One of the Old West’s zaniest train robberies occurred near the Arizona town Willcox on the evening of September 9th, 1899 when constable Burt Alvord and his part-time deputy, Billy Stiles, along with Bill Downing and Matt Burts robbed the Southern Pacific Railroad as it was pulling up the long grade west of town. To establish an alibi they set up a private poker game in the back room of a local saloon, then climbed out the back window, mounted their horses and rode out to rob the train. Legen
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