Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-09

Franco had been in the city and had
gone TO Frog Tanks. The source Of
this information has not been made
public and will not be for the reason
that murderer has friends and broth
ars who would not sleep until they
had killed the informer. However, the
ource was reliable and the officers
had no reason to doubt that the infor-
nation was correct.
OFFICERS started for Man.
Yesterday morning at 4 O'Clock
Deputies Wayne Davis and Marion
Mccain left for Frog Tanks in a light
wagon with a two-horse team. They
arrived at the tanks about 10 O'Clock
and camped there, A little further
up the side of the hill north from
where they stopped was the camp Of
Lee White, the stockman who had
two days before hired Franco as a
cowboy. About twenty feet beyond
was the brink of the walls Of a can
yOn. A short distance south of the
White camp was the camp of Jack
Gibson and his men.
The officers lay in their camp until
9 O'Clock i'm the afternoon, when their
man rode into Whites camp on his
horse. He was Immediately informed
of the presence of strangers. Those Ia
the camp did not know that Mccain
was from the sheriff's office, while
Davis took care to keep out of sight.
Indecision His Doom
For a long time he sat there on his
horse, evidently debating with himself
whether he had better leave or risk
the danger he feared was In store for
him. He had no reason to believe
that he was being hunted, but the
murderer Is ever timid.
Had he decided to ride off there
was nothing that would have stopped
him. There was a brush thicket a
short distance ava and once in that
it would have been hard 60 trace him.
There were miles and miles of rough
country where he could have lost him
self. and the officers would perforce
have had 10 return without their
quarry.
Suspicious Actions.
Finally he seemed to have decided
that there was no danger. The fact
that a gulf Of thirteen years stretched
between ne time of the commission
OF his crime and the present gave
him "a sense of security. He dis
mounted and Joined the other hands
al supper However. he did not sat
down with the others, but stood up
with his plate in his hands, his eye
Ever on the camp on the SHORE 81
Frog Tank. His actions were very sus-
plcious.
Deputy Davis. since he was known
did not stir outside Of q little house
near by. He sat there with a rife N
his hands. watching 20 see II this man
did no come down Co water his horse.
Canyon Prevented Arrcst.
Il seemed. however that ne Nouiu
not do so right way. The Objects
could have walked right into the
/ camp. now that he was dismounted.
had ID not been FOR the brink Of the
CANYON beyond A few leaps YOU
have taken him over the precipice.
where DE could have fought hehind
huge rocks with n much better chanee
Of killing his pursuffs ihan the4
would have had 81 hitting him.
Deputy Mccain went up o. Gibson
camp and engaged ln conversation
with a Mexican there. He had - GO
slowly and work easily. like catehine
a wild horse ~ a pasture. He was
careful not to do anything To alarm
The man who was already suspecuns
pursuit.
Sncaked Upon His Man.
Breaking away from Gihsoh's cam
ltba officer walked along The row oi
horses tied between the two camp
Ha stopped and examined each anu
mail with critical tfc. Natttne lia
nerkr aud a~nxiously scanning Do Tee
81 others. When De came near 90 tht
as horse d. was right near o. ms
man. A Few steps took him within sA