La Junta tribune., 1911-02-04
Sensational Suicide on Santa =. Train

formerly employed as a stockman by
p J. Mooney AZ his Nyberg ranch.
committed suicide by drinking the
contents Of an ounce bottle OF prus-
SIC acid In the chair car vestibule
Of Santa Fe train No sio between
Boone and Rocky Ford las, Saturday
night
The suicide followed the arres, OF
Cable by Sheriff Potter, OF this city.
al the reques; Of the Pueblo police
on charge OF Wholesale forgeries In
Pueblo last Saturday
Las; Saturday Gale visited the
various stores at which he had been
accustomed TO trade. The ,irs; check
cashed was q, the Carlton store. Thai
check bore the signature OF p. J.
Mooney. SO cleyerly forged according
70 Mr.. Mooney. that be could hardly
tell the difference himself He then
vent to White L Davis store. where
another check drawn upon himself
and bearing his own signature was
passed. He also purchased goods at
The store OF Crews-B Beggs and had
$50 check cashed.
Gable then proceeded TO the Holmes
Hardware Company store where he
purchased a a. calibre revolver, a
fact which later prev entsd an attempt
70 arrest him by the citizens OF
Boone where he remained for several
hours
He then purchase d ticket for
Chicago and climbed aboard the 8
o'clock Missouri Pacific train east.
iR the meantime MIR Carlton had com
municated with Sir. Mooney and to-
gether they started out to search for
cable. They found him on the train.
Well. | suppose you are after
that paltry .20E' he asked as they
approached his seat He thereupon
proceeded TO siye Carlton back that
amount Not knowing that he vas
Implicated in other transactions he
vas allowed TO proceed on his jour
ney.
Ca le got off the Missouri Pacific
At
santa Re train al the same station.
sheriff Potter had been Ia Pueblo
during the day. and just before he
left FOR home vas furnished a de-
sgription OF Gable and requested 10
b. ou the lookout for MIN. Al Boone
cable boarded th- train and vas i'm
mediately recognized by sheriff Pot.
ter When told by the sheriff that
he was undcr arrest he denied his
idenuy. but made no resistance and
requested sheriff Potter TO accom-.
paHy him 10 the smoking compart.
meut OF the chair car As Cable
passed through the yesti ule Of the
chair car be vas seen To place
bottle 10 his mouth. Sheriff Potter
grabbed his hand and succeeded In
preventing him from swallowing the
entire contents Of the bottle Cable
declared that Il ~as heart tonic
and that he Mas greatly In need OF
II. A few moments later he oollaps.
I'd, and at Nepesta Sheriff Potter
telephoned 10 DIR. Van der Sehoux
at Fowler TO meet him at the train.
The physician worked over the pris.
oner. but soon realized that 1t MAS
useless. and the man died Just as
the train WAS pulling out OF Rocky
Ford
The body Mas brought 10 La Juntz
and taken TO Thompson's undertaking
parlors. on his person VAS found 81.
IN money. a loaded revolver and the
newly printed check book from which
h. had issued the checks that h. had
eashed Ther. we're Also two tickets
TO Kansas City on his person, one
over the Missouri Pacific from Pu.
eblo and the other from Boone to
Kansas City over the A. r. a. ST.
railway. Cable also had two
new grips, both OF which we're filled
with a lArse assortment, OF expensive
underciothing. new shoes and dozens
OF collars ana new pairs OF socks n.
had succeeded In oashing about $500
worth OF bogus checks In Pueblo. the
larger part OF which Was received IN
money as cbaDs.
Coroner Wilson held an Inquest on
Monday afternoon and verdict was
returned In accordanc. With the facts
related above. An analysis OF the
eout.nt. of IN. ,.,,st.. a.v.t.,., a..