Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-01-21
The Trial of the Train Robbers.

ID the Psntsno train robbery on the 21th of April last, Geo. ID. Wills alias Geo. D. Green testified substantially a: follows:
 "Nex. night after the conversation
 Myers, Smith, Doc Smart and myself met near the Pierson hotel. Doc Smart proposed robbinR the express office near the depot. l remarked: That IS fool. ishness to talk any such way Smith remarked he didn't think it could be done; smart remarked that he could crawl under the floor and cut a hole through the floor; Smish said yes, and get your brains blown out the minute you put your head through the hole Smart then remarked: We will go to Arizona and rob the Southern Pacific train Smith remarked: 'Yes, that is easy enough to do' Smart remarked We had no money to work on but thought be would have some in @ few days. They spoke about stealing a trunk from some plack-I think Tom Gray's. We concluded to wait 8 few days to see if Smart got any money.
 The next night We met again at the PiersOn hotel. Smith remsrked: Let us go without morey.' Smart remark ed: No, if I 90 now I will leave a cleT behind which wIll give suspicion to me et once Smith remarked that Smart did not give d-n for him; that if he stayed there he was liable to be caught st any minute. I remarked: {: Why, Jack, don't you 20 of and leave the country entirelyT He answered ths, h- would not so unhl be had made & stake.
 Smart remarked: 'Will YOU three boys go up tO Arizona and stop awhile and EIll come as soon I can without creating suspicIOng Smith and Myers remarked to me aside that Te would go and leave the s-n of a b-h behind, We stopped two weeks in the mountains gtOnt five miles from town. We used Co come to town every night. We sent Meyers to town to see when Skid would be ID. Myers returned and reported that SkId was iu town on csbOose No. fl. We then came to town that plight, with out seeing Smart. We all three of us vent direct to cabOOse fl. and met Skid sDd SidDer. Smith introduced me es MT. Short. Skid informed me they would not leave ubtIl o'clock next morning. IL was arranged that We should be at the ssRtiOn house about l5 miles from Fl Psso. in New Mexico. We left town that same night and walk ed out to the section house. The next night, Sunday night, the tram came along about twelve o'clock and stopped at the section house when We got on, that IF, Smart, Myers and myself, and went through with caboOse fl 10 Tue son. Smith, Myers, Skidmore and Sid ner conyersed privately together which 1 could not hear. We arrived in Tucson between 2 and o'clock at night. Smith, Myers and myself went down to Silver Lake, walking out there, and the next day came back tp town. Smith and Skid were together that day.
 Meyers and myself were together. We stayed couple of days in Tucson, then Meyers took some blankets and grub and weut to Psntsno on a passen- ger train. Smith and myself walked down. We met Meyers at the first cover .d bridge from Tucson in tGe Cienega. From the time of cur arrival a. the bridge We stopped around the old adobe IL front 0. Eaich IS a deep cut on B curve, until We went up to Mountain Springs ranch, which wsS several days. We remained at the Springs until the norning of the 27th of April. During our stsy at the Springs Meyers and Smith often eonversed together on one side without my hearing, and would often go away and remain all dsy.
 The morning of the 27th of April We came down tO the first covered bridge in the Cienegs from Tucson. We walk cd the track to the cut where the rob bery took place, and Smith remarked I.s .-anTI rnh hn A week previous tO the robbery Smith and Meyers went towards PantsnO and re- turned with a red lantern. We remsln- ed all dsy ni the 27th in the neighbor- hood of the robbery.
 I remarked about 3 2. m. to Jack that we had better give this up, as 1t vbs little too heavy for us. Jack remarked: Why, I can rob the d-n train myself l remarked: T don't like 10 get into It for it's hard troutle to get away He replied: It's easy enough to get away and I will see that we get away all right
 Meyers md Smith used an old shovel to dug the dirt from under the rails to put m some ties. Meyers and Smith then began tO fix three gisnt powder cartridges ana caps and fuse.
 That same day about noon we saw the bridge gang eating dinner on the bridge. After arranging the giant cartridges, Smith came to me and said: You and Dick Meyers will put the ties on the track If l don't fire my pistol; it should fire my pistol 1t would be signal for freight train Smith walked down the track We saw n train coming, and hearing DO pistol shot, placed the ties on the track together with the red Ian tern and then went up on the bank, one on each side of the track. The train came to a stop at the tles. Myers remarked: Dent move, you s-n of a b-h, for the train IS taken In, And then we all commenced firing and Smith remarked: Get back you s-s ot b-s; don't put your hesds out Smith and Myers came up tO the engineer; Smith put hIs gun up aud T, ,quested the engin- ger and fireman to get out. which they did. Smith remarked: Get your hands up and walk ID front of me- They walked down to the mail car and requested them to open up, which they did. The mail clerk jumped out and said: Boys, We are rather light tonight They ih took all parties to teil the messenger to open up, The messenger remarked: " no are youg The ans Eer wAs: T am Harper, the engineer, and covered with arms Smith told hiu to tell the messenger to open up or we wlll blow the d-n door off or open Smith then handed the engineer Q giant cartridge and told him to touch it off and blow the s-n of a b. no. The door vas then opened. l then came down n the cut amongst them Smith said Here, you fellow. get on the other side to me. Ivent on the other side. smith made two men go on the other side where l vas. and told me to hold them. then covered those two men with my guns aud ssid: Don't try move, boss, or 1 wIli have tO hurt you.
 One of them remarked Don't shoot; we
 will not move Smith took two men
 and made them uncouple the mail and express car from the sleeper, Smitt msde the engineer show him how to
 work the englue and moved up short [ distance. Smith told ne io get on th,
 back end. which l did. Myers snc
 Saith carried these men back on th'
 train, all but the engineer. We theI
 pulled cut, leaving the engineer stand
 ing there. As We passed by the enginee he remarked: 'Good bye. boys; hope yoI , will have good time answered 3 good night
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