La Junta tribune., 1899-05-13
MURDERER sonAmnAs JAILED.
Shs'im Barr Accidentally Runs Aeross
His Man In L. luats.

urday night, was captured at the
depot platform in this city
Tuesday night about l. o'clock
by Sheriff George Barr. The cap
ture was lucky accident, the
sheriff and the murderer arriving
in La unta on No. 6, both being
in the same car and each unaware
OF the presence of the other. Bo-
hannan was in the forward part Of
the compartment car and the
sheriff in the rear end.
Sheriff Barr was returning home
from Fowler, where he had been
for two days and nights looking
for the murderer. Just as he was
about to alight from the train he
noticed a man on the platform
who acted suspiciously. Sheriff
Barr turned to the brakeman and
asked, "Was that man on the
train?" The brakeman replied,
"Yes, he got on at the Missouri
Pacific junction, and has got his
pockets full of bread" The sher-
if ahghted from the train and fol-
lowed the man, who appeared anx-
ious to get under cover as soon as
possible. AS he came under the
glare OF the electric light near the
express Office he turned and looked
back and Barr Immediately recog-
nized him as the man he was look
ing for.
Sheriff Barr covered Bohannan
with a gun and demanded him to
throw up his hands, which he did
with alacrity, not making the least
attempt at resistance. Keeping
his man well covered, the sheriff
relieved Bohannan OF the gun with
which the crime was committed
and landed the prisoner in Jail,
where his brother, Lee, who is i'm
plicated as an accessory, has been
confined since Sunday.
The entire community OF Fowler
has been in state OF collapse
from sheer fright since the night of
the tragedy, fearing an unexpected
visit from the murderer. Isolated
houses have been deserted, and
from two - four families have
been living together to keep up
their courage. Ever since the
night of the tragedy Sheriff Barr
and posse OF twenty-five or
thirty men have been in search of
the murderer, but not until Monday
night was any trace discovered of
his whereabouts. On that night
Bohannan called at T. Gilmore's
place, six miles west of Fowler.
He had formerly worked for Gil
more and the latter owed him a
small sum OF money 1t was known
that Bohannan was without money
and it was thought that if he re-
mained in the vicinity of Fowler
he would be apt to call there to
secure funds. The Gilmore house
hold was posted to be ready for
HIM, and in reply to an inquiry
claimed they were well armed and
ready for any emergency. When
Bohannan called, there were six
men in the house, but he held
them all up with his gun and Sc
cured S. and supply of food.
When he left he threatened to kill
any man who followed him or at
tempted to give any information
concerning his whereabouts.
Bohannan, since his capture,
does not have much to say con-
cerning the crime. He simply re-
marks that he is sorry and that
people would not blame him so
much if they bat'knew all the cir
cumstances that led up to the un-
fortunate affair. 1t is said that a
witness will testify to conversa-
ton he overheard between the
brothers just before the tragedy
occurred. Frank, who did the
shooting, wanted to use a club on
his father to force him to make a
settlement, but the brother advised