Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-05-07
DESPERADOES AT LAMY.
Two Men Terroriae the Town and Hold
up Number of Prominent Oiti-
sens-Also Hold up
Two Trains,
Two Trains,
VIM. A. Sayle Accidentally Shoots Him
self-The Robbers Supposed
to be Lee White and
Truiillo.

the little town OF Lamy was thrown lhto
the widest excitement over the fact that
two men were robbing everybody they
could find.
About 2 O'Clock this morning two
men on horseback rode up to VIM. A.
Sayles store, at the junction, called the
proprietor out and demanded feed iOr
their horses and themselves, They COW
cred Mr.. Sayles with guns and ordered
him to be in hurry, as they had no
time to lose. Mr.. Sayles told the men to
help themselves, which they did. They
fed their horses grain ard then made Il
luach OF canned goods. Alter finishing
lunch they took about two dozen
boxes OF cartridges and left the store,
They returned in few minutes and under
cover OF guns demanded Mr.. Sayle to
give up his money The latter said he
had Just returned FROM Santa Fe, where
he had deposited all his money and that
they were welcome to all he had. The
robbers accepted the statement and left
the store.
About this time Conductor Getchell
and brak eman of the A., L. & S. F. saw
li1ht in the store and went over to see
what was going on. They we're told
about the robbers, who, i'll the meantime
had gone over to the station, where they
held up night Operator Tyler and
John Richards, the baggage mas
ter. They relieved Tyler OF
gold watch and chain and IS in money
and also took Richards gold watch.
Richards recognized one of the men as
Lee White, whose reputation savors Of
midnight robbery and murder, and asked
that his watch be returned. White asked
him if he could not get along without it,
and being answered in the negative, gave
the watch up.
At this 1uncture Conductor Getchell
and the brakeman entered the office and
were compelled to submit to the fate Of
the operator and baggage master, Getchell
being relieved OF two gold watches and
$42 in money.
The robbers then asked for the
station agent, saying that they
wanted to rob the safe and
that they must have it opened by the
agent. They were told that the agent
was asleep III his room, when they left.
The next place they brought up at was
the engine house. Here they found En-
gineer Boardman, fireman and a coal
HEAVIER, whom they also held up. They
got gold watch and pistol from the en-
glneer, watch from the fireman and also
watch from the coal HEAVIER.
While this was going on the employees
at the railroad office went over to Sayle's
store, and after remaining short time
found that the robbers had fled, going in
the direction OF the charcoal camp, a short
distance up the canon from Lamy.
Mr.. Sayle then boarded train, intend
ing to go to the camp i'll order to put his
brother on his guard, and warn him OF
the impending danger He took double
barreled shotgun, loaded with buckshot.
He sat on the tireman's bench in the Ell.
CINE cab, and had only gone little ways
when the gun was accidentally discharged,
its contents striking Mr.. Sayle on the
hand side and face. The gun slipped
and the hammer struck the engine deck,
causing the explosion. At the time Mr.,
Sayle had his right hand over the muZzle
OF the gun and the entire charge passed
through it, blowing the hand almost COM
pletey off. One buckshOt entered the
right lung and another struck on the left
side of the chin, passed around the side
OF his head and lodged in the back of his
neck
The wounded man was taken back to
the station, where his wounds were
dressed, although without the aid of O
physician.
lie was brought to Santa Fe on the
early morning tram and placed in st.
Nincent's hospital, where he is receiving
meGi al attention. lie was very weak
from the loss Of blood this morning, and
has been unconscious most of the day |
The attending physician thinks his re
;overy doubtful.
Mr.. Sayle's little child and two broth
srs came in from Lamy on the noon train
md are now with him. His wife was in
santa Fe visiting and met him when he
;ame in this morning. She has been at
lis bedside all day and is almost heart
IrOken.
The last seen of the robbers they were
,oing east and are supposed to be in hid
ng in the mountains.
A section foreman by the name OF Hale,
n describing the Mexican, said that he
VAS q low, heavy set fellow, bearing q
scar on his forehead, which is a good de-
;crption of the notorious Trujillo.
Quintano, the coal HEAVIER who was
was formerly guard at the |
He said that he was too
much excited to notice either OF the rob-
Ders.
The two men succeeded in holding up
NO trains at the junction, and robbing
he conductors of their watches and a
small amount OF money. At Cerrillos
Constable Bartholomew was called up
and put on guard.
The readers OF the New MEXICAN will
that only short time ago Lee
White was captured and incarcerated III
all for holding up man at Cerrlllos, and
hat he was subsequently released OH
,ond Of 81 900 for his appearance at the
iext term Of the district court.
The following are the names of persons
+ hose signatures are attached to the bond,
which was accepted and approved by
Sheriff Chsves: Cassie White, S. &.
" hite and Richard Giblin. White is al
30 under bond of 81 900 to appear before
4 Justice of the peace at Cerrillos, to an
,eer to the charge of horse stealing.
In response to a telegram from Hon.
r. +. Twitchell, district attorney, John
". Richards, the baggage master, one OF
he party held up at Lamy came to Santa
&c this afternoon and made complaint
against Lee White before Candelario Mar
inez, J. p. A warrant was issued for
Whites arrest and placed in the hands
II the sheriff.