Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-11-22
BLACK IAcK GANG.
They sun Flourish and T%errOri1s the
Pennle Of southern Arizlna.

~ aAAA AMA AhA AMANMANLH ~
People Of Southern Arizjna.
Another member OF the Black Jack
gang is before the bar OF justice, says q
Denver exchange.
The Black Jack robbers have struck
terror to the hearts OF pOstmasters and
bankers, the trainmen and express mes.
sengers OF the desolate portions Of Ari
iona and New Mexico for the past four
years.
Every crime Of special daring, ana
where reckless bravery was required, has
been charged up TO the gang OF outlaws
VINO have no home but u rendezvous Ia
the mountains Of the state OF sonora.
Mexico, and who, following a chief,
whose identity Is kept buried under
Black Jack, commit d%epredstlons Oh
ranches and pjstofhees. and dynamic,
trains with impunity. The original
Black Jack is dead, but the title passes
In succession TO the heads Of the gang.
10 was four members OF the Black Jacs
gang who rode into the border town OF
Nogales and held up a bank In broad day
light in the face Of 1900 people.
Postoflce Inspector Waterbury give,
the news that q Ceilings, a member OF
the brotherhood, and a typical OUTLAW
with sOmbrero aud "ehaps." had been
C ,ptured by the federal authorities ano
the Gulf railroad detectives. after an ex'
citing chase, and Is now being tried IN
the United states district court there oL
The charge Of holding up and rObbing b
rain last spring near Folsom, N. A
Ceilings was assisted by two others, pre-.
,umably Tom ketchum and j. Garter
who are now In sonora. Ketchum, b,
eight OF succession, IL the worst dare
devil Of the gang, has succeeded to the
tile, and Is now Black Jack, or the chief
The three men tagged the train, dy.
lamited the express car while coyerin,
the engineer and fireman aud messen
gers, and made of with beween f3,OUt
sud 1900. The trio wore no masks. tol
u Is an unusual thing In the Black Jacl
gang for the features to be disguised.
While his two pals struck out for th,
borders, Ceilings made his way TO Arizona
On his trail we're Gulf Detective Rem,
aud Deputy Sheriff Green. whose brother
1t will be remembered. was shot down h
sold blood willis In pursuit on the hold.
nps. Apos5e started after the men, ant
Ia n pitched battle Green was killed.
Ceilings Was captured at Bisbee, Ariz
fhe evidence against him Is 80 strong
that Ia the opinion Of the officers he vii
oe convicted aud get a long term in tn,
penitentiary,
Black Jack Is a myth" said ~1nspectoI
Waterbury. "The title seems to tal
f.Om n TO another, and is wOrn by th,
most daring. Tom Ketchum wears Il
1ow, believed.
Nobody has ever discovered how man.
men the gang comprises. Three hay,
been killed already, but they seem to In
crease, and every time a particularly dar
lDg piece OF work is done, officers al,
people wag their heads and say: That
Black Jacks work.
"The gang FIRST jumped into prOmi
nence four years ago. In rapid success
sion they held up six postoGices, tw,
trains, four stage coaches, a bank a
Sogales and an army paymaster's train
going down the dusty prairie road int
Fort Huaehuca, all In Arizona.
"rhe daring exploit was rObbing tn
bank at Nogales. -Four men dressed lik
cowboys and on splendid specimens Q
norselesh. rode into Nogalss at noon, int
the bank and covering the official, locke
the doors and rlaed the safe and cast
drawers. The four men all unmaske,
mad barely time TO make their horse
before the street in the vicinity of IN
bank we're thrOnged. With their boot
they put spurs into their horses and rod
fl, followed by two hundred men shoe
ing at the fleeing quartet. None OF h
robbers we're hit. Their headquarteI
are on the saddle. When they die the
90 down like tigers, and every one is
taad shot