Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-02-03
HOWE CONFESSES
DOUBLE MURDER
Eldest Son of Desperate Shot
Down Still Lives and
Is In Jail
OTERO COUNTY RETURNS
Board of Education Holding Inn
portant Meeting This
Afternoon.

That Robert Howe, the eldest son
of F. B. Howe and brother of Guy
Howe, both of whom were shot dead
while trying to escape from the
Texas rangers, is alive and in jail in
Ell Paso county on the charge of muir
dering River Guard Thomas L. .O'Con-
nor, was ascertained today. 1t was
reported that Robert Howe had died
a day or two after the killing of his
father and brother but this report
seems unfounded.
Howe will be tried in Ell Paso coun-
ty for the murder of the U. S. official
and in case he should not be con-
victed he may be brought to New
Mexico later for trial on the charge
of numbering Special officer John A.
Mcclure of the Santa Fe railroad
1t was ascertained on the best of
authority today that Howe has made
a full confession of his implication in
both murders and now that his father
and brother are dead and in their
graves, the paying of the penalty will
devolve upon him.
Spectacular Arrest.
According to mail services receiv-
ed here this morning from Texas the
arrest of Robert Howe was even more
spectacular and, melodramatic than
the killing of the other members of
this murderous triple alliance or
"dreibund." After shooting Tom
O'Connor and wounding Justice of the
Peace Henley the HoWes dashed
away on horseback only to be pursued
by the well armed and daring Texas
rangers, 1t was great race-a race
of life and death. Robert Howe was
finally crippled by a we'll aimed bull
let and with true western cowboy
''ealat'' was roped and dragged into
custody. 1t was reported that he
died of his wounds but this report was
unfounded for a letter written yes
terday from Texas says he is still
alive and able to talk of the murders
in which he figured, and for which he
will be tried.
Notaries Appointed.
Governor Mills has appointed G. L
Kennedy of Jicarilla, Lincoln county
and Harry H. Kelly of Silver City
Grant county, notaries public.
interpretations.
Articles of incorporation were fileC
today in the Office of Territorial Sec
retary Jaffa by the Lake Land Co.
which will have its Office in Los Ala
mos, San Miguel county, with William
T. Hand, its agent. The object of the
company is to colonize and improve
land and its capital stock is $3.50,
600, in $4,000 shares at $100 each
The company begins with paid il
capital stock of $2,1O0, the share hold
ers being William T. Hand, 10 shares
Ernest L. Whitman, 1 share and An
tonic Pacheco, 1 share. The duration
of the company is to be so years
New Railway Company.
Articles of incorporation were ais
filed by the Las Cruces Railway Com
pany; of Las Cruces, with Isidoro Al
milo, agent. The object of the ney
company is to purchase, acquire an
construct or lease street railways
with double and single tracks. Th
capital stock is $4,000 in 1000 share
at $40 each, the shareholders beins
Samuel T. Reynolds, of Ell Past
1863 3-4 shares; J. Frank Hich, of T
Paso, 169 3-4 shares; and G. Merto
Hadley Of Las Cruces, 4S9 "a sares
Isidoro Armijo 1863 3-4 shares, an
William P Lapoint, of Las Cruces,
share. The duration of the compan
is to be so years. The company ha
built a street railway from Las Crl
ces to Mesilla Park and Agriculture
College.
Bob Whites Coming.
Game and Fish Warden Thomas
Gable has arranged to exchange fiI
dozen native quail for five dozen Be
Whites of New York. This is an u
usual exchange and reflects credit {
the Game Warden for being able
get an equal number for the natl
quail. The Bob Whites will whistle
merry tune all the way from Nc
York to Chicago and thence over tt
Santa Fe to Kansas City, down
Lamy, cheering up the solitude
that place and then coming to San
Fe perhaps. Just whether or not +
New York birds will find the air
here too rare for their whistling sol
and choruses remains to be seen.
For the Treasury.
Almost every day money flows in
the treasury. Today Treasurer M.
Otero received from the game and fl
warden, $115; from Gregory Pa;
treasurer of Mckinley county, $34
and from Tito Melendez, treasurer
Mora county, $256.64.
Board of Education.
The board of education was in S
sion this morning, Governor Mi
presiding. And the score or more
book agents in the city are wonderi
what is going to be the action OF
board in regard to those school boo
The board at this meeting decit
what text books will be used in
public schools of New Mexico for
next four years, and in case we co
in as state this year, as is pred