Arizona republican., 1921-01-13

TEMPE HOLD-UP Indian Trailer To Lead Man
 Hunt This Morning-Be-
 heved To Be Tn Noun
 tains 10 Miles South Of
 Phoenix
 Led by an Indian trailer and pack of bioodhounds. a posse will leave Tempe early this morning on what is regarded as a hot trail of the Mexicans who killed officer c. M. spangler and ro-vcai -oid Ernest Hintz and seriously wounded IT. c. Baber while robbing the rah~r-Iores Mercantile company store at Tempe early Tuesday evening.
 After being assured by members of several posses that a very definite trail had been established. Chief Smith of Tempe teicphoucd Sheriff Montgomery asking that arrangements be made tO usc the bloodhounds kept at the state rcrltcniary at Florence. Sheriff Montgomery immediately called War den c. c. Powell at the penitentiary and was assured that the man-hunting dogs would be sent.
 Nike Burns. an Apache Indian with "a reputation for having an almost un- canny ability to keep to a trail. has consented Go lead the party this morn- iur. Included in the posse will be members of the sheriffs office, Chief smith Of Tempe and about 10 citizen . volunteers. It is probable that Sheriff Montgomery win take charge of the party.
 Tracks of Lame Man
 Reports from members of three diff < ferent posses who worked throughout Tuesday night and all day yesterday coincided in identifying a trail which led through tho Yaqui Indian village about fivo miles southwest of Tempe and into the Salt River mountains Footprints of two men marked the trail That one of the men making the tracks was crippled was indicated by E heavy toe marks followed by indica- tions of the foot having been slightly dragged.
 The men who first discovered this tran reported it back 10 Tempe where after a scrutinizing search similar foo NAHaNnN MNAN ANnAANA LII l4At NACAIlLN Ol . the scene of the crime. These track. were followed five miles yesterday morning. They led into the Salt River mountains. A posse of four were or the trail and returned to Tempe fol rciuforcements 10 circle the mountain and thoroughly search it's environs Twelve men took up the trail in tn, afternoon and by dark had followed the tracks for a total distance of eigh miles.
 Posses Are Sent
 It was the theory of officers las night that tho bandits were headed foi the Fowler ranch southwest of Tempe where there is a Mexican camp. Tive motor carloads of men with provisions sufficient to last them two days wer' sent from Tempe early last night t' keep a watch on this camp. Guards were also dispatched to all places il his vicinity. where water is available Not far from the Yaqui village ol the trail followed yesterday. member Of one posse found the home of ; Mexican who reported that about o'clock yesterday morning a strang Mexican had come to his place ant demanded admittance Being afrai, % take a stranger in at the unusua hour the Mexican ordered his visito away. Tracks leading to and iron the house were those of a man wh slightly dragged one foot.
 Throughout the day reports filtere into the sherifrs office at Phoenix an the city hall at Tempe concernin Mcxicans who answered descriptions C the ones wanted. A posse of aboU 70 men was sent to the Jack StewaI ranch about three miles south of Mesi following the report that two suspicion r-irfcr lTawfQa nc ha an a Cni ton field
 Pick Up Suspects
 Two Mexicans answering the d. scriptions of the two wanted for tf store robbery and murders were picke up tn Phoenix yesterday afternoon ! officers from the sheriffs office. The were questioned and then taken Tempe for identification. None of tl people who claimed to have seen Il two men wanted for the crimes cou identify the two men as the on wanted. The AIexicans were return, to Phoenix and released.
 The inquest over the body of C. Spangler, night marshal who WI killed by a bullet fired from a rifle one of the bandits, will be held tn ii morning at 9:3O o'clock by Coron Henry J. Sullivan in the court roo of the East Phoenix precinct justi court -nanAleI.. was SuOI III the of the stomach oand died two hou H later at St. Joseph's hospital fro |' hemorrhage
 The inquest over the body of Erne Hintz. the 10-year-o victim of t hold-up. will be held in Tempe tI morning by Coroner E. P. Carr. You Hintz was struck in the heart with bullet fired from a rifle and died a ft ft minutes later.
 EfI Baber's Condition Unchanged M At midnight last night 1t was sa at st. Josephs hospital that the cont tion of IT. c. Baber was unchang' i Ra.ber was shot through the left lu and left shoulder, and according to l. r Payne Palmer the attending phyi ian. his chances for recovery small. He was delirious and unco scious at times yesterday.
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