The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-04-19
a LONG CHASE.


The Hunt for the Canyon Dsnblo Train
R"blsrr. In Arizona aud Utah Two
Weeks of Hart kidio N Battle aud Capt.
ure 80 the Hobbcrs- The Penalty Ia ArI-
nonA u Death.
SALT LAKE Cry. Utah. April l2.-The
four Arizona officers who arrived hore
"Wednesday with four train-robbcrs ia
custody tell an interesting story OF tho
long chase.
On March ~ an Atlantic & Pacific train
WAS stopped at Canyon Diablo layapa,
County, Arlz.. for orders. when four man
boarded the engine aud persuaded thr
fircman-with revolyers to order the M.
press messenger 10 open his ear. Thls
was done. The robbers then broke o,,en
the strong box. aud. after securin. M NIX
money in II. struck south toward. ,ha
Tonic Basin, aud proceeded AZ far Il, tlnt
direction as Sunset Mountain. when th.y
headed for Utah.
Sheriff O'Ncil o. Yavapai County ,v,s
at once notified. and. with Special Nan,
Holton, Deputy Sheriff James i. nl,cr
and Ed 81. Clair, started In pursn;+
They trailed the robbers nearly tnr.a
hundred miles moth from the lima
of the road through as wild and de.olate
country as can be found in the West.
twas dangerous trip, too. for the re-.
gion is infested with desperadors. whose
sympathies were all with the pursued
party. AT last, after a hard Journey IL
three hundred miles. crossing the lillls
and the main Colorado aud over high
mountains and parched plains. daring
which the officers suffered many priya-
tons, the robbers were sighted GA April
l. nearly two weeks after the robbery. la
Wahwee Cans on about forty miles east os
Canonvile, Utah. The officers called On
the men TO surrender aud were answered
with volley from the rcvolvrrs With
which they were all armed. The cprairy
being heavily timbered both parties were
well protected.
A battle ensued, during which one Z
the robbers had his cartridge Box silnt
from his belt; another had ballet-hole
put through his hat. and one NJ their
horses was killed. After about tty
shots had been exchanged. the robbers
concluded il was getting too warm fpr
them, and, leaving their horses. they
beat a hasty retreat on foot. Tie cpiii-
\ try i covered with dense growth q: un-
derbrush, which made pursuit very dh-
cult, but The officers persisted, ana ~o1a
overhauled Bill Stineau. a no.el desper-
utfs lIhbtblN tut itAl-F ~ iuf -tI-
Next day Charles Clark and John Smith
were captured, and on April James
Ounce was gathered in.
The officers had now succeeded ia the il
object. but another difficulty presented
itself. To return with their prisoners over
the road they had come would be no
small undertaking. and after consilera-
ton il was decided 10 press on 10 Mil
t..rI I.x~ txss ,+
Salt Lake, and take the Santa Fc road TO
Prescott.
II is not known even. by the oficers. just
how much money was stolen, but that
found on the men, together with what has
been accounted for, amounts 70 over
$1,000. On the way up one OF the prison
ers made full confession, 50 that there !.
not the slightest doubt that the right
parties have been captured.
A funny incident j. related in connec-
ton with an attempt made by the citi-
gems OF Canonvillc 10 arrest the men.
shortly before the arrival Of the officers.
| eight armed men, with small army of
| followers, undertook this job. Tie rob
bers waited quietly until the citizens were
| near enough. when they suddenly coy-
cred them with their guns and made them
stack their arms aud depart. All Of the
! prisoners were we'll educated, and Smith
| claims TO be the son Of Baptist minister.
! Oficer Holton said he formerly knew
| Stineau In New Mexico. where he trained
with hard gang AMI was generally con-
! sidered bad. All the robbers are under
| thirty wears Of age. They were quite
| Jolly when first arrested. but are Begin
ming 10 realize their position now. anu
| show signs az dropping. Train-robbng
was made a capital offense by the last
Arizona Legislature. and as court con-
venes on May l. they are in fair way 70
reach the reward which their viilainy
merits.