Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-07-20
ANOTHER DEATH
One More Of the Posse Wounded by
Train Robber McGinnis Dies
from the Shock.
THE PURSUIT OF THE GANG
One of the Colorado Officers Said to Have
Deserted His Comrades Story of
the Battle Again Told.

East Las Vegas, N. NJ, July 20.-A
H. M. Love, wounded in the thigh by
train robbers last Sunday, died at $3.50
this morning, and will be buried here
to-day.
A courier sent in by Deputy Marshal
Elliott from Badly late last night says
the robbers are trailed to Ute creek, the
trail becoming very dim on account of
heavy rains.
The clew to the identity of the robbers
was first obtained near where the train
was held up, by gathering up a torn en-
velope and putting it together, finding it
was postmarked Springer, and received
at Cimarron, and addressed by a har-
ness maker to G. w. Franks, on send
ing him a couple of Winchester scab-
bards.
There are over 100 men in the noun
tains in pursuit of the desperadoes. The
excitement still runs high in the noun
tains over the tragic death of Sheriff
Ed. Farr and the wounding of Love and
Smith, the former being in a precarious
condition.
Officers from Colorado and posse of
sixteen with horses and arms from
Huerfano county left the railroad at
Maxwell City for the trail of the rob-
bers Tuesday.
General Agent Thacker, of the Wells
Fargo company, from San Francisco, is
on the ground, conducting pursuit of
the robbers, who are yet in the noun
tains somewhere in the Poniel country.
The pursuit Is handicapped on account
Of continuous rains throughout the
mountains and county.
United States Marshal Foraker has
about 80 pounds of dynamite, the tree
of pack saddle taken by the robbers
from the express car at Folsom, and
other stuff that was found in the cave
in the mountains vacated by them. A
hat and slicker were also found, indi-
eating that the bandits had hurriedly
vacated the place.
One of the men is supposed to be
Ketchum, alias Black Jack, who was in
robbery about a year ago at the same
place. The other two go by the names
Of McGinnis and G. w. Franks. The
latter about two weeks ago received
30-40 Winchester and 1000 rounds of
ammunition. They are supposed to be
heading toward La Belle or Taos.
United States Marshal c. M. Foraker
says that the posse which engaged the
bandits Sunday was led by Deputy
United States Marshal Elliott, not Sher-
iff Farr nor Detective Reno.
The accounts first sent out to the
press of the country were founded on
statements made by Reno who, Fora
ker says, soon after the fighting began,
deserted Elliott's posse, and, leaving his
horse and rifle behind, hurried back to
Cimarron.
A posse Of fifteen men under the
leadership of Deputy United States
Marshal Elliott left Cimarron Tuesday
afternoon in pursuit of the bandits.
A big fight is anticipated, as the ban
dts seem determined not to be taken
alive. One of them particularly is dead
shot, and it Is likely they will sell their
lives dearly.
According to the report of the United
States marshal, the fight Sunday came
about as follows: The posse had start
ed up canyon and were ambushed by
the robbers. Sheriff Farr was shot
through the wrist while in the open.
Smith was the next man to be downed
being shot through the calf Of the leg
The shooting seems to have been the
work entirely of one man, McGinnis,
who, after downing Smith, turned his
attention to Farr, who was behind a
pine tree feet in diameter. McGinnis
pumped a dozen shots into the tree,
using a 3O-4O Winchester. The bullet
that killed Farr probably passed
through the edge of the tree, entered
Farr's body near the heart and came
out near the groin. His body fell on
Smith,
Shortly after the firing began one of
the desperadoes was seen to fall. He
attempted to rise couple Of times, but
failed, and then moved no more. At the
time he was supposed by members of
the posse to have been killed, but his
body could not be found afterward.
After killing Farr, McGinnis turned
his attention to Deputy Love. On ex-
posing a leg to view, Love received
bullet near the thigh.
After the shooting Of Love, both par
ties suspended hostilities, and the
posse, with the exception of Reno,
stayed there during the night.
During the fight two of the four
horses belonging to the bandits were
killed, one Of the horses being a "
horse belonging to w. G. Urton, of Ros-
WELL
The trio are supposed to be McGinnis,
Of Magdalens, G. w. Franks and the
notorious Ketchum, who is supposed to
have operated with Black Jacks gang.
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