Tombstone prospector., 1896-08-18
DEPUTY ALvORD BACK.
What He Says of the Exciting
 Brush With Robbers.

Deputy Sheriff Burt Aivord came in today from the pursuit of the Nossies bank robbers and the scsns of the brush with the fugiIives iu which Lius Rider Robson wss killed.
 Mir. Alvord states that from the time the trail of the robSers Was taken by the posse the fugitives were so hard pressed that in order 10 cover the country more rspidly they discarded nnch of their csmp outfit. Enroute one pack mule already pack cd xas found, and 6 little iurther on . ssek of four discarded, also cooking utensils, etc. They were following the trail into Skeleton Csfoo, when suddenly they were fired upon from be hind | thick uudeThrush.
 At first vollsy Robson was Killed. Sheriff Leatherwood immediately got of his horse which had become fract- ous and 1t ran into the robbers camp. Alyord's horse slso became scared aud did likewise. Hildreth who was . little on the eide ot the hill above the road was just high enough to see the robbers concealed and immediately began shooting at them. A horse Tell at first fire which belonged to Black Jack" behind which hs was standing. "Black Jack" seeing Llatherwood's horse coming pas, caught him and taking the saddle oil his dead horse and removing Lsatherwood's saddle ressddled the sheriff snim al this was al, being done in the midst of heavy ire from both sides. During this pro- cesa Hildreth was made the target O! she robbers and bis horss was shot dead from under him. Hildreth then made for . tree close by and & shower oi shots fell about him one bullet grsz. ing his neck leaving s mark several inches long and the tree covered with bullet holes, however Hildieth kept up his return fire. and iast aa "Blsek Jack" sn;shed ressdteling L-s.her- woods horse another bullet killed the animal, which doubtless did not put lhs at worthy iu very good humor.
 The balance of the posse slso re- ceiveA consideration at the hands of the robbers. Sheriff Fly was bonored with their attention and he brsyely returned the salute. Sheriff Leather wood also pumped lead with . steady hand and narrowly escaped. AlyoId and Johnson were behind rock and as evidence of the marksmsnehip of the robbers the rock is covered with spots from their bulless, and while returning the fire both deputies had narrow calls from whis,ling bullets.
 Try as they may, the posss could not possibly s-s where the robbers lay and directed .heir shooting only to the point whore the smoke arose from the rebbs.'. guns. The P ace selected by the robbers for ambush was . most strs gstic point and was inPos- sible from where the posse were sur. prised Tor the latter to shoot to ad- vantage.
 Alter she robbsrs left and i. was found that Robson was killed all haste was made for a wagon or vehicle to take the body to town. From here the nearest ranch, Mulberry. was 20 miles and no wagon being here or at Coggswell there renamed hut one th.ng to do and that was to bury their brave companion where he fell which wac dcne, his body being sewed ia . blanket and grave dug not 10 feet from where he met his death, it being imposs;bis to move the body CT &C., count of decomposition setting in.
 Alvord states that John Slaughter Bur, Cogsxsli and Wm. King, have joined the posss which includes Shsr- ifs Fly asi Leather ~ood, johosoO, Hildrsth, Slaughter, King, Cegswell and two Mexicans. The trail was taken upsnd the robbers followed, who appear to be heading for Mexico.