Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-05-08
LEE WHITES DEPREDATIONS,
Nome Facts Not Heretofore Published
The sheriff with " Posse ct Men
Pursuing the Iamy
Robbers

y. e. Bartholomew, constable ut Ger
rillos, called at the New MEXICAN office
to-day to say that the papers had never
gotten the straight of the Lee White
troubles in Santa Fe county
He said that Whites first break in
southern Santa Fe county was early in
February, when he held up John Elder
and robbed him of $50, leaving 500 on
his person, and that for this oTensn
White was arrested on the FL
Paso bridge and lodged in Jail
IN this city. idr. Bartholomew
says that about February II White went
into Dick Robbins residence at Cerrill os,
broke open some trunks, took Winches.
ter rifle, one double barreled shot gun and
other small tricks of more or less value
Two men were with him at the time and
one OF them was recognized as "Negro
Punch" Il we'll known character around
Cerrllos, the other Mexican. Barthol
omew had complaint filed against
White, and when he learned that the
latter was about to be released from
Jail on bond, he had war
rant issued for his arrest. When
he was released he was re.arrested and
taken before Justice Kendall al Cerrilos
to answer to this charge. lie waived
examination and gave bond in the sum of
81 900 to appear before the next grand
jury, his bondsmen being the same as
those in the case OF the Elder hold up.
1t will be remembered that White stole
two horses from deputy Sheriff Crutch-
neld, OF Cerrillos, some time ago, and
somehow the reports gained circulation
that he |as arrested for the oilense and
placed under bonds for his appear
ance. This, however, is a
mistake, as no warrant was issued Tor his
arrest in this case. White returned one
of the horses shortly after taking them
and said that if the matter vas kept quiet
he would return the other, which he
claimed was in Old Mexico. Crutchfeld,
hoping to get his other horse, made no
complaint, and has not yet recovered the
stolen property.
VIM. j. Spence, Of Piuos Wells, arrived
in the city yesterday and says he has a
charge 10 make against White in Valen-
cia county, similar to that of the Crutch-
held case.
Word comes over the wire from Lamv
this morning that Sheriff Chavez had ar
rived at Albuquerque and with posse of
men had gone in pursuit of White and
his accomplice, supposed to be Trujilo.
District Attorney Twitchell has received
kilograms from A., T. 4 $. F. officials
laying that the road would furnish help
for the capture of the two men who held
up and robbed its employees at Lamy.
Information at hand to-day is to the eff.
feet that at 8 80 on the night of the rob.
berry at Lamy unknown parties fired
several shots at the caboose on the west
bound freight train two miles from San
Miguel; that the conductor heard the |
bullets as they flew by the cupola, but
fortunately no one was hurt.
1t is rumored on the streets to-day that
a party OF four men were seen yesterday
morning by Nestor Royba near Pedro
DelgadO's ranch, in the vicinity OF Lamy.
The rumor has it that this is the party !
hat committed the robbery in Lamy
hat Roybal is well acquainted with White
md Trujlllo, and recognized the latter as
me of the gang. Royb says that White
VAS not one of the party.
There is little doubt but that with the
Santa Fe railroad detectives after the rob-
,ers they will soon he taken in and
brought to justice.