The San Francisco call., 1904-02-21
Burt Alyord. Who Departed
from the Tombstone Jail
Nith Other Prisoners, Meets
-. Officers and Has a Battle
AUTHORITIES ESCAPE
BULLETS OF OUTLAWS
Arizona Train BObber Again
in a Cell and the Pur-
suers Are lIurrying On
the Trail Of His Companion
spee.ai Dispatch to The csm

liL PASO. Texas. Feb. 2O.-Burt
. Alkord. who broke 5au in Tombstone,
Ariz., and has been at liberty for two
months. is back in Jail with two bullet
holes in his body and the officers are
close on the trail OF his partner, Billy
stiles.
The officers came upon the pair
near Naco yesterday and they at once
gave battle when surrounded. But
their aim was not as true as usual and
ret an Officer was even hurt, although
The bullets Of the outlaws came dan
gerously near them. Sheriff Del Lewis
having the narrowest escape.
In the excitement and the growing
dusk stiles made his escape in com
pany with a Mexican who was in
icamp with him. but the officers were
% close behind them at Aqua Caliente,
Sonora this morning. Alvord was
struck twice by bullets Of the officers,
Who returned the desDerado's first
fire, and could not escape.
The capture was made on Young's
. ranch in Sonora. Just over the line
from Arizona. but Alvord did not de-
sNand reQuisition papers saying he
was willing 10 go with the officers to
. Tombstone.
Since they escaped from the Jail at
.tiist place By tunneling out with a
number Of other prisoners they have
sterrorized Southern Arizona and
Northern Mexico and large rewards
were offered for their arrest. w. c.
Green the Cananea copper king.
whose life they had threatened. offered
$4,000. Their crime is stage robbery
and they were awaiting trial for this
when they broke Jail
TOM BST0NE, A. T. Feb. 20.-Burt
.Aivord. the notorious train robber and
outlaw. Was brought to Tombstone to-
night by Sheriff Lewis and landed be-
lf-d the bars whence he escaped
iorether rytth seventeen fellow prison.
. ers tWo months since. Alvord and
William Stiles, both charged with
completely in the Cochise train rob-
Tory we're the ringieaders Of the fugi-
rives and led the officers a weary chase
for many days in efforts 10 capture
-,hem.
Ele co9tUre Of AIyord was effected
last night near NscO, ia Mexico, after
a battle between the officers and out
Jaws IL which Alvord was wounded
and surrendered. Sheriff Lewis and
Ranger Brooks headed posse to cap
ture Alvord and Stiles, who were
known 20 be at q rendezvous below the
line. The officers arrived at the hid
ing place last night and expected to
lay their plans for the capture of the
Outlaws at daybreak. The latter. how
ever. discovered them and opened fire.
A battle OF bullets ragged for few
moments. Alvord was wounded in
The thigh and ankle.
A Mexican named Garcia. wanted
for murder. was wounded in the arm
and II is thought Stiles also was
wounded. stiles and two Mexican
compsnions escaped in the darkness
and are without horses. Alvord was
brought here and placed in Jail. His
wounds are not serious. but painful.
The outlaw bitterly DENOUNCED Stiles
and his companions for deserting him
under fire and his hatred has gone 10
such length that he has divulged sew
e~al important clews TO the officers
which zviu undoubtedly lead TO the
csuture Of the others.
Alvord is under sentence Of two
~i-esrs for train robbery, but escaped
from fail the day before he was 70
t7sve been taken to Yuma. Stiles has
eleven indictments hanging over him
for the same offense-