The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-06-16
RASCALLY ROBERTS
Passes Through Las Vegas
in the Custody of
Officers.
INTERESTING ACCOUNTS OF THE
OPERATIONS OF THE ADROIT
F0RGER.
His Flight from New Mexico and Dis
covery in Washington Territory.

From the Las Vegas Gazette.
Private advices notified the Ga
zettc on Sunday last that the noto-
rious forger and fugitive from JUS
tice, William NJ. Roberts, would
be an unwilling passenger upon the
Atlantic express. AS the train
came to a stop at the depot, three
men loft the cars together and
paused upon the platform. Any
w~ell-trained reporter should have
recognized in them at once sub
iects of interest, The prisoner was
not ironed, but on his pale face
were the evidences of supreme an
xiety. A reporter of the Gaz6tte
accosted him and said /:
"Mr. Roberts, we are sorry to
soc YOU in this trouble"
He returned the greeting and
added: Il am rather sorry my
self to visit Las Vegas under such
circumstances"
"You have wandered about con
sidcrably since we saw you Last"
"Yes," he replied, Il have"
Seeing hat he had scarcely
nerve enough to talk, and that his
answers were purely mechanical,
made in gurgling tones between
chattering lips, the reporter en-
deavored to aid him to get down
to interesting conversation by ask
ing:
"Havc you ever been arrested
b~efore7"
ono"
Where will you be triedl"
SIN Pueblo, l presume"
"Have you anything to say con-
corning the charges against you?"
Ono, | have positively refused
to be interviewed by the press of
the Pacific coast, and l have moth
ing to say"
"Have you arranged for the de-
%fence|" the reporter queried.
well, my cousin, t. j. Humcs,
at one time assistant United States
district attorney for Kansas, has of
fered to assist me, but | shall prob
ably not have any counsel, and will
Just write out q statement of the
whole thing as it,"-here his voice
was lost with his head hanging on
his breast, and the abstraction and
dependency Of his demeanor plain
ly indicated that he believed he
has no probable chance of escape
from speedy and severe punish
ment.
Captain Hull, special agent Of
Wells, Fargo q Co., for detective
work on the Pacific coast, who had
the prisoner in charge, stated that
the urgent request of S. N. Wood,
cashier of the First National bank,
Denver, and induced his company
to undertake the capture of Roberts,
Wells, Fargo IL Co. were not direct
~ interested in the arrest. He dc
clined to speak of any Of the means
which had aided in learning the
whereabouts of the fugitive, but
stated that he found him at Seattle,
Washington territory, on the 18th
Of May and after waiting two weeks
for a requisition from the Cover.
ror Of Colorado. he arrested him
on the goth. At the time of the
sudden ending Of his career of opu-
lence, Roberts was helping to take
account of stock in a general mer-
chandise business in Seattle, with
the intention of buying a one-hali
interest.
RoBERT's CRIMES
are numerous, as the light of the
past few months has shone upon
his course. He had for some time
practiced law in Lincoln county
and at White Oaks he had carried
to consumation several important
transactions. He is a shrewd man,
as is thoroughly attested by the
very cleverly conceived and cody
executed plan to accomplish his