Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-05-09
WHITE And CODY IN JAIL,
The Lamy Robbers Captured in the
Sandia Mountains, Nine Miles
from San Pedro.
They Prove to be Lee White and Frank
Cody Watches ReCovered-The
Prisoners in Iai.

The reign of terror that has existed in
southern Santa Fe county for some
months past is ended, and the curtain has
been rung down upon series of the
most desperate deeds, midnight robbery
and hold-ups, ever known in New Mex
leo.
This eliminated yesterday in the cap,
ture OF Lee White and Frank Cody, and
their confinement this morning in the
Santa Fe county Jail. After the robbery
at Lamy Wednesday morning, which re.
suited in VIM. A. Ssyle being seriously
wounded posse OF men set out in pur.
suit of the robbers, and the whole coun-
try was wild with excitement. 1t re-
manned for San Pedro to have the credit
OF furnishing men to effect the capture.
Yesterday morning at O'Clock II. ID.
Benton, }. W. Benton and Jim Cheese set
out from San Pedro and in a short time
struck trail. They Travelled in north
westerly direction and succeeded in keep
ing track of the men to a point about nine
miles from San Pedro in the Sandia
mountains.
DISCOVERED THE GAME.
At this point the party discovered a
man some little distance away standing
beside horse and holding in his hand a
Winchester rifle. The pursuing party
rode up to within talking distance and
commanded the man to throw down
his gun. This he refused to do. II. d.
Benton then began firing at the man, and
not until he had been shot at seversI
times would he throw down the gun. He
was then captured and relieved Of his ar
tiIlery, which consisted of Winchester
rifle and two revolvers, one forty five
and the other a forty-iour calber. The
man proved to be Frank Cody, who is
well known around San Pedro, and was
recognized by Benton.
WHITE ESCAPES.
1t seems that Cody was on guard when
captured and that Lee White was ASLEEP
near by, and while the shooting was
going on and Cody was being held at bay
White crawled behind an adobe house
and escaped into the mountains, on foot
He was followed Il short distance, bu
could not lie found. The party then tool
Cody and Whites horse to San Pedro
arriving there about II O'Clock in the
morning. Cody was placed under guarC
and the party secured fresh horses anC
started back after White. Sheriff Chaves
and number Of men accompanied then
this time and when in the vicinity of the
Sanda mountains, where White haC
been lost from view, man was sent
ahead as pilot. This man struck trai
and followed it to an arroyo, when to his
surprise lie
FOUND WHITE
in the bottom of the gulch fast asleep
with his guns across his breast. He
quietly removed the guns, and by this
time the posse of men had arrived
when White awoke from his peaceful
slumbers to find that he was surrounded
by number OF heavily armed men anC
also that he was minus his shooting irons
He vas taken to San Pedro, where he was
searched and put under guard.
THE BOOTY RECOVERED.
The two men had on their person five
watches, four gold ones and the other q
coin silver and a number of chains, all
Of which Sheriff Chaves now has in his
possession.
Near the place where Cody was cap,
tured a Mexican was seen lettering
around, ard placed under arrest. He
turned out to be a ranchman and was re
leased upon reaching San Pedro.
BROUGHT TO SANTA FEE.
The prisoners we're kept under guard at
San Pedro last night, and early this morn
ing were taken to the railroad and arrived
in Santa Fe at s o'clock on the belated
train in charge OF Sheriff Chaves and
deputies. They each wore handouts, and
were hurried to the county bastile, where
they will partake OF the countys hospital
ity for some time to come.
Tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock they
will be taken before Candelario Martinez,
justice OF the peace, and be given prelim-
mary examination. This would have
taken place to-day, but for the fact that
some OF the principal witnesses who are
connected with the railway service at
Lamy can not be relieved until tomorrow.
THE PRISONERS.
The history of Whites character in
this section has been pretty we'll ventilat.
ed, and it is not necessary now to men
ton the long list OF his deeds OF deviltry.
He is young man, not over "a years OF
age, and does not possess the appearance
OF q very desperate man. He was out on
bonds in the sum of 81 900 at the time Of
his capture.
Frank Cody is well known around San
Pedro, having worked in the mines
at that place for some time. He is not
over q years Old, rather under the me.
dum size, possesses boyish appearance
and claims to be bully. When he was
to surrender he tried to ex-
hibit much pluck and told his captors
that he was U. S. marshal and would
make somebody suffer for the treatment
ha had received