Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1884-08-28
NICK BOOTH CAPTURED.

NICK BOOTH CAPTURED.
Sunday forenoon, deputy sheriff
Wilkerson with special deputy
keene, arrived in Lincoln with Nick
Booth as a prisoner. 1t will be re-
! membered that two men were killed
| on the Penasco during the early part
of last month, and that Nick Booth
was the only one that escaped of the
Sutton Nixon party. When Sutton
was shot down by a Winchester ball
taking effect in his hip, he cried for
Booth to come to him. But Booth
didn't come. He went on up the
canon and met his brother, who fur
nished him with fine bay stallion,
saddle and bride. He got on the
same and made for Deming. In
some way he heard that sheriff Poe
had written the sheriff of that county
and becoming alarmed, he left and
came back to his wife, before leav-
ing for Old Mexico,
Monday night, the 18th inst, he
rode up to George Benting's, a
brother-in- law living on the Penasco,
and, on being demanded to give his
name, replied "Nick Booth" He
got off and tied his horse and went
in, but soon left, taking the back
track. Three hours after leaving
Benting's, Capt. Wilkerson, getting
wind of his being in the country,
had ten men in the saddle. The
Captain and three others ID.
Goodman, Bud Holland and f. l.,
Goodman-followed Booth to the
Sacramentos and from there to
White Water, Dona Ana county,
that place being a stage station
The Captain inquired there of the
employees around the station
La Mexican and a white man
if they had seen anything of Booth
and they said they said they had not
When the pursueing party rode up
these same men were getting Booths
breakfast ready to take to him. Mr.
Wilkerson and party dismounted'
tied their horses and commenced
looking around. The station being
only few hundred yards from the
hills, or White Sands, 5. ID. Good
man goes up on one of them to in
vestigate the surrounding country
Just as ho got on top of one of the
hills, he looked down in little
basin, that had been made by the
|. winds, and saw Booth sitting dowr
and his horse standing near by. He
no sooner saw Booth, than he motion
ed for the rest of the party, who
mounted and came at full speed
They rushed upon Booth, getting
within fifty yards of him before he
saw them. He jumped for his gun
but when he saw the muzzles of foul
guns pointing at him, and wheI
Capt. Wilkerson demanded him t.
"drop it." He dropped it. This wa'
on Wednesday, the 10th, about II
a. m.
Booths horse was so tired that h,
thought it best to stop and rest up
| If he had succeeded i'll procuring
fresh horse, it would have been very
doubtful whether they would have
caught him or not. He is very cum
ming and proved that he knew hi
business, for he famed out his tracks
in the sand with his hat, and it wa
an accident that they caught him a
: all.
5 He was put on his horse and takeI
: to Lower Penasco, whore, last Satur
day, he had hearing before Justice
Dixon. He waived examination ant
Justice Dixon put him under sl,9o'
, bonds, in default of which he wa
taken to Jail.
r Captain Wilkerson said no brave
| boys ever followed him than thos
r three-the two Goodmans and But
: Holland-and that the whole com
7 munity bravely responded to his call
= and at one time IS men, we'll mount
! ed, we're securing The country 70
Booth.