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Show I AN OUTLAW GANG. 1 '. f H Crowing Bolder and Easily Get Away From Pursuers. v . ' 7ft 7ft . . ly j, w ' v " Ai!'. J!C Phoenix (Ariz.) special Denver News: Juan Chacon.commonly known as "Peielo," which in Mexican palaver indicates a thing to be despised, and his sanguinary gang of three, who murdered mur-dered T W. Stewart and Anton Olsen, fnvalid " storekeepers at New River Wells two weeks ago, and committed other outrages, are still at large, w!th daily a smaller chance of being captured cap-tured In each instance the gang is described as having one member unusually un-usually short, whose sinister face bears I sturdy growth of black whiskers Tha mans thought to be "Peielo He with his original gang of eight Mexicans, came to Arizona from Cl vears ago. "Peielo" has a SSTcT-SS t persons, three of whom were women. Francisco Bluman HI Pedro Lucero,two Mexicans roam-tnY roam-tnY about with him, are also respon- mt for many crimes, the most re- dations of "Peielo" and his outfit have not been confined to Arizona. During the eight or nine years that they made a place of refuge of the mountain ranges surrounding Morenci, Ariz.,they made frequent excursions to New Mexico, Mex-ico, and four of the number were killed in a fight with officers near Silver City, and later another was killed. Two years ago "Peielo" was captured and put in the county jail at Morenci. He was sentenced to be hanged for murder, mur-der, and the day before the time assigned as-signed for his execution, which was to be a public affair and a signal for much rejoicing, he overpowered the death watch and broke jail. This Is one instance of the phenomenal luck which has followed him throughout his career, and which has led Mexicans to regard him almost with superstition. supersti-tion. Only a few weeks after escaping public execution for a horde of crimes he reunited the remnants of his following, follow-ing, and the outfit has grown even more bold and lawless, if possible, than ever before. |