The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-07-26

Parker's body somewhere in the
as he started to run and the third
struck him after he lay on the ground
After the shooting Musgrave is said
to have repeated his remark about com
ing all the way from Mexico to kill
Parker, referring to him with an un
printable name. One of the boys in
the camp remarked, 'EweH you have
got him all right, for he is dead"
While Musgrave and Parker were
engaged as told above, Hays pulled his
six-shooter and pointing toward the
rest of the men in camp said: 81
don't want to hurt any of you boys
for you are all my friends, but you
must keep still, or you will be killed
No violence was attempted by any
one and no further trouble resulted
After the shooting, Hays and Mus
grave secured new horses out of the
nerd, took the fine saddles of the
dead man Parker and Curg johnson
and left their poor ones and rode
to the camp.
AS soon as the hold-ups left the wa
gon, Frank Parks was sent to Ros-
well to give the alarm and to get help
After his arrival c. L. Ballard, Fred
Higgins, Mack Minter, Smith Lea, Les
Dow and several others made up a
posse and went in chase of the muir
ders. Judge Keith, VINO was then Pro
bate Judge, went out and took charge
of Parker's body. The posse divided,
Ballard going to the camp and trailing
the two horsemen in the mud of a
heavy rain past the Lower Cedars to
the Diamond A ranch, where he found
they had exchanged horses, securing g
the fresh mounts by telling that Park
er had said to let them, nave the hors-
rest of the party west of the Diamond
A ranch and they followed the gang
to White Oaks.
After the killing of Parker, the two
ed the other two members of the gang
Then the four went to White Oaks and
held up two stages that met near
there at that time There were no
passengers. but the mails were rified
of all valuables.
An interesting story is told of how
the robbers piled the road full of
brush and, lying down to wait for the
stages, went to sleep. When the first
stage came up, they awoke and eff
fected the hold ZIP, the driver offer
ing no resistance. 1t happened that
ne was the brother of the driver of the
ether stage and when the second one
arrived, and its driver was told to
hold Up his hands, the first driver had
a hard time convincing his brother
that it was real hold up and not a
joke.
The Roswell posses under Charley
Ballard, who was then deputy sheriff,
came into White Oaks just to late to
find the bandits, and followed them to
Separ. over on the Southern Pacific
where they learned that they had rob-
bed the post Office and express office,
and escaped. Then after hundred
mile chase the posse overlook the
robbers and in a hard fight succeeded
in killing Bob Hays, who has assist
ed in the killing of Parker. Then the
gang fed to Old Mexico, followed by
and part of the posse, Ballard
being forced to return to Roswell to
attend court. From Old Mexico the
chase went to Arizona, where the
posse again overlook the bandits and
in another fight killed one more of the
band. The one killed this time was
thought to be Black Jack himself,
but man supposed to be Jack was
killed at Clayton This
left but two of the orig'na gang of
five, Muograve and one other. They
made their escape.
And now has come the capture of
He is wanted for crimes
in Arizona, cor. mitted since he left
New Mexico, and it is hardly probable
that he will ever be brought here to
answer the charges against him in
Chaves county.
Musgrave and his parents came
from Texas originally. His parents
lived here few years after their sons
troubles came and then left. 1t is not