The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-06-20
DETAILS OF
The IRWIN
SHOOTING
THE CONyICTs CAREFULLY PLAN
NED MURDER AND ROB-
Berry.


day evening at the ranch OF Walter
Witcher located on West Four Mile
creek. fifteen miles west of Cripple
Greek. was carefully planned and exc
cuted by two escaped Marian
McAdams and Charles Morgan. The
, -nurdersrs are still ~ large They
gained an inside knowledge OF what
was going on at the ranch house by
tapping the telephone wires and Dy
carrying on conversations with Miss
Copeland. the maid cousin OF Walter
wlioher. who kept house and who was
alone at the house when the two band
lts returned 70 the house 10 rob Il af-
Ter slaying walter Irwin. foreman 7f
The raach aud Gsing TO tres a haif
mile cast OF the place the cther hands
Cecil Trltt ana Tony CIeser. says
tho Cripple Greek Times-
The murderer was Of cold heart
Charles Morgan. - years old. after
saoo,inE dowa Iraln. usins an old
fashioned Ii-ie rinc. dragged the body
through a creek and placed Il in 4
x,uTal cave where ID vas found eight
souss later b. Coroner Hamilton. Tas
murderer are stu free
The escaped convict Ene~ iaai a
rscy coz Wa lost and tha; it lad
/, geea searched for They kaew that
San witcher sac IA south Park and
ao1id no; De- home ihai Night They
knew that wItcAcF had caahed d
check for ssoe IN cripple creek DER
ssur the EIts I.oane-up and asurel
~ isrt soueT N fac
.euec TarF 900. kuoa that Miss
Copeland. sha had COMO 20 COLORADO
f-om Roasa Georr.s. last a ieE months
before possessed aome money. Tasy
knew that reviewers Vore IN the house.
Having planned iheir CRIME. because
,hey had ralned o fuii iay Of the land.
sitter being IN the country three days
at least and having questioned The
ranch hand whom they killed as we'll
a. other men. they undertook what
must 20 down as one Of the boldcst
and most desperate hoid-up and MUIR
dcrs ever undertaken.
First cutting the telephone wires
with a pair OF pinchcrs which they
had for the purpose. the one man was
sent TO the ranch house to tell the
sf,ry OF the COW. which he declared
had been found in the rocks. Tony
Geiser aud Walter Irwin we're pre-
pairing for their dinner and Cecil Trist
vas In the corral near the barn. The
stranger advised thom To bring a rope
10 pull the COW from the rocks. The
went down the road which leads
through Box Canon. Here the second
and shorter man jumped up. his face
covered with a handkerchief and he
ordered the three to throw up their
hands. Tritt and Gciger complied hut
Irwin laughed at the idea. He was
shot. a buile, struck him In the chest
and death came instantly. His body
dropped into the road.
"TSsc the other two men up the Hill
and lie them to a tree" commanded
the Vner man of his short partner
The two we're tied with the rope they
had brought to bring ;he COW from
4 rocks Their victims securely tied
the two bandits went 10 the road and
dragged the body through the cSek
rnd placed II in a natural cave. The
Ave Is on the west side OF the canon
and is ss feet deep.
= When Geiger and Tritt were taken to
he tree they were searched. Geiger
h.A silver watch but the men did not
want this The two bandits then hur-
rl.di TO the ranch home. They went
to the door Of the kitchen. Miss Cope
land was preparing dinner. She had
lust pus bread into the oven. She was
called to Ne door and asked BY one Of