News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-14
| A Willy TRAIN ROBBER.
GERONIMO, OF MEXICO AND ARR
IONA, IS THE MAN.
q Bandit who has made O. Fortune
at his Profession.

"Of all the smooth and slippery out
laws no w loose and enjoying perfect
| freedom, the smoothest and slipperiest
/ is Geronimo, the train robber of Arizona
/ and Mexico" said A A. Herring, the
mining man, of Castle Dome, Arr, to q
/ San francisco Examiner reporter. 81
do notrefer to the willy Apache chief,
who, short time ago, led in so many
depredations on the frontier, but to the
white namesake of his, who, If anything,
| possesses more cunning.
''Not much seems to be known of
Geronimo in many Pacific Coast States
and Territories outside of Arizona and
the mountainous region to the south.
He flies from one side of the Mexican
line to the other in a few hours, and is
as hard to get sight of as a will-o' the
wisp. He goes into the most civilized
towns of the frontier whenever he wants
to, and nobody seems to have the nerve
to tackle him.
Geronimo was connected with Cwo
or three of the heaviest robberies on the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fee road a
year or so ago. He lent hand in the
latest hold-up on the Southern Pacific.
No detectives are after him, or if they
him. He seems to have the right to go
anywhere unmolested.
"His finances are considerably i'm
proved by his robheries of Wells, Fargo
& Co. Mine owners. too, caught out
with well-filled pockets, as well as
numerous travellers, have paid tribute
to him. Mexican and American cattle
and horse owners have also suffered.
These depredations have been carried
ON for three and possibly for five years.
A very round sum must have gone into
GeronimO's eXchequer in consequence.
People most intimate with the circum-
stances of his plundering, figure his
gains at from 800, 900 to 100000. Per-
haps not less than twenty men have
been killed also, yet he has been regard
ed as myth by many who have only
heard about him in a cursory way.
II assure you he is about the hveliest
blood, muscle and bone myth, however.
that there is agoing. There are no flies
on him, and evidently it is a good man
who will get nina second Bob Garland
or somebody of that sort He knows
the mountains as well rs Billy the Kid
ever did, and better than any other out
law now living. He came to Tombstone
first about three years ago and went I'M
der the name of White.
''He stayed for a short time around
the gambling houses. He never was
known to engage III honest labor. He
was fair gambler, though he never
played for big stakes. He seemed to
play for pastimc more than anything
else. In a short time he disappeared
aud waun to Clifton. Then he began his
open career of crime. His last hauls
were on the AtchisOn and Southern Pa
citic roads, where, it is believed, he got
not less than $4,000 each time. Then
he went to Mexico and was captured by
the regular troops while driving away
some horses. But the Sonora jails were
not strong enough to hold him, and he
is now back in Arizona. He often visits
Tombstone, and short time ago was
seen playing billiards i'll the Comet sa-
loon there.
''He has no headquarters, and his de
vices to elude pursuers are always sue
ceSsful. Nothing is known of his pres
ence TIL the day after he has left q
place, and there is no doubt that those
who know where he is keep still about
it, for fear of death ut his hands. His
companion is renegade Mexican
named Federico. 1t has been said that
Geronimo is Mexican, but this is a
mistake. He is white, OF very nearly
SO.
Geronimo is dead shot, and officers
or anybody else are not in hurry to
try their skill against him. Some stiff
rewards lave been offered by the rail
load aud express companies for him, and
private parties have also offered bonuses
him
Governors of Arizona and Son
ola have offered something like $1,000
each. There is money in his scalp if it
can he got, but to get it is the trouble. !"