The herald., 1894-10-02

and Murphy are out after the other two.
Murphy says their capture is almost
certain.
When Murphy overlook Armour and
ordered him to throw up his hands. Ar
mour opened fire on the sheriff and
posse, and was shot down blythe sher-
iff. Following is description of the
bandits:
Oscar Rodgers is a Sweds about 26
years old 6 feet 2 or 3 inches high;
light sandy moustache prominent front
teeth. and talks peculiarly.
Donovan is about 80 years old 5 feet
s or inches high; weighs l55 pounds
has SCARF over mis- face and ears.
Frank Armour is about % years old
height, feet q or inches weight,
about l45; freckled face; light COM
plexion.
There is some uncertainty as to tne
number of the gang; some say three
men, others five. The trainmen are un-
able to state definitely.
HOW IT WAS DONE.
FHGNIx, Oct. Ia Southern Pacific
train was held up last night at IL
O'Clock, two miles east of Marioopa, by
three men who got on at Maricopa.
They got about $3.50 from the ex press
car. Sheriff Murphy OF Maricopa conn-
ty, with Deputy Sheriff Prothero, came
on the trail of the robbers seven miles
southwest OF Phoenix On the Gila river.
and ran onto their camp, whore they
found three Winchester rifles and three
horses. Following the trail they came
on one of the men, Frank Armour by
name, whom they called upon to throw
up his hands. He began firing on
the officers, when q load of buck
shot from the eheriff's gun brought
him down. He was brought to the Jail
in this city. An examination OF his
wounds show that he was struck by five
shots. only one of which has made a
serious wound, whether fatal or not is
not known. A number Of officers are
after the remainder of the bandits who
are on foot and without food or blankets.
On the person OF Armour was found one
OF the watches taken from the street car
men held up in this city week ago.
The gang 10 in all probability the same
one that held up the stage the 18th of
September near the Congress mine and
is composed of men from the Tonto
basin and this portion OF the territory
and whose identity is now known.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
DENVER, Oct. la special to the
Times-Sun from Phoenix. hriz., says:
At 1915 q. M, today, the eastbound
Southern Pacific train was held up by
three men, mile and half east of
Maricopa. One OF the robbers rode out
OF Maricopa on the blind end OF the bag
gage car to point where the other two
tagged the train. The former then
climbed upon the engine and at the
points of two revolvers compelled Engi-
neer Holiday and Fireman Martin to
descend, uncouple the engine and pull
out three-qusrters OF mile. One
robber entered the express
car, the other stood guard
outside. No shots were fred, and the
passengers were not alarmed. The en-
gineer and firemen were forced to walk
back to the scene OF the robbery by the
robber who accompanied them. Then
all three robbers mounted horses and
rode away in the direction OF the Mexi-
can border, so miles distant. Sherifis
Drsis OF Pinal and Murphy OF Maricopa
county. with posses, are in pursuit. The
Wells-Fargo messenger says the robbers
got only s160. but tits currently reported
they got 500, ,0C0 in gold.
BATTLE WITH THE BANDITS.
PHGNIx, Oct. 1.-The train robbers
were overtaken about IS miles out OF
Phoenix by the sheriffs. fight ensued
in which one robber was fatally wound-
ed, another was captured and the third
escaped.