The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05
Three ArizOnianS Who
Are Marked for
Murder.
Outlaws Gather in Force Near
Bisbee on a Mission of
Revenge.
Officers of Several Towns Prepar-
ing to G We Them a Warm
Reception.
Special Dispatch TO The CALL

BISBEE, Ariz., Dec. 4.-Black Jack S
gang was seen camped twenty miles south
of here across the line. to-day by a promi-
nent cattleman on his way from Mexico.
There were nine men, all well armed, hav-
ing good horses, and they had apparently
gathered for some new exploit. The Next
can knew three of the outlaws well, they
having been cowboys in this vicinity for
a number of years. A cowboy whom he
met before reaching them told him
that the cutthroats were in the vicinity
for the purpose of killing three men whom
they had marked.
The first man they want is Bert Alvord
the Wilcox (Arizona) constable, who shot
and killed Bill King few weeks ago while
resisting arrest for drunkenness King
was cowboy who assisted Black Jack and
his gang to escape when they were SO
closely pursued last fall, Just after the
robbery OF the depot al Huachuca siding,
and they have sworn TO avenge his death.
The other men are Deputy Sheriff Bill
Hildreth and Line-rIder Sam King.
Hildreth has been hunting thes men
down for months, and il was he who first
connected them with the Grant-station
train robbery. Sam King is marked
man, because he caused them trouble
after they had killed Line-rider Robinson
nearly two years ago. Two of these men
have been warned 10 be on their guard.
Hildreth left Tom bstone this morning
for the line alone in pursuit of clew to
the whereabouts of the gang and could
not be warned. Should he run upon
them alone lie is a doomed man, and his
friends here tonight are very uneasy.
For certain reasons the posses were
taken off the trail. The impression is
that it was because they thought it USE
less to pursue tbs robbers lnto the fast
nesses of the Ajo mountains, but such is
not the case.
The three mem ers of the gang who
were arrested on Thanksgiving day at
Fronteras-Jessie William ., Tom Ander-
son and an unknown-are still separated
from The main gang and were seen YES
lerdav by a cattleman named Fisher near
The Souse ranch at the base OF the a 10
Mountains. These three outlaws, who were
brown into jail at Fronteras on Thanks
giving day for shooting up" the town.
were held nearly four days awaiting word
from the United States authorities. At
the end of that time notorious Mex can
outlaw arrived at Fronteras. had some
conference with the authorities and the
men were heavily fined and turned loose.
1uey IOuS 10 La NlOTltd custom mousse
and slept there Sunday night and made
for the Ajo Mountains in the morning.
They left an old stocking in a room at
hotel there with fourteen silver dollars,
which are in the hands OF Fred Dodge,
Wells, Fargo & Co. s detective.
The coins are very badly mutilated,
some being bent double by the force of the
explosion of the safe in the express-car
From persons at La Morita 1t was learned
that they inquired as to the time when
the paymaster went through there to Ma
cosari to pay off the men at work in the
mines there, and this may be the reason
fo- their gathering here.
kilograms are being sent in all direc-
tions tonight reporting the whereabouts
OF the robbers. Officers have been work
ing very quietly, and it is thought the
drawing oft OF the posses is blind to gain
time to notify all small frontier towns in
Mexico 10 be on the lookout and arrest
the outlaws should they show up. As
soon as this is done raid will be made
on the gang from several quarters.