The herald., 1894-10-02
ARIZONA TRAIN ROBBERS.
An Old Line of Business
Revived.
The Overland Held Up Near
MaricOpa.
Express Car Rifled and Passengers
Frightened.
The Robbery Was Not a Financial suc-
osss-One of the Bandits Shot and
Captured-The Others
Hard Pressed.
By the Associated Press.

TUCSON, Oct. 1.-NotwithBtandin the
fact that territorial law is in force
which makes train robbery q capital
offense, gang of desperate characters
have revived line OF business which it
WAS believed would never again darken
the pages OF the criminal history of
Arizona, by holding up at O'Clock this
morning, near Maricopa, SO miles west
OF Tucson, the eastbound overland. The
robbery was not a success. 1t was
planned all right; it was carried out all
right, but the work, from a financial
standpoint, was a failure. The robbers
secured lsss than $500, scared a num-
Der OF people SO badly that their COM
plexion 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. Officers are
now hot ON the trail OF the bandits and
are confident of effecting the capture Of
the entire gang in 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
Maricopa county.
As the overland was leaving Maricopa
the 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
barrela of three big six-ehooters. He
ceased arguing at once and extinguished
the light in his lantern, as dirested by
one of the men, who at the same time
discharged his pistol into the air.
Engineer A. L. Holiday and Firem man
Smythe, hearing the pistol shot, came
to the 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 abont
they saw man, giant in stature his
face masked, and armed with a winches-
ter. He covered Holiday with tbs win
chester, who at the time OF the inter.
ruption was busily eating his lunch.
Holiday gazed at the robber q second
and blurted out: "You are in no rush,
are you? Hold on till finish this sup
per-"
The bandit looked dazsd, and if Holi-
day had kept on eating. the fellow
would without doubt have waited till
Holiday had done. The train proceeded
to about mile east of Maricopa. where
it came to a standstill, the robber 80
ordering Two men emerged from q
clump of mesquite trees by the road and
joined the other robbers, who by this
time seemed to be everywhere at once.
Conductor Martin alighted to ascertain
the trouble, and Immediately two bull
let's whistled uncomIortsbly near his
head. snd he heard these words: Sect
back on the train. you little - --,v
or well fill you full OF Iead!"
Martin obeyed the order with alac-
rity.
Tive OF the robbers boarded the en-
gine, and the man that had covered
Engineer Holiday with rife ali the
way from Maricopa, disappeared for a
time. The bandits on the engine held
a six-ehootcr in each hand, and one Of
them was umasked. They ordered
Smythe and Holiday off the en-
gine, and when they all had
alighted they told Smvthe to fetch
the coal pick. They covered him all the
while he war getting it, and when he
again joined them, they ordered him to
knock in the door of the express car,
which Messenger George NJ. Mitchell
had closed and locked upon hearing the
noise outside. Smythe struck the door
and cried to the messenger not to shoot,
as it was the engineer and fireman.
Holiday explained as best he could the
situation, and the messenger threw open
the door. The robbers entered the car
and took everything of value in sight.
They tried the safe, and, finding it
locked. demanded the keys of the mes
senger. He explained that the big iron
box could be opened only at the princi-
pal places along the road, and that he
could do nothing for them. The robbers
took MitchelPs gold watch and then
left the car, one OF the robbers carrying
gunny sack, into which tho valuables
had been placed. They hurried to the
meseuites where their horses were
fastened.
A little later they were dashing across
the country.
It is believed they did not get away
messengers watch.
The train was backed up to Maricopa
and dispatches sent to this ci ty and
Phoenix.
The tracks of the robbers horses led
toward Mexico, and it is believed that
the bandits, knowing their cepture
to be apprehsnded sooner or later il they
remained in the territory, started for the
eistrr republic Immediately after the
robbery. But the following information
received by United States Marshal
Meade late this afternoon from one OF
the posses in pursuit makes it appear as
il the robbers had made for the Salt
River valley:
Sheriff Murphy has brought into
Phoenix one OF she robbers. Frank Ar
mour. He had five wounds. but none
fatal. 80 the doctors say. They found
three $40 pieces and two silver watches on
him. These watches were stolen from
parties in street car in Phoenix few
days ago. He claims to have been liv-
ing at Cline's place. five miles from
Phoenix, for the last two months. The
tn rec horses ridden by the roboers were
taken at the place Armour WAS captured,
l5 milaa west of Phmnix. Orma. GGrtia