Constable Dodge and the Pantano Train Robbers : An Investigation and an Inquiry
Jeffrey Burton
2006

An in-depth look at the role played by Fred J. Dodge in a series of famous and mysterious Arizona train robberies.
Three train robberies east of Tucson in 1887 on the Southern Pacific Railroad’s main line that wound through Cienega Creek kept everyone on edge. After the August robbery, the posse, dispatched to find the bandits, discovered tracks leading towards Mountain Springs, located within present day Colossal Cave Mt. Park. The Sunday, August 14, 1887, Arizona Daily Star reported that, “In the cave where the robbers had had breakfast on Thursday morning, was found a gold ring, and at the Mountain Springs House, a number of giant caps (explosive devices) were found under the floor.”  Also, on this day, Virgil Earp, Wyatt Earp’s brother, passed through Benson to join the posse in search of the bandits. The series of train robberies along the Cienega section of the main line had everyone in the region on edge. The posse discovered more tracks from the small cave leading east to Pantano Station; they set up camp, intending to continue their search in the morning. Unfortunately, violent rains that night erased any remaining signs of the bandits’ trail.

The robberies were a hot topic of conversation in Tucson during most of 1887. It seemed that everyone had a theory about who the robbers were, and some special clue that would help solve the case. The Pima County Sheriff and other local authorities were joined by a Federal Marshal, and Wells Fargo detectives. They converged in Tucson to sort out the clues and continue the search.

--thevailvoice.com
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Frederick J. Dodge (August 29, 1854 — December 16, 1938) was an undercover Wells Fargo detective, a constable in Tombstone, Arizona, and a Texas cattleman. 
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He worked as undercover agent for Wells Fargo in California, Nevada, and Arizona. In December 1879, he was working in Tombstone, Arizona, and recommended that Wyatt Earp be hired as a guard and messenger for the stage line. The two quickly became good friends and Dodge supported Wyatt and his brothers in their troubles in Tombstone that led up to the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and afterward. He was a personal friend of Wyatt and Virgil Earp and remained friends with them the rest of their lives. He was also a friend of lawman Heck Thomas. He was personally involved in the investigations that led to the demise of the Doolin and Dalton Gangs.

--Wikipedia
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