The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-05-13
CURIOUS CROWD
Were at the Depot to Meet BIG Jack
McMahan.

Were at the Depot to Meet Big Jack
McMahan.
There were several hundred people
at the depot last evening to meet Big
Jack McMahan Inc Deputy Sheriff
Brown. Judging from the size of the
curious crowd one would think that
a celebrated criminal or the President
of the United States was coming to
the city. McMahan alighted from the
train first and was quickly followed
by Deputy Brown. He was all smiles.
and the first thing he did was to
greet his bondsmen w. l.. Slinkard
and E. T. Amonett and shake hands
with them. Both of the gentlemen
told hin that they were as glad to
| see him as they ever were to see any
one in their lives. The prisoner was
not ~handcuffed, and he left the sta.
ton with Henry Brown and Sheriff
Fred Higgins.
A halt in the procession was made
in front of the Favorite saloon on
Fifth street, and soon a large crowd
gathered to eye the prisoner. In fact
the sidewalk was soon crowded and
it was suggested to McMahan t
charge 25 cents a head and he. would
have money enough to furnish a cash
bond, and still have money left for
living expenses. McMahan was taken
into the saloon by Sheriff Higgins
and was taken out the back door to
avoid the crowd. The crowd in the
meantime had gathered at the corner
of Pecos and Fifth streets and were
c%uriously cycling the prisoner and
sheriff as they went the back way to
the Jail, and by the time they reached
n jail there We're a good many who
were Johnny on the spot" and we're
at the Jail almost by the time the
sheriff had reached there with the
prisoner. McMahan was taken into
the side room next to the Jail and
examined by Sheriff Higgins and
Deputy Thomas Davenport. There was
only 35c in cash found on his person,
and he declared that this was the
amount of his finances, n~otwithstand.
ing the report that he left here last
Saturday with from $3.50 t O 5000. He
said that he was strictly on the c..
O. D. train. The diamond that was
taken the night he left was not
found on his person. He claimed to
have only $50 when he left here. AT
ter the search he was called to one
side by the Record man and was ask
Gu Tic lOilOWluS Q~u0SLlOuS. |
"Why did you skip?" Reply, There
is nothing to it. l left in good earnest |
and l will fix everything up shortly. |
| will soon have a cash bond and
will be out in a few days. | did not
want to do anyone damage in any
way"
Did you know that Miss Anabelle
carmack had sworn out a warrant
charging you with taking her dia-
mond ring? What have you to say
about it? Reply, Il have nothing to
At this point he was led into the
Jail by Deputy Davenport, and he
in as good humor as if he
going to his breakfast.
He was arrested at Dalhart, Texas
where he had gone from Alamogordo.
and it is said that he SEN a letter
the Dalhart Jail, and it is sup
posed hat he sent the diamond ring
nd money if he had any from this
Joint, as the officials ca~relessly did
lot examine the contents of the let
er before they mailed it. The story
vas told last evening that he made
he statement in Jail here that he did .
lot know why he acted as he did. :.
IcMahan is one of the best BARRIERS
has ever been in the city, and
many think that he is mentally I'll
aianced temporarily from the use .
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