One of the heretofore unwritten but truth-…

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Pete found that his pistol had been shot out of his hand, and in some manner, of which he has no distinct recollection, he managed to escape from the furies of the Mexicans and made his way with all possible speed toward Clifton and surren- dered himself to Justice Sias. One of the heretofore unwritten but truth- ful chapters in the history of the Nogales train robbery is, that after the murderous and suc- cessful attack upon the train the robbers fled to where their horses had been left. When pre- paring to mount Taylor made known the fact that he had lost his hat, whereupon Nieves, who was killed by the sheriff’s posse in the Whetstone mountains, drew his pistol and said, “Your losing your hat will lead to our detection and arrest, and to save your neck you’ll give the rest of us away, and the only way to save ourselves is to kill you.” When he said this Taylor fell upon his knees and begged piteously for his life. The other robbers, moved by his appeals, asked Nieves to spare him, which he reluctantly did. Subsequent events proved that he was correct in his estimate of Taylor’s char- acter, for the loss of his hat led to his detection and arrest, and he in order to shield himself, gave away his companions in crime.