The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-08-29

been laid at his door which he never
committed. but Stiles shakes his head
and says, Folks has to talk about
something"
When asked II he was not afraid to
come to Tucson, Stiles said that he did
not fear being taken. yet he was suspi-
cious of every one. He looks upon Off
GERS as his enemies.
"Im getting so don't trust no one
but my wife," he said.
Stiles told the story of the rObbing of
the Southern Pacific trains at Cochlse
and later at Fairbank 1t was a graphic
description. told In that slow. deliber-
ate manner which is characteristic Of
the man. He took particular pains to
bring out every detail which lends
charm to a narration. Stiles belonged
to the gang which included Bravo
Juan. Burt Alvord, Matt Burts, Three
Finger Jack. Owints brothers, Brown
and Downing Burts, Brown and the
Owints brothers are In the Yuma peni-
Tertiary. Three Finger Jack was killed
In the Falrbank hold up by Messenger
Jeff Milton. Downing is out on bail, and
Alvord and Bravo Juan are still out
and are supposed to be in the Sierra
Madres Of Mexico, where they are hid
ing.
Soon after the Fairbank hold up the
entire gang was captured by the Off
GERS and placed in Jail, the most of
them at Tombstone. Stiles had agreed
with the officers to give evidence
against his companions, and Sheriff
Scott White gave him the liberty Of
the jail. Stiles frequently conversed
with Bravo Juan and Alvord. who
were confined In cells, and plan was
arranged to liberate the desperadOes.
One day as Jailer George Braven sat
In the jailer's office Stiles drew a six
shooter on him and demanded the keys
of the jail Braven refused and tried
to slap the revolver from Stiles hand
AS Jailer Braven made this effort to
save himself Stiles fired. and the ball
entered Braven's leg. Stiles secured
the keys and let all the prisoners out.
among them being the Halderman
brothers. who refused to leave the jail
and were hanged two months ago for
murder
Bravo Juan, Alvord and Stiles Sc
cured horses and got away. They were
out three months. and the trio of des-
peradoes never left Arizona. They
made frequent visits to settlements.
and on the night of June 5 Stiles says
that they came into Tucson at mid
night and got some whisky. AS they
rode up Congress street Stiles started
to dismount at Congress hall, where
Billy Brown presides, Brown being
mold friend of Stiles. Alvord, when
he saw what Stiles meant to do, pulled
his six shooter and made Stiles slide
back into his saddle.
Get back into that saddle" demand
ed Alvord. you will break into jail
IL you don't get the bow out Of your
neck. You're too brave"
When asked If any OF the posses ever
ran upon them, Stiles said that on two
occasions his gang could have killed
posses easily.
''They came on to us In the Dragons
once said Stiles. 1T was after we
had sent cowboy into Pearce to buy
some ammunition for us and some
grub. We staid on the outside of camp
and watched the cowboy. He did as l
told him, and when he handed over the
stun Alvord pulled his gun and was
going to do the cowboy up right there
to save further trouble. But | watch
ed his finger on the trigger and said:
Burt, II you kill him I'll fix you. He
I'D US a good turn, and we can herd