Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1889-04-17
Particulars of tho Capture.

X telegram oi the iOlh instant from Salt Lake is published in the San Francisco Chronicle of the Huh, an. nouncing the arrival in the former place of Sheriff O'Neill and losse with the train robbers, and giving some par ticulars of ,heir capture. The sheriff x party consisted of .Shoriil O'Neill and his deputy, James l.. Black of Flags atf and Special Deputy Ed. St. Clair of the same place, and Carl Holton. special detective oi tse Atlantic and Paci c railroad. After chase oi 600 miles over high mountains and parched plains. during which the officers sui lercd many privations, the robbers were sighted on April lst, nearly two weeks after the affair in Wahwee canyon, about forty miles east of Canonyille, in Utah. The officers called on the men to surrender and were answered with a volley from their six-shooters, with which they were we'll armed. The country being heavily umbered both parles were we'll protected and a pitched battle ensued. during which one of the robbers had his cart,id idge byx shot from his belt, another had a bullet hole put through his hat, and some oi their horses were killed.
 After about forty shots had been ex. changed, with the result above stated the robbers concluded 1t was getting too hot for them, and leaving their horses they beat nasty retreat on foot. The country is covered with dense growth of underbrush, which made the pursuit very tedious, but the officers persisted and soon ovrrhauled Bill Sti- neau, q noted dcsperado and probably the leader of the gang. Next day Charles Clark and John Smith were captured, and on April 4th James Quince was gathered in.
 They had now succeeded in their ob- lcct. but another difficulty arose. To return with their prisoners over the road they had come would he no easy undertaking, and after consideration it was decided to press on to Milford and then go to Denver hy way of Salt Lake and take the Santa Fe road for Prescott. it is no, known even by the officers just how much money was stolen, but that found on the men. together with what has been accounted Tor amounts to over Sl,0o0.
 On the way up one of the prisoners made a lull confession, so that there k not the slightest doubt as to the right men having been cartu,ed. X funny incident is related iu connection with an aticmp. made bv the citizens of Canonv,ile to arrest the men. shortly h fore the arrival of the officers eight armed men with small army of fol- lowers undertook this job. The rob hers waited quietly until the citizens were near enough, when they suddenly vered them with their guns and made them stack their arms and depart.
 Strange to say all oi the prisoners are we'll educated, and Smith claims to be the son of Baptist minister. Off cer Holton says he formerly knew Sti- neau in New Mexico, rhere he trained with a hard gang and was generally considered bad man. Their ages are : Clark p, Quince 2S, Smith 2I, and Stincau about 20.
 They were quite jolly when arrested, hut are beginning to realize their posi- tiun now and show signs al dropping Train robbing Was made a capital oilense by the last Arizona legislature, and as the court sits in June, they are in fair way to reap the reward which their villainy merits. The party left for Denver this afternoon and will arrive in Prescott on Tuesday night.