Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1912-05-28
DARING BANDITS SHOT
ARGENTINE POLICE HAVE EN-
COUNTER WITH DEsPERADoEs
Two American Robbers Are kIIlet
During Fierce Gun Fight With
officers--Days of Australian
Bushrangers Recalled.


The government has received informa
ton respecting the death OF the two
supposed American bandits. Evans and
Wilson, shot In an encounter with the
frontier police of Chubut. According
to the report by the chief of police
Of that district. at the beginning Of de-
cember a picket OF eight mounted po-
lice left in the direction of the River
Pico, under the command of Sub-Lieu-
tenant Blanco. 1t had been previous.
ly ascertained that the bandits, Rob
ert Evans alias Hood, alias Place,
and William Wilson. had appeared In
that neighborhood. The gang of ban
dts infesting the frontier had been di.
vided into two groups, owing to the
circumstances that they were being
closely pursued by another picket I'M
der Maj. Gabhart.
The picket In charge of Sub-Lieuten.
ant Blanch came within sight of Evans
and Wilson December In valley.
where they we're preparing food. writes
Robert H. Reid In the Chicago Daily
News. The police, getting within
about % meters Of them, descended
from their horses, and were at once
saluted by the bandits with several
dum-dum bullets from Winchestera AS
the police continued to advance one OF
their number. named Montenegro. re-
ceived q fatal shot from Evans car
bine and died almost instantly. The
same bandit also wounded another 20
liceman. Pedro Pena. In the right arm.
The latter replied to the shots with
some effect. Evans fell seriously
wounded, but when lying on the
ground continued to fire from Colts
revolver
In these circumstances Cadido Rios
stepped nearer and shot Evans dead.
On seeing this Wilson made OF through
the woods with a wound in the left
hand received during the combat Not
withstanding that he continued fir.
ing at the police as he ran, using his
revolver with his wounded hand, while
he clasped Winchester rife In his
right In his flight Wilson tried to
take refuge In some brushwood, but
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Roas. from his horse. fired at him
through the bushes. and having dis.
mounted and got nearer to him. gave
him another shot. which finished his
career of infamy.
The police found In the possession OF
the two bandits one Winchester. two
Colts revolvers. "Parabellum" revol.
yer, 1000 bullets of different caliber.
a saddle, small tent. 100 in money
ION Evans. a Chilean $40 gold coin
and several other articles The bodies
were recognized by several people In
the district and were afterward buried.
In addition to the above, In conse-
Quence OF the arrangement between
the governments Of Chile and Argen.
tina, the frontier police have sue
ceeded in capturing 1876 desperate
criminals. Many of these have been
wanted" by the authorities for years.
The governor Of Chubut considers that
his district Is now practically cleared Of
bandits. but 1t Is pointed out that the
North American outlaws = George
Praker. alias Cassidy; Henry Long.
baugh alias Harry Place. with his
wife. Ethel A. Place. and Harvey Logan
ARE still at large In Chile or Pata-
gonia, and can easily recruit new ad-
herents from the criminals who regu-
larly escape from the prisons OF the
two republics.
As an evidence of the remarkable
ability OF the female bandit 1t Is re-
ported that after the attempted rob-
berry OF the national bank at Paseo de
los Indios. while the police were In
close pursuit and the male bandits
werN unable to reload their revolvers.
Mrs. Place deliberately took aim at
full gallop and shot the horse from I'M
der the nearest police officer. which SO
demoralized the others that all the
bandits escaped. She is most daring
horsewoman and can ride the most un.
ruly steed without saddle.