Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-04-12
ON A MOUNTAIN TRAIL
ARIZONA OFFICERS HAVE A GREAT CHASE
AFTER TRAIN ROBBERS.
They Travel Three Hundred Niles From the Line Of
the Railroad Through Wild and Desalals
Country, Infested With Sympathetic
DespsradOss at Last

SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH, April H.
The four Arizona officers wto arrived
here yesterday, with the four train rob
bers in custody, tell an interesting story
of the long chase. On March DIST an At
lantic and Pacific train was stopped at
Canon Diablo, Yavapai county, Arizons,
for orders, when the men boarded the en-
CINE and persuaded the fireman, with re-
volvers, 10 order the express messenger 10
open his car.
The robbers then broke open the strong
box, and, after securing oil the money in
it, struck south towards the Tonto Basin,
and proceeded as far in that direction as
Sunset Mountain, when they headed for
Utah. Sheriff O'Neill, of Yavapai county,
was at once notified, and with Special
Agent HoltOn, Deputy Sheriff James L.
Black and Ed. st. Clair, started in pursuit.
The posse trailed the robbers nearly
three hundred miles north from the line Of
the road, through as wild and desolate e
country as can be found in the West IL
WAS dangerous trip. too, for the region is
infested with desperad0es whose sympa-
thies were all with the pursued party.
AT last, after a hard journey OF three hun
dred miles, crossing the Little aud the
main Coloredo, and over high mountains
and parched pains, during which the
officers suffered many prlyarOns, the rob
bers were sighted on April LIST, nearly two
weeks after the robbery in Wahwee Canon,
about forty miles east Of Cannonyille,
Utsh.
The officers called on the men 10 sur
render and were answered with q volley
from the reyolvers, with which they were
all armed. The country being heavily
timbered, both parties were well protected.
A battle ensued, during which one Cf The
robbers had his cartridge box shot rom his
belt; another had bullet hole put through
his hand and one of the horses was killed.
After about fifty shots had been exchanged
the robbers concluded it was getting too
" rm for them, and, leaving their horses,
they beat a hasty retreat on foot The
country is covered with dense growth ol
undeIbrush which made pursuit very diff
cult, but the officers persisted and soon
overhAuled Bill Stineau, q noted Gesperad0,
probably the leader of the gang. Next
day Charles Clark aud John Smith were
captured, and on April 4th James QGince
was gathered in.
The officers had now succeeded IN THEN
object, hut another difficulty presented
itself. To return with their prisoners over
the road they had come wou BE- 40 small
undertaking, and after consideration 10 was
decided to press on to Milford, then 20 20
Denver by way Of Salt Lake and then take
the Santa Fe road TO Prescott. II is nos
known, even by the officers, just how
much money was stolen, but that found on
them. together with what has been ac-
counted for, amounts TO over $1,000 On
the way up one of the prisoners made full
confession, so that there is not the slight
est doubt that the right parties have been
captured.
A funny incident is related in connection
with An attempt made by the citizena of
CannOnville to arrest the men. Shortly
before the arrival Of the officers, eight
armed men, with a small army Of follow
ers, undertook this job. The robbers
waited quietly until the citizens were near
enough, when they suddenly covered them
with their guns and made them stack their
arms and depart.