Arizona republican., 1900-10-18

against holding up trains, and it is probable that Brown will be tried for this crime in Tombstone in December next.
 Brown was given two trials. The first one held last week resulted in one man hanging up the jury for fifty-two hours. The second trial was begun Monday morning, given to the jury at l0:30 that night and a verdict of guilty was returned in twenty minutes.
 The day before the trial the Owings brothers decided to turn states evi- dence. During the trial George Owings was brought into court and changed his plea of mot guilty" to guilty" and then told MT. Morrison that he did so because he desired to go on the stand and tell the truth, the reason being that he had been misrepresented and charged with shooting Messenger J. F. Milton when in fact he iii not fire d shot, and left his companions as soon as Three Fingered Jack was sEot Later Lewis Owings also pleaded guilty and both were sentenced as stated above.
 George Owings' story was graphically told, he was accurate in his dates and the court room scene was intensely in teresting. He said the conspiracy was originated by Brown and they were six weeks preparing for the robbery, which occurred on the night of February 15, this year.
 Beside Brown there were implicated himself and brother, Thomas Yoas (alias Juan Bravo), and Jack Dunlap, alias Three Fingered Jack. When the conspiracy was made they swore to each other that whoever should prove false or cOwardly in the enterprise should be killed by the others. The express car was partitioned, Messenger Milton occupying one end, Postal Clerk F. w. Cousins and the mail being in the other compartment
 Hostilities opened by an assault on Messenger Milton, who was shot twice in the left arm by Brown The robbers then tackled the mail car and Cousins. who had thrown out a part of the mail, when the shooting began, closed the door, After three shots were fired into the mail car he was ordered to open the door. which he did. throwing up his hands and shouting don't shoot any lhore' II come out. He was lined up with the others on the platform.
 About the time Milton received the first shot in the arm he fired his first shot, hitting Jack Dunlap who fell, with his Winchester in his hand The Tombstone stage team became fright ened at the noise and Tarbell the driver, who had been previously lined up, started to quit them, when Jack thought prostrate ordered him back and in his desperation shot three or four times a the team, hitting one horse in the leg.
 After Cousins came out of the car one masked robber entered it, then with a companion went through the ex- press car, where Milton lay bleeding, and took his six-shooter and forty-two Mexican dollars. The robbers then left.
 Brown had also made some admis- sions, confessing first, to Charlie Hood, the officer to whom Jack told his story before dying, though Jack never impli- cated Brown. Brown also admitted to Stiles that he was the man who wound ed Milton, asking at the time if he were dead.
 George Owings also said that Bravo Juan had been elected captain on the road between Pearce and Fairbank. before the fatal deed was done.
 Beside these cases there were two other interesting convictions obtained during the court session.
 Florence Gaxiola was convicted of having robbed the Nogales postoffice of a registered letter containing $5,O00 in Mexican money, being sent to Bisbee by l.. Sandoval & Co. He gained a knowledge of the transaction by a tele- gram he chanced to see the day before the robbery. He was only 15 years old last July. so cannot be sent to prison, but will be placed in some reform school to be designated by the attorney general of the United States Before his capture he travelled to Guaymas, Her mosillo, Tucson and San Francisco, hired bands for his amusement, and had money to burn.
 The other case was that of Benigno Lopez, convicted of passing counterfeit money, and sentenced to a fine of $500 and three years imprisonment.