Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-23
RANGERS CATCH FUGITIVE IN
 ARIZONA
Lieutenant 0Ids and Sergeant Kidder Arrest CoIney Mus grave Brother of Member of Black Jacks Gang,

Contrary to a report published in | the city last evening, George Mus grave, the desperate outlaw for whom the rangers have been looking for several years, is still at liberty, the man who was caught being Colney Musgrave, a brother of the outlaw, who is also wanted by the authorities of Texas for horse stealing.
 A few years ago Colney Musgrave was arrested in La Sale, Texas, on a charge of horse stealing, and was later released on bond while awaiting the action of the grand jury. Within a few days after being released he left the country, coming to Arizona, where at that time Jesse Williams, better known as Black Jack, was operating with his murderous gang, of which George Musgraye was member. Al though, Colney was often in company with the band of desperadoes, 1t is not thought that he was ever con cerned in the many crimes which are ascribed to the gang. He has roamed around through the Territory and Sonora, always being able to elude the officers. On Friday afternoon, however, Lieutenant Billy l Olds, of the Arizona Rangers, while in Prescott, heard thar George Musgrave was operating in the Patagonia Dis 1 trict, and at once started for the south ern portion of the Territory.
 When he arrived at Patagonia he met Seargent Kidder, and on investi- gating the report they were told that | it was true George MusgraVe was in | the district travelling under the name of Matthews, and protesting to be | horse buyer. They at once started for | the home of Willis Woods, under in | dictment for robbery, three miles out. | where they were told they would find 1 the desperado. On entering the house at II o'clock Sunday night the rangers | found Willis Woods, sitting alone. but saw boot pTotruding from under the table. They drew some saddle blank cts out, and uncovered no other than i Colney Musgrave, who had hidden there when he heard the officers com ing He was told he was under arrest, | and taken into town. and thence to 1 Naco yesterday. where he remained last night, the Texas authorities being informed of his capture.
 Lieutenant Olds was formerly a member of the Texas Rangers. and knew Colney the minute be looked at him, The fugitive offered no re sistance.
 An investigation developed the fact
 that the prisoner had not been satis-
 fed with his own reputation as a bad
 man, so when he arrived in the dis
 trict he told a few persons confident
 ially that his name was George Mus
 grave, although he was travelling
 under the stsCe name of Matthews; he
 also identified himself as the outlaw,
 wanted for murder, train robbery, rob-
 bery of the United States mails, and
 few other crimes. The facts in the
 case. however, warrant the assertion
 that he is a mere ''pikeT" as compared with his more infamous brother. He , will be turned over to the Texas au
 thorities as soon as extraditiOn papers are secured.
 } The capture of Colney Musgrave re calls the history of George Musgraye , who is one of the two surviving mem
 bers of the Black Jack gang. The . band originally consisted of seven, but the leader has disappeared, and fouI of the remaining outlaws paid the pen ? alty of their crimes, in battles with : officers. It is known that he has benn in Arizona for about a year past, but 2 up to date he has succeeded in eludine
 the officers, although at various times | the rangers have come very near clos - ing the net about him.
 - The Musgraye family were original g Iy residents of New Mexico, the ia r ther being man of wealth, who after I wards, through reverses, became ;
 poor man. George, the older of th'
 brothers, became involved in a guar
 rel, and killed his man, Tip Stanford !. now a member of the Arizona Ranger
 being an eye witness. The murdere
 made his escape, and came to Go
 chise County, joining. the band 0
 Black Jack. which at that time wa lterrorizing the southern portion O
 the Territory by their desperat
 crimes. One by one the members O
 the gang were killed of, and finall i, disappeared, it being later reporte that he was killed in the norther1 ! portion of the Territory. Since tha
 time George Musgraye has travele
 alone hunted at all times, and relyin
 on petty thefts for subsistence.
 AMATEUR NIGHT