Arizona republican., 1899-07-17
After the Murderer Of Rodgers
and WinSfeld.
MUNDS WILL EGO BROKE
If Necessary TO Capture the ASSlS-
sin who Is Surrounded in a
Good Hiding Place by The Posse
and White Mountain ApaCheS
Always on The Lookout Day and
Night.

Jerome, July 14-(Spetial eorre-
spondence Of The Republican John
L. Munds, sheriff of Yavapai county,
came into Jerome last night from the
Quaking Asp brakes, II the Clear
creek country, south of the White
Mountain Apache Indian reservation,
and just on the edge of Tonto Basin,
about a hundred miles from Jerome
Fer the last twelve days he has been
Cn the trail of the murderer of Rodg-
ers and Wingfeld at Camp Verde on
July 3 Just after his arrival at Je-
rome John Steele was jailed here on
suspicion of being an accomplice in
the double murder. Steele was the
man who first accused Oscar Wade of
the crime, in conversation with Off
GERS. He was a witness for the Wade
boys when they had their preliminary
examination for stealing horses from
Indians, and testified to their general
good character. After the murder he
came forward apparently actuated by
great resentment and bitterness and
stated that Oscar Wade was the guilty
party, claiming to know where he
would be likely to hide, and volunteer
ing TO lead the officers to his rendez-
vous The sheriffs posse followed his
directions for a time, and soon discov-
cred that they were being misled, and
summarily dispensed with Steele's
guidance. upon which Steele left.
When arrested he was at work on Will
Steele does not know what charge is
against him.
Munds tells a ta.e of hardship and
hard work ON the trail. He says:
On getting at the camp of ecurse
every one was much excitad, and a
party of the boys was already out
look5ng for our man. In the light of
what has transpired I am glad they
did not find him. If they had he would
have killed them al. After we got rid
of that felolw Steele we got en- the
trail all right and made pretty good
time, being about fourteen hours he
hind at the start. We decreased this
to seven hours in 4 short time. but
would lose the trail once in a while
The Indians we had along were net
worth the powder it would talEe to
blow them to-Yuma They couldn't
even keep up with led horse. WE got
rid of them pretty quick and Gu. trails
ourselves. When we got to Payson
we found that our man had been there.
a large roll cf bills. and had
ton for both pistol and a S0-40 rife
Previous to this we got the track of q
couple of fellows, one of them named
(they are both in Jail at
Flagstaff now) who had been in camp
N the mountains with the fellow, who
had shown UP plenty of money and
said he had a recipe for making
money easy. He went by the naane of
Charley and when they asked him
what his other name was, he said:
Oh, I am a Mormon bishop'-that's
now it got out thar his name was
Bishop. I am confident that our man
S not Oscar Wade, although l was in
,lined to be positive of this at first.
rhe man that killed Rodgers and
Ningfeld was seen around Camp
Verde on July End and from that time
IN at intervals until the night of the
murder. This man has been running
,ver Arizona and New Mexico for
ome years with frequent excursions
nto Texas.
AT Baker Butte he killed his horse
md took to foot. II was last Satur-
lay night that a couple of my men
aw him just about. dusk. He was
oming towards them at about three
hundred yards when he caught sight
+ them, wheeled, and was lost in the
rush. He has plenty of grub. water
5 in abundance in that country and it
nay be months before you hear from
ne again. But I'm going to get him
T go broke, and have to keep on the
rail until my term of Office expires.
4 have six deputies surrounding
I'M now. with the Apaches en- the /
orth, all cutting trails after him
very day. 1 have come in to get
Billy Parks bloodhounds from Will
Jams and the pack Of Francis at
flagstaff We will take them to
here he killed his horse about twenty
liles this side of his present where
bouts and put them on the scent
hey will smoke him cut pretty quick
"Of course some one is liable to get
urt. But if we see him first he will
1ok as tall as white pine tree-his
ands will go up that quick. If