Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-08-18
Full Particulars Of hOldup and Bat.
lie with Desperadoes.
Jaw OF ROsstR SHOT orr.

~ was Anuut sou o. NlNnh Wnen thffe
men. DRESSED IN cowboy earb rode hur-
rle,ily up So tho store 81 the Helen Min
Ing company and dlssmuntod. II Was
n0iiTcd that they were heavily armed
with Winchosierll and six shooters One
OF the men was left TO hold The horses.
while the other two walked iuto the
store for the osicnsible purpose 81 inlsk-
ing purchases. Thomas Knucky. of Sill
v,r city. WIS sitting IN front ~ the
store building az the time. and his at
tcntion was attfnctesl to the actions 81
the man outside. who. after his com
panloua had gone m, commenced so
make preparations looking 10 a hurried
departure. The reina OF the animals
were thrrVn up over their ncsks and
h. bualci himself with Tightening the
clnchcs and seeing that the Winchesicrs
were arranged ~ az 10 be easily with
drawn from their scabbards. Mr.
Knucky tried to engage the man In
conversation. but was answered only In
monosydiahles. Feeling that matters
were not a. they should be-. Mr. Nuucky
walked arounn and entered the b,ts X
door. 70 see what the other two men
we're doing, and " possible 90 communal
cate hts suspicious 60 the clerks.
In the meantime, the two men had
each purchased a pair % boots, some
underciothing and cartridges. They
put on the boots and one 81 them went
owt 10 the man remaining With sbe
horses and asked him for some money
with which 20 pay Tor the purchase.
This was produced and the money paid,
after which both walked out 81 the front
door. Mr. Knucky had Just started 90
communicate his fears. Ghcn the men
aqain cuiered the store and as thew did
40. Mr. Knucky walked out % the back
door and socrcted himself behind some
rocks, having considerable money on
his person and now feeding certain that
trouble was abous 10 ensue. The rob
bcts as they afterwards proved a. be-.
came ON back 10 the retlr door and look
Ell about Ia an endcavor 90 see what
had become OF MIR. Kuucky, but not
seeing him In the cOuree 81 few min
Utes walked back into the r0oan. and
uslide some few remarks In order 10 at
tract the attention % the two clerks.
and those Ia the etcre. consisting of
three Americans and two Cinnamon.
This done. quick as Hash. they pulled
their slx-shooters and orlcr@d everyone
t. stand In line. which was obeyed
without parley.
one II the robbers then covered those
present. White the other proceeded 20
the big safe containing the funds OF the
store and the moneys OF the postofiice.
which Is paEsitioned OF from the store
,..s...... n. ....,.s s...... ftttta st.,a ,.l9
lEg the registered mail and securing
what money WIS In the safe, after
which ne picked up as much jewelry
and as many REVIEWERS as he could
carry. and with a word Of command ia
his companion. both ran 30 the front
door. Al shree then luSnped on their
horses and rode rapidly away.
OTHERS WE'RE HELD UP.
Graham, n. NJ. Aug. i2-After the
hold-up OF che store at Graham. the
three robbers rode away In the dircc-
ton " Alma. 4 Telephone message
was az once sent 10 Deputy sheriff Fos-
ter at Mogollon. who replied that ne
would start In pursuit at once with a
pon-e and IN the meantime arrange
ments were being made FOR another
posse 10 leave from Graham and join
them.
While all this was being done. Mr.
Field, % Mogullon. Blakely Graham. Of
Denver, and Charles Dedeil, ~ Graham
rode into town with the story OF bcinG
he'd up On the road from Alma. Il
which plssce they had beenC 20 Graham
An were riding along quietly, when
three higirWaylnon rode up TO them ana
drawing their guns. demanded that
they turn over 20 theln what 81 value
they had In their possession. This WA
done as cheerfuhy az the circum-
STANCES would permit and the robbers
went on ana LEFT them to continue theii
Journey
A MOONLIGHT BATTLE.
Anna ~ A., Aug. IA night be-
tween the two poe.zea frCm Mogollor
and Graham. led by Deputy sheriff Eos
Ter. and the men VINO held up the stcr,
a; Oaham. took rsace about 10 O'Clock
Thursday night. just on the outskirts Oh
the town ~ Alma. The robbers wer,
Coming into town. when they heard tins
/ posse behind them. and at onte hid II
the rocks Tor the purpose - ansbushlnl
the officers. When che htters came IL
sight fire wrs opened upon them Z,
which they at once replied. and patch.
ei battle lasting tor nearly an hour en-
sued
Finally one ~ the robbers was seen q
fail. and a rush wis nade to where b,
had been standing. A. this was done
the remaining Two ceased firing Rnd
made their escape into the brush. TSl'
W0un'ivd man was captured without
/ fgrther Resistance, having been ahu
| through the Jaw and neck and terribly
wOumled. Two cut of the three hOTses
o. the robbers were taken BY the poss,
aa was also three x-aho0ters and on,
Winchester. II WIS necessary to secur,
medical attemalon Tor the wounded man
and he was accordingly taken back 4
Graham az once In wagon. DEBUT,
Foster announced ina SO would return
az once with a posse equipped TOR ex
tended riding after the other two OF th'
/ gang which were nov left with only
one horse and deprived q most q theil
IRE arms The horse 81 DR. Field, WIZ
WIS "a member 81 the posse. was sho
during the fFht but none % the officer,
were injured. The poaae numbered min,
men--hye from Graham and four from
| Mogalon
ROBBERs JAW SHOT OFF.
dtuham, n. A.. Aug. i2.-'rhe wound
"a rSbber was brought into Graham
about o'ciock Friday morning. lie Il
q young man about 20 years OF ago
sandy mousta-he and rather under
sized His wounds are such that h,
cannos talk. ana he does not show ana
| disposition 10 enllghtcn any one a. q,
hls Identity His entire Jaw 10 shot on
and there h also an ugly wound IN th'
back 90 his neck. re IL resolving ever,
care and attention, but ~ not cxpecte,
20 survive. SHOULD ne DO 90 he VIII h
taken 90 Socorno sail.
All Of the robbers are believed TO b,
members Of me gang " desperadoel
/ watch have been lnfeating the secti0T
I ~ country west ~ Alma.