Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-02-23
SERGEANT LEWIS
VERY MUCH ALIVE
Reports to Captain
Fullerton from
Sonora.
cHtNOWORTH IS At LARGE
Escaped Prisoner Eludes
Mounted Police Officer
After Long Search.

The reported Killing or sergeant II
w. Lewis, of the New Mexico Mounted
Police, by cattle rustlers in the Repub
lie OF Mexico, was. untrue. Captain
John F. Fullerton Of the Mounted Po
lice, arrived in the Capital City this
morning, from his headquarters at So
zorro, and said that he had received
a telegram from Sergeant Lewis, filet
Wednesday from Montezulna, state ol
Sonora, Mexico.
Captain Fullerton at once wired the
sergeant to remain in Montezuma I'm
til further orders which will be wired
to him there soon. Sergeant Lewis
went to Mexico in pursuit of Howard
Chenoworth, an escaped prisoner from
the Jail at Silver City, Grant County
The sergeant wired that he had mol
captured Chenoworth but gave no de
tails of the pursuit They will be in
cluded in a written report which Is
probably now in the mails en- route
to Socorro.
Sergeant Lewis will likely attend tC
other police business in the Republic
| OF Mexico before returning across the
line. In speaking Of the reported death
of the officer, Captain Fullerton said;
Not Worried.
Il am at loss to know where this
|rumor originated. 1t was reported thai
Lewis had not been heard from fol-
two months which was quite true, but
should not have caused fears for his
safety as the mission upon which he
was sent would necessarily keep hin
away from railroad or telegraph com
munication. | was not worried about
the safety of the officer as | felt cOss
fldent he could take care Of himself
Il knew that th8re Wee three or four
men with him most of the time.
while | do not know just what
territory he covered in the trip, yet
from his plans previous to starting,
he would have spent considerable
time In the mountains. I telegraphed
him of the death Of his child from
severe burns, OF which he had not
heard His wife had become alarmed
as to his safety, and others at Socor-
so feared that he might have met
with foul play. returned to that
city Tuesday from trip to I'll Paso,
Texas, and upon my arrival found
that a petition had been circulated,
asking that send other officers in
search of the sergeant. Citizens Of
Socorro offered to advance funds for
this purpose. | told them, however,
that had no fears for Sergeant Lew
Is safety, and that II he did not re.
port in short time would search
for him myself. The next day re.
ceived a telegram from him.
Force Working Hard.
Il came to the Capital City today
to talk with Governor Hagerman re-
garding the work of the mounted po-
llCC lOLSC W SCSuiC oOH0 ISAVc-
sary papers expect TO leave tonight
for Socorro via Albuquerque. The
members of the force have been work
ing hard of late on minor cases. Clip
riano Baca, the lieutenant in charge
OF the squad In Guadalupe County has
just about cleared out the organlza-
tion OF cattle rustlers and horse
thieves who have been operating in
that neighborhood for so long. re-
ceived dispatch from him at noon
today saying that he. had just arrived
in Santa Rosa with man who had
stolen four horses. He recovered the
animals and brought them into town.
lam arranging now to place several
officers in Grant and Luna Counties,
as | understand they are needed
there"