The Arizona champion., 1889-04-27
R. w. McNail, the Noted Outlaw holds fort Against
 the Arizona Officers.
The Outlaw Fights . Battle. and after wards writes a Letter and De-
 parts for Other Parts.
From the Winslow News.

I IAaSoOuiAS H. w. AS~s~At To " ohS
 territory of Arizona to-day. His
 n lme is a by-word around Winslow
 and his depredations can be traced
 far and wide. Among his comrades
 he is the leader and without doubt
 the "Reynard" of this age. R. W.
 NIcNail is his name, he is a man of
 fine proportins, good looking and
 gifted with an education suitable
 for any profession and more especi-
 ally would he make an editor, and
 not be in the position he holds to-
 day, a desperado. From general
 conversation gleaned from those who
 know him best, he is a graduate
 of an Eastern college. Many read
 CTS of this journal will perhaps won
 der what is the cause of this lengthy
 discussion and highly displayed
 heading about this noted desperado.
 Well to satisfy curiosity and to ex-
 plain the reason, we have only to
 mention that R. W. McNail, was
 and is suspected to be one of a band
 of robbers who held up the train a
 few weeks ago at Canon Diablo and
 is supposed to be the man who has
 cunningly committed depredations
 that have baffled many of our of-
 fcers Although suspected, none
 could sell, (that is those who wanted
 him) where his headquarters were,
 until few weeks ago one of Win
 slows best detectives detected his abode. Very secretly the detective returned to WinsiOw after finding the hiding place of this noted train, stage and store rob5er and organ ized a posse consisting of himself and two others belonging to other towns surrounding they at once re- turned to the hiding place of R. w McNail, but before making their en trance to his home Clear Creek Can on river had to be crossed. If the party had continued their expedition on that day they would have to cross this stream at night, to ford it would be dangerous on account of the deepness and swiftness of the stream. They camped few miles from the spot where the fording had to be done, which is about three quarters of mile from the head quarters of the desperate. About two o'clock the following afternoon the stream was reached, all was quiet, the detectives dismounted | from their horses and led them into the canon, one ahead of the other, when the report of gun was heard' and the close whistling of a bullet | told all that danger was near, then another shot followed by many 1 more. The detectives at. once es- pied from whence the shots came, it being from behind q rock on the side of the stream, and their man, whom they wished to in terview was using his Winchester in a manner that dazed all. The des- perado had the best of it, concealed behind a rock, while hls followers were exposed without shelter. The detective took up the position, and fired many shots, shattering his hid ing place and making the rocks fly. McNail is a good shot, and ill his Winchester display, shot one of the horses through the breast, and put a hole through one of the detectives hata. Nothing remained for the but retreat, which they did. M,Nail knows this country well ard perhaps could watch them as they departed, for miles. But being of watchful nature, he took in the situation at a glance, and knew they would not give up the chase, and that their next place of crossing would be about twelve miles further up the river. After once crossing it only remained for the detectives to play strategy and cap ture him in his own fields. He at ono. wrote little poety and a let ter which he left in his camp for the officers to get. We publish the