Evening journal., 1894-10-02
TREASURE CAR ROBBED
Desperadoes Made a Big Haul
From a Train In Arizona.
oVBRTAKEN BY A sHBRIFFs POSSE.

Three Robbers Said 20 Have Escaped with
$4,000 In GoId--ono Man Was shot by
tho Pursuers, but tho other Two Got
Away.
PHENix, A. r., Oct. s.--The east bouna
Southern Pacific train was held up a
mile and half east Of Marioopa by three
men. One Of the robbers rode on the
blind baggage out of Maricopa, while the
other two Tagged the train. As II slack
ened up the fellow aboard passed quickly
into the engine, and at the point Of two
revolyers forced Engineer Holloway and
Fireman Martin to descend uncouple tho
engine and proceed ahead Of the train for
a half or three quarters of mile
In tho meantime ono Of the masked rob
hers had entered the express car while the
other stood outside. No shots were fired,
nor wore the passengers alarmed while
tho robbery was in progress The engineer
and fireman thon walked back ahead Of
robher No. to the express car, where
they arrived about the time the other two
were ready TO depart
All thrre thon mounted horses which
were tied noar by and struck out in a
southerly direction toward tho Mexican
limo, which Is 90 miles from the track.
The amount which Wells. Fargo's mea-
senger reports as having been captured ss
$3.50, but there Is current rumor that
tho robbers got away with SEQ. 600 In
gold.
One Robber Captured.
Their trail was struck early the next
morning by Sheriffs DrAis OF Pinal and
Murphy OF MaricopA accompanied by
Deputies widemer and Prother.
IL Is stated that two OF che bandits who
attacked Abe train wsrs masked and this
third, who was mere boy, was nok Tbs
robber who previously climbed upon ths
train captured the head brakeman and
compalled him Go turn on ths aiFhrakea
and stop the tsnin.
The other bandit covered ths engineer.
who with the brakeman, was compelled
/ 20 go back Go the express car 10 induce
/ the messenger No open the bex. Ths boy
was then showed into she oar. While he
WAS searching for express treasures this
/ two bandits guarded each side Of thetFasn.
When the boy caInc rosn the car. the
i trainmen who were under the handles
guns were compelled to march with the
| handits short distance into tho bushes.
There the robbers releafed their prisoners.
Il and mounting their horses rode away.
4
| gona IS death.
The posse. led by Sheriff Murphy Of
Marlcopn. found the trail Of the robbers NJ
the point where they had crossed the Gin
riveF eeyen miles east OF PheniA Soon
aftcrward they came upon q camp whioh
tho rohhora had hastily abandoned There
they found three winchester rifles and
three horses
Not long after this thoy overhauled one
Of the bandits, whom they called upon tC
throw up his hands. Instead he turned
upnn th9 officers and fred but a charge
OF buckshot from the shoriff's gun brought
him 10 the ground
The prisoner whose name Is Frank Ar
mour, was brought here. and IL Il believed
no Will recover on Armour's person
was found one Of the watches taken from
O street car man who was held up hero I
week ago.
| The robbers are believed 20 be members
of a gang from Tonto basin, and 10 Is sus
pcoted that they are tho men who held m
a stage Of the Congress limo on Sept. lS.