Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-04-27
FooLHARDY ATTEMPT
To stay the Hanging Of the Famous
Bandit "Black Jack"

To stay the Hanging o. the Famous
Bandit, BLACK Jack"
CLAYTON. y ~ April &C. Special
Th. ...u.. H HHDA lI.k kctChum
hay. "A. .. Hut tH.u tu .uardy 81
FORTS H AVOID no." COW .d train
robbie. U..0a. and hH viii miuuht
rIIt L hanged Friday
a l|.u Ipu.oNa mes. axe was rr.
yytFy. to-day U Suugn Garcia ui this,
Union county ustuuAhly from Cover
NOR OtHJ. reading as follows
.|N HD.U. % of President Mckinley
defer execution pf Thomas kptchum
Co MAY la 1901.
a CRUEL FORGERY.
Tho Telegram has been proven "a
pure fuIEr.y Hs Governor Otero has
sent au uWDal denial from Las We.
raa disayuVuE an knowledge Of the
m.. 8r. and promising to search out
co., perppuntur of the forgery tumur.
row Ihc santa Pc telegraph office
CLOSES at D. m.. consequently nothing
could nU dome boo the search tonight
Detective W ~ Reno of the Colo.
RADIO a Southern. who has devoted
yrnT- Goo fhp running down uf the ban.
dit ua. greatly alarmed az the appa.
rent stay tu his Efforts ut the eve OF
the moment when death would for
ever uIaU, Black jack beyond the
possibility OF another train robbery
~, asked NcriHcatiuu from Cover
mon Ot.Hn aud was relieved hoy reply
that 900 such Telegram had been sent
and chat Buy orders from Washington
unpgt.us change lu the arrange
mont .1r the hanging would be- vert
Ned NE wire
Tho whole town was thrown into
great excitement shortly after the ar
uya' of tho carefully guarded train
robbie. when the receipt Of the re-.
urI.E. HHH announced No doubt ui
it- Authenticity appeared to exist OK
cDpt u tHD mind OF Detective Reno
and others of the posse To- charge OF
the condemned man.
MILDLY INTERESTED
The IMPOSED rcpricyc appeared {,
ha Ba much OF surprise 10 the most
Interested man AZ 10 was 90 the
stuuu, officers. kotchum. when seen
hy the Republican correspondent this
auefnoOu disclaimcd any knowledge
of M attempt 20 stay his execution
but was much gratlhod. though abso
lutely declining 90 make statement
Dp 800 this time he had shown little
interest loo h.s fate. and had passed
away th, greater part Of his time non
chalant'y playing cards with his
guards
Tht receipt Of the forged rcprieyc
hDfuf. Its falslty was discovered, pul
tho officers connected with the hang
iuu u Uuuujury Captain Fort OF
iaa Vegas who has charge uf the exc
cutIuU. $3.50 mot know what disposition
Co. mHfu cot Black Jack under th'
circumstances. ana Immediately wire,
IWHu. Uf.II. far la aDlufIUu
1h,r. much speculation in Clay
ton 8s Goo tbe Identify of the sender %
the forged telegram. Little doubt cN
l.f# u Oboe minds OF the officers bu
that .u. ul Kytphums uumerou
rIpu# ur pals sought in this mannc
% ..at tu. death of the Law breaker
but tUU uhsurdiiy OF forwarding th
dispatch urtyoight hours before M
execution. when the interval permit
tod tU. correction OF the forgery, q
NOT %. easily understood
others advance the opinion that IA
telegram De- simply "a practical joke o
tho part uf some individual vita mli
conception of what constitutes humOl
Governor Otoru and Judge Mills a
East pa. Vegas have been ia clos
communication with the officials here
but are unable 90 throw any llgf
which might lCau 20 the detection &
The person who nled the telegram O
Santa &c.
m, whole matter has stirred q
much Indignation and excitement her
and vogue and conflicting rumors ar
h.agl u enc hotels and cafes.
READY FOR HANGING.
D.. H.f. luu uncertainty that exist
h.I. preparations are steadily goul
forward for the execution of "hlac
Jg.H between lU @. ~. and .. n
Friday
Th. special train bearing kctchui
and h.s tuu guards headed hy Shcri
Garcia arrived this morning and an
prisoner was Immediately taken 90 th
county uii whore at hiH own Request
hU inspected tho scanold from whic
hu vIN swing Friday. Doe ore even be-
iun hnHu GO bis cell
GOOD WORK. hos"
With perfect aplomu BLACK Jack
critically looked the death deal,
over. UnH remarked that III was
good u.... Ut work
.Uuf gentlemen" said the bandit
co. N. turned Goo go 90 hiE cell, Il wis
yo. would lahu the sturkado down 81
OH. boss can aeu me hanged AN
chem H..Huag and with "a porfcctl
,uII..i.. manner t, stullod away wit
h.H wBrI.
ODD. Republican correspondent
promised tu send him copy uf th
Republican Friday morning and kc
,hum Hfu laugh thanked him ad,
ius aNm# ..aIN.
.N.U a.J DO here early. us the ban
begins Zoo play at lu O'Clock
A# IH. daring baud OF which Re
cnum wUH far many years the success
a