The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-09
COSTA RICAN OUTLAW KILLED
GORDON TERRORIZED BANANA
BELT, NUMBERING FOUR.
jamaican Negro Rang Up the Governor 10
Tell How He Had Robbed Plantation
Once American Holding Local jus
ticeship Brought HIS Career 70 an End.

Jamaican Negro o Up the Governor 10
Tell How He Had Robbed Plantation
Once -Amerfcan Holding Local Jus.
ticeship Brought His Career 10 an End.
MOBILE. May s.-Through the bravery OF
an American resident Costa Rica has got rid
Of the most dangerous outlaw in the history
Of the Atlantic coast.
Joseph Gordon, a Jamaican negro, created
a veritable panic for several weeks among
the residents in the banana district. All
kinds Of bold acts are attributed to him.
He was credited with having killed four
policemen and soldiers who were sent out to
arrest him.
In the middle Of March the commissary
Of the United Fruit Company at Zent, the
headquarters Of the famous e banana
district, was robbed and suspicion rested on
Gordon. The police Of the district went at
once to Gordon's house. but he was not
found. but his wife was taken In charge and
carried of to the lookup on suspicion that
she was an accessory to the robbery,
That night Gordon broke open the wooden
jail and carried of the woman, and the next
day four native policemen went In search Of
him. They mounted q trolley. one OF the
light hand cars used by the officials Of the
road. and managers Of the banana farms and
started down the track after the fugitive.
Gordon hid himself In one Of the banana
files, and as the trolley passed him he
opened FIRE with q shotgun.
One policeman was killed instantly
and an other was 90 badly wounded that he
died the merit day. Then Gordon. made his
way down to Port Ldmon q distance Of about
twenty miles. and one night he was seen
In the railroad yard by two policemen,
who attempted 20 bring about his arrest.
Gordon again brought his gun into use,
killing one Of the pohoemen instantly.
came wild with excitement. All kinds
Of bold outraRea were attributed to Gordon;
his name beclme famous throughout the
coast section OF COSTA Rica- One night
Gordon broke INTO the oommissAry building
the building Gordon had the nerve 10 cali
up the Governor Of the Limon district and
tell him Of the robbery,
This IL Gordon. and ] have just robbed
the, Baltimore oonisssry,' he is credited
with having said.
The Governor sent several squads Of
soldiers after Gordon and one Of these
squads located the negro near the Banana
River district and one Of the soldiers was
60 badly wounded by him that he afterward
S Sie1i ane Who holds q position ', Which Sp you'd Id
bc classed as a Justice OF the peace in he
t't,i,ed States And this American took
Of the soldiers and police.
Gordon WAS located at the hut ~ a friend
distance out In the wild tropical
country. As he came out 70 show fight
4 rife ball passed through his body. He
disappeared, but a few hours later sent
word hat he would surrender. The merit
day, March 20. he died.
The Jamaica newspapers bitterly at
iarkAH NhA ARaHRana and BALLAD ksp. all |
kinds OF hard names. but he received the
congratulations Of the Costa RicAn Gov
for the excellent service he rem
deed the people Of the DISTRICT '