Bisbee daily review., 1911-07-02
Bandit Met Match in Conductor Thrilling Experience Of q Train Crew,
 Who Got Tired Of Being Robbed.

aind of a man to brook delay. He ordered the engineer to uncouple the train, and added that he was going to snOog to Kill if his order was not ooeyed promptly. The engineer an nounced that he was doing the best he could and that be could not do 1t all at once. The fireman moved to one side, but still the messenger was between Harrington and Black Jack. Black Jack again gave orders to the trainmen to hurry, and this is where Black Jack could have made more haste by going slower, for when he insisted on more hurry the messenger ran to help uneoupie the train. Harrington now faced the Iobber v1th barely fifteen feet be- tween them. Black Jack saw Ha1- rington and they both got busy. The robbers Winchester flashed almost as quickly as HarringtOn's shotgun. Harrington was shot in the left arm as he stood facing the bandit, while the desperado received thir- teen buckshot in the right arm. which tore away his funny bone. He dropped back down the bank. but he crawled under the babbage car and went in the other side. Harrington had a right to presume that there were three or four ban dits, and as he had made a good start in the reforming business he decided 10 keep it up. He took a torch and was surprised that he could not find the man he had shot. The baggageman's name was Char ey Drew, and he came into the mail car bringing with him a double barreied shotgun. but the train rob bery had failed, and there were no signs. Another shot crashed into the car, however, before Harrington left it. The conductor climbed on to the engine and whistled for his fireman and engineer, who had se- lected piece Of the woods as a de sirable place 10 spend a few min utes. The engine was coupled up and the train went or it's way. car rying it's wounded mail clerk. but safe that had not been touched.
 Black Jack Found.
 The next day Black Jack was found in a little mesquite thicket. He had lain there since g o'clock the night before. Earlier in the morning he had called to a Mexi- can 70 come 10 him, but the Mexican used his energies in another direc- ton. The train crews had orders 10 look out for signs of bandits and a freight crew, accompanied by a couple of sheriffs, Giscoye red Black { Jack. He was weak from the loss of blood and suffered intense pain. He was given water and carried to the caboose and then the train went to Folsom with him. lie was then sent to the hospital at Trini- dad, Colo.
 Black Jack had been able to crawl only half way to his horses. which were tied to each others tails about a quarter of a mile from the scene of the robbery. When he i reached the hospital he would not ' consent to have his arm amputated but later developments. reconciled him to this. loss.
 Black Jack was tried in the fed eral court at Las Vegas for mail robbery. He was found guilty, but ' sentence was suspended in order that he might be tried before the territorial court, where the offense of attempting to rob a train was punishable by death. The trial took place in Clayton, N M,and the jury assessed his punishment al hanging. His case was appealed tC the supreme court of New Mexico but the supreme court found no error in the trial below and affirmed the case.