Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-12-22
IS NO CHICKEN. Something About the NotO- rious Kid" Thompson, Who Thinks He Is a Much
 Abused Man. He at One Time Worked Up Acros g the California Line from A rizona.
 His Trial.
l.. A. Express.

Thursday, December 13, "Kid"
 Thompson, now in the county jail, i charged with complicity ln the Roscoe
 train robberies, made statement which
 was published in the Evening Express
 of recent date in which he denied that
 he had ever been engaged in bank
 robbery at Albuquerque, New Mexico,
 in 1890.
 He admitted that he knew of the
 robbery at the time and was personally acquainted with the robbers, whom be claimed were the Fox brothers. From the "Kld's" statement to the Express reporter it would be inferred
 that he was much injured individual
 and not the hard character which his
 back record proves him to be.
 A gentleman now resident in this city
 but who was an official in Maricopa
 county, Arizona, up ty 1892, knew the
 Kid" personally and furnished the Ex-
 press representative the following ex- tracts from Thompson's criminal re- cord:
 In 1889 the "Kid" and two brothers named Fox were engaged in cattle rust ling in Arizona, confining their opera tiops to the territory in and about the Salt river valley.
 Occasionally they worked as far north as the California line, ard on one of their raids they had a running fight with constable named ShsnklanG, in which one of the Fox boys was shot and left for dead.
 The "Kid' and the remaining des- perado then went to New Mexico. where they made the acquaintance of tin horn gambler named Taylor, whom the 'kid" clsims weakened when the San Pasqual robbing was done.
 The Kid then made his way back to Maricopa county, Ariz., and loafed about Phoenix. He did odd jobs of teaming and was "check chsrmer" about Ben Buffers faro bank for about three months.
 Daring the summer of 1890 he was caught stealing horses and received a two-years' sentence in Yuma prison, serving his full time under Warden McInerney. When he received his discharge he made his way to Gila river and worked on the dam as team | ster under Corral Boss Morrison.
 From there he drifted to San Bernar- dlno and Los Angeles. In thIs city he | ''9ot religion" @ and for iims paraded | the streets with a company of the Sal | vation Army, during the day working | at the hay corral On Broadway near | Franklin street, where he made the ac- quaintance of Johnson, now under 8 l life sentence for the Roscoe train rob- | berries.
 The man Taylor mentioned in connec- | lion with the Albuquerque bank rob | Dary was well koown ID this country in | 1886 to 1889. He was known as "Mys- | terious" Dave Taylor, aId was the pal | of Dave Mu'rly 1nd "Hualiapi" Bill, | two crooks now doing time in San Quen- tin, this State.
 Iu 1886 Taylor turned up in Santa | Ana and was appointed night watch | man. Ia April, 1887, George T. Insley | B private detective in this city, was elected City Marshal of Santa Ana and | bis first move was to discharge Fay Tor | whom he had long suspected of petty | which suspicion was fully | verified in 1888, when Taylor was de- tected in a small forgery, for which he | was arrested and furnished bail in the | sum of 5000, which he forfeited and l left for New Mexico.
 His partner Murray was arrested in | Pasadena in May, 1889, by Marshal h. sley, for burglary, and convicted and sentenced by Judge Cheney in this county to seven years ID States prison
 Huallapl Bill the most dangerous of the trio, was mixed up in | two or three small robberies in what ls TOW Orange county, ard was finslly | driven out of town by Marshal Insley. | He came to this city and in 1890 was was caught in the act of robbing the | office of Emil Harris, on Market street. | He vas fully identified as Hualspi Bill | by Deputy Sheriff j. c. Wrsy. He en tered plea of guilty and was sentenced to San Quentine for four years.
 Recently he was discharged and vent | to Riverside where he was arrested for | burglary and sent back to San Quentin | for five years where he now is.
 From the foregoing facts It will be seen that MT. Kid Thompson is no chicken" in crime, and if sentenced to San Quentin he will find few old | friends to greet him.
 Thompson was fortunate again today | n having his case go over until Friday | Frank P. Adams, Eso., one of his attorney; stated to the court that ne had not had time since his appoint nent to examine the case, and Judge Smith granted continuance upon his Thompson was then marched | pack to jail.