Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1897-05-20
PARKER's PURsUERs.
They Still Stick to the Outlaws
Trail, Who Adopts all Manner
of Tac1Ics TO Throw

of Tacucs 10 Throw
Them Off.
Sheriff Ruffner Game in on Saturday
nights south bound train from the pur-
suit of Parker. the OUTLAWS ad returned
again to Ash Fork on the early north
bound ira on Sunday morning, taking
with him eight fresh horses to continue
the pursuit. Parker shows great
shrewdnees and cunning In his attemp,
to keep away from the officers. At one
point in his trail they found where he
had made a circle of several miles,
crossing his own trail twice. IG making
the circuit. before coming to the point
where be crossed his trail, he had
muffi ID his horses feet SO that diff
fsrent track would be found where be
crossed from the original ones made.
He also took the trouble to change the
shoes on bis horse once or twice, SO as
to confuse his pursuers. The shot CUR
which he took from the Jail was found
south OF WItli8ms aud is was lear
thet he hsd secured new gun and
plenty OF ammunition. AS one or two
points on the trsil the officers seemed
confident thai they were close enough
TO the outlaw 10 os seen By him, bat, of
course, he managsd not to be seen by
them. It has baen learned th at be en-
tered miners camp near Lynx creek
on Saturday and secured supply OF
grub and th at he did not gst auy more
sill Thursday eVeniug.
Since the shove was put in type, Al.
Galpin, OF Phoenlx who has been on
the trail with the blood hounds, has re-
turned on his way home, IS it seems i'm
practicable to follow the trail of Parker
with the dogs. He left the posse on
Sunday afternoon, and states that it is
generally believed that Parker is still in
hiding in the Bill Williams mountains.
He says that he has host OF friends in
that section, who are protecting him IN
every wsy possible. He says that when
ever any of the officers leave Williams
they are watched aud sheif trail is fol |
lowed. That threats are openly made |
against the officers by certain cowboys
there. When Gaipin Went out with his |
hounds hs was followed, and at night, |
when they we're in camp, his horse was
stolen. SO that ne could not follow the |
trail, and when be left the horse had |
not bsen recovered, although the man |
who stole it was knowp, as he had rid- |
len the horse through Williams.
Parker succeeded in successfully |
throwing Sheriff Ruffner and posse from |
his trail on Wednesday, when they |
thought the chances of capturing him |
we're very bright. After passing east of |
Jeroms junction Parker crossed the |
Verde river, avoiding Cambell's and
Bakers rench, where he was thought to |
IA heading for, a1d made his way up |
nto the He'll Canyon county, where |
{ is exceedingly rough and ROCKY
This wss on Tuesday night, the officers |
eaving the trail near jerome Junction |
IN Tuesday evening" TO ges the lndIan
railers and fresh hussss and Teeuming |
he pursuit again on Wednesday morn
pa. Just as the moon WAS go'ng down
N Wednesday morning, fHrkef fcde
IN to ranch Ncus~ between bstfs
canyon and Williams, ~Noi1e s'ls ecu
PANTS. man and hts wife, sud com
,elIed the latter to cook him some food,
nd secured a Winchester r'tia eDd an
nuDition. Ia return for this he told
he man where he mad osched $1,000
scured from tie Train robbery in
february, and tue uan Jeff the next
Nv to secure it. He vas seen in Ash
'ork by the officers aud he told OF the
circumstances whils drinking, but pro
eeded 30 Peach Spriuas 80 secure the
solen treasure.
After considerable dele. Sheriff Ruff
er and poeee followed tna trail to tele
,nch, end found ths woman *'oae- Sac
enied. at first, tho ehy oo- ~ d visited
ia plgce, or shat sac had cacksd aoy
rovisions Tuesday nig1s'. hut "ft@r q
,pg cstechism froia the olfcefa, s1'4 sd
lifted that some ore had rode up there,
olep a Winchester rife and some sm-
unition. Parker also received some