Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-11-21
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Robert Williams Bound over 20 the
Grand Jury Under $1,000 Bonds

Robert Williams Bound over 10 the
Grand Jury Under $4,000 Bonds
Marshal MeMillin arrived In the city
on No. % from the south last ,aiufday
night He brought with him Robert
Williams, the man charged with burglar
iziBg aud rObbiug n j. Post Il Co.'S.
store on Thursday night; sixteen Of the
st0lsn reyO!yers aud two watches. Deputy
oberiff Newcomer and Fred. fOrnOfi
remained 80 Los Lunas, trying to find
other reyOivers disposed Of ~ the resi-
dents Of that town. They returned by
team late NJ night but had not succeeded
In locating any more TeyOlyeTa.
When the train reached Los Lunas
early Saturday morning McMillin aud
fcrnod got Cff and SEARCHED a number
Of hobOes who were In front Of tbs en-
gine. When they boarded the train they
found Williams sitting in seat with a
little gJip fuil Of stolen reyO.ysfs by his
side ami railroad ticket for Ssn
Mareial. As soon "a he saw McMillin's
brass buttons he realized that his game
was beaten and he readily admitted his
connection with the robbery. He said
that he did not break into the store but
that two OF his partners did. They
hauded out the reyOlyeTs tD HIN
In q sack and he carried them
away. he denied all knowledge OF
the whereabouts OF his pals. When
sea ched five reviewers and two watches
were found concealed about his person
and seven reyolvers werefound In a little
grip. The revolyers were identified BY
g. II. Myers, aud l.. Shoemaker idenii
Gel one n ths wa'chesas one OF the nun
ber that had been stolen from HE
store. Williams denied that he had an
hand In the robbing Of tho Shoemaker
place. and said he hal carried the
waiches for long time
The officers took Williams 20 SOcnrrO,
where they kept him lodged In the county
isil nu,il the train left for the north.
Williams had hi4 preliminary hearing
hafl re Justice Crawford this morning.
@ had retained Attorney A. II Wycoti
TO represent him and pleaded not guilty.
q Il Myers was then sworn and identi-
fed the reyOlypTs rs the ones which had
Ueen stIlen from his store. He identi-
tled them by means Of the numbers on
hem. Of which he presented list. Mar.
shat McMillin and Fred FOrnUn testified
TO arr. sting Williams ant finding the re-
volvers In his possession They also tes-
tilted In regard to a statement made by
him In which he said that he participated
In the robbery, but did not enter the
store. The defense offered no testimony
and the court bound Williams over 10
await the action OF the next grand jury
and fixed his bond at $1,000, which he
has been unable 10 furnish.
Williams formerly worked at the Red
barn, where he was known by the name
OF Robert Welch.
It il believed that Williams, alias
Welch, IL q brother OF Dr. Frank p.
Welch. health seeker who died In this
city last January and whose remains
we're shipped TO Portland, Ore, for bur-
ial The day before the burglary oo-
Cured a man answering closely 10 Will
Jams description was In Luke Walsh's
saloon and there addressed letter to his
mother, Mr4. Welch, In Portland. Ore.
He also stated that he was brother OF
Dr. Welch, who died here. II this proves
TO ba the case he has good family con
nec,iOns, for II Is known that the Welch
family is we'll TO do In Oregon. Will
Jams now denies that he Is related In
any way with that family.