Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-01-31
REVENUE OFFICER KILLED.
MuRDERERs OF MCCLURE AL.
MOST WIPED OUT IN FIGHT
FOR FREEDOM
ESCAPING TO OLD MEXICO.
WHEN ovERTAkEN, BY OFFICERS
AND IMMEDIATELY OPENED
FIRE

4 folt 1dhcock, rex, Jan. 3l.x-Te Texal
rangers late yesterday afternoon ef
fectually put an end to the fight o.
F. B. Howe and his two sons, Gu,
and Robert, who shot and killed L
n Mcclure, a Santa Fe secret of
flcer in Abo. n. NJ, five days ago. The
elder Howe and his son Guy, IL years
OF age, were killed outright,
while Robert was seriously injured
and may not recover. The blood of
Mcclure is not the only crime the
Howes will have to expiate. as they
shot yesterday, while resisting arrest,
United States revenue officer and a
Texas justice of the peace. The form.
er was killed while the latter was
seriously injured
The Howes were wanted FOR
the killing of Santa F'e special Officer
Mcclure at Abo Pass last Wednesday,.
Closely pursued by officers of the New
Mexico mounted police and railway
detectives. they reached the vicinity
of Fort Hancock early yesterday
morning on q freight tain.
Attempting to cross the Rio Grande
into Old Mexico they were halted by
United States Customs Guard Tom L.
O'Connor and Justice Of the Peace
M. R. Hemly. The bandits at once
opened fire on the officers and O'Con-
nor received a bullet through the
lung He was carried mortally wound
ed to a ranch nearby, where he died
before medical aid could be summon
ed Justice of the Peace Hemly was
shot through the arm, but his wound |
is not believed to be serious.
Afer shooting down the officers the
fled in the direction of /
Sierra Blanca Four Texas rangers,
who were summoned from Ysleta,
Joined the New Mexico officers in the
chase and caught up with the Howes
about 9 O'Clock last night. Robert
Howe, the younger son, was shot1
through the leg by the first yolley sent
after the fleeing robbers. Leaving
the wounded man to be captured, the
father and elder son continued their
flight, firing as they ran. Finally the
two men were surrounded in a thicket
and the officers prepared for an all
night siege, In about an hour, how
ever, both men emerged from their
hiding place, rifles in hand and blaz-
ing away in the direction of the off.
GERS. The officers returned the fire
and both men fell dead: The bodies
we're brought to Ell Paso this morn h
ing as was also the survivingson, who /;
IS not believed to be fatally injured. I
Sierra Blanca, where the men were
killed is 1O5 miles east of Ell Paso, but t
5 in Ell Paso county. 1
The Howes were wanted in New {
Mexico for the murder of L. X. Nc.
Jlure, railway special agent, resid- Il
ng in Albuquerque. Robberies of l
'reight cars at Abo, on the Eastern
Railway of New Mexico. had become 4
requent and Mcclure, with another
Santa Fe officer had been sent there
o investigate. When the train on
which the officers travelled reached a
station some distance from Abo, the
,ther officer got off to send a teie-
gram. The officer missed tie train
Ind Mcclure proceeded alone on his
dangerous mission This was lastl
Wednesday. Hearing nothing from
Mcclure, the next day more Santa Fe p
,ffcers were sent to Abo. "A thorlt
,ugh search revealed no trace Of thet t
Missing man. The next day another s
search was made and the body Of the L
Unfortunate officer was found, hang 0
ng head downward in a deep well. ?
-Four bullet wounds were in the body t
rhe HoWes Eere at once suspected Of d
he deed and officers immediately D
ook theirftrail which led toward the p