Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-12-01

Atte mpted Hold-Up At Coohiti saloon, and
Putaey's corral Robbed.

Two PRACTICAL JOKES.
Atte upted Hold-Up at CoOhiti saloon, and
Putaey's Corral Robbed.
Two alleged practical Jokes were perpe.
trated In the small hours this morning.
AZ about o'clock, as Watehman May
hail, at the depot, was returning 10 his
vigil after his midnight lunch, he heard
nuises coming from the direction OF l.. n.
Putney's corral. Thinking there might
bo something wrong he hurried 10 the
place and saw three men climbing over
the fence. He called to them 10 stop and
they started on the run down north First
tree.. The officer pursued them and fred
two shots in the hope Of bringing them
10 halt. They only threw away their
burden, which consisted Of q saddle, a
couple o. blankets and an overcoat, and
ran the harder.
Near the brewery Mayhall overlook the
sloWest footed one OF the trio, who turned
nut TO be Pablo Montoya. Officer ROssi
arrested Jose Andres MarAngO and Bias
CasadOs little later, who were the other
members of the trio.
The stolen articles belonged 10 Martin
MontOya and Antonio Martinez, who came
IN from Jemez yesterday and put up at
the corral.
The three men were brought before
Justice Crawford this morning and
charged with larceny. In explaining
their actions 70 the court, they all united
In saying that II was nothing but =
practical joke; that they had been spend
ing the evening with Mont0yA aud Mar
linez. who were "amig0s" and COM
padres" Of theirs, aud when the latter re-
fused to put no at their house and went
elsewhere to sleep, they concluded to play
a little trick on them and make them
put In some time to day looking for their
lost articles They explained their run
ning away when acoOsted by Mayhall by
aging that they were frightened, think
tug he was some tramp intending TO DO
hem bodily harm. MOntOya aud Mar.
tinez admitted that they we're connected
by ties OF blood and friendship with the
men under arrest. Justice Crawford was
puzzled 10 decide the case, no he with
held his decision until this afternoon.
Justice Crawford this afternoon sem
fenced Jose Andres MaTang0 10 pay a fine
of $40 and costs and Pablo MontOya and
! Bias CasadOa 70 fine OF &25 and costs
each. Their little practical Joke thus
came quite high. Marang0 was let of
easier than the rest for the reason that he
did not appear to be IA culpable, he not
having carried away any OF the stolen
goods.
ATTEMPTED BoLD-UP.
AoOut 4:3O o'clock this morning peo.
ple sleeping In the neighborhood OF Sec.
Ond street and Copper avenue were
awakened by the pit.A-pat of fleeing aud
pursuing feet and stentOriAn voice
crying ont IN the silence OF the morning,
stop, - -, you can't get away" This
was followed by five pistol shots, but the
noise Of running feet continued.
few minutes before this man with
mask on his face and an old army
revolver In his hand had entered the
COchiti saloon, on the corner OF Copper
avenue and Third street. and attempted
10 rob the table where COrneliO Murphy
aud Victor Molina run monte game.
There were six men In the saloon, in-
cluding Mr.. Molina. The robber aimed
at him and pulled the trigger, but Mo-
lima got hold Of the revolver at the same
time aud managed 10 keep II from going
of While he held the rObber In his
strong grasp, one OF the OnlOOkers
removed the mask, and 10 and behold the
face OF Lloyd Elder, the cOlOred man
who runs laundry opposite the Com
mercial club, met the wondering gaze OF
the men In the saloon. He stOutly in
sisted that he was only "jOking" and
that II was only in fun" There were
twenty seven silver dollars laying on the
table when the rObber entered the room
and eleven OF these were missing when
the difficulty was over. Molina started
10 hunt for the missing money, while
Elder, the practical JOKER" was quietly
looking on. He worked his way gradually
10 the door and when he reached there he
made break for liberty. Pursuit fol.
lowed Immediately, but the cOlOTed man
was too fleet of foot and escaped the
wrath OF his pursuers, who gave up the
chase aud told their troubles TO the pO-
lice. A careful search has 80 far failed
10 reveal the present whereabouts OF
Elder.
Rider, the eOlOTed hlghwayman, is
pretty well known 10 other early risers
Of the city, and has often been found
stealing wood from his neighbors In the
early hours II Is stated, by those who
have watched the movements Of this
slick cOlored Individual during the past
year, that he never bought any wood al
all, relying on the back Yards OF his
neighbOTs and the new buildings IN
course OF construction TO supply him with
wood 20 carry on the fires at his laundry
And again, Elder Is the chicken and
coal thief caught in the shed in the real
Of building No. 312 West Railroad ave
nue., q little over year ago. As hG
emerged from the shed, big chunk O
coal thrown with great force barely
missed the head OF the thief, and rs h'
left the back gate another piece OF Goa
landed heavily on the back OF the fleeing
culprit He was chased down the alley
tn Third street, hut being used to sprint
ing from chicken cOOps and Goa
sheds he OutfOOted his pursuer and sOoI
thereafter this piOus old thief was founC
At his home, where he and even his wifi
swore point blank that Elder was "tO'
good" to steal, especially coal and chick
ems.
II is hoped, for the good OF the cOmmu
nifty, that Marshal MeMillin and hi
lieutenants will land this dRngerOu
highwaymsn and sneak thief, and tina
he will serve Well-deseTyed sentence II
the territorial penitentiary,
Mrs, j. c. Calhoun, lady who has re-
sided In the city for year or more, In
forms THE CITIZEN that her son, G. c
Cain. Is not dead az reported by IN
Morning Democrat. She received q let
ter this morning from Mr.. Cain, at Gard
ner, n NJ, giving the pleasing informa
: ti0n that he Is In good health.