Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-03-24
CARAMELS OF CRIME.
Another Hold-up Caught-His Story-A
Burglary-Sh op-lifters-After
Stolen Horses.

Roswell Belcher, Canadian, miner anC
ranchmsn, was brought up from San Pc
iro this morning and placed in the. county
jail charged with being one of the parties
who shot Joe Gibbetts in an attempt to
| hold-up Tennebaum's store on the night
Of the 18th instant. He was arrested by
Deputy Sheritfs Jack Myers and Thos.
| Delaney ct ranch six miles south OF
| Albuquerque, and after a preliminary
hearing at San Pedro, was committed to
jail in default of 5000 bail.
Belcher is rough looking customer
with hooked nose, high cheek bones
and very wild eyes. He tells a rambling
story, and admits his connection with
the hold-up, but, Of course, lays the bur
den Of the crime on the other fellow. He
duplicates several parties who have not
yet been arrested, hence their names are
withheld from publicity. Belcher says
he owns the ranch at which he was ar
rested.
About year ago he came to San Pedro
| and engaged In mining, living Ill cabin
near town. On the night oil the 18th, he
| says, u man whom he counted ~ frienu''
called OH him and requested him to 60
| down to 1ennebaums store. lie sup
posed the friend Was going on business
GRAND and wanted company, and he
didn't, he says, change this supposition
When the man suggested that he tie u
handkerchief over his face rs mask.
He had his six shooter with him always
carried it after dark. He states that he
hadn't the least idea what his pal Was
going for that they walked into the store
and the other man drew his gun and Or
dered rennebaum to hold up his hands,
and that when the lad, Joe GlbDetts,
screamed the man fired u shot that shat
tered Gibbetts' arm. He states that they
then walked out of the store and returned
to their cabins, and his companion then
went down III town alone and mingled
with the crowd, discussing the outrageous
proceeding and denounclng it louder than
anybody.
Belcher says he remained about San
Pedro several days and then vent Oh visit
to bis rauch. 1he truth OF 1t Is, the trail
was too hot behind him, and after the a.
rest OF Joe Carruthers' butcher, charged
with The crime, and his discharge, Bel
cher concluded he had better try and
escape. There is no doubt but that the
officers have caught the right man. His
principal pal is also likely TO be taken III
immediately.
BURGLARY.
A thief entered John Hull's house, on
johnson street, Saturday night and car
ried of gold watch and jewelry amount
idg in value to little over 500, also a
new Stetson hat. MIR. and Mrs. Hull
were absent and their son, who clerks
for s. 5. Beatty, was asleep in an
adjoining room. 1t must have
been about ~ 80 O'Clock. Willie Cole
man sleeps with young Hull and the
front door was left unlocked, 80 that when
lie came in he would not have to disturb
his companion. The parties evidently
entered ny the front door. Mr.. Ireland,
VINO resides near, was wakened by hear
ing voices near his window during the
same hight, from which it is guessed there
were two parties III the sneak.
SHOP LIFTING.
Since the robbery at Wientge's jewelry
store, Miss Mugler has on several occa-
sions missed articles from her millinery
establishment, and a few days ago found
herself short on two neat Easter hats,
one valued at $40 and the other at $3.50 |
Yesterday she took drive over the city
for the purpose of scrutinizing any new
hats that Sunday pronenades might re-
veal, and she was rewarded by finding
her missing millinery on the heads
Of two rather pretty girls. She
followed them home and demand
ed an explanation when the girls
said their mother had presented
them with them. The old lady, a Mrs.
baca, who lives in the east end of town,
gave herself dead away by offering to pay
or them. Miss Mugler recognized her as
! recent visitor at her store when she
allied to make any purchases and seemed
0 he in a great hurry 10 get away alter
he had made first cursory examination
1 a number Of new hats. To-day viii
etermlne whether the woman will pay '
Or the hats or suffer prosecution.
srsxs AFTER STOLEN HORSES.
Mr.. Crutchtield, of San Pedro, whose
no horses were stolen by Lee White, is
ere to-day in conference with the way. Z
ard young prisoner. He has been in '
rmed as to the where abouts OF one of
is horses, the best one, valued at $l25, q
nd thinks he will be able to recover it. c
e also hopes Of securing the other miss
y animal. He declines to talk about r
'hite, however, and intimates that he .
i'll not push Whites prosecution if be \
lcceeds in recovering his horses.