Arizona republican., 1918-03-10
ARE SAFE IN GRAHAM
 C0UNTY'S JAIL
No Violence Offered Men at Stafford; Tom Powers
 Shot ill Eye, May Lose
 Its Sight; Jurisdiction Up
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 GLOBE, Ariz March 9-Tom Sisson and John and Tom Powers were taken into Stafford at 4; 30 o'clock this after noon secretly in an automobile and under heavy guard. They were imme- diately placed in the county jail where they will be held until it is determined whether they will be charged with murder under the state or federal laws. They are the slayers of Sheriff Frank Mcbride and his deputies, Mark Kemp ton and Kane Wootan. In the event that they are tried and convicted of first degree murder the anti capital punishment act in Arizona will save them from the gallows.
 The prisoners are apparently indif- ferent to their fate, according to a telephone message from R. D. Smith, clerk of the superior court of Graham county. The only regret they expressed was over the killing of Kempton. They said that they believed him to be Howard Mcbride, brother of the sheriff.
 Three Sheriffs Escort Men
 Guarding the prisoners on their ar rival were Sheriff Stewart of Graham county, Sheriff Slaughter of Greenlee county, Sheriff Schiber of Grant coun- ty, New Mexico, and Under Sheriff Carl Foster of Graham county.
 A demonstration against the men was feared, but the people of Stafford restrained themselves, and it was stated at late hour that there was little fear of a lynching.
 The shooting arose over the fact that Deputy United States Marshal Frank Haynes of Globe, assisted by the Gra- ham county officers, sought to arrest the two Powers boys as draft evaders. Sisson aided the youths in the fight with the officers, as did their father, who was killed in the battle that oc- cured at their mountain home in Rat tlesnake Canyon.
 Talk Freely of Flight
 The prisoners talked freely of their flight from the posses. numbering more than 1000 men. They said that they were on foot from the time they aban- done their victims horses between Rock Creek Canyon and Turkey Creek on Friday, February 15, five days after the battle. When they left their cabin they made straight from Turkey Creek across Cottonwood Canyon to Prieden l Canyon, the head of which they crossed. Then they crossed the head of Fucker Canyon into the head of Horseshoe Canyon, where they camped for four days. Crossing the San Si- mon, they entered Skeleton Canyon where Sisson formerly owned ranch This is in the Guadalupe mountains I From that point they made their way south, going by Hachita and crossing the border.
 Unable to find water south of the border, the outlaws turned to the vi cinity of Hachita. About two miles north of the international boundary some ten miles south of Hachita, they saw a squad of six soldiers approach ing them on the flank Believing larger number might be approaching from the other flank, they decided tS surrender without making a fight
 Thomas Powers May Lose Eye SAFFORD, Ariz., March 9-Johr Powers, Thomas Powers and Thomas Sisson, who were captured yesterda, by an American cavalry patrol eigh miles south of the Mexican border were brought here late today by Sher if Stewart of Graham county ant locked in a cell in the county jail t, await trial on a charge of killing thre Graham codnty officers on Februar, 10 All three of the prisoners are foe: sore and weary, and Thomas Power is suffering from a wound in the lief eye which it is feared may necessitat it's removal. The wound was receive, in the gun fight on February 10 whel the three officers, who sought to ar rest the Powers brothers as allege : draft evaders, were killed.
 Sheriff Stewart was notified las night by Captain Hugh Mitchell, com (Continued on Page TWo)