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Story March 28, 1888

The Clifton Clarion

Clifton, Greenlee County, Graham County, Arizona

What is this article about?

Ex-Sheriff Paul describes how a posse surrounded and killed Stein's Pass train robbers Hart, Sheehan, and Johnson in Mexico after they barricaded in a house with a family, leading to a fiery confrontation where only partial loot was recovered.

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An El Paso dispatch of the 23d inst. gives the following additional particulars of the killing of the Stein's Pass train robbers:

Ex-Sheriff Paul, of Arizona, one of the posse that killed the Stein's Pass train robbers in Mexico, arrived here to-day and tells the story of the killing. He says that when the robbers found themselves surrounded, they barricaded themselves in a house with a family whom they compelled to remain with them. A charge was made on the house and a Mexican sergeant was killed. The posse then cut a hole in the wall and let out the family and then set the building on fire when the robbers came out firing. Hart was shot dead and Sheehan was shot in the neck in the doorway. Sheehan then returned into the building. Johnson continued to advance until he fell riddled with bullets. He raised himself up and fired another shot before he died. Sheehan was found sitting upright in the house dead, his clothes were nearly all burned off of him. Only $600 and some jewelry was recovered. Sheriff Paul thinks that the robbers buried their booty in the building. He says that Marshal Mead's arrest probably saved his life, as he would no doubt have been ambushed.

What sub-type of article is it?

Crime Story Historical Event

What themes does it cover?

Crime Punishment Justice

What keywords are associated?

Train Robbers Posse Killing Mexico Stein Pass Barricade Fire Loot

What entities or persons were involved?

Paul Hart Sheehan Johnson Mead

Where did it happen?

Mexico, Stein's Pass

Story Details

Key Persons

Paul Hart Sheehan Johnson Mead

Location

Mexico, Stein's Pass

Event Date

23d Inst.

Story Details

Posse led by Ex-Sheriff Paul surrounds train robbers in a Mexican house; after failed charge killing a sergeant, they rescue family and set fire, leading to robbers' deaths in shootout; partial recovery of loot.

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