St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-12
Followed by Officers for Many
Days Through Trackless
WildS.
Ex- Gov. Crosby Makes Trouble
for Young Russell Har-
piSon.
A Prosecution for Libel Which
Verges on Perseeu-
ton.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April H.
The four deputies who arrived here
yesterday with the four train robbers
Gin their custody tell an interesting story
of the long chase. On March 81 an At
lantic & Pacific train was stopped
at Canon Diablo, Ariz., for orders,
and persuaded the fireman, with
Tevolvers-to order the express messen-
ger to open his car. This was done.
The robbers then broke open the strong
box, and, after securing all the money
i'll it, struck south towards the Tonic
basin, and proceeded as far in that di-
rection as Sunset mountain, when they
headed for Utah. Sheriff O'Neill, of
Yayapai county, was at once notified,
and with Special Agent Holton, Dep
uty SheriffS' 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 as wild and desolate
country as can be found in the West.
1t was dangerous trip, too, for the re-
gion is infested withdesperadoes, whose
sympathies were all with the pursued
party. At last, after hard journey of
300 miles, crossing the Little and the
main Colorado and over high noun
tains and parched plains, during which
the officers suffered many priVa-
tions, the robbers were sighted
on April l, nearly two weeks
about forty miles east of Cannonville,
Utah. The officers called on the men to
surrender, and were answered with a
volley from the reVoIyerS with which
they were all armed. The country
being heavily timbered, both parties
were well protected. A battle ensued,
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 a
hasty retreat. The country is covered
with dense growth of underbrush,
which made pursuit very difficult, but
the officers persisted, and soon over
hauled 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 another
difficulty presented itself. To re-
they had come would be no small I'M
dertaking. and after consideration it
was decided to press on to Milford, and
then 90 to Denver by way of Salt Lake
and take the Santa Fe road to Prescott
1t is not known even by the officers
just how much money was stolen, but
that found on the men, together with
what has been accounted for, amounts
to over $1,000. On the way up one OF
the prisoners
MADE A FULL. CONFESSION
so that there is not the slightest doubt
that the right parties have been cap
tured. A funny incident is related in
connection with an attempt made by
the citizens of Canonville to arrest the
men. Shortly before the arrival of the
officers, eight armed men, with small
army of followers, undertook this job.
The robbers waited quietly until
the citizens were near enough. when
the ysuddenly covered them with their
guns. and made them stack their arms
and depart. All of the prisoners are
well educated, and Smith claims to be
the son of Baptist minister. Officer
Holton says he formerly knew
Stineau in New Mexico, where
he trained with hard gang,
and was also generally consid-
cred bad. All the robbers are under
thirty years of age. They were quite
jolly when first arrested, but are begin
ming to realize their position now, and
show signs of dropping. Train robbing
was made a capital offence by the last
Arizona legislature, and as court con-
yenes on May l they are in a fair way
merits. The party left for Denver last