Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-02-26
Sheriff James Reaches Head
quarters With Survivor of
Pair Who Robbed MogoIIon
Store and Slew Two Men.
PRISONER MAKES FULL
CONFESSION OF CRIME
Victims, Both Of Them Un-
armed, Wantonly Shot Down
By B|oodthlrsty Thieves
Most of Money Recovered,

Especial Di,pstch to the Morning JouruaI.1
I Socorro, ~ NJ. Feb. Francisco
/ lGranado. the survivor of the pair Of
bandits who on Monday night last
murdered c. A. Freeman and William
Clark and robbed the store of the
Mogollon Mercantile Company at Mo-
gollon, was brought to Socorro this
morning by Sheriff Emil James and
lodged in the county jail,
The young bandit, for he is but IS
years of age, and looks slightly, older,
talks freely of the crime and evidently
does not realize the seriousness OF his
situation To Sheriff James he made
a full confession OF the deed, describ-
ling in detail the incidents of the hold
up and wanton murder Of the two
men in the store.
/ According to Granada both of the
men were unarmed. and Clark was
shot down while he was holding up
ihis hands in response to the command
I of the robbers. Asked why the men
were shot, the desperate replied
lcarelessly, 20, merely TO get them out
of the way third man. the BOOK
keeper. who was in the store AT the
time of the crime. had a narrow es-
lcape. The robbers were about TO
shoot him, but he pleaded so vigor-
ously and showed them where the
money was located, so they decided 10
spare his life. Granada says one or
the men was killed by him, while the
other met his death at the hands of
Juan Terrango. who in turn was killed
while resisting arrest at the adobe
house near the ella farm.
4 sheriff James gives an Interesting
account Of the pursuit and killing OF
lTcrrango and the capture OF Granado.
IrpOn being notified Of the crime, the
sh arlff at once decided upon the most
iproba BILE route Gf the desperadoes ana
figured almost exactly on their move
lments. Proceeding to the Mogollons'
lhe struck the trail of the men, botn
lof whom were on foot, and Followed
lit for twenty-five miles to the south
end or the mountains The sheriff was
laccompanied by Deputy Scott Heap
lev. and the two men carefully picked
ont the ira acks of the fugitives. IN
TRACING the men the officers were en-
tirelv without outside aid. no one theV
met along the route having seen any
thing of the fleeing robbers This Is
laccounted for by the fact that the
men travelled slowly ana only AT hisht
time. hiding in the hills during the
. day. ~
ON Thursday morning the Officers
reached the house where the bandits
were concealed. which Is located near
, the ella farm, and about thirty miles
. north of silver CITY.
In response to the call OF the off,
scers, the woman OF the mouse WIN
!, her two children came to the door
She denied that any men were In the
house This did not satisfy the offl-
icers who had followed the tracks to
the door of the adobe. They repeated
their demand that the men appear.
The two robbers then Joined the wo-
man. who took her children ana ieit'
As soon as she was out of range the
ldesperadoes fired on the Officers from
1.-THE doorway. The fire was returneu
land Terrango fell dead, rifle pulie'
piercing his left eye ~
Granada then retreated into the
house and opened fire from the WIN
dow A number of natives. who were
yorkfnr on an acequia about "a hall
mile away. were attracted to the scene
among them being the owner OF th'
dwelling where the robber was en-
ltrenchcd. sheriff James ordered the
man TO go to the house ana denan"
lthc surrender of the ropper. Inv
,errified native hcstated. declaring
that he would be shot IL he ap-
proached the house. The sheriff then
Threatened to blow up the place WIN
dynamite unless the effort was mace
10 induce the man to come out.
Rather than see his home DESTROYED
rs. man decided To FISK ms Hie Wy
lconveyinr the demand Tor surrenner'
Approaching the house from the rear I,
lhe called to the robher that Sheriit
LANES was outside and that II was
lhopeless TO resist longer. The argu-
ln,ent evidently appealed to Granhdo
for in q short time he emerged from
The door holding his hands above ms
head He was at once placed under
Iarrest and taken To silver citS-
! Something over two thousshn uoi
liars was found on the person ot ln'
dead bandit. and neariy an oi W. p'i
lance Of the cash was round seattereu
iabout thu house. some of IL being on
IN. porrh as though it had been hast
tn,, ,hroyrp away. II Is estimated by
~. sheriff that only few hundred
doilars Of the SO 500 is missing. The
lrobbers. after leaving Mog"i"n. M"
no opportunity to spend any or ineir
loot and II Is the theory that the NUS
Ing tnonsv was dropped somewhere
along the route.
A,.or1iny 10 Granada. the men
,,.,,t.. l..;l. has... ia leaving tn" scene
~ their crime Monday night after
~. roti,ery thew camP.d four miles
rom Nouollon. spending the entire
next day there Thereafter they tsN
lied on foot and by night to tne pia.e
where they were oNeriaken hf the
IN riff FRIDAY morning.
Francisco Granada. the prisoner
now in Jail here. was born IN ~ fss"
rs wears ago. but has lived most OF hiS
10. ,,r.,rd .Nfoeoilon. Juan Terrang".
\ ~. man slaip IN Inc Officers. was
i native of Mogollon. and hut slightly
older than his compHni"n Nsith'F
~ the men. 80 FAR as is known. had
lever been in any trouble before.