Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-08-26
BLACk JAIN, OUTLAW
BlC REWARD FOR HIM DEAD
OR ALIVE.


Black Jake, the Arizona desperate.
Is worth $1,000 to the man who takes
him either dead or alive, This outlaw.
who has been terrorlzing Arizona and
New Mexico for several years. has sue
eessfully eluded tbs detectives and
cowboys who have been on his trail.
Black Jake has been Il tough from
boyhood and committed his nfst muir
der when but 20 years old. lie was
left 81 500 by relative In 1888. and
spent all the money in month IN
Phoenix and Yuma Then be dfifted
down 10 Sonora. Mexico. and th~ Few
people who remember bin thought be
Was probably dead dosn there until
the news came that he was the head
OF reckless gang of bandits who we're
after gold coin at the sacrifice OF any
life that baffied their efforts.
About August 5. 1896. several men
employed IN the general merchandise
store VI the Hnalipl Aining Company,
two miles north OF klugEnan, Aflzoaa.
were reused from their MONDAY slehtas
behind the counters one hot. bliasersns
day. by four cowboys whO walked 10
and asked to see some saddles, Uhe
OF the store msa started 20 so upstairs
TO show the strangers his stock OF sad
dles The others we're too warm and
sleepy to move. but the momsat they
saw each OF the supposed purchasers
whip out Two long. muFderous reyosS-
ers at full cock they wsrs Instantly
very much awake,
When each Of the store men looked
into the muzzls Of pistol as II into
the mouth Of a railroad tunnel be saw
that he aud his store companions seFe
in the hands OF bandits. Willis one
bandit. tall. dafN cvfnplsxloned tel
low. With dsep-set eyes aud mammoth
tattooed stars on his hahds. went
about the store seeking moasY ana
iransportable yaiuabies. tho sgorr m~n
we're kept looking az very close range
Into the mnzzles Of cooked '.vOlvrrs
In ten minutes. perhapa. SONS 81 400
In coin ~as taken. for therc Ia not the
convenience Of bank deposits in ffoa.
tier settlements.
Then the stornksepsra we're bound
and gagged. one Of them. Jokn A.
Bishop. resisted. and In the serlmmass
Sas stabbed To death. The bandits
bound the other men tighter. and.
Fastening out. wsfe sOou Gu their bfua-
cos outside. Before any OF the men
In the store could get loose and give
the alarm the bandits 3srs miles away
on the alkHll desert. ehsr. 40 one bat
few poor. starved Huallpl Indians
I've In a territory OF about 700 square
miles.
The sheriff had no sooner set our To
seek the bandits than the Information
came that the Office force OF tina Hsso.
ute Mining Company. nftY miles over
toward Ash Fork. had been held up
bound. and gagged by the same gang
on the day previous to the robbsry
and murder at kiugman. Some thirty
ounces OF gold and coin to the amount
OF 300 had been stolen from The safs
In the latter part Of the following
month Black Jake and hia gang robbed
the bank at the rich cattle aud mining
town of Sosalss. Arizona. IL va. =
very bold deed. Three entered tha
bank. One covered the president. who
was outside the railing: another
stepped to the window and called tbs
teller. who ~as sitting at some ai.-
lance. and ordered him to hold I'M hi.
hands. The teller promptly obeyea
and started to walk to the window I'm,
was stopped before he could get there
The third man went down TO ,hs sns
OF the railing to get behind II ana =,
the cash. Al the end he sa~ an omen
door leading into a room whsre .sx.
sraI men we're planning an irrigation