The morning call., 1894-10-02

LOOT OF. THE EXPRESS CAR
OFFICERS START IN PURSUIT.
One of: the Gang Is Overtaken and
:"> .:.:..- =: Captured After a Lively .*.:
!. !. =: :: ~: Battle. ... r..

TUCSON: ArlZ,. Oct: In 0tWithstand
ing the fact. that a Territorial law is In
force which makes train no bbery capital
:offense a gang of: desperate characters
have renewed "a line of business which, it
was believed. would never again darken
thercrfmina history of Arizona by holding
up: at 1 O'CLOCK this morning, eighty-six
miles:=west of :. Tucson. the eastbound
overland. MI: ). III.
~ he: ro bbery,was not a success. 1t was
planned well and carried out all right, but
the work from a financial standpoint was
a faflure.> The robbers secured less than
$500. scared a n um ber of people so badly
that their complexion will not be:natural
in color for several days" and paved we'll
the way for their departing this world in
.the:near future by the rope route: :. =
=. The officers are now hot on the trail of
the bandits and are confident of effecting
the capture Of the entire party in a day or
two. :: One of the robbers now lies in the
Jail at Phoenix, suffering intense pain from
five wounds inflicted by Sheriff Murphy. Of
Marico pa County. r.
:: As the overland was leaving Maricopa a
brakeman discovered three men riding on
,the>'"blind baggage" and ordered them to
get. off. They refused, and before the
brakeman knew what was going on he
was looking down the barrels of three big
siX-sh ooters. He ceased arguing az once
and extnguished the light in his lantern,
as directed by one of the men. who at the
same time discharged his pistol into the air.
/. Engineer "A. T.. Holiday and Fireman
Smythe. hearing the pistol shot came to
he conclusion. that something was wrong,
and Holiday began slowing up. About
this time a voice came from the tender,
saying: Hands up, you --------. ----- -
+ When the men in the cab turned about
they saw man, giant in stature, his face
masked, armed with a Winchester. He
covered Holiday with the Winchester, ho
at the time ofinterruption was <busily eat
Ing his lunch. Holiday gazed atthe rob-
! Der d second aud blurted 0ut:~ .'You're iE
N rush, are you? Hold on. till i finish
TIL is supper. i" " .+:> H. :.
/: The bandit looked dazed, and if Holiday
had kept ON eating the fellow would with
out doubt have waited until Holiday had
finished. The train proceeded to about a
mile. east of Maricopa, where it came to a
:standstill, the robber so ordering. Two
men emerged from a clump of mesquit
trees by the road and joined the other
-robberS. who by. this time seemed 10 be
everywhere at once. Ii: !. :::+.. - =:
|, Conductor Martin alignted to ascertain
the trouble, and Immediately two bullets
whistled intentionally near his head, and
be heard these words: Get back on the
train :.yon little c-- : - or we
will fill you fun of Lead" Martin obeyed
:the order with alacrity. -: :; =,
f: :: Two of: the robbers boarded the engine
and the man that had covered Engineer
s Holiday with, a rifle all the way from
;Marico pa: disappeared for a time. The
bandits on the eng gine held six-shooter in
each hand and one of them was unmasked.
They ordered Smythe and Holiday off the
: engine and when they all had alighted told
Smythe. to fetch the coal pick. They COW
:ered him. all the while he was getting II,
and when he again Joined them they
ordered him:to knock in the door of the
rexDress-car which; Messenger George NJ
Mitchell had closed and locked upon hear.
ing the; noise outside. Smythe struck the
door and cried to the messenger not tc
shoot and that it was the engineer. and
fireman. Holiday explained as best be
could the situation and the messenger
l
the car and took everything of value, in
sight. They tried the safe and finding i
locked demanded the keys of the messen,
ger. He explained that the big iron box
could be opened only at the principa
places along the road and that he could Dc
nothing for them. The robbers toob
Mitchelps gold watch and then left the
car. one of the robbers carrying the gunny
sack in which the valuables had beer
placed. .-~.~::>'
They hurried TO the me sQuite bushes
where their horses were fastened, and i
little later they we're dashing across tn.
country. Il is believed that they lid no
get away with more than S165 and tht
messengers watch.
The train was backed up to Maricops
,, and dispatches were sent to this city anG
Phoenix. The tracks of the robbers
| horses led toward Mexico, and it is be
leved the bandits. knowing their captur,
meant death and that they ware certain t.
be appre hended sooner or later if they re
manned in the Territory. started for th
sister republic Immediately after the 70 b
berry. But the information received b,
United States Marshal Meade late thi
aiteIuOou lIOiu oue u tuo poSoe lD puTSul
makes If appear as If the robbers had mad
! for the Salt River Valley. =. :. ~. !:
Sheriff Murphy has brought int.
Phoenix one of the robbers named Franl
| Armour. He had five wounds, but none
| fatal, SO the doctors say. They fou q,
| three $50 pieces and two silver watches Oh
him. These watches were stolen froa
parties in a streetcar in Phoenix few day
ago. He claims to have been living a
Ciines l'lace, five miles from Phoenix, TO
| the last two months.
The three horses rode by the robber
were taken at the pace where Armou
was captured. fifteen miles west o
| Phoenix.
Orme CARTS and Murphy are out afte