Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-09
THEY GAVE SECURITY
FOR $4,000 EACH
District Attorney Strenuously
Fought Granting of Such a Mo-
ton But Without Avdil---Thcy
Claim Shooting Was in
Self Defense.

Denver Colo, Nov. s-.William r.
Mason and Joseph VanDerweide, ac-
cused of the murder of Joseph Wall
ker. secret service agent of the gov
ernment, who was shot and killed by
VanDerweide at the Hesperus coal
mine last Sunday, were admitted to
bail In the sum of twenty thousand
dellars each by Judge Pike In the
district court today, over the pro-
test OF District Attorney Pulliam In
support of the motion for bail, affi-
davits were submitted from Mason
and VanDerweide affirming that
Walker fired first and that the shoot
ing was done in self defense.
Still Investigating.
Durango. Colo, Nov. s.--For the
time being government officials in
vestigating the shooting of Agent
Walker will not attempt to partici-
pate in the prosecution of Mason and
VanDerweide, further than to gather
evidence against them. The idea
that others were involved has not
been abandoned and may lead to
additional charges being preferred
cials will start for Denver tomorrow.
leaving some here to work on the
case. =
One thing established by the In
vestigation Is that although it cost
his life, Walker accomplished his
purpose Ills companions got all the
evidence they wanted, according to
the officials here, and will work
along until they have ccsupleted
the investig Ltion.
Many Mysterious Features.
The case has not developed as
rapidly as expected and much re-
mains to be explained that now APP
pears an unfathoinaIble mystery. The
reientlessness OF the secret service In
rf Df M py1ta T.
members of their stan has been ex-
emplified in the past and they are
moving heaven and earth to bring
the slayers of Walker to justice.
Sheriff John Clark tried on Wall
ker's coat today at the undertaker's.
before the federal officers and state
District Attorney Pulliam. The bull
let holes In 1t were in the back Two
had pierced the coat collar back of
the left ear, one was only an inch
from the spinal cord and two others
were located on the left side of the
back, lower down. The theory OF
the prosecution Is that he had had
a discussion with the two men and
had turned partly away from them
to walk toward the shaft when shot.
The theory that Walker was asleep
when shot seems improbable. The
a downward angle and went toward
the right.
No Reason for Killing.
District Attorney Pulliam believes
that there was actually no occasion
for the killing of Walker.
Walker was not destroying prop
erty. or in any way injuring it," he
said. "He was simply there to
| make observations, to which the
company's officers had said they had
no objection. and as Mason must
have known that Walker and his
companions were there for, he had
no business TO go to the air shaft.
Even II it were conceded that Wal
ker was trespassing. the penalty for
| that offense Is not death, and he and
NanDerweide We're not in any dan
ger of their lives"
"OniciaIs Too Flip"
w. A. Reese. attorney for the de-
fense, said today:
I'VE are facing an exceedingly en-
! barrassng position owing to the In
reference of government officials"
he said. "They are a little too Zip
I'm the matter. They have every ad-
vantage, as there are plenty of ag-
ents at their disposal, and the state
has them working for It, We would
have to hire detectives at great ex-
pense 10 offset this. But l always
fight harder IN a hard case"