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Outlaw Alvord Captured After Long Flight and Confession
The famed outlaw Burt Alvord is captured after fleeing toward Sonora. He meets Chacon then betrays and surrenders to Deputy Sheriff Stiles, detailing prison breaks, train robberies, and escape attempts. He describes journeys from Tucson to Naco and back, pleading for leniency as court action approaches in Tombstone.
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Sonora
Chacon
Desperadoes
Stiles
Alvord
Pal
Juan
Hermosillo
Tucson
Jusca
Bla
Louis Hammond
Los Angeles
Ree de Said
Ae van Serait
Alvord Ms
Wiaw
Itord
Lewis Bes
Clottan
Duard
Stata
Orca
Arizona
Alverd
Lewis
Tombstone
Examiner
Barma Cou
Hito
Zubiate
Nacozari
Naco
Bisbeo
Chacon’s Whe Ung To Aselat
Necozari
Lonore
Art Alvord
Southwest
Sage