Evening journal., 1889-04-12
STORY or A LONG CHASE
How the Four Train Robbers
Were Captured.
PURSUED THREE HUNDRED MILES

An Exciting right After the Desperadoes
Were Brought to Bay-They Leave Their
Horses and Take to the woods, But are
Finally Secured.
SALT LAKE CRY, April i2-The four Ari-
zona officers who arrived here Wednesday
with four train robbers In custody tell an in
teresting story Of the long chase. On March
q an Atlantic and Pacific train was stopped
at Canon Diablo, Ari, for orders, WHEN the
men boarded the engine and persuaded the
flrenen with revolvers to order the express
messenger 10 open his car. This was done
The robbers then broke open the strong box,
and, after securing all the money in 1t,
struck south toward the Tonto basin, and
went as far in that direction as Sunset Noun
tain, when they headed for Utah. Sheriff
O'Neil, Of Yavapai county, was at once noti-
fled, and with Special Agent Bolton, Deputy
Sheriff James l. Black and Ed ST. Clair
started in pursuit
They traled the robbers nearly 800 miles
north from the line Of the road, through
wild and desolate a country as can be found
in the West 1t was dangerous trip too,
for the region is infested with desperadoes,
whose sympathes were all with the pursued
party. AT last, after a hard Journey over
high mountains and parched plains, during
which the officers suffered many privations,
the robbers were sighted on-April /, nearly
two weeks after the robbery, in Wahwee
Canon, about forty miles east Of Cannon
ville Utah.
The officers called on the men TO surrender,
and were answered by a voley from the re-
volvers with which they were all armed.
The country being heavily timbered, both
parties were well protected battle en-
sued, during which one Of the robbers had
his cartridge box shot from his belt; another
had bullet hole put through his hat, and
one of their horses was killed
After about fifty shots had been exchanged
the robbers concluded it was getting too
warm for them, and, leaving their horses,
they beat hastY retreat on foot The coun-
try is covered with dense growth Of under
brush, which made pursuit very difficult, but
the officers persisted, and soon caught Bill
Stineau, noted desperate, probably the
leader Of the gang Next day Charles Clark
and John Smith were captured, and on April
4 James Ounce was gathered in. The officers
had now succeeded in their object but an
other difficulty presented itself To return
with their prisoners over the road they had
come would be no small undertaking, and,
after consideration it was decided to press
on to Milford and then 50 TO Denver by way
Of Salt Lake and take tie Santa Fe road 10
Prescott
Il is not known even by the officers just
how much money was stolen, but that found
ON the men, together with what has been ac.
counted for, amounts 20 over s. ,090 on ths
way up one Of the prisoners made full con
fesson, so that there is not the slightest doub
that the right men have been captured.
The citizens Of Cannonville attemptcs 20 ar
rest the men. Shortly before the arrival Of th
officers eight armed men, with small arm,
Of followers, undertook this job The rob
bers waited quietly until the citizens wer
near enough when they suddenly covere,
them with their guns and made them stacl
their arms and depart
All Of the prisoners are well educated an,
Smith says he is the son Of a Baptist minister
Officer Bolton says he formerly knew Stineal
in New Mexico, where he trained with har,
gang, aud was generally considered bad. AL
the robbers are under 80 years Of age The,
were quite jolly when first arrested, but ar,
beginning 70 realize their position now ant
show signs OF dropping Train robbing wal
made a capital oifense by the last Arizoni
legislature and, as court conyenes on May
they are in a fair way TO reach the reward
which their villainy merits.