Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-08-04
LEE TELLS THE STORY.
Graphic Description Of the Bat;lein which
Kearney Lot HIS Life.
SHERIFF PAT sARRETT's CONNECTION.

SHkklFF A OHNhCIlOH
From his retreat In the mountains Oil
YER Lee has written a letter TO the editor
Of the Independent Democrat Of Las
The letter tells the fugitiye's side Of
the aght Of July IL. which resulted in
the death OF Kearney.
Lee and Gilllland are still at large and
1t Is not known whether they are in hid.
ing or not.
II Ia said that Pat CARROTS re election
10 the office he now holds will largely de-
pend upon his ability to capture Lee and
Gilliland, and, "a II l. reasonable TO sup
pose that he will not give up the chase
until the men wanted are captured, a
thrilling encounter Is expected to take
place the next time the posse oyertakes
the fugltiyes, Lees letter follows:
On the night OF July 10, | and J. r
Gllliland went to the San Augustine
ranch for the purpose Of arranging some
business matters with ". W. Cox. Oh
the morning Of the nth we ate breakfast
with Clint Llewellyn, n Of CARROTS
posse. lie made no mention OF having
any warrants or OF desiring to arrest Us.
About 4 o'clock D. M, az we were leaving
Cox's ranch We met Jose Bspalin, another
OF CARROTS deputies, aud talked to him
for some time. Tie made no mention Of
wanting us. He also saw that we took
the direct road for wildly Wells, the point
where the light occurred.
On the morning Of the 18th James Madi
son aud wife, who we're sleeping in the
bedroom OF the ranch, were awakened by
Garrett, Williams, Kearney, Llewellyn
and Espalin entering their room with
cooked guns and commanding them to
throw up their hands, Madison at once
complied with their request, getting out
OF bed. Mrs. Madison threw up her
hands, but did not wish to get up, but
was compelled 10 do 40 by Deputy kear-
ney, who stood over her with a gun.
Madison then informed them that a man
by the name Of Mcyey, from Lincoln
county, was sleeping in another room OF
the house. They Immediately entered
his room and threatened him with their
guns, even after he Informed them that
II was impossible for him 10 reach higher
with his hands.
THE FIGHT.
Gilliland and / were sleeping on the
roof OF the ranch house, which IL adobe
or dirt roof. l had Just awakened, but
had not discovered that we had visitors,
when a shot was fred from the roof Of a
wagon shed about forty feet away.
l at Once rolled out Of bed and reached
for my Winchester, which was lying on
the roof near me, and also looked toward
the buildings from which the shot had
been ared. / saw Kearney fire the sec
ond shot, and about the same time Gar
rett and Espalin rose and fired, Garrett
about the same time saying "thrOw up
your hands Leel" Garrett instantly
ducked behind the house, out OF sight,
aud | missed my first shot at him
Kearney, who was still shooting, received
two shots and fell. Espalin jumped Of
the shed. / afterwards learned that GIL
liland's attention had been drawn Il
Williams, who had taken a position oil
the water tank from which no could
see us. After firing n or two shots, HI
he evidently saw Gilliland raise his guI
to Ore at him and Immediately dropped
behind the tank. Gilliland fired twt
shots into the top OF the tank but coult
not see Williams at the time.
Garrett and Espalln took refuge behin'
the shed 10 that he could moi see them
After waiting for some time and indinI
that they did not renew the attack,
called to them and asked "who fired tn
first shot at us2" Garrett replied that
was Kearnsy. | then began to abus
Garrett for trying to murder us. He In
sisted that Kearney was to blame In tn
matter, and finally asked permission 70
MeYey and Madison TO carry Kearney In
to the house. to which l agreed.
| II CAPlTULATloN.
> But after looking at Kearney, McVe.
/ decided that they could not move him
without causing him great pain. | thel
/, advised Garrett that | thought best TO
him TO leave. He agreed to that, pro
vided | would promise not to shoot hin
when he came from under cover. Afte
some talk. and Williams promising :
help me fight Garrett II he attempted I
20 back on any Of the promises he wa
making me, | agreed to not shoot then
aud they at once came from cover, ha'
, ing to walk to their horses, about
! hundred yards distance, in plain vie'
: with backs toward us, while Gillian
= and | had them covered with our guns
| see 1t commented on as a wOnde
that Gilliland and | did not kill then
. The reason IL, that Gilliland and | az
not men that shoot men In the bach
when they trust their lives to our homo
= Aud, further, he showed nc hesitane.
. even after trying to murder us, in takin
> my word, but walked off with his back
: us, knowing that we had him cOvere
u with cooked ril az.
After getting their horses they roc
. of in the direction Of Turquoise station
which il about two miles distant fro
. that point, and Garrett wrote me a no
= and sent 1t to the ranch by a section ma
. The following is a copy l retain Il
70 original:
= Lee, how Is Kesrneyp There ia
N telegraph Office here. II he Is still ali
and you think he has a chance Of q
n. ting well, | will send TO La Luz for
doctor. GARRETT"
- This shows that he left Kearney in q
charge, Also, instead OF returning