Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-05-19
ON PARKER's TRAIL!
Tue sherifrs Posse Re-tnforced With Fresh officers, Horses and
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From Thursdays Daily.

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 The first news received from the sherid's posse in pursuit Of the out laws since Sunday night was re- ceived at the sheritfs office last night. IL came in the shape of q telegram from Sheriff RufTner from Jerome Junction and was 10 the of. feet that the posse had folio Sed the trail for about forty-iiye miles and had Parker located in the Black Hills. It was apparent that neither he or his horse had had anything to eat since leaving Prescott, except such as the could pick up on the way.
 In response to a telegram from the sheriff John Denair, division superintendent of the 4. S r. rail road run a special train from Peach Springs to Ash Fork last night aud from there Q special was run to Je- rome Junction. It contained two officers, two expert Indian traileTs and four fresh horses.
 The train arrived at JeromO June ton at i o'clock this morning and the officers and trAilers immedi- ately started out to join Ruffner aud party and it was confidently ex- pected that they would be able to run Parker to earth before nigt to- day.
 Parker lost his bearings on Mon day nigh; and leaving the noun tains road across the upper end of Lonesome valley within a mile ard 8 hsIf or two miles of Point of Rocks or within nine or ten miles O. Pres colt, arriving there proqably about daylight when realizing his location doubled and headed back 10 the Black Hills.
 The officers found where hs had ted hiS horse and where he had lain down to sleep. From the pojns where be had camped be took a uOrth-easterly course. his trail Eo- ins about four miles east of Jerome Junction, and at dark last night where they left 1t he was heading directly towards Campbell & Bak- CTS tower ranch ou the Verde As his horse showed signs of Oeing tired out it is more than probable that be would secure a fresh horse there last night. It is rumored that he formerly worked there but this could not be traced to any reliable sourcS.
 During a portion of the time yesterday the officers fig ured that they were hot more than three hours behind him judging by certain signs. Another evidence that Parker was lost is the fact that he frequently rode to high points in the mountains in order to get his bearings, as we'll as to take a view of the country to watch for his pur- suers. Sheriff RulTner telegraphed that Parker had evidently seen them on Monday night.
 J. D Moore and Ben Rybon re- turned yesterday from their hunt for Miller. They found the trail and followed it for some distance but it was too old for the dogs and they were compelled to return. They state, however, that Miller separated from Parker within one hundred yards or less from where they were when the fight with Munds occurred. It is still thought that Miller is in the neighborhoo1 of Big Bng or Chaparrsl.
 4 telephone message was received from Crowned King yesterday stat ing that it was thought that the Mexican was in that vicinity and Deputy Sheriff Jack Nelson and two or three others started from there in search of him.
 Prisoners in the county jail charged with murder have grown extremely nervous oyer the events of the past few days and seem to realize that the proper thing for the citizens of Prescott to do would be to have a general hanging bee. At any rate whatever their thoughts may be, they requested the jailor last night to send to Whipple for a detachment of troops stationed to guard the jail and protect them. In addition 10 Thompson ana Rogers confined for oomplicity for train robbery, there are two men there who have been convicted aud sen fenced to be hanged, but granted q new trial by the supreme court, and Richard Cross, the red handed mur- derer Of Jones, at Jerome. The lat ter, it is sad, manifests the greatest degree of nervousness, as he relies on the law passed by the last leg:sla- t,ro tn snrn h,s rrnrt hlass meek. and