Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-07-26
TRANSFER FOR MINING COMPANY BEATEN WITH PISTOL
 AND ROBBED
COMPANION GIVES UP TEN DOL LARS TO LONE BANDIT ON
 HORSEBACK
Famous Outlaw Is Recognized by Man He Held Up and Admitted Identity, Saying He Was Sorry to Be Com pelled to Rob an old Friend.

TUCSON, July 25.-A telephone mes sage was received Thursday evening at about 6 clock my Mrs. NJ. F. Shaw of North Stone avenue, the widow of the late Lyman II. Shaw. at Arivaca station, reporting that a teamsteI named Pat Harry and his companion had been held up and robbed by Billy Stiles Wednesday afternoon, five miles from the station, on the road to Ari vaca
 Inquiry made at the home of Mrs Shaw brought out additional informa ton concerning the hold.up and on in timation that the stage which passed the station at ? O clock the same after noon had probably been held up.
 Harry and his companion drove into the station about . O clock from tn, Cerro Colorado mining camp to seek relief. He was treated for severe scalp wound which he said he had re ceived at the hands of the robber, who struck him on the head with his gun.
 lldlIN ItidAtu lut SlblN Vi iht hRiN up to Mrs. Smith and others at tho station. He said he was out five miles from the station on his return to Tue son after making his delivery and report at the Cerro Colorado. being the team ster for the operating company. At thu point mentioned a man on horseback rode up and demanded what money he Harry, and his companion had. They were inclined to resist when the mar struck Harry over the head. The latter on his recovery recognized the assaian' as Billy Stiles, saying to him, "Hello Stiles; is that youi" Stiles said, "Yes I am Stiles and want your money ano what your friend has, too. l am sarry Harry whom he had known clever years, "but l have to do this.
 Harry and his partner turned ovel sl5, of which $5 was Harry's, and ther Stiles rode away, before doing SO eau tioning Harry not to tell on him if h, valued his life. The two men hurried on to Ar;vaca station and there told tho story of their experience.
 The men said they saw the stag, pass by and thought nothing of that They assumed that Stiles had met tho stage after he had robbed them ano that il went on from Arivaca to No gales. where report would be made.
 Messages were received At the sher ilf's office by United States Marsha Daniels and George Webb the latter ir charge of the immigration service These messages were sent by the Chi nese inspector, who was at the station
 There will be officers sent out by tho very early hour this morning.
 Harry, the teamster, should reach here today before noon, providing he i' not further delayed on his trip.
 The man who held up Harry, if the story is correct. has been an outlaw since September, 1899, when he and Matt Burts held up a westbound passen ger train late one night near Cochisc station, blew up the express ear and carried of sacks of coin and distributed the loot at the home of William Down ing near Wilcox. Several others than Burts and Stiles were subsequently, ar rested, including Downing and Burt Al word, and were sent to the penitentiary after their trials in Tucson. for inter fering with the United States mails.
 Alvord Stiles and Bravo Juan es capped from Tombstone, but the first two were apprehended and returned to jail, Stiles being sent to the peniten. tiary to await trial. He was allowed his liberty at the trial because of turning state $ evidence. He got into more trouble, was lodged in jail at Tomb stone, escaped and went into Sonora where he and Alvord held up one of the Tener brothers on the road to Her. mosillo and got two bars of bullion val. ued at $S,000
 When Alvord was captured near Naco three years ago Stiles got away from the officers. He has been heard of at many places in Sonora out of the Unit ed States, and lately has been men. toned as being at different mining camps in Pima county. Stiles prior to the 1899 hold-up had been guard on passenger train for Wells-Fargo & Go. His home was at Casa Grande at the time of his service with the express company.