The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-07-17
GERONIMO, THE TRAIN RoBBER.
A Fearless Bandit Who Has Made For
tune BY His LaWless Acts.

laws now loose and enjoying perfect
freedom, the smoothest and slipperiest
is Geronimo, the train robber of Arizona
and Mexico" said A A. Herring, the
mining man of Castle Dome, Ariz. do
not refer to the willy Apache chief, who
short time ago led in so many depre-
dationS on the frontier, but to
his white namesake, who, if any
thing, possesses more cunning.
''Not much seems to be known of
Geronimo in many Pacific coast States
and Territories outside of Arizona and
the mountainous regions to the South.
He flies from one side of the Mexican
line to the other in few hours, and is
as hard to get sight of as a will-o'-the-
wisp. He goes into the most civilized
towns of the frontier whenever he wants
to, and nobody seems to have the nerve
to tackle him.
Geronimo was connected with two or
three of the heaviest robberies on the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe road a
year or so ago. He lent hand in the
last hold-up on the Southern Pacific.
No detectives are after him, or if they
are they make no headway in capturing
him. He seems to have the right to go
anywhere unmolested.
"His finances are considerably i'm
proved by his robberies of Wells, Fargo
& Co. Mine owners, too, caught out
with well-flled pockets, as well as hume
rous travellers, have paid tribute to him
Mexican and American cattle and
horse owners have also suffered.
These depredations have been car
ried on for three and posi-
bly, for FIVE years. A very round sum
must have gone into Geronimo's ex-
chequer in consequence. People most
intimate with the circumstances of his
plundering figure his gains at from
100000 to 100000. Perhaps not
less than twenty men have been killed
also. Yet he has been regarded as myth
by many who have only heard about him
in curious way.
''I assure you he is about the liveliest
blood, muscle and bone myth. however,
that there is agoing. There are no flies
on him, and evidently it is good man
| who will get him-a second Bob Gar.
land, or somebody of that sort. He
knows the mountains as well as Billy the
Kid ever did, and better than any out
law now living. He came tc
Tombstone first three years ago,
and went under the name Of White.
He stayed for a short time around
| the gambling houses. He never was
known to engage in honest labor. He
was fair gambler, though he never
| played for big stakes. He seemed tc
play for pastime mo.e than anything
else. In short time he disappeared
and went to Clifton. Then he began
his open career Of crime. His last hauls
were on the Atchison and Southern Pa
cifc roads, where, it is believed, he got
100000 each time Then he went tc
Mexico and was captured by the regular
troops while driving away some horses
But the Sonora jails were not strong
enough to hold bim, and he is now back
in Arizona. He often visits Tombstone,
and short time ago was seen playing
billiards in the Comet saloon there.
"He has no headquarters, and his de-
vices to elude pursucrs are always sue
cessful Nothing is known of his pres
ence till the day after he has left place,
and there is no doubt that those who
know where he is keep still about it, for
fear of death at his hands. His com
panion is renegade Mexican named
FREDERICK. 1t has been said that &c
ronlmo is Mexican, but this is a mis-
take. He is white, or very nearly so.
Geronimo is dead shot and officers
or anybody else are not in hurry te
try their skill against him. Some stiff
rewards have been offered by the rail
road and express companies for him
and private parties have also offered
11>i5aaaaases | 5aaaaaase for him-~
''The Governors of Arizona and So,
nora have offered something like $4,000
each. There is money in his scalp if it
can be got, but to get it is the trouble. "
San Francisco Examiner.