Show NOTORIOUS GANG GONE kormon colonists colonial avenge the dealt of it ft member el paso tex march farch 20 the noto rio va black jack gang of outlaws which for years has defied the united states and local authorities of the southwest has at last been wiped out and its career of crime brought to a close it remained for members of tho the mormon colony near casas grandes mexico to seek out tho the rendezvous of the band in the almost inaccessible sierra marde mountains and to carry death to its members on february 23 mrs A P F modon ald aid a mem berof the mormon colony at round valley 40 miles east of casas grandes Grand cs was mas murdered by two members of the gang and her store looted several of the mormon started 0 out ut to hunt bunt down the murderers and they old did their work well sunday march 13 they discovered the gang pan at a point in the mountains 50 miles from round valley and at daylight had the camp closely surrounded As soon as the camp began to stir the firing began bean and in a short time not ono one of the gang remained alive A party of american prospectors came upon the camp next day and found nine bodies stiff in death and afterwards learned from the mormons cormons the manner of the slaughter the block black jack gang of train robbers was the most desperate and successful that ever operated in id west among their crimes are the looting of the town of Solo monville ariz and the murder of the postmaster there the holding up of trains on the santa fe southern pacific at pu creo N M and at grant station N M at the latter point trains were held up at two different times the most recent was five months ago o when it etwas was reported that was secured the united states authorities have made two expeditions into mexico in pursuit of this band of outlaws but were never able to locate their hiding biding place mrs mcdonald the murdered woman was once a resident of st george utah and had many friends over the state |