Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1905-03-24

and Are Kuicd-A Good Job Well
Done-McGrath commended and
Congratulated by Judge Parker.
Friday afternoon two suspicious
looking men appeared at Separ. They
went TO Gormau's store aud bought
crackers and cheese. This did not
seem to satisfy their appetites, aud
they went to John d. Weem's place
aud ordered a meal. They told Weems
they wanted to go east on the passen-
ger train. As the train was late they
concluded to go 10 bed, and Weems
promised TO wake them in time to
catch the train. From their appear
ance Weens suspected they we're the
men who had held up the Gem saloon
in L%ordsburg Thursday morning. He
telegrdphed his suspicious to Lords
burg, and Deputy Sheriff McGrath
with a posse, consisting of Joe Olney
and r. Cannon, went to Separ TO in
vestigate.
On arriving at Sepaf it was found
the men we're in bed and probably
asleep. A six shooter was accidently
discharged, and II was thought this
had awakened the men. They made
no noise and Weems went TO hear II
they we're awake, and found them
sound asleep. From their descriptions
the officers decided that they were
probably the men that were wanted.
They wanted to get the men without
trouble and it was arranged to go into
the room and wake the men up. The
officers would have the drop 90 them
with shot guns, aud it was probable
they would surrender.
Weems opened the door OF the room
and McGrath and Olney went in. Nc.
Grath carrying the lamp 10 his left
hand, and his automatic shotgun 10
his right, braced with the two 0ngeTs
OF his left. Olney went behind and
past him. The men we're IN a bed at
the left of the door. The officers were
at the side Of the bed. The men we're
awake and one Of them had his leg off
the bed, and his foot on the floor. The
officers told the men they were under
arrest, and ordered them to throw up
their hands. Neither moved. Again
they were told to put up their hands,
aud they put them under the bed
clothes. That meant that they were
going after their guns, and the officers
commenced shooting.
The shooting was over in a moment,
and the light was out. Another light
was procured and the officers went into
the room, but both men were dead, in
the bed. On lifting the bedclothes, IL
was found that one Of the men bad
got hold OF bis sixshooters and the
| other had his hand on his. The officers
hdd been none too quick with their
work. One nan had the back OF his
head shot of, and the other vas shot
through the right arm and body, some
Of the buckshOt probably reaching the
heart.
An examination showed the men
bad eight sixshooters between them.
They had between one and two hun
bred dollars, 10 silver and small
change. One Of the revolvers was
identified by NJ. @. Hardin as a gun
that had been taken from his saloon
at the time Of the hnldup. He also
identified a ring found on one Of the
men, as stolen at the same time.
The bodies Of the dead men were
brought to Lordsburg. They were
identified by many Of the men who
had been in the saloon at the time Of
the holdup. Justice of the Peace Nc
Grath held an Inquest. After listen
ing to the testimony the jury rendered
a verdict practically complimenting
the officers on their good work. Pic
lures OF the dead men we're taken, and
they we're buried Sunday morning.
There were no papers on either man
and nothing to identify them. They
had been so careful 10 avoid Identified.
ton that they had scraped the names
of the merchants from their hat bands
From descriptions Of the men who re
Gently held up d slaoOn in Globe ii is
thought these are the same men,
From the description OF the larger OF
these meu, and his picture, it is
thought he is Ed Mccormack, one Of
the two men who held up the bank at
Hillsboro a year or so ago. That they
meant business was shown by their
guns. Their heavy colt sixshooters
had the end of their hammers cut off,
and what remained was roughened up.
This would enable the nan with the
gun TO cock it The fraction Of a second
sooner.
1t is probable they had accomplices
There was more than a hundred dol
lars 10 gold and paper money taken
from the Gem saloon, and none OF this
money was found on either Of them
They had no chance to spend this,
and IL was gone. After seeing the
dead men w. B. Corners insisted that
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