El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-08
THE MoGoLLoN TRAGEDY.
Mogollon, y. NJ, Hep''


Editor FL Paso Herald;
The recent tragedy in this mihlhS
rnetronoIis of the Mogollon mining us
trict prompts the sending NJ The en-
closed climbing from the Silver CITY
Indenendent. The special alluded 10
was written by myself. ADD tooA 'ie
diving staten Il, Of lark, y no We
killed by PUMA AMI 1''ai-- ii-9
the time when Wilkins was endeaF-
orinp TO arrest the men I was an eye
witness. and am thoroughly Gov eTsant
,,-itb everything which took place. me
nress generally did not pen Inc
Herald-have made statements WI ,
TO great extent are at variance WIN
the facts in the ease.
These people are law abiding ana
are doing everything in their power %
preserve law and order, ana II you
could make extracts from the statement
herein enclosed. I believe it viii De
appreciated by your readers
rFolIowing are extracts from MI
Aliens account of the affair as printed
IN the Silver City Independent
Last Friday night Charles Clark was
shot and fatally wounded while IN h,S
place Of business in hat town Nlai n
was a deputy sheriff lie hau -,
rant for the ar-e.t of r:oEnte / police
man Jobn Beau. and hen the latter IN
con,nanv with depurv Pdtnanf game IN
- CIarlz,s Mace of business. Clark
tried 10 serve the warran,. tt is sala
+bat Real drew his gun and resisted
arrest. and after getting outside the
building on the sidewalk re opener
fire on Clark through the way
Three of the bullets struck Elafk' ole
in the stomach, one IN ne cleSI
+be other in the wrist At the time the
eho+s we're fired. Clark was behind the
h.r and about 10 feet back from the
door Several people were in the sa-
49, a. the time. Clark did not return
the fire
..Deceased was 40 years of age ana
had resided in western Socorro county
for the past Is years, where ouIiiIe
-nooe+ of his career he had been occu
MED in the business Of frelghuhs. I1S
was a man of quiet deneanor ana heiu
high in the estimation Of all VINO nau
-,e+ or associated with him during ms
-,onv wears residence in that section
AT between a:S0 and 10 o'clock FIJI
5av evening. the dying man being duly
sworn, stated:
~ have been a deputy sheriff for
nearly one year 1 had a warrant 70
serve I was in the saloon and SAID TO
craig Williams. I have warrant TO
serxe. He CBealD has always treated
me nicely, and I'll call him IN and
serve the warrant 1 called BEAN III
and we took a drink. then went TO the
beoir Of the house and I handed him
the warrant He told me no -
- of a sheriff could arrest him and
+ben told me to get ahead Of him and
he got his gun first Craig Williams
vas present and I deputized him 10
help me arrest~Beall- Beall had a gun
tn his hand 1 didn't; had my gun in
nv pants I said TO Craig, ! don't
know that 1 have q right to hurt him.
/ didn't aim to disarm him. After he
stepped out of the door he began to
shoot. After the first shots in the
wrist and shoulder I stepped back,
when he shot again. I was standing by
the door leading into the barber shop.
/ walked into the barber shop TO
get in the dark, and then sat down on
a chair
No arrests were made that night.
The following day warrants were
sworn out before justice Sorenson. JUS
tice Sorenson appointed George H
Williams as a special officer, with sew
eral other well known and reputable
citizens as specials to aid him. When
Putnam and Beall rode into town about
II o'clock Saturday morning, Mr.. VIII
liams told them that he had a war
rant for their arrest. Beall is said to
have replied that they wouldn't sur
render under any consideration or cir
cumstances-' Williams, who is noted
for his GOODNESS and bravery, told
them: Gentlemen, you have commit
ted q crime and the citizens of Mogol-
lon will not stand for it that you go
unmolested and-free,' but if they would
give UP they would have all the pro-
lection necessary. They replied that
they didn't want any protection; they
could protect themselves and would do
II, and if any Of you feel gay. let them
turn loose; we are ready Williams re-
piled: Men. we are not murderers here.
/ am giving you a good chance TO give
up without trouble They replied that
they were not afraid of trouble
Williams started away to notify his
deputies that Putnam and Beall would
not surrender. AS Williams was leaY-
ing, Putnam called him back. saying
that they would give an appearance