Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-02-04
RoBBIAc CARS.
Startling Disclosures Followed
by Wholesale Arrests.
What the Train men on the New Mexico
DivisIon Have betn do M.
CONSIDERABLE EXCITEMENT.


the New Mexico division ~ the Atchison,
Topeka 4 Santa fe 10 the sll-absorbins
topic among tho rai'roaders of this city,
sni ,hete are many rumors flying thick
and fas, about the arrest OF th,s and tina,
employe, aud those who are marked"
but have not yet been arrested.
Conductors Norman and Cook, and
Brakemen Saulsbura and Bunting, who
lett the city Saturday afternoon las, Tor
the north. were arrested M soop ~ their
trains came to halt 10 the Las Vegas
yards, aud It 10 u known fact that the
Oh 81 detective, ubo has principally
worked up the CAGES aud finally made the
startling disclosures, was here last Sstur.
day and vent north that evening.
II ~ understood that several trsinmen
here are suspected, but no Que immedi.
at-ly Connected with this md OF the III.
vision has been arrested.
There 10 rumor on tie streets that
se9s - al Legislators were arrested at Santa
fs ~, Saturday afternoon, bot this
Charge 10 dsnied by tb. friends Of those
To whom illusions are made.
The Santa he company have unearthed
blg conspiracy Tor robbery among the
employees, and the disclosures are start
ling The exact time, the specific proper
~ stolen, the place and all Of the c,rcum.
stances are 10 the possession OF the dis
tr,ct attorneys and the trials will DC
watched with interest. 10 the arrests
made IN Colorado, there will probably be
but few trials AZ nearly all OF the men
have made full confessions. In New
Mexico the trials will Do had at Springer,
Las Vegas and Albuquerque.
There 10 q rumor to the effect that ssv.
eral detectives and witnesses OF the pre-.
liminary trial Of come Of the arrested men
were shot at Ration tnis morning. The
rumor is dlscred,tsd at the depot.
At 3 o'clock p. M, THE CITIZEN 70.
ceived a dispatch from santa Fe, deny ing
the report about the arrest OF members
u the legislature on the charge OF com.
pl,clty in the robberies.
Speaking about ,ae arrest OF the men
at Las Vegas, :.,e Optic says: 30 far only
Conductor Dave Norman aud Brakemsn
X. ID. SALISBURY and George Bunting
have been arrested. They are In jail
Norman lie most deeply eliminated, and
he is expected to ''squesl" on the others.
Fireman Arthur Mounts 10 badly com.
promised. lie gave lot Of goods to his
stepmother, who came up from Albu.
querque to-day. to testify against him
lie could not tell where he got the goods
the store NEE toned by him declaring
,hpt they never had, Ard, consequently
never sold such goods.
The following special dispatches TO the
Denver Republican tells the story OF the
big conspiracy;
FORTY MEN MARKED.
Topeka, Kan, Jan. 27.-Generai Man.
sger Robinson Of the Atchison, Topsks
i Santa Fe railroad, was interviewed
to night concerning the story OF a gigan.
tic system of robbery ON the New Mexico
division of the road. The matter wa
first brought to his attention by the ex
cessivs number Of claims for the los,
freight.
An investigation OF these claims led
10 the suspicion Of q conspiracy among
the employees TO rob the company. Thil
suspicion was promptly confirmed wheG
the detectives got TO work. The iatssl
had been st work 90 veil that the com
psny expected " Arrest and convict ns
lees than forty men on the charges q
robbery and receiving stolen property.
Up TO 10 o'clock tonight Mr.. Robin
con had received nsws of the arrest o.
the Il flowing employees:
ard, w. J. Morshssd, w. y. Brown, G. 4
Stout, james smith; Fireman William
his wife, Margaret West night operator
At Thatcher, Colorado.
TIE conspiracy covered the sntirS
branch, from Ration, New Mexico, 20 Il
Junts, and employees In ell branches Of
the service were involved Ia 10.
ExcirEMExr AT RATION.
Ration, N. NJ, Jau. 27.-For several
days rumor has bsen rife OF coming
trouble among the traiDmen smploye cd
on tie New Mexico division Of the Atch,
600, Topeka a Santa Fe railway, which
leaves the msin line ID La Junts. The
company has been suffering some very
heavy Losses OF freight 10 trsnsfsr foi
the past eighteen month";, and the total
70 tl5OOCo.
About thru months ago secret seFvios
agents, under Mr.. W. y. Swain, were
placed out on the lioe In various occu.
pations, and 10 day the employees were
0rough. up with short jerk.
The dsuoumept vas not calculated 20
occur for about month, but few days
ago two OF the men became involved 10
quarrel. which mads 10 necessary 70
bring IL 70 q Close sooner. A brakeman
named Agertsf missed hia trunk at Ia
JuntA last Sunday and suspioionina Z 4
ira Conductor Crotty Of taking %, took
steps 10 have the latter arrested, which
VI, done at Trinidad Monday night,
while Crotty was away on leave Of ab-
eenoe.
This AFFAIR prscip itatsd the whols busi.
nsss, a. CLAIM Agent Fraaklin st La
Junts ordered by the detectives made q
search and 10 ssid 10 have found the
trunh, which ID 10 claimed, contained
damaging evidences In tho way Of stolen
goods. Agertsr was not inclined 70
pres his suit and from the two officers
evidence enough was gathered 70 war
rant the company In procssdins much
sooner than hsd bssu anticipstsd
% suspicion that ARerteF would lAAye