Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-07-17
Death Occurred in a Fight With
Train Robbers Near
Cimarron.
ALL THE POSSE ARE WOUNDED
United States Marshal Foraker
PreseRt-Details of the
Fight.


this morning of pitched battle be
tween sheriff's posse and the gang o
outlaws who held up the passenge
train at Folsom, N. NJ, about a weel
ago. The affray occurred near Cimar.
on and Ed Farr, member of the poss,
was killed. Mr. Farr lived ct Walsen
burg, Colo, and was sheriff of Huer
fano county, Colo.
Marion Littrell, live stock inspector
arrived here at l o'clock this afternoon,
bringing further details of the fight at
Cimarron, as he had learned them at
Springer.
at occurred this morning." he said,
Tin the canon above Cimarron in very
rough piece of country The news was
telephoned to Springer from Cimarron
just before left there. The posse was
led by Sheriff Ed Farr of Walsenburg
and United States Marshal Foraker of
New Mexico. The posse numbered six
members. The force divided, three
members advancing upon the outlaws
from opposite directions.
"One of the outlaws was dead shot,
Sheriff Farr was killed and Henry
Love and man nam Smith, men,
bers of the posse, were wounded. Love
was hit twice, one shot going through
his thigh. Foraker returned to Cimar-
ron and telephoned that all of his posse
had been wounded"
The identity of the outlaws is not
known but little doubt is entertained
that they are the same individuals who
held up the train at Folsom a few days
ago and also nearly three years since.
While Mr.. Littrell did not learn the ex-
act location of their camp it is believed
to have been comparatively close to
Cimaron, probably two or three miles
away.
Cimarron is a pioUo Of aDUuJ 2UU
people and is situated close to the
month of the canon referred to and |
twenty-three miles from Springer. The
outlaws have been noticed hanging |
around in the vicinity for some time
past. Although nothing certain is
known, it is thought by members of the
posse that one or more of the outlaws
who are three in number, have been
wounded by the officers.
sheriff Ed Farr, who was killed, is
well known among live stock men. He
and his brother have rather extensive
cattle interests in Southern Colorado
and Northern New Mexico.
Special to The Optic
SPRINGER, N. M, July 17.-Yester-
day a f ernoon United States Msrshal
Forakers' posse of five men with
Sheriff Farr, of Fuerfano county,
Colorado, and w. H. Reno, special
agelt of tie Colorado Southern rail
roa9, struck the trail of the Colorado
Southern rain robbers near Cimarron,
twenty yihree miles west OF here.
They followed the trail into the
mountains for distance If about ten
mile az d came upou the bau6its when
they We preparing to camp at about
5:i5 A dema',d for surrender was
maoe WLcn was refused AID aght
ensnei N whic1 about 4 " shots were
earn3te ed. There were three in the
TobJer hand. allmOpnted.
1ne maisna's posse was made up of
r. Fl s.1 III c! New ork, who was at
Cimbrren, ard volunteered TO go with
the pa iy; II. N. Love, an employe of
Caar es Springer, j. Morgan aud
Pc . Cor oya, oil this coo lty with
Sher i IaIr ard Sp sial 01cer Reno.
Far was shot first thi ougn the wrist
and having bandaged his wound re-
newed tae battle Next, Smith was
shot Ii ousn The leg, Farr was again
shot ough the body aud fell dead
Love was shot through tie thigh and
is in a dangerous condition. The firing
lasted about fGlty-sge minutes. The
officers claim that one man of the roo
bers was killed and another wounded
and that they have certainty Of get
ting the third man. Mr.. Rero remain
ed on The ground until p. NJ, anu
then left for cimarron to summon ply
sicians, but owing - Lhe rain and dark
ness did not reach there until midnight,
when he telephoned here and Df.
Hines star d fer the scene. The Of
ficers claim to know the names of the
robbers but will not tell. 1t is said,
however, that one of them is man
well known here and who was indicted
for train robbery about the same place,
some time ago, ana was acquitted at
Las Vegas.
LATER-The body of the tain rot-
ber has been found and lr'ught to
Cimarron. JIe is MAJ six feet two
inches high, weighs about 20 pounds,
light comple,SoG. Name not given in
the Information received by telephone.
Ths robber killed is known by the
name Of William McGinnis, alias q.
w. franks. lie is from Magdalena,
N. NJ, md was b.oncho buster. The
body will be brought here this evening.
when an inquest will be held. The
other two rob ers abandoned their
horses and took to the hills. 4 posse
OF twenty men are hunting them
Captain y'hacker, special agent of The
Wells Fargo Express company, is here.
attending to the express companys'
end Of the business,