The daily tribune., 1909-01-25
state Neupy

Christopher Ropp, aged 80 years,
VI ho fell from the roof Of the Cripple
Greek sampler building on Thursday
and fractured three ribs, died At his
home on Carr avenue Cripple Greek
yesterday. One of the fractured ribs
pierced the left lung and pneumonia
Deceased leaves q widow
and three children.
For the first time in several years
trains over the Marshall Pass are hav-
ing considerable difficulty in making
the pass owing to the great depth of
the snow. In some places the crews
report that the snow has drlfted until
it is twenty fees high. All trains
are reported several hours late as the
result of the deep snow.
A man about 33 years Of age named
John Msgill, driver of the ambu-
lance of the Santa Fe hospital at La
Junta, met with serious accident
about 3 O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
He was oiling some Of the machinery
at the artesisn well about 200 feet
from the hospital when his right arm
was caught in a cog wheel and was
torn from the shouldeT, only few
ligaments holding 1t. There was no.
body else present and he first stopped
the gasoline engine and then support
ing his injured arm with the left
hand walked to the hospital. The
arm was amputated at the shoulder
and he is now in serious condition
from loss of blood and shock. 1t is
doubtf If he survives the accident.
He is from Garter, ILL.,. and has been
in La Junta eight years.
After escaping punishment for q
murder alleged to have been commit
ted at Leadville nearly sixteen years
ago. Sherman ". Morris. alias Frank
Shercliffe. was arrested in Minneapo-
lis yesterday and will be brought
back to this state and taken to the
penitentIary at Canon City to serve
his sentence WJrd has been received
at Lesdville that Morris had inst
been acquitted in Minneapolis Of the
charge of robbipg sleeping car on
the Northern Pacific railroad, April
16, of last year. 1t WAS Morris who
made a sensational escape from the
train while being taken from that
city to the penitentisry last Septem-
ber. Immediately after his conviction
and sentence to twenty five year
penitentiary term for the murder Of
John Walsh in June 1898.
Fred Walker, 1903 Lamkin street
Pueblo is In jail there having been
arrested early Saturday morning for
opening express packages In the union
depot Office of the Globe Express com.
pany. He WAS later charged with
the theft of a valuable overcoat and
while he denies his guilt. the officers
have decided to hold him. The arrest
WAS made by Night Depot Master
McPbeeters on a description given
him by the night office force Of the
Globe company. Walker WAS found
behind a pile Of trunks In the office
late Friday night. He WAS apparent
ly asleep when the clerks discovered
him and was pat out Immediately.
Several hours after he had been put
out OF the place 1t WAS found that
many packages had been opened and
that practically everything in the
Office had been gone through. nlthoug h
there WAS no way In which to estab-
lish a loss.
Four men we're killed and
more than score had q barrow 90
cape from death when an avalanche
Of snow swept over the Camp Bird
mine at ouray late Saturday. The
dead are: s. g. Douhitt, . veteri-
nary; Peter Synot, tenmster; George
kDerr, tenmster; John Winner, camp
cook. The four men we're talking In
the cook house when almost without
warning thousands of tons Of snow.