Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1889-05-17
PAYMAsTER ROBBED.
Army PayrAasttf wham md an Escort OF
Bunaso Soldiers Held Up W.
OeAht and Thomas For $780,
.trv,lone uffl,i Arroated.


BuHalo Soldiers Held Up
OsAht and Thomas For 920, 1000
.sCyclone Riii'' Arrested.
Last Saturday afternoon Major J. W.
Wham, army payn,aster, waa going from
Fort Grant to Fort Thomas escorted by a
guard when he was held up and robbed
Of $4,000.
II seems hat the road about six miles
from Cedar Springs winds down the side
Of a hill and is very narrow. When the
party got to the narrowest place n big
rock was found ObstrucIing the roai, whieh
was 20 narrow that it was impossible to
turn the smbulsnces in which the party
wss riding. The soldiers got down to try
and remove the rock which they supposed
had accidentally rolled there. when
they had all cot to the rock a volley was
fred at them from UT the hill. The sol
diers immediately got behind a ledge OF
rocks and returned the Gre.
The fight was 4 hot one for a while but
the robbers we're prepared for such au
emergency, and some OF them moved In
the right and left and opened a cross fire
on the soldiers. This soon got too hot fol
the soldiers and they had to break down
the bill, and while going every cAe of tnV
fifteen men was wounded except Major
Nhaln, his clerk aud q corporal.
After the men we're driven down the hill
the robbers came down the hilL broke
open the treasure box and got away with
be money, some s29, 900 mostly in coin.
The robbers were seen to carry off one oil
their men who bad been wounded.
The soldiers managed to get four mules
hitched to an ambulance put the wounded
men in and took them to Fort Thomas.
Five Of the men were seriously wounded
and one has died.
As there were 20 Indians connected gith
the affair and ~ the men hurt were not
cowboys or prospectors but buffalo soldiers
he wrolr army aud a lot Of Indian scouts
were ordered into the hrll in pursuit Of
the robbers 1ke srah indicates there
were from twelve to fifteen men in the
party. They were followed into the Gra-
ham mountains where they separated.
A detachment of buffaloes from Fort
Bayard arrived here Tuesday to see If ANY
Of the robbers were loahng here.
The RoFerument has offered a reward OF
$500 Tot the arrest and conviction Of each
robl,er.
The loss Of the money viii call on Major
Wbam unless congress r~eimburses him.
Sunday afternoon a we'll known e~harac.
;rr who goes 10y The hume of Cyclone Bill.
but Whose real name IS supposed to BE-
VIM. Allison, rode into Morcnci. He had
ime to De at the robbery and get to No.
renci abont the tim he did. He has a
frputuiiOn VI being Done too good to par
lcipate in such a robi~ty. So Deputy
sheriff Parks and Constable Smith took
ann III. None OF the Doodle was found
concealed about his person, nevertheless
he was taken to Solomonvilie and locked
lp on general principles, His name wa,
90 mnch for him.
A better Choice Could Not Ne made.
From the Optic.
The 0klahona excitement having sub.
'ded we are nov fully prepared for thu
rush to the new state Of Sierra. Pink
leonard, of the Silver City Enterprise.
who is full of both saodeslY and merit, vii
probably be the FIRST governor Of the new
commonwealth, and onr voice is hereby
~uised in hil behalf for that position
Pink would Gll the bill exactly ana
We stand ready to procure the appointment