Cochise review., 1901-01-26
Billy Stiles Aaain.

Billy Stiles has escaped again, this
 time from Del Lewis, Sheriff of Co.,
 chise county. It will be remembered
 that Stiles was discharged from custo-
 dy short time ago by Judge Davis.
 Learning that Stiles was in Casa
 Grande, Lewis went down to arrest
 him on the charge of assault with in-
 tent to kill George Bravin who was
 jailor at Tombstone at the time of the
 escape of Stiles, Alvord and Bravo
 Juan. Arriving in Casa Grande, Stiles
 was located in one of the saloons and
 arrested, He was bandcuffed and about
 to be shackled, when the constable
 said if he would abstain from shackling
 him that he would assist in guarding him. Lewis agreed to this plan. While
 Lewis was engaged Stiles made a break for the door and the Constable standing
 between him prevented Lewis from reaching his man. Stiles escaped through the back door and disappeared in the dark. The general opinion is that Stiles will make good his escape this time. This will be Arizona's gain as Stiles is one of the hardest cases and most treacherous outlaws that ever op- erated in Arizona.
 speaking or the escape or Stiles the Phoenix Republican says:
 "A constable at Casa Grande and the citizens of that place, it is stated by special advices yesterday combined to thwart the efforts of an officer from Co chise county, armed with a warrant, to rearrest Billy Stiles, noted train rob- Der and desperate, who was promi- nent participant in the Fairbanks and Cochise holdups. He was liberated from the county jail at Tucson about three weeks ago on his own recogni- zance, following which Wm. Downing the last of the train robbers under con- finment at Yuma for train robbery was released on bail. The people of Co chise county, where the desperados were most active in their operations, of the dangerous criminals with much | favor. They were so disconcerted that | Sheriff Del Lewis was finally given a warrant for the arrest of Stiles, who is charged with attempting the life of one of the jailors of the Tombstone jail at the time of the well known jail break.
 It appeared to the people of Tomb stone and other points of Cochise coun- ty that the authorities were derelict in their duties and made but feeble at tempts to punish gang of as blood thirsty criminals as has ever infested the wilds of this territory. Lewis fin ally located his man at Casa Grdnde and placed handcuffs on his wrists. Temporarily he left him in the hands of local constable and returned to find that his bird had flown and the resi- dents of Casa Grande seemed to be in great glee. He offered sums of money to any one who would successfully as- sist him in recapturing Stiles, but the train robber seemed to have nothing but friends at that place, and the peo- pie laughed at the efforts of the officer who attempted to discharge his duty, Lewis searched faithfully, but could not again trap his quarry.
 Stiles is the criminal who when first captured less than two years ago turn ed states evidence, and later liberated his erstwhile com panions who were con- fined at Tombstone. The gang follow ing that episode was at large for some time, but several months ago Stiles sur rendered himself to Wells, Fargo X Co. special detective, and was placed in jail at Tucson.