Arizona silver belt., 1900-06-14

Juan stood us sentinel few steps from the i'arty, never once dropping his gun f'om carry. They were ail three vigilance at high tension, as if there might be a trap set for them.
 ALvoRD.
 ''I asked Alvord as to his guilt or in- nocence. llt protested his innonce; he said he did not participate in the . hodup and Thew nothing about it. On being asked if that was so why did he not come in and give himself up, he replied:
 If l knew could get fair trial and not have to lay in jail for five or six months l would be willing to come in" Stiles and Juan both corrobo- rated Alvord's statement regarding the formers innocence and had urged him to surrender, as there was no case against him. Alvord however, de- clared that since he was with the boys he was going to stick 1t out. If they got out of the territory he would then be willing to come in; if there was going to be any fighting he said he would be with the boys. Burt said that they never had any trouble in getting supplies, ammunition and pro- visions. The former statement could not be doubted, as the gang was sure | ly walking arsenal, They had been ! in Pearce, Cochise and Casa Grande, and twice at other times had been on the outskirts of Tucson. Alvord said they could practically go any place they wanted by using ordinary pre- caution. In the course of his com ments he exonerated Matt Burtts from any complicity in the holdup.
 STILES IS RETICENT.
 He would not talk much except
 when questions were put to him. He asked how Tucson was getting on and inquired if there was a man named
 Lyman Wakefield in Pima county. He said he thought that he knew the gen
 tleman and wished to be remembered
 to him. He wanted to know what had
 become of Scott White. he had writ
 ten him some letters and had received
 no reply. He attributed it to the
 cause that he had not enclosed return
 postage.
 Stiles was informed that he with the
 gang had been located all the way from Pearce to Torres and Guaymas
 He said: You say that we have not been out of Arizona once and we art not going till we get ready" He wa: asked if the gang would fight if over taken by the officers. He said, lower ing his Winchester: Any man who comes within the range of my guI l without my knowing his mission, Goo } have mercy on him. We will hurt nc | one, but we will. defend ourselves 3 Yes, there IS one man that woult , like to kill. He is a treacherous --
 He caused me to turn states evidence
 promising me big reward and thel F fell down on me. He promised to giv r me good job and then went back oi {, me. Yes, let the boys out of tn iail to even up with him and 1 go |, even all right"
 t Stiles has sympathetic chord i y his nature. On being questioned abou 6 the holdup he declined to answer tn n question, but said: II wish you coul o see my mother and wife. l woul r. like to have you take message e them" In referring O his mother h |. throat filled up and he then broS n down completely and he cried fc Y several minutes. fter he regained hin r, self he told Alvord to take the horse d and let Hughes talk to Juan if 1t wanted to. On being asked for
 statement, Juan said the less he talke .e the better He desired to announ'
 that the gang would never be caug '. unless shey gave themselves up. Wi ,h this he pulled out his watch and sai Iy You had better move on, we mu .n get into the hills" We were order' us up into the buggy and told to stay ne that point for thirty minutes und to penalty and then drive in souther ne direction four miles and not to leave .s certain station on the railroad befo ,y the east bound passenger train passe d. They then as single man swung Tn mt their saddles and shot out in the dar id ness, in an easterly direction. T
 heavy flashing noise of their hors | sounded on the still night for mil ie: We carried out our part of the agr' he ment. After making the drive sou
 we unhitched our horses, fed them g ,d. rested until after daylight, arriving
 Tucson before noon."
 id. Mir. Hughes intimated that mu in- was said by the gang that IS not ed. visable to make public at present. TO-
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