Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-26

the leader Of band OF outlaws who
committed many train robberes and
other raids IN Texas. New Mexico aud
Arizona. This band has been scattered
since his arrest. Seven or eight have
been killed, three are In Jail and the
others have been driven into the
mountains.
GUARDING THE JAIL
Clayton, N. NJ, April 26-Twenty
armed deputies were on guard all night
al the jail here IN anticipation Of an
attempt to rescue Thomas r. Ketchum.
the train r0bber, under sentence TO be
hanged today, but II any friends Of the
bandit were here they made no demon
stratlon Hundreds Of armed men. many
of them cowboys from the surrounding
country thronged the streets today.
ketchum received the ministratlons
Of priest this morning. He ate q
hearty breakfast, took a bath and said
he was ready TO die at any hour. At
1850 a. m. he called for music, A violin
and n guitar were sent for. Ketohum
talked for over an hour with visitors to-
day, cooler than any who met him. He
declared death preferable TO imprison-
ment Ketchum told of robberies in
which he was concerned, but declared
that he had never killed man and only
shot three, He said that he was not
BLACK Jack, and that that bandit SIN
lived. Ketchum refused to give names
OF friends still at liberty
Besides giving full account OF the
Stems Pass robbery, generating the
men who were convicted OF that crime,
Ketchum said that Bud Upshaw was
innocent of the murder OF A, =. Powers
In Texas Of which he Is accused This
killing, Ketehum said, was the result
OF a conspiracy to which he was party.
KETCHUM TO PRIEST. M'K1NLEY.
Denver, Colo. April PA special to
the Denver Post from Clayton, n. NJ,
says that Thomas Il. Ketchum, who Is
10 be hanged there today. mailed the
foll-wing letter to President Mckinley
this morning:
Clayton, n. NJ, April &c, 1901.
To His Excellenoy President OF the
United states, Washington, ID. G.
r.-Being now at the town Of Clay
ton, N. NJ, awaiting my execution
which is set for this day and realizing
the Importance 20 the liberty OF other
men and the duty which | conceive TO
be- incumbent upon myself. standing In
the presence Of death, where no human
aid can reach me, | desire TO commune
cate TO you by means Of this letter
some facts which | deem would he
of interest TO the people through their
President and perhaps be the means OF
liberating innocent men. There are
now three men In Santa Fe penitenu-
airy serving sentences for the robbery
OF the United States meil AT Stems
Pass. Ariz, in 1897 viz: Leonard Al
berton, Walter Huffman and Bin WHt-
erman. and they are innocent OF the
crime as an unborn babe The names
OF the men who committed the crime
are Dave Atkins, Ed. Fullin, VIII Car
yer. Sam Ketchum, Broncho BIZ ana
myself | have given 10 my attorney
in Clayton means by which articles
taken I'm said robbery may be found
where we hid them and also the names
OF witnesses who live In that vicinity
who win testify that myself and gang
were In that neghborhood both imme-
dlately before and after the robbery,
The fact that these men are innocent
and are suffering impels me 10 make
this confession. While you cannot help
mo and while I realize that all EFFORTS
to secure to me q Communication OF my
sentence have slgnally failed, wish TO
do this much in the Interest OF these
innocent men who, 40 far as ! know,
never committed a crime In their lives.
| make this statement, fully realizing
that my end IL fast approaching ana
that must very soon meet my Maker.
Very respectfully your servant
t. Il. KETCHuM.