Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-02-08

Last Thursday evening about mid
night, a man, a stranger to the night Op-
orator, came wandering in a dazed way
into the waiting room of the depot. He
staggered as if intoxicated, and believing
him to he SO, no attention was paid to
him by Mr.. Cou9hlin. About 5 ,clock
i'll the morning it was discovered that the
man was S. P. Dickes of Rocky Ford,
phia smelter, Pueblo. He had written
his father that he would be home about
Feb. 10. On examination it was found
that Mr.. Dickes was seriously injured.
He was bleeding from the ears and un-
conscious. He was taken to the West
hotel and Drs. Kearby and Fenton called.
He was found to be severely bruised and
suffering from serious internal injuries.
From the fact that Mr.. Dickes' hat was
found near the track opposite the Ex-
change ,and from the marks on the ground,
it is certain that he jumped from the fast
train which does not stop here. That
went through Rocky Ford at speed of
perhaps fifty miles an hour. An exam
ination of the ground beside the track
shows that the unfortunate man after
striking the ground slid for some twenty
feet when his body bounded in the air,
not again striking the earth for some
forty feet. He then slid quite distance.
The evidence of the marks and blood is
that he was not fully free from the mo-
mentum Of the train until three rail
lengths (ninety feet) had been travelled
from where he first struck the earth. Con-
sidering the fearful speed of the train it
was not instantaneous. As we go to
press Mr.. Dickes is yet unconcious, but
with a chance for recovery.
Last Friday evening a wagon was
found near Maxwelrs store containing
some evidences of camping outfit, but
without claimant. On Saturday morn
horses which had evidently been driven
to town in the wagon. No one know the
team and the supposition is that the
horses and wagon were stolen and the
thief deserted them here and took the
train. Up to this writing the affair is
mystery. (Since the above was written
dispatch from Sheriff Moses, Pueblo,
makes it probable that the wagon and
team were stolen from that place. y
Later: Chas. Bale, last summer an en-
ploye in the canning factory, has been
arrested in Pueblo for the theft, and his
partner is wanted. The team was hired
but not returned when promised. The
outfit was taken to Pueblo yesterday.
LATER:-The full history Of the affair has
been discovered. Bales and his partner
drove to Rocky Ford with the intention
of robbing Maxwell Bros store, but the
snow which fell Friday night, making it
easy to track the wagon, caused them to
abandon the project. 1t is now matter
of uncertainty whether the wagon was
stolen from Pueblo or Denver.
Thanks to the ENTERPR1sE's recent
article on the subject, Rocky Ford is be-
ing widely known among horsemen as
possessing the best stable Of horses in
the state. George Davidson, who has
charge of the stables on the fair grounds,
says that this popular impression is true,
and that for speed and high breeding
there is no other collection OF horses in
Colorado equal to those now in training
at Rocky Ford. In addition to the long
list given in late issue, Mr.. Davidson
has Just received two new ones, both be-
longing 10 J. G. Jones of Las Animas.
One is "Veteran," a trotting stallion, the
other Volunteer Belle,"a "a fine three-year-
old filley, trotter. Other horses will
arrivo in a few weeks. Mr.. Davidson
now has two men constantly busy work
ing" the horses and will soon increase
the number Of his lieutenants to four.
The Lamar Register says that "Alr.
Lessinger, Of Rocky Ford" was robbed
OF $50 IN that place last week