The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-18
Colorado Sheriff the Victim of Pur-
sued Train Robbers.
REFUSED THE POSSE
ONE OF THE OUTLAWS WAS
ALSO SHOT TO DEATH.
Three Men Who Held Up the Colo
RADIO Southern Recently Overtaken
By Officers and Desperate Battle
Lasting Forty-five Minutes En-
sued, Near Cimarron, N. Al.


We're received here this morning of a
pitched battle between a sheriff's posse
and the gang of outlaws who held-up
the Colorado Southern passenger train
at Folsom, n. NJ, a few days ago. The
ARRAY occurred near Cimarron- j. w.
Farr, a member of the posse, was killed.
Deputies Love and Smith of Springer,
N NJ, were probably fatally wounded.
W. H. Reno, chief of the secret serv-
ice department of the Colorado South
ern, was also wounded. The robbers
escaped TO the hills. Another posse
was organized at Cimarron and is now
in pursuit of the robbers.
Marion Littrell, livestock inspector,
arrived here at o'clock this afternoon,
bringing further details of the f1gnt
at Cimarron, as he had learned them
at Springer
at occurred this morning" he said,
lin the canyon above Clmarron, IN
very rough piece of country. The news
was telephoned TO Springer from Cln-
arron just before l left there. The
posse was led by Sheriff Ed Farr of
Walsenburg. Colo. and United States
Marshal Foraker of New Mexico. The
posse numbered six men. The force dl-
vided. three members advancing upon
the outlaws from opposite directions
The Sheriff Fell Dead.
zone of the outlaws was dead shot.
Sheriff Farr was killed and Henry Love
and a man named Smith. members OF
the posse, were wounded. Love was
hit twice. one shot going through MS
thigh. Foraker returned to Cimarron
and telephoned that all of his posse
had been wounded"
The identity of the outlaws is not
i i- rar-fa n cd
OF their being the same individuals
who held UP the train at Folsom a
few days ago and also year or more
ago. While Mr. Littrell did not learn
the exact location, of their camp II Is
believed to have been comparatively
close to Cimarron, probably two or
three miles away
Cimarron is a place of ABOUT 200 peo-
ple and is situated close 10. the mouth
of the canyon and twenty-thTee miles
from Springer. The outlaws have neen
noticed hanging around in the vicinity
for some time past.
Although nothing certaiQ - knewh,slt
is thought by members of the posse
that. one or more of the OUTLAWS who
are three in number. have been wound
ed by the officers.
Sheriff Ed Farr. who was killed. is
we'll known among livestock men. he
and his brother have rather extensive
cattle interests in southern COLORADO
and northern New Mexico.
One Robber Killed.
Word was received here late today
that the dead body of one OF the tram
robbers concerned in the foisom tram
hold up had been conveyed 10 Clmar-
ron. n. NJ. from the scene OF the nght
and was afterwards taken to Springer.
where an inquest was held tonight. Inc
dead man is known by the name ot
William McGinnis. alias G.. W. Franks
and came from Magdalene, n. NJ,
where he was known as broncho buster
He is six feet two inches tall, weighs
a bout 200 pounds and is of light COM
nIexion The other two robbers aban-
doned their horses and are being pur
sued into the hills by a posse OF twenty
men. -
Later accounts of the fight state the
train robbers were overtaken at ABOUT
) o'clock Sunday evening IL the can
Won, ten miles above Cimarron- Thsy
were preparing to so into camp anc
replied in the negative to demand 10
A fight then ensued, IN
which about fifty shots were exchanged.
Sheriff Ed Farr received the first
wound through the wrist but bandaged
il and resumed the battle. He was shot
n second time through the body and fell
dead F. II. Smith, anoeher MEMBER OF
the posse. was shot through the leg.
II. y. Love sustained a dangerous
wound through the thigh.
Was Long Battle.
The firing lasted about forty-fve
Special officer Reno remained !
on the scene until 8 o'clock Sunday !
night and then left for Cimarron to S.
cure medical aid, which was obtained |
at Springer. 1t took him nearly four |
hours to make the trip to Cimarron, /,
distance of ten miles, through the heavy |
rain and intense darkness.
The attacking party consisted of |
Sheriff Farr. Special Officer W. U. Reno |
Df Denver, F. H. Smith of New York, /
who was at Cimarron and volunteered !
to go. H N. Love, an employee of
Charles Springer, stockman: ]. H. Nor
gan; Perfecto Cordova of Colfax coun
ty. New Mexico; Captain Thacker, spe-
,iaI agent of the Wells, Fargo CON-
pany at Springer, and all were under
he direction of United States Marshal
Foraker of New Mexico.