The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-17
CHACON RUN
DOWN AT LAST.
Murderer and Desperate Now
Awaiting Execution.
WAS CAPTURED BY A RUSE
betrayed BY a "Frlsad," TO Whose Loyalty
hs Had Trustsd- Killed
ManJ Men.
WAS CAPTURED BY A RUSE

Tuscon. Arix.. Sept f7--Augustino
Chacon has at last been captured after
Ave years chase He was easily the
most desperate outlaw at large In the
Arizona border country. and was the
leader OF a gang of bandits who have
been numbering and pillaging In Ari-
zona and New Mexico for years.
Chacon had been bounded and trailed
for Ave years and in that time he had
either shot from ambush or killed In open
fight twenty-three mon. To Billy Stiles.
train robber. horse thief and smuggler.
belongs the honor OF having landed Cha
con, IL betraying a fellow outlaw to the
officers Of the law can be called an
honor.
Sheriff Jim Parks, OF Graham county.
who has captured In two years more
Arizona, and in that time has broken
up two bands OF outlaws. has been hunt
Ing Chacon at every opportunity In the
past two years
Chacon was the last OF the really bad
men who had escaped him. and for the
past four months Parks has spent the
most Of his time In the saddle. trailing
ranch to another and following him over
rough mountain trails. He had about
given up the chase, when after a con-
ference with Burt Mossman. ex-captain
of the Arizona Rangers. and himself
bad man on the side of the law. the
two Of them hit upon a scheme which
proved Chacons undoing.
THIEF TO CATCH A THIEF.
Mossman. who knew Train Robber
Stiles, determined TO him. and by
promising him the $500 reward hoped TO
persuade Stiles to betray his friend and
lead him to Chacons camp. Stiles
turned states evidence some time ago.
and at present there Is no charge hang
Ing over his head.
Mossman started out TO hnd Stiles, and
after a long search located him at
ranch on the San Pedro river. Stiles
had met Chacon while the latter was
in company with Burt Afford and Bravo
Juan, the famous bandits, who are now
In hiding in Mexico.
Chacon trusted Stiles and never sus-
pected his loyalty II was arranged by
Mossman that Stiles should inform Cha
con that there were many fine horses In
the Greene pasture. near Sneeds ranch.
which could be easily stolen.
They agreed TO undertake the Job.
make big steal and ride away with the
horses. Stiles was to meet Chacon at the
pasture on a certain morning at day
break. In the meantime Stiles notified
Mossman, who was staying at the ranch,
| and on the morning determined upon for
| the horse steal Mossman went out before
day break and concealed himself in some
sage bushes near the pasture gate.
Stiles was waiting on the spot about
! daylight, when Chacon came riding up,
| attended by Mexican member OF his
gang, and dismounted to meet Stiles,
her, hoh tnA he
| bushes and. before Chacon could reach
| for his gun. he was covered by Moss
| mans Winchester and a six-shooter In
| the hands OF Stiles.
The outlaw was so completely taken by
| surprise that ne evidently forgot his
| boast never TO be taken alive. He knew
| that both Stiles and Mossman were bad
| men, and as there was was a price on his
| head, dead or alive. he expected to be
shot dead on the spot.
There was minutes suspense before
| Chacon regained his iron nerve. and,
knitting his eyebrows slightly. he looked
straight into Mossman's face with his
piercing black eyes and said, why don't
you go ahead and kill me?'
| THIRTEEN NoTCHEs ON ONE GUN.
Mossman did not reply. but kept Cha
con covered while stiles walked up be-
hind and relieved him OF the six-shooter
and knife which he carried. The revolver
taken from Chacon was marked with
thirteen notches. recording the ending OF
thirteen lives with that weapon In the
hands OF the outlaw.
After disarming Checon Mossman and
stiles bound him hand and foot. strapped
him In a saddle and rode with him to the
nearest railroad station, twenty-five
miles away, from whence he was taken
TO Benson, where Sheriff Parks was In
, waiting.
That officer took In charge the man
whom he had been pursuing for two years
and hustled him of to Solomonville,
where he was thrown into jail under
heavy guard, where he will remain until
his execution, at an early date
Chacon In a good-looking Mexican when
in jail and smooth -shaven, but when at
| large he wears n heavy beard, which
| gives him a savage appearance and
| gained for him the nickname "El Peudo."