Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-02-24
MUST STAND TRIAL.
Jlm ParksF's Examination Results in His Being Held to Answer
 to the Grand Jury.
The Story Of the Rock CuI Train Robbery Graphically Told by
 The Train Men.

Soon after the town clock struck the hour of ten this morning, the court room was filled with people seemingly anxious to ge, look at the man charged with the train rob. bery at Rock Cut, on the night ol February 8, and to hear the testi- mouy in his preliminary examina- ton.
 Justice J. II. W. Moore presided at the examination. District Aitor- uey fl. D. Ross was assisted in the prosecution by T. C. Norris, N hlie F.. II Sanford represented the prisoner Jun Parker, the accused. was dressed in heavy sack coat ai a bluish color, with a sort ,f .heckeTed trousers, both looking tho worse for wear, w! !le in his aanG he held a regulation cowboy white hat. His feet seemed 10 be pretty badly swollen, as great slits were cut in his boots to relieve the pressure on his feet.
 Parker is determined looking msn, but does not have the appear auce of a desperate at ali. He is a man apparently about 90 or 9 years old of medium height, stout in build, dark hair, but has light coiored mustache and blue eyes. During the examination of the witnesses he did not seem 10 take any special ia- 'erest n the proceedings.
 The first witness called was Edw. Allen, the watchmaa, gho was held up and compelled to flag the train. He stated that two men wearing black masks came up Co h,u rgut 7:l5 o'clock on the evening ol the robbery. and after telling him their mission. proceeded to stand guard over him until the arrival Of the west bound passenger train al $50. During the time they were with him, two freight trains passed. The man who was killed by Express Messenger Summers, he stated, was very talkative during the time they were waiting. but the other man said little, or nothing, and remained some distance away from him, and walked up and down the track to keep warm.
 When the passenger train ap- peared Tn sight, he sigDaled it to stop, his signal being answered by the engineer. The place where the train was stopped Is about eight miles from Peach Springs, and the express and mail cars were cut loose from the rest of the train and taken to Nelson Siding, about two miles further west, where the robbery was committed. His account of what happened after the cars were cut loose, was substantially the same as has been published. He stated that he did not know that the other man had been killed until the engine and express aud mail cars had backed up to the other part of the train. Moth ing new was elicited in the cross examination.
 Wm. Daze, the veteran engineer of the Atlantic & Pacific railroad. who has run on the road ever since 1883, and who is known to every one along ihe line. and to a large number of the people who have tray eled over the road vas the next wit ness. After few preliminary ques- tions which in answer 10, he stated that he was in charge of engine No, 85, pulling train No. one west bound when near mile post 457 he was sig nailed by the watchman 10 stop, He then proceeded to tell the sto- " of he robbery by saying thai be answered Inc signal by two blasts from the etistle, and brought the train 'e scauI still. the drivers be- lHg just alongside of the Wa, chmsn. Instead of the latter being on the side Of Jbe track where the engineer was, as IS customary, he was CD the ireman's side of the engine. He asked the watchman what the trnu- ble was, but received no reply. He inquired then of him If there was any obstruction on the track, but still no reply. Just about this time mau appeared on the tender with gun and made the fireman get of the engine. After some delay he train was cut in two, and the man with the gun, who wore a mask. or dered him to pull out for Nelson siding at the rate of l5 miles per hour. During the delay in cutting the cars of, four or five shots were fired of towards the rear end of the train, while the man on the engine fired one in the air, apparently as a signal.
 Arriving at Nelson siding the man compelled them to block the engine aud compelled the watchman to ge in the express car The robber also went into this car, but came out soon. He then made Daze back up the track for mile or so, and fired of four shots in rapid succession, all the time apparently expecting an answer to his signals and look ing north ot the track as if expect ing some one. After he had fired three shots and receiving no reply. he ordered the engineer to return again to Nelson siding and said get out of here as soon as God wnl let you"
 The engine and cars were again run down to the siding, when the robber entered the mail car and came