Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-10-29

US "Van iioih hunger ana the long
ride away from his pursuers. He was
near that country from which few men
who seek to escape the law have ever
been brought back 1t Is said that not
since 'Ss has criminal been captured
after reaching the point In the hills
where Wallace was caught. This is
fifteen miles from Guam. N. NJ. and
well into the Zuni mountains.
Tucker who Is employed with the
Red River Cattle company, went back
from Guam overland with the horses
while Lewis brought the prisoner In
by rail to Albuquerque They left last
night for Socorro.
Wallace says that he Is willing to
face trial. He admits that he killed
McCammon. but says that 1t was In
self defense. He declined to go into
details and beyond the statement that
he would be cleared had nothing to
say.
Both men, the officer and the pris-
oner, show the results of their race
across the country. Both carry three
weeks growth of beard and their
clothes are torn and thick with dust
and sand. Lewis is alone with his
prisoner. but says that he expects no
trouble. as Wallace when run down
seemed willing enough to so back and
face the trial.
story Of the Killing.
Stories of the killing OF McCammon
are conflicting, Last night Wallace
declined to distuss II and the officers
was not In the country when it took
place. It Is said that Wallace had
owned bunch OF cattle which he
sold 70 McCammon along with some
land. The title to this land was In
question, and the men had words about
1t.
When Wallace went to Mccain
mons home on the day Of the killing
according to the generally accepted
story, McCammon was olen with his
family. The men had words about
the transaction when without warn
Ing Wallace drew his gun and shot
McCammon dead In the presence Of
his wife and children. He then left
the place. and officers did not get Of
fetal notice OF the crime for two days.
Then Under Sheriff Lewis and Tuck
er took up the trial. ~
Il have known Wallace for many
years. said Deputy Lewis last night,
"and he has always been q quiet,
peaceable man, never hunting trou-
BILE. That is the reputation he bears
in the country and the killing caused
great surprise among the men who
know him"
Judge B. s. Baker yesterday sen.
fenced seventeen prisoners convicted
OF various crimes at the present ses-
sion OF the district court to varying
terms In the penitentiary. Most OF the
sentences are light although quar-
tette Of hobo box car thieves captur-
ed two weeks ago at Grants got i've
years each In the penitentiary. The
other sentences with two exceptions
are for two years and less and are for
petty crimes.
The exceptions are In the case Of
Jose Felipe Montoya the Isieta In
dian who pleaded guilty to murder n
the second degree Of q companion IN
the course Of drunken revel in tho
pueblo last July. Montoya was SEN
fenced to serve ninety.nine years. He
Ia q young man and the chances are
he win spend his life in the prison
walls. The other exception Ia Jose
Montoya half breed youth who set
Are to many Santa Fe box cars hero
some four weeks ago and was caught
In the act Of setting hre to the big
furniture ware house Of the o. w.
Sons, Montoya was sent up
ror eight years at hard labor. the
Judge expressing the belief that this
would serve TO remove his mania for
setting things on nre.