Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-09-21
Brother of Man Killed Five
Years Ago at PinOS Altos in
City on Way to Look at the
Suspected Criminal,
M'MANUS NOW HELD IN
COUNTY JAIL AT CLAYTON
Believed To Be Walter Newman
Who Was TraiIed to AIbU-
QuerQue After Committing
Brutal Crime.

j. n. Follis arrived here from Sill
yer City yesterday and left last night
in company with John Collier of the
mounted police for Clayton. Mr.. Fol
lis goes to Clayton to look at Bob
McManus, whom he believes brutally
murdered his brother William Folis
at the Brown l. sawmill. five miles
from Pinos Altos, Grant county, five
years ago.
The officials are strongly of the
opinion that MCManus is the man
who killed Follis. The crime was a
particularly revolving one. Follis was
a CoWpunCher and he and Il man call
ing himself Walter Newman started
from Silver City overland for SocOrrO
county to get a job on the range. The
two stopped over night at the Brown
l. ranch, and the next morning Follis
was found lying in bed weltering in
his blood his skull beaten to a puD
with a siX-shooter. There were sew
entcen fractures of the skull sand AT
least five blows, any one of which would
have proved fatal. Follis' brother,
who arrived here yesterday. at once
took M the trail of Newman, who
was missing and followed him for
week or two across the country, finally
losing all trace of him at Albuquer-
Que, although he was later reported
to have been seen in the Cimarron
country in the northern part of the
territory.
Acting first on vague suspicion,
the authorities found evidence to sub
stantiate a theory that Newman was
no other than Bob McManus Il man
who bears probably, as bad a repu-
t1tinn "a ihnrp ic Ia hn in,
Mexico, and who is now held at Clay
ton for trial on a cattlc-rustling
charge. He is also badly wanted in
Las Animas county, Colorado. for
horse stealing, is suspected to have
been member of Black Jacks gang,
murderer Of Sheriff Irarr of Walscn-
burg Col, postoftce robber and sev-
eral more kinds of a criminal. Nc.
Manus somehow has managed to
Wrlggle out of every charge that has
so iar been brought against him. If
ne rs Identified by Follis as Walter
Newman his career of lawlessness Will
IN all probability soon come to an
end.
1t is believed that the motive OF
the murderer of William FolIis was
SIMPLY Dlind rage because Follis re-
luScu 10 go to northern New Mexico
TO heIp start horse stealing bust
ness. Newman was known to have
asked Follis to go to Union counN
ana drlVe a lot of ponies across the
me and start In ranching. Follis re-
iused, ana when the two come .1
the Brown l. sawmill. Folis secured
d JoD there with the intention of ler.
'ihs Newman go on alone. I'm tho
evening Newman went out after the
nofses' returning with his own. ana
ieaVlng Follis' behind. When asked
Nhere the other horses were no
cursed Follis and the two come to
oloWs' Follis defending himself with
d slX-shooter and leaving round
scar on the face of Newman undnr
the eye where he jabbed the gun
ihto NeWman's face. McManus Is said
TO nave such a scar. Newman thcp
apoIoglzed and shook hands with Fol
rs Then the two went up TO he'd
laughing and joking. while Newman
was treacherously planning the brutal
murder OF his companion. The crime
caused Intense excitement at the
ume, but although every effort was
made to apprehend Newman he es-
capped by hard riding and lost him
sell IN The northern counties.