Gp- prOGch,
 RUsHED FOR THEIR GUNS, nut not fiRaiDg them, Gud seeing th. Mexican in .he room, fskei i1r th n, but hs dsa!-d Gll knoRleiss o: jhei' Hastily closing ths dooI they awaited resuit-, vbI-h were not I1rG ir com ng.
 The pose fOi med Streisht liue BcrO=F .he angle il front ut tho hou-9 Ali be- ' ng mouutrd with toe exc sp.!rn of Paul snd Pierce, WLo stood in the trisnglC 'Going tue GoOrs sni -liel upon thp ! robbers :O UIr rnf-r, be istssT hDwev.-, made no ly. The -scOl ] --rsenn; b om'n impatient Et She delay sprrug ''om hiz hDrs- and oa.liug to nre uf ths [ men under hIu tn foilos, made rush ,' the icor and burst Ir open win 6 low from his gun. but fell dead ts he lid SO
 SHOT THROUGH THE HEART. lis comp4nIon then ran back bu: the e bbeTs c1utnued firing For some lime .tierwaEd. firing perhaps a dUZso shots , n sl. At ih the women aEd children , .bout tue bouss began to scream and !. uu m every diFsc,ior, pnr;Ioa Oi ;bem aking refuge m the center room. FrsI- ul Ot enfAngeriD2 tho lives Oi these ,eUple gbe posse bed nor. ss ye', jed a l { hot nor WAS |, thought vIse t0 do 20 q ID those in the house could b. taken | 'ut. ihey were called to come out ' nd sam- did, but teIEg sho: at by q be robbers they sgsIn rsn bacs. A bCls g,s then dug through the wall in tbe FBT Of the house Bnd ;be inma'es eIetsken out more dead than sive win ear, but iu the meantime two of the 2 obbers. who afterwards proved to be | 'heshsn and Hart, had, under cover of ! he ramads, gone back to the kitchen, 1 nd hesrlny parties at work in the resr a f the adjoining rom, dug n hole . trough the wall of their rooci on tie II aue side, aad fired st sbe fleeing women ' nd children.
 ONE BULLET PASSED THROUGH le skirts o. woman, and so close was fired that her dressed blszed at the rpoTt o: the gun, but the fire beng 7eedily ex'iuguIshed. she was found to @ more scared than hurt
 Just before day break the Judge sent a IT, and some half dCZsu Of hrs followers o rIfved from Cusibuirschic. and the oI uRrd being thus farther strengthened, k
 was decided to wait tIll daylight be- T 're pushing matters further: but when :. aylIght came the robbers still held the Zl