Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-11-27
Anderson and Adams, of Santa Fe,
Waylaid and Attacked by a Negro
Near CarbOnateville.
The NEGRO WAS ARMED WITH AN AK
Men Assailed Without Warning-Both
Struck with the Ax-Adams Saved
by Heavy Blanket and Cap g
Sheriff Cunningham on
the Trail.

Bonanza, an unknown negro mace MUIR
derous assault with an az on Abram
Adams and Joseph Anderson, of this
city.
STORY OF THE BLOODY AFFAIR.
Day before yesterday morning Adams
and Anderson, who have long been insep-
arabic friends and of late have been liv-
ing together on the Bishops ranch, about
Ave miles northeast of Santa Fe, started
from the ranch named for Cerrillos with
a wagon load of apples for sale.
Yesterday morning at Cerrillos they
we're accosted by large, well-built and
exceedingly black negro, who told them a
pitiful tale of woe, represented that he
was trying to beat his way to Albuquer-
que in search of work, but added that he
was hungry and needed little help.
Anderson and Adams took compassion
upon the big, black brute, let him water
their horses and then gave him break
fast, for which act of kindness he pro-
fessed to be profoundly grateful.
This was the last the men saw at Ger
rillos of the negro they had befriended.
They continued the work of disposing of
their apples, doubtless under the close
observation of the negro, and about 3
O'Clock in the afternoon started on their
return trip to Santa Fe with the proceeds
of their apple sales, chiefly in small sill
yer coin, on their persons.
ON THE ROAD NORTH OF oARBoNATEv1LLE.
About half past O'Clock they were
driving along the road north of Carbon
ateville as rapidly as possible, Anderson
holding the reins and Adams sitting on
the seat by his side.
In order to protect themselves from
the keen, cold wind of the evening, they
had drawn heavy blanket over their
heads, and, with the exception of an open
ing in front barely sufficient to enable the
driver to see the team and the road
ahead, they were entirely covered there
by.
Suddenly Adams received a terrible
blow on the back of the head above the
right ear, which knocked him off the seat
and rendered him unconscious for the
time being. Anderson released himself
from the Numbering blanket as quickly
as possible and turned around to see
what was the trouble.
At glance he saw in the back part of
the wagon the same negro he had fed in
the morning with an ak in his hands and
looking like fend incarnate bent on
murder.
Quick as a fash the negro struck An
derson glancing blow on the left side of
the head
WITH THE HEAVY AK,
but fortunately did not stun or disable
his intended victim, and Anderson
grasped the az handle and wrenched the
weapon from the hand of his assailant.
The negro then jumped out of the wagon
and ran off into the hills, already fast dis
in the shades Of November
evening.
Meanwhile Adams had recovered con-
seriousness, and after doing what he could
20 staunch the blood that was flowing
Freely from the ghastly wounds in his
own head and that of his still worse in
ured associate, Anderson assisted Adams
10 reclining position in the back of the
wagon, covered him with blanket and
lrove as fast as possible to Bonanza.
There friends we're found, who did
THAT they could to sew up the wounds of
he unfortunate men and who urged them
o remain over Night, but Anderson
bought it best 10 drive through to the
hospital in Santa Fe where Adams could
eceive the best possible care. So he
lrove on, reaching st. Vincent about
midnight.
DIR. SLOAN SUMMONED.
DR.. Sloan was promptly summoned.
nd, with the aid of the good sisters,
Don dressed and sewed up the wounds
nd rendered the men comparatively
comfortable.
Both suffered scalp wounds, that of
dams being much the most serious, but
10Th will recover unless some unforeseen
COMPLICATION arises. Adams wound bled |
cry profusely. When he reached the
os pital his head, face and clothing were
overed with matted and partly frozen |
Hood. He was very weak this morning,
WluK W Uuo lO6b VI oO MuCA VI buo vlUdl
uid, but otherwise was doing we'll. He
7as sleeping when the reporter called.
.nderson was able to 60 out to the Bish-
p's ranch this forenoon.
PROFESSIONALLY the negro left Cerrillos
q advance of Messrs. Anderson and Ad-
ms, and, by following trails across the
ills, was able to intercept and waylay
hem az above set forth.
Clearly he intended to kill both men
or the few dollars they were presumed to
ave with them, and,
EXCEPT FOB THE PROTECTION
fforded by the heavy blanket and the
eavy cap worn by Adams, the latter
gould doubtless have been MORALLY
lurt.
Anderson is we'll known in SAINTS Fe.
During the past year he has worked
s lessee of the Bishops ranch. His
lucky defense of himself and companion
nd the subsequent care he bestowed
pon the latter extort the respect of all
rho are familiar with the circumsta noes.