Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-10-31
MURDERER CAUGHT.
SEVENTEEN DAYS ARDUOUS CHASE

Irwin Wallace. the murderer Of VIII
liam N. McCdmmoI. concerning whom
The citizen had a notice as, evening
was brought into the city last night
~ sheriff Il W Lewis of SocOrro
county, on hi way to Socorro 'os i'm
prise nment
The killius .p'k Eltce at M7Cam-
mons home, in NO Datil ic0untains,
some eighty miles from Magda!ena,
about three weeks ago, ahu IL the ac-
count of the bereaved wife Ia correct,
t. was one Of the most dastardly
C. ines committed in New Mexico Tor
many a day.
Mrs. McClmmon says in q letter To
the Socorro Cheftain, published last
Saturday:
In October, 1902. my husband
bought from Irwin Wallace the Il. w.
ranch and cattle. The proper papers
were drawn up and signed, and every.
thing appeared To DO satisfactory TO
both my husband and Wallace.
"A few days later Wallace and
lady came over to the ranch and ask
ed to see the bill of sale again and
hear II read. MIR. McCammon produc-
ed the papers and Wallace said. Let
the lady read them McCammon
said, Very we'll Wallace came and
stood very near. and reached out his
hand and jerked the paper from her
hand and tore into pieces and put
them In his pocket and said TO Mr.
McCammon, The trade is all off un-
less you sign this new paper which
We have drawn up. But Mr.. Mccain
mon refused 80 sign IL. After that
Wallace and she lady went home and
Wallace wrote some very insulting
letters to Mr.. McCammon. and finally
stopped a sale OF steers that Mr. Nc
Cannon had made.
"On October 10, 1903, while at my
home, and In the kitchen, looked out
aud saw Wallace slipping up to the
house. ! stepped to the door leading
into the front room and said to my
husband, Wallace is coming. My
husband jumped up and started for
the door. when Mrs Mary McCuiston
said to him, Now Mac, be careful
lie replied, Why | am not going to
hart Wallace, neither will he hurt me-
BY that time Wallace had reached the
door and jumped IN ana shot at my
husband, and missed him, and hit Mrs
/ Mary McCuistun In the arm. At the
same time he rushed upon my hus-
band and shot again, saying I've
come TO get you God d You Then
they clinched In struggle, my hus.
band trying 10 get the six shooter
from Wallace. But Wallace struck
| him and kr cck7d him down and shot
him In the back.
MY husbands six shooter was dis.
charged during the struggle. but Wal
lace, after he had shot him, took my
husbands six shooter from him, and
kicked and stamped him on the head
All this time | was trying 10 protect
my wounded husbands head. to keep
Wallace from shooting him In the
head for he mad his own six shooter
and my husbands also in his hands
got a hold on one OF hts hands and
my husband the other and begged
him. not to shoot any more. Ny
]
fire OF Wallace's SIX shooter He pro-
missed not TO shoot any more and TO
let us take my husband into the house.
We then let loose Of his hands and
Immediately he fired at my husband
again as was taking him away and
did his best to kill him.
After ! had got my husband into
. ia.. F.NI 4. 4.
er on me twice and tried TO make me
promise what | would swear to In
court saying. IT Is very necessary
Tor me TO know what you will swear
90; that | should swear that my hus.
band fired the first two shots"
Ultimately the assassin left the
house and fed 20 the hills. Four days
. after the murder sheriff Lewis. hav.
, INK sworn In Tom Tucker. started on
: the trail OF the fugitive For nine
d days. like a fox, the slayer OF his fel.
. low man, doubled back and forth in
the Datll hills; but the sheriff's posse
having been increased TO nine men
The fleeing criminal left that section
= for the northwest Eight days longer
did the officers OF the law dog his
steps, and finally yesterday morning
/ In the foot hills Of the Zuni noun
: tains, after seventeen daya OF flight
and pursuit, the assassin was captur
! ed, 300 miles distant from the scene
! or his crime.
: This Is one OF The most remarkable
pursuits and captures IN the history
OF New Mexico justice the pursued
. and HIS pursuers alike suffering n
5 credible hardships during the nearly
D three weeks of ceaseless efforts &
+ escape, on the one hand, and to make
! the capture. on the other.
: Wallace asserted last night that he
. killed McCammon In self defense thai
= he is willing to face trial. and thai
. he will be cleared, all of when finds
] strong contradiction in his desperat,
= effort to make good his escape.
4 -
Z Or. Ohlinger Married.
!. Announcements have been receive,
@ at Silver City Of the marriage OF DR.
4 LaN