The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-03-14
ROASTED TO DEATH.
Horse Thieves Surrounded in 9
 Cabin end the Place Fired.
AN IOWA FORCER COMMITS SUICIDE.
An Attempt Made to Wreck Passenger Train in Indiana by Placing a Pile of Ties on the
 Track.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, March 1l.-A special from Enterprise, l. T., says that n posse in pursuit of two men who had stolen thirty horses in the Choctaw nation, followed the thieves for three days, finally surrounding them 10 miles east of that place. The thieves refused to surrender and kept up firing, having dismounted from their horses and taken to the woods. The posse pressed them close ly and the fight was kept up for two or three hours, both pursuers and pur- sued firing as rapidly as they could load their revolvers. One of the posse, in trying to head off the thieves, re- ceived a bullet in his arm, shatter- ing it, and causing him to fall from his horse. Finally the entire party massed and charged the two criminals, forcing them to take refuge just at the edge of the woods in a cabin. Here the thieves barricaded themselves and defiantly proclaimed that they would not be taken alive. After repeated efforts to induce them to give up the house was set on fire. Still the men inside refused to come out, although the roof was a mass of flames. They still threatened death to any of the posse who ventured near. At last the frame of the building fell in burying the desperadoes in the ruins, and they were roasted to death in the burning building.
 AN ALLEGED FoRGER COMMITS SUICIDE
 CREsTON. Ia., March l1.-At Crom- well, q little town near this city, Dave Blossar, a prominent citizen, com mitted suicide. It developed yester- day that Blossar was forger, but to what extent is not known definitely and probably never will be. The Creston national bank became aware that it had collateral on Blossar that was forged and the investigations revealed that the peculations of Blos- sar extended over a period of three years. All this time Blossar bore the best reputation. It is variously esti- mated that Blossar's torgeries will reach 5000. Besides he has borrowed large sums from wealthy citizens on his own notes. These notes will prob ably reach S15, 900. Saturday evening the Creston national bank filed attachments against Blossar's estate for S1, $50, the amount that Blossar has forged on the bank. When the officer went to the blacksmith shop owned by Blossar to arrest him, he endeavored to evade the officer, and failing drew a revolver and shot himself in the right temple. It was learned that within week he attempted to commit suicide by taking strychnine.
 ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN.
 VALPARAISO, Ind, March 11.-An at tempt was made Saturday night to wreck the midnight passenger train on the New York, Chicago x St. Louis railroad about miles west of this city Some ties had been placed on the track, which were struck with great force by the engine, knocking it from the track and blowing up the track for about 200 yards before the train could be stopped. The passengers were all thrown from their seats, but no one was injured. It took an hour to get the ties from under the engine. It is supposed to have been the work of train robbers. This is the fourth at tempt on different roads in that vi- cinitv