Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-07-21
ETCHUMINSANTAFE
The Captured Train Robber Brought
to the Penitentiary from Spring.
er Last Evening.
MANY CONFLICTING STORIES
Officers Are Reticent About the Capture Of
Ketchum-The Held a Conference with
Governor 0tero and Judges
Mills and McFie.

Samuel Ketchum, accused of train
robbery, murder and resisting United
States officers, was brought to the SAM
ia Fe p~enitentiary last evening from
Springer by United States Marshal G..
M. Foraker of Albuquerque, j. N.
Thacker, secret service agent of the
Wells-Fargo Express Company, and w.
F. Powars, Of Albuquerque, route agent
of the express company.
Ketchum was very weak last evening
from the loss Of blood and the pain OF
his wound in the left arm. This fore
noon he rested easily, although he said
that his arm seemed to weigh 300
pounds. Foraker, Thacker and Powars
We're at the ~penitentiary nearly all day.
and toward noon We're Joined by Gov
ernor Otero, Chief Justice Mills, Judge
McFie and District Clerk A. M. Bergere.
These discussed the case thoroughly,
and the result of the conference was
that every effort will be exerted to cap
ture the other two of the gang who
robbed the train near Folsom.
line OlllCeTS dIe NeIy ~
speak about the capture of Ketchum.
In fact. they think that too much has
been published about the case already,
and that considerable sent out from,
| Cimarron, Springer and Las Vegas is
| untrue. The marshal had asked De-
tective Reno not to wire the story until
| all the facts had been ascertained, but
it seems the news was told at once, any
way. The posse that came upon the rob
bers was commanded by Elliott, but
Foraker had placed discretionary pow
er in Sheriff FAIR. q The story Of the
| fight as told in yesterdays dispatches
is virtually correct, except, perhaps, the
| statements about Special Officer Reno
who is accused of cowar1ics, against
| whom there is a bitter feeling at
| Cimarron. The officers who brought
| Ketchum to the p~enitentiary would ex-
press no opinion for publication on he
merits of the case, but in private ex-
pressed themselves forcibly and freely.
The case is entirely in the hands of
United States Marshal Foraker, who,
with the assistance of the Wells-Fargo
people, has a posse of ten men pursuing
the robbers, who are fleeing toward the
northwest. The story that hundreds of
men are in pursuit, including a posse
from Colorado, is declared absurd.
Ketchum is a United States prisoner,
but may be tried by the territory. He
waived a preliminary hearing before
United States Commissioner Seaberg at
Springer, and his bail on the charge of
robbery was fixed at 10000, while on
the charge of murder he cannot be
bailed.
Ketchum is 6 feet 2 inches tall, has a
sandy mustache and complexion, blue
eyes and freckled face and hands. He
came to New Mexico from San Angelo
Tex, and, according to Marshal For
laker, is the most desperate character ir
Ketchum ,one Of the many reputec
BLACK Jacks" who was implicated If
the train robbery at Folsom two years
ago. Tom is 81 years of age, while San
is about As. No criminal charge has
ever before been brought against San
Ketchum, although he has enjoyed the
notoriety of being a desperate charac'
ter. He will not speak for publication
but has spoken freely to the officers. Ac.
cording to his story, after the fight
while it was yet daylight, his two com
panions assisted him on a horse severa
times, but he was so weak that he be-
came faint every time and had to dis
mount. Finally he said, go on, boys
and leave me-" His two companion:
rode away then, and Ketchum made hi!
way to a nearby farm house, asking
for assistance. Officers were notified
and arrested Ketchum without his of
fering any resistance. Marshal ForakeI
does not think it possible that the rob
bers left their camp in daylight, al
though Ketchum's story is borne out b!
the story of one of the posse, who sale
that he saw the robbers riding away.
1t is now denied that two Of the horses
was the story given out at first. The rob
bers had no bedding at their camp, a n
left behind them everything, including
80 pounds of giant powder, a box o
giant caps, a lot of fuse, s pounds o
baking powder, coffee, bacon and flour
They procured nothing Of value from
the train, but took a saddletree, whicl
they made do service as a pack saddle
A brother of Sheriff Farr came t.
Springer yesterday to take charge o
his body. Sheriff Farr was killed by
bullet that. had passed through 2 inche
of wood of the tree behind which Far
was standing, pierced his heart an
passed out at the groin. 1t is the fac
of Reno leavino Fairs body that ha
caused feeling against him. 1t is sal,
that he a as fast as his legs coul,
carry him after saying to Smith, VIII
was wounded and lying by Fairs body
. that he would go and bring assistance
Reno left his gun and other belonging
| behind and never said ANYTHING to tn