Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-05-26
TIE NEws HERE.

THE NEws HERE.
The startling information was received
at THE CITIZEN Office this morning that
three Of the officers, who set out In pur-
suit Of the robbers who held up the train
and robbed the Wells, Fargo Express
company car at Belen, Unexpectedly came
upon the bandits In the mountains early
yesterday morning and In the encounter
all three officials we're killed. Ths in
formation came tirst 70 this Office In this
form:
FIRST DISPATCH.
"Man Just came into Belen who reports
that under.sheriff from Los Lunas and
two deputies from Belen have been killed
by the robbers about 40 miles west OF
Belen In mountains"
PowARs' INFORMATION.
Later, Agent Powars OF the Wells, Far
go Express Company, received a message
conveying the report that Under Sheriff
Frank X Vigil, Of Valencia county, with
two deputies. one Mexican and the
other an Indian, we're killed while at
tempting 10 arrest the robbers.
BOnifaciO Lopez, who brought this
news 10 Belen said further that the men
were killed at the Angelic ranch, on the
AlamOsa creek, 90 miles southwest OF
Belen.
Their bodies we're found lying where
they were shot down and II Is believed
that they were killed outright. The re-
mains are now lying at Santa Ritaawait-
ing word from relatives or friends for
their final disposition. A story is aiiOat
that one OF the robbers was wounded also
but this lacks confirmation.
SECOND DISPATCH
"Belen n. NJ, May 26.-l1A0 q. ma
Mexican, living near where the shooting
took place, named BOnifaciO Lopez
brought the information that the men
killed were Frank Vigil, OF Los Lunas,
and Dan Bustamante, deputy sheriff, and
an Indian from BeleD. The Indian was
healing off the robbers about sunrise
Yesterday morning. They let Vigil and
his men get quite close and then opened
| fire and killed all three"
THIRD DISPATCH.
A few minutes after receiving the
above dispatch THE CITIZEN was put into
possession OF the following dispatch;
"Belen. n. M., May 26-ll:50 a. m
BOnifaciO Lopez has just brought word
coming In on horseback, that Under
sheriff Vigil, his Deputy Sheriff Dan
Bustamante aud one Indian were killed
yesterday morning by the train robbers
near Angelic ranch, on the AlamOsa
creek, about sixty five miles southwest OF
Belen. The Indians have the robbers
horses and saddles, and one r0bber IL
supposed 10 be wounded. They are on
foot, as they had their horses picke'ed
out, and could not get them. The dead
bodies are now at Santa Rita"
NEWS CONFIRMED.
EsclayiO Vigil, who keeps store on
/ the BaTelas road south OF town, received
message this afternoon from Los In
mas confirming the tragic death OF his
brother.
WHO THEY ARE.
THE CITIZEN advances the opinion that
when the Belen train robbers are cap
tured, IL ever. they will be bound TO be
Pedro Garcia and Joe Evans, two we'll
known desperade5.
The reason for thinking that Garcia IL
one OF the robbers, II not EVans,iis the
fact that Garcia was noticed over neal
ManZanO, about ten days ago, with d
strange man, and that two days later he
with the same party, was known 10 be In
camp near III PrOgressO.
A man, supposed 10 be- Garcia, and his
companion, now supposed 10 be Evans
were noticed riding along the railroad
track near Rio PuercO, on the Santa Fe
Pacific, Sunday night about 8 o'clock. II
the Belen robbery Is the work OF thes'
two outlaws they evidently rode across
the country from Rio Puerc0 and Belen
and held up the train near. Belen on Tues
day morning.
HuBBELLs OPINION.
Sheriff Hnbbell Ia under the impres
sion that the robbers are two yOunl
Americans, known IA kid" johnson
and kid" Swingle, the latter cOminl
from the neighbOrhOOd of SpTingeryille
Arizona. They were seen in the neigh
bOThOOd of Belen the night before thu
hold up. The sheriff states that II Is hi
opinion that Garcia is somewhere in Mex
leo.
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