The Washington times., 1894-10-03
TRAIN HELD UP BY OUTLAWS
Two Men and a Boy Rob Southern
Pacific Express Car.
PASSENGERS NOT MOLEsTED
While the Big Fellows Watched Outside the
Little One Looked for the Treasure-0ne
of the Robbers Captured-The Others
Escape Minus Their Winchesters.

PHOENIX, Ariz., Oct. 2.-The East-bound
half miles east OF Maricopa by three
men yesterday. One of the robbers rode
on the blind baggage out of
Maricopa while the other two
tagged the train. As it Stacked up the fell
low aboard passed quickly into the engine,
and at the point of two revolvers forced En-
gineer Holloway and Fireman Martin to de-
scend, uncouple the engine, ana proce ed
ahead of the train for half or three quarters
of mile
In the meantime one OF the masked robbers
had entered the express ear while the other
stood outside. No shots were fred, nor were
the passengers alarmed while the robbery was
IN progress. The engineer and fireman
were walked back ahead of robber No to
the express car, where they arrived about the
time the other two were ready to depart.
All three then mounted horses, which were
tied near by and struck out in snutherly
direction toward the Mexican line, which is
fifty miles from the track. The amount
which Wells Fargo messenger reports
as having been captured is Sl60, but there is
a current report that the robbers got away
with $50. 900 in gold. Their trail was struck
early this morning by Sheriffs Drais, OF Pinal,
and Murphy, of Maricopa, accompanied by
Deputies Widemer and Prother.
1t is stated that two Of the bandits who at
tackled the train were masked and the third,
who was mere boy, was not. The robber
who previously climbed upon the train
captured tine head brakeman and
compelled him TO turn on the air
brakes and stop the train. The other bandit
covered the engineer, who, with the brake
man, was compelled to go back to the express
ear to induce the messenger to open the box.
The boy was then showed into the car.
While he was searching for express treas
ures the two bandits guarded each side OF the
train. when the boy came from the car the
trainmen, who were under the bandits guns.
were compelled to march with the bandits a
short distance into the bushes. There the
robbers released their prisoners, and mount
ting their horses rode away.
The penalty for robbing trains in Arizona
is death The posse. led by Sheriff Murphy,
of Maricopa found the trail of the robbers at
the point where they had crossed the Gila
River, seven miles east of Phoenix. Soon
afterward they came upon a camp which the
robbers had hastily abandoned. There
they found three Winchester rifles and three
horses Not long after this they overhauled
one of the bandits. whom they called upon to
throw up his hands. Instead he turned upon
lne olllcers anu AIeu' Dul 20 " Duch-
shot from the sheriff's gun brought him TO
the ground.
The prisoner, whose name is Frank Armour,
was brought here, and it is believed he will
recover.
On Armour's person was found one of the
watches taken from a street-car man who was
held up here a week ago. The robbers are
believed to be members of gang from Tonto
Basin, and it is suspected that they are the
men who held up a stage in the Congress
mine on September 13.