Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-05-27
STILL AT LARGE.

by the train robbers.
STILL AT LARGE.
The Belen bandits have not been ap-
pretended. There is absolutely no in
formation Obtainable to-day that would
lead TO the belief that any Of the search
Ing parties have come upon the slayeTs
OF Vigil and his associates IL the men
are captured IL will remain for another
day 10 tell.
POSSES IN THE FIELD.
A large force of deputies have been
equipped at Magdalena, Including sheriff
Bursum's posse, and these have set out III
pursuit Of the robbers. Charles Fowler,
OF Albuquerque, is leading others
Deputy Sheriff Dreyfuss is also out with
men securing the county. The bandits
are evidently headingfoT the Mexican line
and the officers OF all the counties
through which they will have TO pass ~
get anywhere are thoroughly aroused
and should the pursued parties get away,
they shall have had very remarkable
escape.
WITH REyoLvERs.
Vigil and his men set out In such haste
that they failed to provide themselves
with anything more than revOlvers, hence
they we're no match for the robbers
armed with Minchesters. He made an
effort TO secure the blOodhOunds used
often by officers In the territory Ia run
ming down criminals. They are at the
penitentiary In Santa Fe, 40 Vigil 10
cured the Indian tTaileTs and started
with these instead
NEWCOMERS LUCK.
Deputy Sheriff Newcomer arrived In
Belen ten minutes after Vigil had left,
and not expecting to catch up with Vigil
he returned 10 this city.
GOING AFTER BODIES.
wagon left Los Lunas for Santa Rita
shortly after the report of the officers
death reached the former place yesterday
morning and it is expected to return to-
night TO Los Lunas with the bodies
Vigil and Bustamente will doubtless
have large funeral tomorrow az the
former was especially we'll known and
was we'll liked.
VIGIL WAS BRAVE.
II wouldn't do for the robbers to be
caught aud brought back to Los Lunas
for trial. The two Mexican officers were
brave men, a triend saying OF Vigil:
"He wasn't afraid OF the devil" He has
been acting a. under-sheTitf Of Valencia
county since January |, 1891. Previous
To that time he was engaged in farming
and sheep raising at Las Chayes. lie
had many times, before being appointed
an officer, gone in search Of outlaws,
being called upon TO and by officers who
knew his metal. Vigil was about SO
years old aud leaves wife. They had
| no children OF their own, but cared for
an adopted daughter. II will be remem-
bered That Il was at VigiPs house at Los
Lunas that an Albuquerque boy was
given home with his family and acct
| IDENTIFY shot and killed himself last Janu-
airy.
DAN, BUSTAMENTE.
Bustamente was about 80 years old
and leaves "a wife aud two children. The
family lived at Las ChaYes, near Los
| Lunas. Bustamente was formerly a
| blacksmith at Belen and WAS known as a
very courageous fellow,
| SPECULATION AS TO THE MURDERERS.
A gentleman, who came In from La
| guna last nj yht, called at this office AT
noon to-day and stated that he knew both
| Pedro Garcia and Joe. Evans, whose
names are now connected with the train
robbery at Belen and the murder Of
Deputy Sheritfs Vigil aud Bustamente.
IL am almost certain" said the gentle
man, that the robbers are not Garcia or
| Evans, although must admit the two
men seen sunday night ia the vicinity
OF Rio PueTcO, riding west along the
| track, looked very much like Gar
Ella and Evans. My reasons, however,
for believing that Garcia is not mixed up
in these bloody crimes 10 that when he
was located hereabOuts sometime ago az
a hunted bandit he stopped over at La.
guna and visited Mexican girl, secret
ing himself in her house for several days,
and then, between two days, while the
officers were on his trail, he quietly
sneaked out Of Laguna. Since that time
the Laguna girl has received several let.
ters from Garcia, and letter, supposed
20 have been written by Garcia, from
somewhere down In Texas on the Mexi-
can border, was received by the woman
less than two months ago, OF course,
we all know that Garcia Is most
wonderful traveller, can get over the
ground rapidly, and, as he has always
kept in close communication with this
Evans, the arrest OF the train robbers
and murderers light possibly reveal the
fact that the high handed criminals are
no other than Garcia and Evans"
Sheriff Hubbell Is still OF the opinion
that the robbers and muTderers are two
young cowboys, known throughout south
ern New Mexico and western Arizona as
kid" johnson and "Kid" Swingle.
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