El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-10
ROMANCE AND MYSTERY.
A Rough Rider and a Senorita AC-
Cused of Completely in a Did
mOnd QObberV

A man in all 10 Los Angeles, CAL,
wriggled OUT of the hands of the fed
eral authorities, and the governor of
New Mexico will be forced to sign a
requisition for his return, says the
Denver Post.
1t is case where fate has played q
somewhat unusual series of tricks, the
most unusual of which was the pro-
minent part mother and father took
in their sons apprehension.
THIS morning Chief Postoffice In
spector Walters received telegram
from Inspector Frederick at Albu-
querque. which will probably be the
reason for dropping the charge of post
Office robbery against E G. Collier,
alias Charles E. Hall, who fought in
Cuba with the Rough Riders under
Roosevelt and won recognition for his
reckless bravery. Collier is the man
in Jail in Los Angeles.
A large quantity of jewelry that Col
lier, it is charged, flched from pawn
broker, 81. Simpson, at Albuquerque,
has been identified by the broker, with
the exception of watch. On the Jew.
elry depended either territorial or q
federal charge. The Denver division
of the postoffice inspectors was relying
on heavy gold quartz chain, dia-
mond pin, diamond a brooch and six
sapphires being recognized as stuff
Since the goods belong to the Albu-
querque pawn broker the territory
must prosecute.
On the night Of June 13 last the
Colorado & Southern safe at Trinidad
was broken open and robbed. There
was no clue.
On June 81 one of the biggest and
coolest robberies ever accomplished in
Albuquerque claimed the attention of
the police. Simpsons pawn shop had
been robbed in broad daylight. 1t was
the aged preprietor's custom to lock
up the shop at MONDAY when he went
to luncheon. On this particular day,
when he returned, he found almost
every piece of his jewelry stolen. his
counters broken open and safe rifed.
A tall young man-Coltier, in fact
dressed in Khaki trousers. a badly fit
ting cheviot coat and broad brimmed
som brero had been seen lOunging in
the doorway all morning. He was ar
rested on suspicion and taken to the
Albuquerque jail. Three nights after
ward he escaped.
The flight of Collier took him west
ward. The federal officials joined in
the pursuit. While in the Albuquer-
que Jail, Collier had been searched and
evidence found on his person that be
had bio q open the railroad safe at
Trinidad. 1t was also suspected that
he had been engaged in a postoffice
robbery.
Collier. through the inspectors of
other divisions, was traced to Las We
gas, Portland. Ore, Tacoma San
Francisco and Los Angeles. A tireless
man was on his trial and another was
working at Albuquerque. 1t was
found that he had enlisted in
the Raugh Riders regiment
at Globe, Ariz, and thai
he ad received mail at the Albuquer-
que Office from a small town in Alaba-
me. The inspector of the Alabama
district was notified and watched. One
day box contain; n the jewelry now
at Albuquerque vas received by Col
lier's father. The old man, in his
simplicity, opened the parcel and
showed the postmaster the jewel
~.
The watches, pins and diamonds
Office Inspector Waters at Denver, aud
que.
Golfers parents, it is held. are in
nocent of any completely. The man ran
away from home nineteen or twenty
years ago, when he was IL years of
age, and the only time he saw his ia
Their and mother during that time was
when he came back from Cuba. The
Albuquerque police are after Golfers
confederate, q woman, who deepens the
romantic mystery surrounding him.
She is described as being a Spauiard,
young and beautiful, and the one who
furnished him the tools with which to
saw his way to freedom.