Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1897-05-20
PURSUIT OF THE OUTLAWS.
Parker's Capture Must Soon Take
Place.
Indian Trailers EmplOyed-Miller and
the Mexican Working
South.


4 conditions pertaining to the pursuit. o
q the outlaws who escaped from tn
PRESCOTT j all last Sunday afternoon;
"All manner of wild rumors have beef
g af1oat during yesterday and today in re
Q | gard to the pursuit of the outlaws VIII
escaped from Jail on Sunday, but up tt
a late hour this afternoon nothing
definite had been received at the Sher
ifs office.
Fred Stevens, the Camp Verde stage
driver, who arrived last night, etstec
that two men had camped on Sunday
night in gulch south of Martin Rust't
place on Ash creek, leaving at daylight
on Monday morning. Sheriff Ruffoel
and others OF the officers party arrived
there about seven hours behind then
and kept on their srsil.
Ii is now pretty we'll known that
Parker is heading for the Mogollon
mountains, where ii is said he has lots
of friends who will assist him.
Dolph Blair, another of the four who
we're arrested on Sunday, has been re-
leased, as there was absolutely no evil
dence to connect him with the affair.
The fact is now demonstrated to almost
q certainty the plot to escape was
planned in the Jail, and no outsider
knew nythioE OF ii, or had anything to
do with it. II is thought that probably
| Thompson and Rogers may have been
in the plot to escape, but even this is
only surmise. They appeared at the
| Jail door with the other prisoners, being
naturally attracted there by the scutfle
| between MeadoF and the Mexican, ana
! the cries of the former.
Ex-Sheriff Lowry, who was out with
| the posse, returned yesterday. He
states that a man named MoFsddeD,
who was about one hundred yards from
Miller ard Parker when they were fred
upon by Munds and Yeom an, says Mil
Ter was shot in the knee. It is also
stated that on Sunday evening, two or
three hours after Miller was wounded,
two miners saw Parker at point about
four miles east from where Miller was
shot and that Parker WAS alone and was
leading his horse. H did not speak &c
the men.
George Merritt telephoned last even
ing from Chspsrral that he had struck
the trail of the Mexican leading to
wards Turkey Greek and that he was
sfoot. 1t is stated that the Mexican
has brother living in Turkey Creek
and is we'll known to the Mexicsns gen
orally. Under Sheriff D lion telephoned
to Merritt so take the trail and follow
it, il necessary into Mexico.
Turnbull and Cannon, who went out !
yesterday, returned last night. They |
also reported having struck the Mexi- |
cans trail on Lynx Creek and to have |
followed 10 past the old smelter and |
down the Chaparrsl road to Mexican
cabin, where they found three empty
Winchester cartridge boxes.
A gentlemen who was oat on the
Lynx Creek road yesterday on private
business reports that at a point this
side of the smelter the road was strewn
with empty cartridges.
Funeral services were held this after
noon at 1:30 O'Clock, at the South
Methodist church, over the remains of
the late Lee Norris, which we're attend
ed by large conoourse of pathizipg
friends, the church being crowded.
Rev. G. L. Pearson conducted the
services and paid glo wing tribute to
the worth and character of the young
man. Rev. E. D. Wyckoff delivered a
very fsrvid and eloquent prayer. In sd-
To no ho oh |
E. D. Wyckoff sang solo and Messrs.
Johnston, Anthem and Burn
ster rendered quar- tette.
The body was taken to the depot and
shipped on the afternoon Inbound
rain TO the former home of deceased at
Green Forest, Ark ansss, for interment ,,
besides his parents. J. @. HerndoD,
he law partner of T. G.. Norris, &C.
the body east"
Sheriff Orme and posse returned last
'vening from the Castle Creek Hot
Springs, at which place they had re-
'eived word Of the whereabouts of the
ugitives, and knowing that they could
lot catch up with them and could do ,
10 good where they we're. =
This morning the following telegram 4
vas received by Sheriff Orme:
"Ruffaer advises me- that he is sure of
citing Parker today. He has his trail
u the Block Hills and is close behind
i'm. The three have separated, Miller
nd toe Mexican trying 30 get south
lesp all roads to the uorth guarded.
DILLON
Sheriff Ofme at once sent Deputy
1cPhaul west to guard she roads lead q
og south, and as Mr. McPhsul is thor Y
ughly posted on thet section of coun- .
~ it will be imp possible for the outlaws q
} pass him q
The other posse which left here Mon q
ay has q + been heard from and 1t is "A
slieved shey are with the pursuing
osse from the north. o.
A special left Ash Fork last night
it'll the three Indian traiers who As N
sted in the capture of Parker some NJ
me ago They are Captain Jack re
ardy. Indian Kate and Indian Lester, n
I'D it is said they are the best trsilers
4 the American continents today, being
otter to keep the trail of man afoot
yer any mountain il she country better
ian blood hounds. They left
lie train as Jerome junction sno :.