Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-09-28
THE WHAM ROBBERY.
What is Seing Done in TucsoI,'--Tte Grand Jury at york.--Eunbcr of Witnesses.

Tomorrow will be one week since the United States Grand Jury, now in ses-
 sion in this city, commenced their labors- i While it is not known how we'll they
 have progressed with their work, they
 having made no report yet, it is we'll
 known, by the witnesses that have been
 called before them, that they are en-
 gagged in the investigation of the Wham robbery case. An innumerable thTong
 of witnesses have been brought from
 Graham county, the scene of the hold up. and they continue to arrive daily.
 4 large number of the witnesses are at a
 loss to know for what they are wanted,
 having no knowledge of the affair, what
 ever, as they say, but things which they
 can tell taken in connection with what
 others tell, may cut ar important figure
 in the case. The counsel for both the
 government and defense are all here.
 The marshal's office is occupied by at
 torneys, deputy marshals. and other in
 terested parties, constantly, and con sultation is continually going on. When
 the investigation will come to close, no one can tell. It may be in a day, or
 week. 4 number of witnesses have been
 before the jury the second time. and all
 are still held. About the court house, groups of Grahamites while away the
 time in talking of the robbery. and the great trial to come.
 The robbery now under investigation
 was committed on the 11th day of May
 last, at point three miles north east of Cedar Springs in Graham county. U. 5. Paymaster Wham with an escort of soldiers, was on his way to Fit. Thomas and San Carlos with money to pay the soldiers their monthly wages. They
 were stopped by rock in the road in a canyon with high projecting rock on either side. When the escort came for ward to remove the rock. they were. fired upon by robbers who had built fortifi- cation in the rocks on the south side of the road. 4 battle ensued in which several of the soldiers were injured. The paymaster and party finally got out of range of the concealed robbers, when they came out of their fortications, went to the ambulance. took the box contain lllss bllO LlOltNs iS OpOA "ith nb axe. secured the contents, twenty-nine thousand dollars, and disappeared into the Graham mountains. In few days the whole country swarmed with soldiers, detectives and deputy marshals. Scouting parties were sent out from Forts Lowell, Huachuca, Bowie, Grant, Thomas, Bayard, New Mexico, and San Carlos. Indian trailers were brought from San Carlos, but were unable to fol low he trial, owing to the fact that the whole country surrounding the place where the robbery occurred, had been cut to pieces by scouting soldiers, be fore the trailers were taken to the place.
 Within ten days after the robbery the following arrests were made charged with the commission of the crime: Gil bert Webb, Wilfred Webb, Lyman Fol 1 lett, Wall Follett, Ed Follett. Thomas Lamb, Dan Rogers, NJ. E. Cunningham, Cyclone Bill' and Bud Henderson. | Upon a preliminary hearing Cyclone Bill" Ed Follett, and Bud Henderson | were released. Afterwards Gilbert Webb gave bail, and the other six are hele in jail.
 At the marshal's office this morning | it was learned that about sixty-five wit l nessess had been summoned on the part | the government. This number is below | any estimate that had been made.