Bisbee daily review., 1918-03-09
MURDERERS  .PEACEAbLY
John and Thomas Powers and Thomas Sissons Accompan- jed to Hachita; Tame Finale to Man-Hunt.
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DOUGLAS. Ariz.. March S.-TOm and John Powers and Tom Sisson, who killed R. F. Mcbride. Under Sheriff M R. EemptOn and Deputy Sheriff, D. K Wooten of Graham county February 10. were caugh. to- day by soldiers of a cavalry regiment south of Haehita. eight miles south of the international boundary. the sol diers having followed the fugitivcs into Mexico according to word re- ceived here tonight The outlaws were taken to Hachita and arc being guarded by the soldiers. They sur rendered without fight. it was said.
 The three men were taken into custody as they were attempting to cross into Mexico. The soldiers tele- phoned to Hachita late this afternoon they had just captured the fugiuves and were bringing them to the camp.
 On Trail for Days.
 Soldiers of the cavalry have been days, following abandonment Of the ! days ego and it was believed they starved them out Not shot was fired by either side.
 Authorities of Graham county. Ari- zona. were notified Of the capture to- night and il was said officers would go to Hachita at once tO take the men into custody.
 The capture of the three men brings to a close what officials have said was the greatest man hunt ever wag- ed in the southwest. Al one time 1000 men, including eight troops of United States cavalry were searching for the three siayers Of the Graham county officers. The Uni.ed States troops. military headquarters here eN- plGined. sought the three men as eyaders of ;he se'ectivc draft and net as murdeIers
 ssory of Murders.
 The murder or Sherii Mcbride and his deputies occurred early Sunday morning. Febr1sry 10. when they and Deputy United States Marshal Frank Haynes undertook to arrest the two Powers boys in the mountains near Klondike. Arizona.
 As the four officers approached the hoEe of the Powers boys. they met d flsiiiade Cf s,aOis, and returned the fire. Sheriff Mcbride. Under Sheriff Kempton and Deputy Wooten fell mcrtally wounded Jeff Powers, father of the two boys. was wounded and died within a few hours.
 The two Powers boys and Tom Sis son. former United States soldier. who participated in Indian campaigns in Arizona and an cX-cOnvict, took to the mountains. Posses were soon formed and took up the chase that led back and forth over Graham and Cochise counties. lasting three weeks and winding in and out of the Chiri- C3hua mountains. one of the most in- accessible sections of the continental divide
 Tcok Up Chase.
 Sheriff Harry C. Wheeler Of Cochise county pursued the trail day after day. at times only for a few hours be- hind the fugitives. With him went a score Of possemel, while around the mountain range for distance Of fifty miles were strung the thousand civil iGns and soldiers. Sheriff Wheeler and his posses finally were forced tO abandon the trail on account of . heavy fall of snow in the mountains.
 United States troops sent out from Douglas were called in and few days ago cavalrymen from Hachita. \. M.. took up the chase when it was report- cd the fugi,ives were attempting to cross into Mexico.
 A telegram was received here at II o'clock tonight from Captain Mis- chell. commanding the cavalry men