Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-02-04

the arrests, are said 20 have made Their
escspe, but will be captured within q
short time and brought back TO stand
tidal viih their companions
Al La Junta Sheriff ttlckman arrested
Eng ne.rr yames smith. Rtert Stuut
aud o. u. Reed, Fireman William De.
laney, Conductor j. ID Meyers aud
brakeman W. J. Mooreh-sd M they az
rived At the ends u their runs early THE
morning.
Al Trinidad Sheriff Creissr has Con.
duc,or u. y. Crotty, Tor whom o new
warrant has been eefved, aud brakeman
T.. ID. Aserter and W. &. Bro~n 10 Gus
tody.
At Ration shsrn McQuiston has
Brakeman +. d. Landon and ex Oonduc.
tor n, Austion, the latter at present en-
gagged In the liquor business, held No y
witness, aud "a puss, BILE participant In the
alleged th,eving. while warrants W hold
some Others, arrive TO night.
AZ the laws Of New Mexico are not
suitable Tor such punishmeu 90 the oom
pany wishes 30 have dealt out TO their
employees, oil such cases "a cat will be
prosecuted In Colorado, aud for this req.
son such men NJ were ut 'stop last night
we're allowed To 70 out on their runs
tUNb tnty mhkut w pibCru uuutt hFEtHt
IN Colorado to-day.
II the ssories Of railroad people eau
10 believed they have unearthed the
largest and most systematic OF all car
thieying ever known. Their success
goadsd them 10 take steps positively
dangerous In Ordinary pursuits. II 70 as
serted that trains would be stopped be-
tween stations, cars broken open, gouds
loaded 10 wagons snd removed To their
hiding places. The oars would thea be
reeealed In such q manner NJ To defy de.
lection M To what part OF tue rosd the
goods had been removed. One time they
we're defeated IN taking out piano only
brcause their force wac not sufficient ~
move other goods bet seen u and the car
door. Sllks. dress goods, furnishings Tor
both mep and women, carpets, lace cur.
tsins, cigars, groceries, and liquor alike
were taken 10 swell their iarders.
search warrants are said to have
brought 10 light that one engineer had
velvet carpets ON the floors Of his home
IN this city betitting the mansion Of u
millionaire. Arm loads OF cigars were
taken from the cellar at another, while at
the house Of third party Lace curtains
valued at o., 40 were found. That their
sudaoity enabled them 10 svsds dsteo-
ton % long can only Re accounted for by
tho fact VI their having 30 many as
sooiates. Outs,ders even are expected
TO be implicated before the affair 10
through with. The agent at Thatcher
together with his wife who acted -
night operator, were placed In custody
This afternoon presumably charged with
being receivers Ut some Of the stolen
goods. Every hour brings to light new
/ Ia - m la ~ AAAtz., -
goods and II will De q matter OF surprise
u many more are not implicated As the
matter proceeds.
Eleven more srrests have been made
here and at Trinidad since evening and
Others will be put in the tolls ~ soon 80
they arrive hero during the night.
sSearchers visited the station at Earle,
eighteen miles north OF Trinidad, this
evening and claim 10 have found sun
Gent stolen goods to warrant the arrest
of Agent Reuben Cot and his wife, who
acted ~ night operator. IL 10 thought
another station outfit will be pulled 10
the morning, which will make Q clean
sweep Ut the stations between Trinidad
and La Junta, between which places
most Of the alleged robbing has been
done, although the arrest Of four en-.
ployes running on the mountain between
Trinidad and Ration, who were taken IN
ut Trinidad o.night, indicates that they
have not confined their work to any
particular location, and 10 will be sur.
prising II il does not spread 10 other ter
ritories within . few days or possibly
hours.
Trainmsn are being taken from their
trains, and agents and operators from
their Offices, regardless OF oonssq uenoss
an to the movement OF trains, and train.
men are jumping out on the prairies DO
tween stations. The company claims "a
have their oasss 90 well developed, and
their evidence, even 10 dates, location
and in some instances parts Of cor versa
ton 30 clear that the prosecution cannot
fail OF success and have refused several
Offers OF parties turning states evidence,
Sheriff McQuiston tsft TO- night with sir
prisoners for the county Jail at SprngeE
IN order 70 have room 10 take care OF new
recruits expected In tonight
ARRnsrs AT LA JUNrA.
La Junta, Colo, Jan. IA big ssuss.
ton has been created here by the arrest
Of several OF the santa Fe tPainmen. II
10 charged that there has been an organ.
lied gang Who have bean operating along
the line At different points and systsmat.
| ooiy tUoOto8 su0 FU8us Aus CDmP8ny
have had Detectives ct work for come
time. The bubble bursted last night
when The FIRST arrests were r,sde By
sheriff Potter and his deputies, working
under the supervtsion OF II. ]. Frsnklin,
claim agent Of the Atch,sc o, Topeka
Santa Fs, and w. 3. Swain, supsristsnd.
spt Of the Thisl detective ssfvsoe, who
nave had dets,tivss al along the systsm
II h claimed that there are about l5C
men implicated from L. Junta south. Il
10 reported that the stealing amounts 10
el00,O0O during the Lest year, soms olO,.
coo Of this being taken in the last month.
During this time several detectives have
been smonR the boys, prominent among
which we're lady book agents. Msssrs.
franklin and Swain are very closs
mouthed. Sheriff Potter and his dspu.
tiee have besn running night and day,
and have done some good work. Thess
officials were all very rstiosnt and would
not be pumped, ~ tho parties we're not
all Ia from their runs. and IL vas impos-
sibls 70 get the name OF single man AZ
rested.
The work hes continued to-day and
there ere some eight or ten nov In fail &C
this point and there are warrants out for
others. All thaso arc from the south ead
or Ration division. The following list
comprises those nov IN jail here: james
ID. Mysrs, conductor; Edward Crosty.
conductor; William Morshead, brake.