Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-02-15
Near lYNCHINC'
FOR MURDER or CONSTABLE RAG
LAND IN GRAND COUNTY.
SHERIFF STANDS OFF MOB

osspsssdo. While Under Arrest. Shoots
oshesr at Frsssr-Now In Jail At
Sulphur sprines-woundsd Man
Likely to Die.
Denver.--A Republican special from
Arrow Saturday night says:
The fear OF . mob Of determined cit
ixens that they might do harm to Sher'
ID Jones alone prevented the lynchins
to-day 0f Daso Frank. who last night
At Fraser shot and mortaily wounded
Constable Neal Ragiand.
The prisoner was brought here to-
day by the sheriff. who is highly popu'
lar.
Hardly had the oficer reached town
when he became aware that hostile
demonstration would be made against
the prisoner.
He hastened To u nearby justice.
where he had Dago Frank bound over
To tho District Court on the charge Of
murder. This done. tho sheriff went 10
the train with his man.
There he met u crowd Of nifty men.
who demanded the life OF the consta'
bie's asxailant.
to mcte out summary justice. but this
aged to get his prisoner into the bag
gage car Of the train and shut the door.
The ofIiccr then stood guard and. as
no one wanted to injurc the sheriff. II
was finally concluded better TO let the
man 20 than To hurt the officcr. who
stated that he was determined To take
his prisoner to Sulphur Springs. The
mob disbandcd and the prisoner was
lodged In jail tonight at sulphur
springs.
Dago Mike, . notorious character.
implicated In several killing and shoot.
In. ARRAYS. was arrested In Fraser last
night by Neal Rasland. charged with
holding up George Brosscau two days
before. DaEo Mike. the only name BY
which he Il known here. confessed to
the robbery and named two hobocs.
Dutch" and "Dick." ~ sccomplicss.
The evidence was not suficicnt to hold
the two men and they were asked by =
committee Of citizens TO leave the
town. This they did.
Last evening Constable Rakiand Of
Fraser started to bring Daso Mike to
this place. When the two mon were
opposite Dan Kinney'a saloon. Rag,
land turned his back for second. and
~ he did 10. DaEo Mike shot him In
tut o8Cks tue uuitct pSucuauuk sse
constabic's body Just below the
other aide Just above tho heart.
Wounded though ho was. RaGland
ran into the saloon and asked Kinney
for q revolver. which was refused. Kin
ncy saying that he did not want Ia
help out at . killing. The wound be-
gan to weaken the constable. who sank
to tho floor Of the saloon and became
unconscious. Rngland did not have n
weapon with him when he was At.
tempting to bring his prisoner TO this
place. believing that he could handle
Dago Mike without the use OF = wen.
pom. Dago Mike had been searched
for weapons and when last noticed by
the ofIiccr he carried none. II II the
theory Of the onicers that = gun was
secretly given the man by his friends.
O. H. Barber. q bystnndcr. seeing
the turn Of affairs. arrested Dago Mike
and held him until the arrival Of Shcr.
IN Jones and District Attorney J. c,
Iabric from Sulphur Springs. The
sheriff brought his man here. where
the lynching was narrowly averted. M
above related.
Dngo Nike, in his confession to the
hold.up. admitted that II had been his
intention to hold up Mayor Frank r.
Ross and VOLTS saloon, had he not
been interrupted by the officers.
Dago Mike has long been known as
a desperate character. Two years ago
he killed n man named Preston In
Boulder park. but because OF m ele'
ment Of self.defense shown at the trial.
his punishment was not severe.
Six months later he shot man
named Daley. who recovered. and not
more than three months ago he was
connected with a shooting ARRAY at
Kremmling.
Ragland is an efilcient ofncer and
has many friends here. His condition
10 precarious.
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