The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-15

| and came to Denver to work upon me
| McCool ranch, near Brighton. In April
l secured a couple of guns and began
| holulng up people,
Dispatches from San Jose, Cal. confirm
! the TWO stories Of the park murder and
| the holding up of the young man and
| TWO companions on the Alameda
III mad received a light sentence Tor
| that hrst stage robbery" said the crimi-
| mai l would have reformed, but after
putuhS IN Yeas of slavery in prison, and
| oelng shot by farmer when / had es-
capped so he might get the reward Of $50.
l became reckless and grew to be an en-
envy OIL society
VI MS exploits about Denver, beginning
over year ago, Downeu confessed fully
| soon after his arrest Working on the Nc
Cool ranch, he would visit Denver occa-
| slonally, always committing some deed of
VOL spce Ills faN orite plan was to hold IN
people on the highways out of town. even
mating three men at a time and making
.hen stand and deliver. He boasted of
having, on several OCCASIONS passed
oheriH Kelley of Golden, who was out look
ing for the highway robber and once the
impulse was almost irresistible to stick
MN, Just for the fun of the thing. One
party of hunters in a buggy who refused
70 stand and who dashed their horses into
mad run, were not to be permitted to
escape without injury, for Dowuen fired
ms revolver into the rear of the buggy
Wounoihs one or the hunters and Gripping
Nun III the leg Tor life.
II was on the very next night after this
escape Oh the sportsmen that Capt Tut
ue ana Detective Dutheld of Denver Sc
cuIeu the ch.eI buggy and started out
70 capture the lone highwayman. Driving
aioHs the uark streets ON the outskirts of
the Town Doth olncers held their revolVers
leauy loI quick work "A man stepped out
VI .tie snauoW Oh some trees ana command
ca Ine olilcers TO throw up their hands.
~, throw up yours CRED capt. Tuttle'
me nlghWayIhan shot hrst, hitting the
loIse IN tne shouluer' causing II TO swerve
' i,t p1Ise' cai -hS the oihcers past the
Ioopei IN ths couutiah the oihcers had
no cItAl " sHoot accurately WINE the
ioppsi was Plusslus away as Iast as ne
ooutu "otH the weapon re nau Two guns,
an anu ne ulo not stop untll ne haa USED an
,iis ann M ne nostlhties ceaseu the
~. 49, Gnu 1iie OiIlNels hau " tahe 'ile
ca uacA " OWL III Iecali4ns TINS en-
49, Do"l ~ tolu 1!e polcS olllcels
ne ne idu lot peeI, naVihs nluch SUCCESS
CIV ..I,y was FTiy uS'y 'nal nisH'
= ~ oiiS Buns saiH
IT, nc oiioe me noLse' ana tm ,, hau
ICY tooiiu ~ WIN uIe"i' AhS pullets
~ a. iolI,lu me- put olie oiiicers seeiileu
" oe 11ai Gu, anu was not dlralu tney
49, ~ nc 80 i.au hlIo"n Sou lei-
- -, ~ - Ca - iuseS WHEN you
stoppeu sHooLlls l Woulu nave Kllieo you
49, ton n,s meu you oieal uown VoMh
10 'Ils - iIu4IlS Uh INC Sal penlnu YOU
l1ei +" t'iu sew MA slial pnc+Nell anu ms
oio"u Se5O'ltl'e ~ iio oI seEeial oO '
sIoliS' s'iiu O"So my paSSTu MI'uln teh
- Io ~ nav toVNou -, !"
islsIcillildii On me pouleVaiu' hept wen
M i,ieu VI tiie movements u me ponce
anu tli6y HokCA Atid Il NiliiiC0 " ldh6 illC
~ sui 80 WI ll9n % o"' io' "oiA
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$3.50 -,
WI III was s.eppins isneiy aIons WHIST i
ms aiIo s"ins il.s ueo i'''i
~ NC heiu up anu liieu 70 s'iiNe uOwH
the leFOlNel Poluuns a. nm Dut tie
weapon was u ,sl seu anu Asnwo ~ ~
zen anu wds ue . 1eloie ne ne oouu zen
now ne Iiau ooOH i'iui uol GU. Lillo Ah ~, uoi'
az Ile ILine, Wds d ueep mystery " "le Po-
Hce auu,io 'ueS.
Aiter lying quIeI at tne tdnc amen LOT sew
eIdl Jay aleel Onl9 ,nuluel' DoMiien &c
suhheu MS career holuihs up silall poyS
Tor thelr Watches' rooplhs women rahcn-
men ana PeaSs lridhs "ltn ms usual polu-
ness. Ihen ne became lnlllndte Win
woman 70 Wholh ne cohlesseo soile VI
ms recent crimes, 9he suspec.eu MN ol
the CRIME OF hAllhe ASHWorLh' anu ne
determined 10 put her out OF uhe way.
A week Detofe ms maj arrest ne TOOK her
TO the theater ana accompanied her nome.
i Intended to XIII the woman tnat
night he admitted ana had purahased
a bottle OF chlorotorm Tor mat purpose.
When l thought she was asleep saul
rated my handkerchief with the liquid
and was about to press 1t over her nos
trils when she awakened ana insisted
upon keeping the Eight burning. l was
then tempted to Kill her with a gun, but
was afraid of making too much noise
She became suspicious of me, and did not
sleep any more that night
This bottle of chloroform was found by
the police in Downens last apartments.
His last deed was committed upon an old
friend, distantly related to him by mar
riage Mark Morris manages a general
hardware store at Henderson, down along
the Platte river, in a ranching district
Downen loitered about the store consid-
erably. Early one evening Morris heard
Downen from without call to him to come
and help him take trunk away from the
railroad station platform. When outside
Downen covered Morris with gun and
made him throw up his hands and sub
init to being searched for money and valu-
ables. Just as the deed was being com