Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-08-19
.CLEVERLY
CAPTURED
Escaped Convicts Did Not Enjoy
Their Liberty Twenty
Hours
SHERIFF LOPEz'S GUN
Covered Them Near Lamy-..eood Work
by Assistant Superintendent
Garrett and Bloodhounds.

Edgar Lindsey, sentenced from
Dona Ana County, April 20, 1906, to
one year for horse stealing, and Jack
Hall, sentenced from San Miguel
County. December 9th, 1908.
| to two years for burglary,
the two conyicts who scaled the
wall CT the territorial penitentiary, and
ran away from the prison at midnight
Thursday night, did not enjoy their
freedom for any length or to any
appreciable degree; in fact, they made
bad mistake" and will have to
suffer for their stupidity. They were
TRUSTEES and one of them, Jack Hall,
would have been released on the 9th
of September, and would have received
the restoration of citizenship under the
law for good conduct The two con-
victs made their way south towards
Lamy; of course, they did not know
that they were being followed. Imme-
diately upon ascertaining that they
had scaled the walls and taken
French leave at IL O'Clock midnight,
Thursday, Assistant Superintendent
Garrett and Guard Story started after
them with the penitentiary blood
hounds. The trail was taken up at
the very point at which they touched
the earth in the jump from the walls.
This was followed quite easily to the
track of the Santa Fe Railway on .he
branch between this city and La ny.
When the track was reached, ASS tst-
ant superintendent Garrett del sr-
mined that the convicts had made up
their minds to walk to Lamy, and
then and there get on. a train and get
out of the country. Acting upon this,
tentiary in charge of the guard, and
he went to Lamy where he found Dep
uty Sheriff j. l.. Lopez and George w.
Armijo, who acted as special officers.
After consultation, 1t was concluded
that Mr.. Garrett, with Armijo, should
remain at Lamy to watch the trains,
and that Lopez was to ride to Glorieta
to watch the trains there, as it was
surmised that the escaped convicts
would arrive at either place during
the evening. Accordingly, Deputy
Sheriff Lopez, who was mounted start
ed for Glorieta. About two miles from
Lamy he saw the two men trudging
along the highway going to Glorieta
They paid no attention to him, taking
him for traveller. He rode up to
them, covered them with his gun, ar
rested them, and marched them back
to Lamy, where they were turned over
to Assistant Superintendent Garrett
and brought to Santa Fe on last nights
train. They made no resistance, but
came with the deputy sheriff peace
ably and made no trouble while they
were being brought back. They will
each lose their good time allowance
and their record for good conduct,
which will compel them to serve their
original sentences In full with no
time rebate, and the privileges which
are greatly priced by convicts will be
taken away as additional punishment
The capture was cleverly effected, and
Assistant Superintendent Garrett and
Deputy Sheriff Lopez are entitled to
credit for their prompt and decisive
action, which resulted In the appre-
hension of the escaped convicts.
An investigation of the record of
escapes or attempted escapes at the
since Mr. Bursum has
been superintendent and Mr. Garrett,
assistant, shows that 1t is hazardous
thing for convicts so to do, as nearly
all those who escaped or attempted to
escape, have been recaptured and the
chances for getting away are very.
very small