The herald., 1897-05-28
Murderer Parker Caught
and Gagged
FOUND ASLEEP IN HIS CAMP
GIVEN NO OPPORTUNITY TO
RESIST
The Capture Made by an Indian
Trader with the Assistance of
Nine Navajo Trailers
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.. May 27.-Jim
Parker, the train robber and murderer,
Is now cafe in one of the steel cells Of
the county Jail. He was brought here at
o'clock this afternoon. His capture
was made by S. S. Preston. who runs
trading post at Willow Springs. ninety
miles northeast Of Flagstaff.
Tuesday morning Parker took break
fact at Preston's. claiming that he was
after stolen horses. Parker left imme-
diately after eating. Shortly afterward
Preston. believing that he had enter
tanned the robber. went to Tuba City,
twelve miles east. and obtained a de-
! 1t was Parker, and getting the services
of nine Navajo Indiane. he started on
the trail, which was followed all night,
and daybreak Wednesday morning they
came upon Parker asleep in camp. He
was surrounded and gun was fired to
waken him. Parker jumped up with his
Winchester ready to fire, but seeing the
trap he was in dropped his gun on COM
mand OF Preston and gave himself up.
Parker wac captured sixty miles north
of Tuba City and within thirty miles of
Lees ferry.
After the capture Preston and the In
dians started for this place with Par
ker, and were unexpectedly met by
Sheriffs Cameron and Buffner and their
posse at the Little Colorado river last
night, and all came here with the out
law
1t Is not known when Parker will be
taken to Prescott. The reward offered
for his arrest amounts to $2400.
In his wanderings since his escape
Parker visited his former haunts at
Pine Springs, and while there he dug up
the money which he got when he held
up the train at Rock Cut and afterward
buried. Parker told Miller. the ranch
man from whom he stole the rifle and
ammunition, that he got $500 out of the
registered letters. How he baff1ed the
officers and completely hid his trail after
leaving the Bill Williams mountaire he
does not explain. Sheriff Ruffner's
horse he turned loose in the mountains
and when captured he had two animals
which he had appropriated near Will
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chester and forty rounds of ammunition
and only $3.50 in money in his possess
sion. Parker regrets the killing of Nor
ris. but believed that it was Sheriff Ruff
ner that he shot at. Preston. who cap
tured Parker. is an old timer in Arizona
and never before made an arrest He is
modest and takes his recent capture Of
the most notorious outlaw Of the ives:
as IL 1t was an every day occurrence.
No one has been permitted to interview
Parker tonight and there is no chance
Of his escape from this jail.
The officers are elated over the cap
ture of Parker without bloodsIhed, as it
was thought that he would rather kill
himself than be taken alive.
PRESCOTT PLEASED
PRESCOTT, May 27.-The sheriffs Of
flee here is in receipt of a telegram an
nouncing the capture of Parker, who,
over two weeks ago, broke Jail with two
others in this city and murdered Lee
Norris There is general rejoicing here
in consequence and the feeling prevails
that speedy justice will be meted out to
him when court convenes on June 1st.