Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-25
Husband Locked in Box Car by
Bogus 0fficerSi Wife Carried
Captive to Lonely Powder
House on Mesa,
OFFICERS IN VAIN SC0UR
COUNTRY FOR MISCREANTS
First Crime of the Character in
Annals of Bernalillo County
ArouSeS Intense Indignation;
Threats of Lynching,

pne OF tne most nolflDlt tteuS III
the criminal annals OF Bernalillo
county occurred between . and 10
o'clock last night, when two Mcxlcans,
both of whom were intoxicated, in
tercepted Mr. and Mrs. Goldey Major
blanks OF san Marcial, who were on
their way TO Albuquerque after step
ping off a Santa Fe freight train at
Abajo, three miles out of town, and
at the point OF a revolver forced the
man to climb into a box ear. where
he was held prisoner for an hour.
while the two tends took the woman
a mile and a half distant to the Mo-
lntosh powder house IN the sandhills
and there robbed and assaulted her
Tho boldness and foroeity with
which the men executed tho outrage
IS almost unbelievable
Her slight frame convulscd with
hysterical sobs and almost out Of her
mind from the terrible treatment to
which SHE was subjected. Mrs. Major
thanks last night told her story to
Under sheriff Fred Ileyn and Police-
man win Marquette. who rushed 10
the scene OF the crime when news OF
it had been telephoned 10 the city.
According to Mrs. Ma1oi banks. she
and her husband boarded Santa Fc
freight train No. S5i at san Marciai
yesterday noon, arriving at Abajo at
.S:45 last night They left the caboose
about a half mile south of the tole-
graph office at Abajo and had pro-
ceeded several hundred yards In the
direction Of Albuquerque when they
We're commanded to stop by two ma
tiVcs. one Of whom held large gun
In his hand Both men represented
themselves as Santa Fe officers aud
Inquired what business Mr. and Mrs.
Majorlbanl<s had In the yards Tho
explanation that they wore strangers
and had only arrived few moments
before on a freight train which was
still standing on the track was
waived aside by the self-styled Off
GERS They declared the woman and
her husband under arrest Pointing
a gun at the man. they told him to
pile into a box ear and bolted and
locked the door after him They
then turned to the woman and told
her they would have to take her 20
jail as trespasser She declined TO
go and demanded to see their badges.
one of the men. replied that he had
a star ana that he would show her a
thousand stars II she didn't get a
move on and go where he told her to
go. The men then took her forcibly
by the arms and started with her
towards the sandhills, over a half
mile from the track Pushing and
showing her when she refused to go
any further and leading her through
swamps and ditches. the trio finally
reached the foothills. They climbed
quite distance into the hills, finally
coming to a halt near the powder
house owned by the Mcintosh Hard
ware company. Here the ficnds
robbed the woman OF her money six
dollars in all "A gold watch. and other
trinkets Of small value. They then
tore most of her clothes from her
body and both men assaulted her.
After being held captive FOR over an
hour. the brutes escorted Mrs Major
hanks TO the foot Of the hills. and
showed her the light in the Abajo tel
egrAph Office. They directed her to
keep the light in front of her and
keep going until she found the sta
tion and then go and release her hus-
band from the box car.
More dead than alive Mrs Major
banks stumbled into the little tel
ograph office at Abaio and asked for
D drink Of water Operator Frear
gave her the water and noticing her
inquired as 10 the cause.
She briefly explained what had oc-
-urred and the operator quickly tel
'phoncd to Albuquerque Tor assist
ince 4 small posse. consisting OF
Newman OF the Abajo
Yards. several seal clerks and desk
men went out into the wards and
made a search for Mr.. Maiorihank-.
going from car to ear In an effort to
locate him The husband. however.
had been liberated in the meantime.
after being held prisoner Tor over an
hour. \ man passing on horseback
heard his cries for help and notified
Deputy Sheriff Felipe Trujlllo. at san
lose. who went to the car and freed
The imprisoned man. Maioribanks
was almost out OF his head and told
Truiilio an incoherent tale about the
hold-up Truiillo was at first OF the
opinion that Msjoribsnks was luna
tic. but finally believed his story and
quickly organized a posse Of men and