The Red Cloud chief., 1889-04-19
"A LONG CHASE

The, Hunt for tho Canyon Diablo Train
Robbers In Arizona and Utah - Two
Weeks Of Hard Rulings Battle aud Capt.
ure Of the lsOObers-The Penalty In Arl.
xOna IL Death.
SALT LAKE CRY. Utah, April 12.-The
Tour Arizona officers who arrived here
Wednesday with four train-robbers in
custody tell an interesting story Of the
long chase.
On March 81 an Atlantic & Pacific train
was stopped at Canyon DiablO, Yavapai
County, Ariz., for orders. when four men
boarded the engine and persuaded tho
reman-wit reyolvers-to order the ex.
press messenger 10 open his car. This
was done. The robbers then broke open
the strong box, and. after securing all the
money in it, struck south towards tho
Tonto Basin, and proceeded as far in that
direction as Sunset Mountain, whca they
headed for Utah.
Sheriff O'Neil Of Yayapai County wa
at once notified, and, with Special Agent
Holfon, Deputy Sheriff James l.. Black
and Ed St Clair, started in pursuit.
They tfailed the robbers nearly three
tundred miles north from the limo
"f the road through as wild and desolate
a country as can be found in the West
1t WAS n dangerous trip, too. Tor the re.
gion is infested with desperado-s, whose
sympathies were all with the pursued
party. At last, after a hard journey Of
three hundred miles, crossing the Little
and the main Colorado. and over high
mountains and parched plains, during
which the officers suffered many priva.
tions, the robbers wero sighted on April
I. nearly two weeks after the robbery. in
Wahwec Canyon, about forty miles east OF
CsnDnville, Utah. The officers called on
the men IL surrender and We're answered
with "A volley from the revOiyers with
which they Were all armed. The country
being heavily timbered, both parties were
well protected.
4 battle ensucd, during which one %
the robbers had his cartridge box shot
from his belt: another h,d "A buIict-hois
put through his hat, and one OF their
horses was killed. After about fifty
shots had been exchanged. the robbers
concluded il WAS getting too warm for
them, and, leaving their horses, they
beat a his;y retreat on foot. The conn.
sry is covered with a dense growth of uu-
d"rbrush, which made pu-Sui; very diti-
cult, but The officers persisted, aud soon
o~yerhauled Bill Stineau, "A noted ne pe.-
ado, probably the lcadc of the gang
Next dag Charles Clark and John Smith
We're captured. AMI on April 1 James
Ounce va gathered in.
The officers had now succeeded in the ir
object. but another difficulty pres enred
itself. To return with their prisoners over
thu. road they had come would ic no
sE-all undertaking. and after c"ns:lcra-
tion it was decided 10 press ou - MI
-Sl ..l H.. 80. e.. rA.-.r 10 "a. .S
Sal; Lake, and take the Santa Fc road 10
Prescott.
II is not known even. by the officers, just
h"w much money was stolen, but that
found on the men. together with what has
been accounted for, amounts TO over
1850. On the way up one o: the PRISON.
crs made full confesSion. so that there l.
not the slightest doubt that the rich:
parties have been captured.
4 funny incident is related in c"nncr-
ton with an attempt made by the citi-
zens of Canonvillc to arrest the men.
Shortly before the arrival 30 the officers.
eight armed men, with a small army OF
followers, undertook this Job. The ROBE
bcrS waited quietly until the citizens were
near enough. when thcy suddenly COW
erred them with their guns and made them
stack their arms aud depart. All "f the
prisoners We're well-cducated. and Smith
claims tn bc the son of a Baptist minister.
Officer Holton said he formerly knew
S'in"au in New Mexico. where he trained
with a hard IAN" and was generally con-
sil"r.d bad. All the obbcr are under
thirty years OF age. They We're quito
jolly when first arrested. but are bcgiu- |
Ming &" realize their position nov. and
show signs % dropping. Train-r"hbin.
WAS mad. "a capital "tfense 10y the last
Arizona Legislature. and as court con- |
venes on May 1. they are in a fair way 70
reach the reward which their vi!lainy
merits.