Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-27
RObBtRYOF FREIGHT CARS TRACED
 DOWN
VICTIMS AND SUSPECT ALL HELD IN TUCSON JAIL WAITING oR- DERs FROM MARIcoPA COUNTY IS HEARTLESS CASE.

TUCSON, Nov. 24.-Paulo Diaz was arrested at the depot by Policeman sul- hvan Saturday morning on the charge of highway robbery and held to await the arrival of the sheriff of Marieopa county who will probably arrive this morning. .i
 Several days ago Modesto Ivarra, Manuel Salgado and Marcos Contreras, who had been working in California for the past two years, decided that they would return to their native land, and left Fresno with considerable money which they had saved in order that they might pay visit to their native cities of Guanujuato and Leon, in the state of Guapujuato.
 They did not care to spend their earnings for railway tickets, So took 8 side door Pullman. Friday night at 6 O clock they were just leaving Agua Dulce when. three men, two of them
 Mexicans, one of whom whom was later | identified by the victims and was arrest
 ed by the policeman when he arrived in Tucson, robbed them of their savings.
 The men gave a good description of
 their assailants and the police are
 watching all trains. The most aggres-
 sive of the three hold-up men was an American about six feet tall, well set
 up.- who was a light tan overeoat and
 a white hat He had a revolver, and,
 surprising the men, said that he was a policeman. Salgado did not credit this statement and was about, to put up 6 fight when the robber hit him over tho
 head with the butt of the revolver
 knocking him to the ground and causing
 severe scalp wound from which muei blood flowed. Then, with the assistance
 of his companions, he went through thu
 men, taking $45 from Ivarra, $24O iron
 Salgado, and something over 8 iron Contrcras and then made his escape. The men said they heard men coming , along the tops of the cars at Agua Duie and the American poked his head il ! through the skylight. He was followe' , by one of the Mexieans, who demande' l that the occupants leave the ear on : at a time. This they did and wer g sea rc he'd and their money taken fror Q them.
 q The men were of the opinion tha - those who held them up were in som
 way connected with the railroad, as a 0 Gila Bend they had paid one of tn d brakemcn several dollars to permi e them to ride through to Casa Grand' s and he had seen the money in lvarras E purse.
 l. At Casa Grande they got of the trsi c and while talking over their trouble
 were approached by man who aske !. them what the trouble was, and the n gave them dollar to purchase som e thing to eat, and later gave them anotl if CT dollar to help them out the followir B. day, and in a generous spirit hande t them a s20 bill, telling them to buy h bottle of whisky. They entered the S n loon. and while conversing with the ba h tender their friend waited outside. The le asked the bartender to keep the SEQ bl
 as they believed the man who gave
 to them was the one that, held them u pr This was done, and then they approae i'd ed deputy sheriff, who told them th' il. might keep the money. They then pu ,c chased tickets to Fl Paso and while q. the train recognized the man who a to preached them, and pointed him out is the conductor, who placed him und $. arrest and upon the arrival of the tra