The Washington weekly post., 1899-07-18

East Las Vegas. y. NJ. July 17.-Meager
details were received here to-day OF d
pitched battle between a Sheriffs posse
and the gang OF outlaws who held Up a
Colorado and Southern passenger train a.
Folsom. n. NJ. few days ago. The at
fray occurred near Cimarron. Sheriff W.
J. Farr, of Watsenberg, Col. q member
of the posse. was killed.
Deputies Love and Smith. of Springer.
y. NJ, were probably fatally wounded.
Another posse was organized at Cimar-
ron. and is now in pursuit of the robbers,
who fed 10 the hills.
Marion Li.rell. live stock inspector, ar
rived here tonight bringing further de-
tails of the tight at Cimarron. as he had
learned thenrat Springer.
Details of the Fight.
TT occurred this morning." he said. "in
the canon above CimarrOn. in a very
rough piece of country. The news was
telephOned to Springer from Cimarron
just before l left there. The posse was
led by Sheriff Ed Farr. of Walsenburg.
and' United States Marshal Foraker, OF
New Mexico. The posse numbered six
men. The force divided. advancing upon
the outlaws from three directions.
Sheriff Farr was killed. and Henry Love
and a man named Smith. members of the
posse, were wounded. Foraker returned
10 Cimarron and telephoned that all Of
his posse had been wounded"
The identity of the outlaws is not
known, but little doubt is entertained or
their being the men who held up the
train at Folsom few days ago, and also
a year or more ago. Their camp. II is be-
lieved. was two or three miles from Ci-
marion.
The outlaws have been noticed hanging
around In the vicinity for some time past.
Sheriff Ed Farr was well known among
live stock men. He had extensive cattle
interests in Southern Colorado and
Northern New Mexico.
Another Account.
Later accounts OF the battle. received
here late to-day, state that the dead body
of one OF the train robbers had been con-
veyed to Cimarron. " NJ, from the scene
of the fight, and was afterward taken to
Springer. where an inquest was held to-
night The dead man is known by tbs
name of William McGinnis. alias @. W.
Franks, and came from Magdalena, n. NJ,
where he was known as "BrOncho Bust
er." The other two robbers abandoned
their horses and are being pursued in the
hills by a posse of twenty men.
The train robbers were overtaken at
about 5 o. clock Sunday evening in the
canyon, ten miles above Cimarron. They
were preparing 10 go into camp and re-
piled in the negative to a demand To sur
render. A fight then ensued, in which
about nifty shots were exchanged.
Sheriff PARIS Death.
Sheriff Ed Farr received the first wound
in the wrist. but bandaged ii and renewed
the battle. He was shot a second time,
through the body, and fell dead F. H.
Smith. another member of the posse, was
shot through the leg. H.. n. Lowe sus-
tanned a dangerous wound through the
thigh. The firing lasted about forty-fve
minutes. Special Officer Reno remained
on the scene until o'clock Sunday night,
and then left for Cimarron to secure med
ical aid, which was secured at Springer
1t took him nearly four hours to make
the trip to Cimarron, a distance OF ten
miles, through the heavy rain and intense
darkness The attacking party consisted
Of Sheriff Farr, Special Officer w. H.
Reno, of Denver; +. H. Smith. of New
York, who was at Cimarron and volun-
teered to go; Fl. n. Love. an employe Of
Charles Springer: StOckman ]. II. Nor
gan and Perfecto CordoYa, of COlfax
County, y. NJ: Capt. Thacker, special
agent of the Wells-FaTgo Company at
Springer-all under the direction Of
United States Marshal Foraker, of New
Mexico.