Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-11-13
BELIEVED TO BE
IMPORTANT CATCH
Police Land Two Men in Jail
Who are Thought to be
Dangerous Criminals.
ONE FAS BULLET IN Ills LEG

In the arrest yesterday of two men
giving their names as c. f. Gale and
Il. h. Lansing, it is believed the po-
lice have made an important capture
of two dangerous criminals. The
story the men tell is a strange one.
Gale claims to be a railroad man.
hailing from P%hillipsburg, Kan. while
Lansing says he is from Denver.
The men we're arrested yesterday
morning a short time after their ar
arrival in albuquerque from the west.
They made the trip from Rio Puerco
here on train No. 2, paying cash fare.
When arrested, both men had money
on them, and it was found that Lans-
ing had been shot in the right leg,
just above the ankle. The bullet was
from a 3S-caliber weapon and en-
tered the leg from the front. ranging
down several inches, and coming out
at a point on the side and just above
the ankle. The wound, while exceed
ingly painful. is not considered dan
gerous. Lansing was able TO use his
leg, and beyond a slight limping, is
not inconvenience.
Are They Gross-kelIy Robbers?
The men were arrested on suspicion
of being two men who Saturday night
made an attempt to force an en-
| trance to the office of the Gross-Kelly
wholesale house in this city. but
were frustrated by Special officers Ed
| Wells of the Santa Fe, and c. L. Da-
| Wis, who came upon them while they
were at work.
The robbers fed and managed to
make their escape, but not until Off
Ger Davis got a shot at one OF them.
The officer is sure he struck the man,
as the fellow fell to the ground while
running between two strings of cars,
and rolled under the cars and out on
the other side, where he disappeared,
Although a thorough search was made
for the men that night, no trace OF
them could be found.
Nothing more was thought of the
matter until the arrest yesterday OF
Gale and Lansing, who according to
the officers. tally closely with the de
scription of the two men va were
attempting to burglarize the whole
sale house of Gross-Kelly company.
Held for investigation.
The men are confined in the county
Jail where they are being held for al
investigation. A Citizen reporter Wis
tied the Jail this moIhing and talked
with the prisoners. Lansing tells 6
peculiar story, which is ~corroborateC
by Gale. He says that they were il
Albuquerque several days up to Sat
urday and left that evening for Is
leta, walking from here to the juno
ton, where they arrived about sup
per time. They ate supper, and walk
ed along the track for several block
where they made camp, waiting for
train south to FL Paso.
While waiting there Lansing say
that a man came up to them, an,
addressing them in a rough manner
} said: =
, 81 am the big bull of Isleta.
: have already shot two men, and
want you fellows to clear out"
r As they started to go. Lansing say
J that the man drew a gun, and poinI
t ing it toward the ground, fired. Tn
bullet entered his leg, inficting tn
l wound above described.
The description the men gives mt
Special Officer Charles Mainz, watch
man for the Santa Fe at the junction
, but that their story is a mere fabrica
t ton, there seems little doubt, a
j. Mainz was in Albuquerque at 2:3
o'clock Sunday morning, at the tim
: which the prisoners say the SHOOT
!. ing took place.
D Not Shot at IsIeta.
t w. S. Fields, manager for tn
!. Holmes Supply company at lsleta, ha
= knocked the story of Lansing tina
+ he was shot at Isleta, all to pieces
Mr.. Fields was in the city today. H
reports that he was up all night Sa
urday, and that at no time during tn
night or early morning was there
shot fired in or around the junction
Z Now, the only decision that can b
Z arrived at is that the men in Jail al
the men who attempted to rob tn
Gross-Kelly, wholesale house. Ate
q one of them was shot, he EVIDENT
2 hunted up his pal, and in order I
5 clear themselves, they hit upon tn
plan of going to Isleta and doublin
q back, thus making it appear that the
were not in Albuquerque at the tim
the attempted robbery took place.
The well connected story they le
about Officer Mainz and the desert
9 ton they give of the officer, We
. probably gained from their being to-
z of his past experiences by some or
intimately acquainted with him.
2 Another important clew again
Lansing is the fact that the bull,
fred from officer Davis gun was
3 3S-caliber, and it was a bullet of tn
= caliber that made the wound in II
= mans leg.
g That It would have been impossib
a for Officer Mainz 10 have done II
q shooting is seen, when 1t is know
2 that this officer carries a 4l-calib,
weapon.
j, 1t is expected that the mystel
q will be cleared up tomorroy NOR
= ing, when the men will be given
= preliminary hearing before Pole
y Judge Crawford.