Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-22
PRISONER CAPTURED.
GUARD TOMAS MORTIMORE, AFT
Err A LONG TRIP, GETS
HIS MAN.
Escaped Convict had Found Trunk
Full of Clothes and Replaced Pris-
on Garb for More Gentee. Clothes
Encounter With a Bear.

The convict vino took French leave
of his guards. in the Hot Springs can
yon early Thursday morning was over
taken and recapured hy Guard Morti
more yesterday morning, some two
miles up IN The mountains above Ell
Poryenir. The capture was effected
Without show Of resistance i. the con
Fict, although he had succeeded for
four days IN eluding his pursuer. He
wa brought 10 the city this after
noon and turned over 10 Marshal
Outright vine took him to Santa re
where 10 will not be ais free 10 come
and SO as he was while wording on
the scenic route.
Mortlmore was one of The guards
oFer The Las Vegas gang Of prison
birds VINO are WORKING The mountain
highway. aad as The prisoner escaped
during his time OF duty lie was doubly
Stated att the recapture. The convict
lit OUT during the breakfast hour and
alternately hiding and running during
the lay he succeeded in reaching the
mountains ana during Ills first night
cut reached The Harvey carriage
house where he made himself az
home. He broke open q trunk de.
posted there anu finding 4 good suit
d clothes. put OH his convict gar5
and thereafter t~raYelled as a gentle
man lost in the mountains. He had.
wandered 10 the canyon and arounG
oyer the mountains after getting into
his new clothes doubling back until
when captured he was moi over Ten.
miles from the place Of escape. Nor
tiInore lad followed The Trail up the
Galliaas canyon 10 the top Of the range
and bacA scarcely eating or sleeping
during the four days he was out.
During the long chase the indomit-
able searchoF had one or two lively
experiences. 40 jumped several deer
AID while heating the auaAing asp
near the Schoonmaker ranch ran face
to face with a huge Cinnamon bear.
Bruin seemed indisposcd to give the
road for a minute of 20, and Morti-
more covered him with his rifle pre-
paratory to a fight. but the bear after
taking a good look at man and gun,
sided off down the mountain. Nor
timore said it was not more than
twenty feet from him. and he could
have killed il easily, but knowing the
vitality Of the huge species he was
dubious about making the shot eff
fective enough to keep the bear from
getting at him. His line Of retreat
vas entirely cut off by fallen timber.
SO ne let the animal go.
Not long after the bear incident
Mortimore oyerhauled his man. Rob
inson didn't seem a BIT sorry to see
the guard. The convict had had a
rough experience and his diet had
been woefully slim. He expressed his
regret that he had allowed his desire
for freedom TO induce him to make
the bad break when he saw opportun-
ity, and said he supposed that he
would now have to go back to the
%penitentiary instead Of enjoying The
comparative liberty of the mountain
camp near the Hot Springs.
BY the way. if the editor Of the San
la Fe New Mexican or any other body
should ask you, jnst tell them that our
friend. F. II. Pierce, besides being a
good president of a water company,
is O. K. when it comes TO the matter
of r%ecapturing convicts. over in San
la Fe, even though blood hounds take
the trail, the convicts who happen to
get beyond the great, gray walls have
a way of remaining on the outside.
Mr.. Pierce intends to establish a repn-
tation as assistant warden of the PEN
itentiaU and recapture this convict
Robinson. if II took all summer.
Accordingly to tie guard. Tomas
Mortimore. he said: Now, Tomas.
sou let that nan set away AS YOU
value yoar lucrative job and your rep
ufation ~ 4 man ara an officer,
worthy d trust. bring him back H.
IL VI to you, Bring il down OF some
thing is going 70 drop around here.
mighty quick. AMI drop awfufy hard
too"
Sc mounted on his TRASHY stead and
ar4ed with a good rife, Tomas set
out. At Peeos. Saturday, he found
Ills man had preceded him by 10 grcai
distance. But Tomas horse had got
len leg weary. The guard telegraphed
Tor permission % come in and rehe
Mr. Pierce t~elegraphed back, @Get an
other horse and 20 on. Bring in your
man when vow come end Toma
brought him as hcreinbcfore related.
Pittinger has just received a fine
recruitment of ujrfura frame mould