The record-union., 1897-12-06
BLACK JACKS SANS SEEN
CAMPING ABOUT TWENTY
MILES SOUTH OF BlSBEE.
Said to BE Waiting for q Chance
to Kill Three Men Whom
They Have Marked.

BISBEE (Ariz,), Dec. 5.-Black Jacks
gang was seen camped twenty miles
south Of here, across the line. to-day by
a prominent cattieman on his way from
Mexico. There We're nine men, all we'll
armed, having good horses. and they
had apparently gathered for some new
exploit. The Mexican knew three of
the outlaws we'll. they having been
cowboys in this vicinity for number of
years. A cowboy whom he met before
reaching them told him that the cut
throats We're in the vicinity for the
purpose of killing three men whom
they had marked.
The first man they want is Bert AL
word, the Wilcox (Ariz.), Constable, who
shot and killed Bill King a few weeks
ago while resisting arrest for drunk
enness. King was cowboy who as
sisted Black Jack and his gang to es-
cape when they were so closely pursued
last fall, just after the robbery of the
depot at Huschuca Siding and they
have sworn to avenge his death
The other men are Deputy Sheriff Bill
Hildreth and Line-rider Sam King Hill
dreth has been hunting these men down
for months, and it was he who first con-
train robbery Sam King is a marked
man, because he caused them trouble
after they had killed Line rider Robin
son nearly two years ago. Two OF these
men have been warned to be on their
guard
Hidreth left Tombstone this morning
for the line alone in pursuit of a clew
to the whereabouts Of the gang, and
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upon them alone he 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
useless to pursue the robbers into the
Businesses of the Ajo Mountains, but
such is not the case.
The three members of the gang who
were arrested on Thanksgiving Day at
Fronteras-Jesse Williams, Tom Ander-
son and an unknown-are still separ-
ated from the main gang and We're seen
yesterday by a cattleman named Fisher
near the Souse Ranch at the base of the
Ajo Mountains. These three outlaws,
who We're thrown into jail at Fronteras
on Thanksgiving Day for shooting up
the town, We're held nearly four days
awaiting word from the United States
authorities. At the end of that time
a notorious Mexican outlaw arrived at
Fronteras, had some conference with
the authorities and the men were heav-
lily fined and turned loose. They rode
to La Morita Custom house and slept
there Sunday night and made for the
Ajo Mountains in the Tl>fnng. They
left an old stocking in a room at a
hotel there We're 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 it
was learned that they inquired as to the
time when the paymaster went through
there to Nacosari to pay off the men at
work in the mines there, and this may
be the reason for their gathering there.
kilograms are being sent in all direc-
tions tonight reporting the wherea-
bouts of the robbers Officers have
been working very quietly, and 1t Is
thought the drawing off of the posses
is a blind to gain time to notify all
small frontier towns in Mexico to be
on the lookout and arrest the outlaws
should they show up. AS soon as this
Is done a raid will be made on the gang
from several quarters.