Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-03-30
PROSECUTION IS VERY STRONG
CHARLES A. sPlEsS OF LAS We
GAS REPRESENTING Ex-
PRESS COMPANY
GREAT INTEREST IN The CASE
COURT ROOM AT RATION PACKED
DURING SESSIONS OF
THE TRIAL

Ration, n NJ, March 30.-Consider
able progress was made yesterday af
ternoon in the case of the territory oi
New Mexico against j. B. Humphreys
alias "Arkansaw", and Henry Farr
charged with the larceny of $4,000
from the Wells Fargo Express com
pany, at French, N. NJ, on May IA
1908, while the money was enroute
from the First National Bank of AL
buquerque, to Dawson, N. M, to pay
off the Ell Paso and Northwestern en-
ployes at the Dawson coal mines.
Charles A. Spiess, special prosecutor
for the Wells Fargo company, assist
ing George E. Remley, district attor-
ney for Colfax county, in the prosecu-
tion of the case, at the convening of
court yesterday afternoon, made the
opening statement of the case to the
jury, as to what the territory expected
to prove.
1t was a clear and concise state
ment of the facts Of the case begin
ming with the time the money was
placed in charge Of the express COM
pany by the Albuquerque bank, until
the time OF the robbery at French,
and for the actions of Henry Farr at
the scene of the hold-up, the where
abouts of Humphreys, as an employe
of Farr at Springer until few days
prior to the date of the robbery, his
flight, and his subsequent arrest in
Wichita, Kan. Mr.. Spiess said that
Humphreys was never heard Of again
in the vicinity of Springer, French
and Dawson after his departure from
Springer, until he was found in the
city of Wichita, Kansas. That he
was a pauper when he left Springer,
leading a very humble life, but that
when he got to Wichita, he spent
money like prince, and that is what
led to his detection and his arrest.
He stated that a suit of underwear
belonging to Humphreys was found
under the depot at French, and some
other articles which he had evidently
left there, when he emerged with his
companion, on the arrival of train
No. 10 at the date of the hold-up, and
blew open the safe and got the
money, that the horses upon which the
robbers rode away from the scene OF
the robbery, were well known and
would be identified by witnesses as
belonging to Henry Farr, that Hum
phreys had them in his control and
care in the town of Springer up to a
day or two before the robbery took
place.
The first witness for the prosecu-
tion was Roland Alfred Frost, assist.
ant cashier of the First National
Bank at Albuquerque. He testified
that on May 18th, 1908, he delivered
three packages of money to James H.
Hatcher, the agent of the Wells Fargo
company at Albuquerque, one pack
age containing $4,000 in currency,
one containing $14,500 in currency,
and sack of silver containing $500.
He produced Hatcher's receipt for the
money. Hatcher was the next wit
ness and testified that he received
the three packages of money, and
on the evening of the 18th of May
delivered the same to Guy w. Cat
chel, depot agent for the Wells Fargo,
in the city of Albuquerque. He ex-
hibited receipt of Gatchel for the
money, j, s
Gatchel then took the stand and
stated that he held the money in the
safe of the company until the morn
ing of the 18th of May when he de-
livered it to A. q. Gale, express mes
senger, on train No. 10, running be-
tween Albuquerque and La Junta. He
said all three of the packages were
adressed to the Ell Paso and North