In February 1883 a stage from Lordsburg…
source date: 1890
availability: public-domain

In February 1883 a stage from Lordsburg and Clifton was robbed by three men. The place selected for the transaction was near the meet- ing point. The men did a complete job, and then sat down and waited for the stage from Clifton to Lordsburg. When they heard it ap- proaching they walked down the road and held it up. Besides other plunder they rode away three of the horses. Pete Spence and a com- panion trailed them to Shakespeare, but could not borrow nor buy fresh horses and so gave up the chase.