The Florence tribune., 1897-12-18
TRAIN ROBBERS CAPTURED.
U. s. Marshal Gnffith's Posse Takes in
 Five ofthe Stein's Pass Bandits.
From the Tucson Star. 18th l

Word was received from San Siu,on | yesterday at 8 80 that detachment of five of the U.S. Marshal's posse had just arrived at that place with the five bandits who held up the train at stein's Pass last Thursday night, the facts of which have already appeared in the Star.
 The capture was made in Texas can yon, about fifty miles south of the Southern Pacific railroad and not far from the Sonora line. The informa- tion as received by the Star is to the effect that on Sunday morning the U. $. Marshaps posse, led by J. D. Milton and Sam Finley, city marshal of Tus- son, came to a tanch house in Texas canyon, surrounded it, and found three of their birds, who under cover of rifles surrendered. The posse learning that the other two had not arrived awaited their coming, and took them in also by surprise. The five taken, were the four who escaped from the train, after | their partner Cullen was shot, and the other was in charge of the horses. One of the captured bandits was wounded; it is supposed he was shot in the fight at the train.
 The Marshals posse and others CO., operating herewith are entitled to much credit for their quick and efficient work. Marshal Griffith, the day pre- vious to the attempted robbery, had heard it hinted that H hold up was con teDplated, and he sent his posse out to San Simon to be ready for any emer- geney which might arise, and when the robbery was attempted, as his posse was within two hours ride of the spot, he had them follow in quick pursuit. One posse with Sam Finley followed the trail leading from the robbery southward to the Sonora line and J. D. Milton with another posse took short cut from the railroad to Texas canyon the point to which they believed the bandits were heading, and which was about ten miles shorter than the route of the robbers from the point the rob- bery was attempted. It is supposed that the two posses came together be- fore reaching the canyon.
 l While the captured robbers are not l of the Black Jack gang, it is believed that Black Jack was cooperating with them, asfash lights were seen at two points in the mountains south, directly after the robbery was attempted, which were supposed to be confeder i, ates, and in all probability Black Jack and his gang.
 Deputy Marshal Sam Finley return ed to San Simon with the prisoners, and Deputy Marshal Milton with ten of the posse went in pursuit of what he believed to be Black Jacks gang, who are supposed to be not far from the line, and it is supposed that ere this he has had fight or taken the gang, if they are in that region
 This was one of the best planned and executed captures ever made in the history of train robbery in the country, and to Marshal Grifith's quiet calcula- ton of the habits of such bandits, and his choosing the right men for the work, who he knew would follow orders and not finch in fight, is due this mag nifceDt triumph, the greatest achieve ment ever credited to the U s. Mar shal's office in Arizona.
 It must not be forgotten that Col Epes Randolph, Superintendent of the Southern Pacific in Arizona, was on the alert, and furnished transportation and kept the wires hot, and in every way assisted Marshal Griffith in his work.
 The Star takes of it's hat to U. s. Marshal William Griffith and his faith ful deputies for the grand work they have accomplished in thus cleaning up the first gang which has challanged his skill as United States Marshal of Arizona.
 As we go to press we learn that the prisoners will arrive here on the west bound train this morning.
 The TRIBUNE has information from reliable source that the names of the robbers captured by the Mar shal's posse are as follows: Thos. Capehart, Walter Hoffman, Leonard Alverson, Wm. Waterman and Henry Marshall. All are cowboys employed by the San Simon and Erie Cattle com panies in Cochise county.
 It appears from the law of California that all savings banks are required to publish the names of depositors and the amount of deposits, who have not been heard from for ten years. Here