Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-01-24
AAMPE IN SER|-
0US CONDITION
Brought in Last Night and
Closely Watched at
the Jail.
CAPTURED NEAR THORNTON
Shot in the Arm by Gallegos and
in the Leg by Tenorio
Yesterday.

Albert Hampe, who escaped from the
county jail on sRaday evening after the
murder OF Epitacio Gallegos, was brought
back last night by Deputy Sheriff
Charles Closson and is now again locked
up and closely watched. He is in a
serious condition. He was captured
yesterday morning about three miles
from Thornton towards the Santo Do
mngo pueblo The posse from here
has been pressing Hampe and Telles
closely for two days and Wednesday
evening one of the dogs, far ahead OF
the posse, came in sight of the two mon.
Telles, who escaped with Hampe, shot
at the dog with the Krag Jorgeson rifle
which was taken and which belonged to
sheriff Kinsell, but missed. The dog
returned to the horses, but Telles de-
cided it would be better for him to aban-
don Hampe, who was crippled, and push
on. They separated at Thornton on
Thursday night and Telles pushed on
south alone.
Hampe is wounded in the left arm by
shot fred by Jailor Gallegos on Sun
day night at the jail. The bullet enter
ed the left wrist and came out OF the
arm near the elbow. When he jumped
from the Jail wall he also injured both
ankles and they are badly swollen ana
so painful that he could scarcely walk
on them, He also has wound in the
left leg which he received yesterday.
When the posse left Thornton yester-
day morning they knew they were close
to Hampe and they had proceeded but a
short distance when the dog trailed
him into ditch. As the dog jumped
into ditch, Hampe leaped up and
started to run. The officers called on
him to halt and he refused to obey the
commands and Deputy Sheriff Nicolas
Tenorto shot at him with his Win
: \ sster. The bullet struck him in the
l}oshy part of the left leg near the hip
and, as it struck him while his left leg
was raised In the act Of running, came
out near the knee. Hampe then stop
ped and surrendered. He was brought
in last evening by Deputy Sheriff Clos-
son while the other members OF the
possee continued in the pursuit OF Te-
lies.
Hampe is suffering from the lack OF
food and exposure to the weather. He
saws they have had food but twice since
he and Telles left the jail and they have
travelled much of the time at night. He
states that Telles is now remaining in
hiding during the day and is doing all
his travelling by alght. Hampe denies
that they deliberately remained in the
Jail to kill Gallegos but says that they
waited for darkness before leaving and
we're compelled to 60 when they did and
to kill Gallegos by his returning to the
jail and because he resisted their efforts
to escape.
The pursuing posse was compelled to
abandon their horses the first day OF the
pursuit on account of the rough charact
or of the country but they were able te
secure other horses at Cienega. Deputy
Sheriff Closson is satisfied Telles is max
ling for Albuquerque and believes ne
will be caught within day or two.
I
The dogs from the penitentiary arc
with the part of the posse that is follow
ing Telles. Deputy Sheriff Closson ana
Sheriff Kinsell praise the conduct OF tht
dogs in the highest manner. They say
they took the scent the second day ant
have not abandoned it for q moment. a
great portion Of the time the dogs lol'
lowed the scent faster than the mel
could keep up with them and they neve
stopped their work until they came ul
with Hampe. When Telles shot a
them, they returned to the horses, ou
again took up the scent as soon as tn
men came up. Sheriff Kinsell and de
putty Sheriff C)osson believe the dog
will not give up the scent on Telles until