Mohave County miner., 1897-02-20
The Tram RObber Caught.

OllD di hOI1 dhO OduulGs wac
 last Monday at 30 in Diamond Canyon
 hy the Yavapai and Coconino sheriff
 posses The chase had been kept up
 with unabatng vigor from the day of the
 robbery until the capture. Sheriff Potts
 and deputies Cohenour and Harris had
 been lead away on false trail or they
 would have been in at the capture. As,
 it was, but for an accident, they would
 have got the bandit anyway. Sunday the officers into the neighborhood of Diamond Canyon where the trail had to
 be followed slowly and carefully. The Indians were sent on ahe ad and the two
 posses of officers laid down to get an hours rest While the officers were sleeping man by the name of Rogers,
 who was with the Cameron posse as a guide, slipped away after the Indians.
 He had no trouble in overtaking them and along in the afternoon cane upon the bandit lying by fire sound asleep. The Indians wanted 10 kli the outlaw but Rodgers cid them that they had the man and would take him back alive. He awakened Parker aud told him that the officers were on his trail and that his comrade was dead. When told of the death of his partner in the holdup Par ker pulled his hat down over his face and the tears rolled down his cheeks like rain. Rogers told the Indians to set their guns against a rock and gather wood to build up the fire and make cup of coffee. When this was done Parker watched the opportunity given him and sprang to where the rifles were stacked and ordered the Indians to throw up their hands. Rodgers tell to the ground, crying out not to shoot him. The In dians were divested of their ammunition, one of the guns was broken ard another thrown into Diamond Creek and then the red men were told to take the back track, which they did Rodgers talked with the outlaw for an hour and then went back to camp with the pitiful story Of being held mp by Parker Rodgers kne~ ker and the outlaw doubled on his track The Indians reported that he was worn out and could not travel mnch fir'hpr; that ne could not get his shoes on and was travelling barefooted The next day at 80 the posse sighted him a few miles from where the Indians had overtaken him. He was wading up Diamond Creek and when ordered to throw up his hands came ashore and threw away his gun He was handcuffs d and taken to Peach Springs Sheriff Ruffoer took hlm to Prescott, where he will he tired H re- fused to talk although he admitted his guilt. When asked the identity of the dead robber h9 refused to disclose it and it seemed to grieve him greatly. It is thought that the man was a brother or relative
 It IS fact worthy of note tn It so far no train robher in northern Ariz0na has ever escaped although one was followed over six hundred miles before he was captured This holdup will put quietus on tram robbery in this part of Arizona for many years 10 come.
 Marvin and Thompson, who have been arrested in connection with the train robbery. have so far refused to make although it has been so re- ported Asa Harris identified the cart ridge box as one he had sold Marvin the day before the holdup The cartridges | were found in the belt of the dead robber 1 The belt was sold by the w H Taggart | Mercantile Company, but they have no recollection to whom
 There is considerable discussion IS to whether the robbers will be tried before | the territorial or U S. courts, but Uncle 1 Sam will probably do the business. A | preliminary examination will be held Tn Prescott next Monday.
 We have read the Williams News and |