Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-05

Incarceration and seemed to enjoy the
distinction rather than otherwise.
Johnny Sawtelle. whose sentence TO
a year in the penitentiary was sls-
pended by Judge Abbott on condition
that he be sent to the reformatory
at Golden, Colo, was the other mem
Der Of this particular division of the
Red Ring gang. The boys in jain
s%trenuously deny knowing anything
about this picturesque organization
ana are apparently bound to an oath
of inNiolahle secrecy regarding it.
we were going out to san Mateo
and be outlaws said the AEudaca boy
Yesterday. Luna had a horse and /
was going to get one and we were
Just waiting until Johnny SaWtelc
got out of court and then we were all
three going to start out. Yes, we know
We would get put in Jail if we were
found out but expected to get away
all right. When we first got the
stuff we hid it in an empty house
on Marquette avenue. and then moved
it to a safer place
Tho Luna boy told the story of
the robberies as follows;
we all went around to Maloy : and
/ climbed on tho roof, jumped through
the skyliGht and then let the other
boys in through the back door. We
got three dollars. two hams. some cam
dY and tobacco and canned goods and
a long piece of rope From there
We went to Farah brothers store. af-
ter hiding the MalON stuff in the all
ley. At Farah's ! slid down a rope
through the skylight ana let Apo
daca and SaWtelle in through the
back door. We took some hats, pis-
then took all the stuff and hid it i'm
the house on Marquette venue ON
the nol, S~%"riQccs rl4sNt 7A~F~~a--s-,~iute |
the Albuquerque Carriage company
shop BY pulling a bar out of 2 back
window and got the saddle and bride
and spurs ana other things
The Apodaca boy told an interest
ing tale Of his escape from custody
at Bcrnalillo.
1T was easy getting out of the old
ia. he said. Il just pulled thar
out and got out. Then when / got
away from Joe sheridan, | jumped
the sakeN ANA swan across and
ran up in tho sHnd hills and sat down
TnG watched the sheriff looking
around for me. Then | started to
toWn'Hn1G With 1 got to the Indian
Pueblo. am old indian told me they
were after me and made me get out
Of the Pueblo. Then / came down
to see Leo and got arrested, at
eos house. We were going 30 all
leave town as soon as Johnny got out
Of court
The father of johnny has made
arrangements to send HIM to the re-
form school at Golden, tho district
attorney assisting i'm paying the tut
ton.
The gang has included seven Nom
hers. Lynn Gray. who is now in the
rcformatory; John SaWtelle
ana Lee Luna, "Paisano" Apo
daca, Reginald Wagner and Eli Mon
dragon. the latter a brother of the
unique Simon MondraGon, aged nine,
master mind of the organization
who is now turned out t opasture un-
der the Watchful eye =. a guardian
a ranch near Las Vegas. What
to do with the boys in Jail is puzzling
police department. The evidence
will be aid before the grand jury
md the court viii take care of the
rest. The boys in the gang all range
n age from seven to sixteen, ana
while thcy have not Mt all the appear
NEE of hardened criminals they take
heir arrest and imprisonment with
I sang frOid which would do credit to
an old timer. Their burglarics have
)eon conducted with n stealth and
,unning which made it an exceed
ngIy hard proposition for the police
O get them with the goods on" but
lfter hard and painstaking work they
apparently succeeded.