Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-03-26
A ROBBER CONFESSES
-Four Men Are Implicated In the Las
Cruces Bank Robbery 1t Is
Alleged.
GOOD WORK OF THE OFFICERS
Two Cowboys of Las Cruces Are Involved
By the Confession Of One of the Rob-
bers-Given Preliminary
Hearing,

William Wilson and Oscar Wilbur
who were arrested at San Antonio,
Texas, charged with robbing Bowman's
bank at Las Cruces of 81, 1000 in cash,
have been brought to Las Cruces They
made confession to Deputy Sheriff j.
N. 1saacs, who assisted Benjamin Will
liams, in locating the men at San An
tonic
FURNISHED THE HORSES. ..
They also implicated William A.
Cravens and Pence Rhoads OF Las Cruces,
stating that they furnished horses and
, afterward backtrailed them so it was
impossible for the posse to follow them.
They also furnished new horses, which
were stationed in the mountains and
which the robbsrs rode within few
miles of Ell Paso, Tex, where they took
train for Old Mexico and from there to
San Antonio, Texas, where they were
captured They paid Cravens and
Rhoads 500 each for their services.
Cravens and Rhoads have both been ar
rested and furnished s., 500 bond each
Wilson was identified as one of the rob-
bers by Cashier Freeman of the bank.
WILSON'S CAREER.
Wilson and former partner of his,
James Brooks, formerly lived In Grant
county and were indicted two or three
years ago for the murder OF school
master at Cooks Peak, but owing to
lack of evidence, the case was dropped.
Shortly after the bank robbery sad
die disappeared from Hanover, a mining
20 NM in Irrnr pft nnt,o
missed about the same time and was
afterward found with the saddle and ar
rested in Arizona by the sheriff of Grant
comfy. Upon his return to Grant
county he informed the sheriff that
Wilson and Wilbur had requested him to
join them in the bank robbery, which he
declined to do. He also gave the sheriff
such additional information as enabled
him to locate the men wanted. The
justice bound the prisoners over to await
the action of the next grand jury in
April. Cravens and Rhoads are we'll
known cowboys.
Sheriff B. F. Garrett and his deputy
Benjamin Williams did splendid work In
so speedily locating the bank robbers
and bringing them back to the territory
for trial and punishment.
COMPLETE BURGLARS OUTFIT.
Brooks and Wilson had in the house
at San Antonio two new Winchesters,
having thrown their old ones away.
There were also two Colts revolvers Of
A caIber The same as the Winchesters.
with new scabbards, and for these plen-
ty Of ammunition, including bullets of
hn doo 11x, n IN, {,, <Io
English army. In the outfit were wire
cutters for cutting telegraph wires and
destroying barbed wire fences which
should impede their fight. They had al
so two canvas bags, with strap attach
ment, to be carried under the coat hung
over the shoulder. These bags were
strongly bound with brass rivets, and
were to be used, presumably, for carry
ing off the money. There were lot Of
supplies and apparatus of various sorts
on hand about the premises. which in
dicated that the men were about to
take long trip Of some sort.
PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES
Department of0the Interior. Office of
Indian Affairs, Washington, D. c., March
20, 1900. Sealed proposals, Endorsed
Proposals for beef, -four, ETC., as the
case may be, and directed to the Com
missioner OF Indian Affairs, 235 johnson
street, Chicago, Ill.,, will be received un-
til o'clock, p. M, of Tuesday, April II,
1900, for furnishing for the Indian Ser
vice, beef, -four, bacon, beans, coffee,
sugar, rice, tea, and other articles OF
subsistence: also for boots and shoes,
groceries, soap, baking powder, crockery
agricultural implements, paints, oils,
glass, tinware, wagons, harness, leather,
shoe findings, saddlery, ETC., hardware.
school and medical supplies. and long
list Of miscellaneous articles. Sealed
proposals, indorsed Proposal for blank
cts, woolen and cotton goods, clothing,
etc." as the case may be, and directed
to the Commissioner Of Indian AZ
fairs, Nos. n and 79 Wooster street,
New York City, will be received until l
o'clock, p. M, OF Tuesday, May Is, 1900,
| for furnishing for the Indian Service,
blankets, wooen and cotton goods, cloth
ing, notions, hats and caps. Bids must
be made out on government blanks.
Schedules giving all necessary informa-
| tion for bidders will be furnished on ap.
plication to the Indian Office, Washing
ton, D. c.; Nos. n and 10 Wooster
street, New York City,; or gas johnson
street, Chicago, H.; the Commissaries Of
Subsistence, U. s. A. at Cheyenne,
Leavenworth, Omaha, St. Louis, St.
Paul, and San Francisco; the postmas-
ters at Sioux City, Yankton, Arkansas
City, Caldwell, Topeka, Wichita, and
Tucson. Bids will be opened at the
hour and days allowed stated. and bid
ders are invited to be present at the
opening. The Department reserves the
right to determine the point Of delivery
and to reject any and all bids, or any
part OF any bid. w. A. JONES, Com.
| missioner.