Semi-weekly herald., 1912-11-14

with Winchester. The killing caused
a good deal of excitement at the time,
but nothing like the excitement that ioi-
lowed month or two later when an
attempt was made to assassnate Ike
Cox while in company with n deputy
sheriff. about $50 O'Clock in the evening.
The would-be assassin escaped but sam
and Dave Truby,. who were In the city I
at the time, were arrested on suspicion
OF completely and later. Mrs. TRULY, Mr.. |
Carter and other members of the family |
We're arrested. 1t developed that young
man. really n boy, living with the Truby's,
had done the shooting. Cox was laid up
for some time but finally recovered. Ru-
pie later confessed and implicated the
Trubys The trial of the latter CON
spracy charge of murder took place at
Sliverton some months ago change
of venue from this county and the de-
PENDANTS acquitted. Ike Cox was also
acquitted of the charge of numbering
Bill TRULY on the ground Of self-defense
Some two weeks ago, according to a
clipping from an Aztec paper. a series of
shots were exchanged between the Tru-
bys and Cox and his party. but no one
injured. II appears that John Graves. a
nephew of Cox. and deputy sheriff Of
San Juan county, has had warrant for
the arrest of the Trubys for some months
but has never been able to find them over
the line In New Mexico
Saturday evening a Mr. Lovelass, one
of New Mexico's mounted policemen ar
rived from Chama en- route to the lower
Animas to see II he could get the Trubys
into New Mexico and arrest them, "A
rekuest from New Mexico officials on
Colorado's governor for requlsiuon papers
receiving no attention. Lovelass remain
! ed over Sunday In Durango ad when he
heard of the shootig, we are informed.
| called up Mr.. Graves by phone at his
house IN New Mexico. Cox answered the
phone. Lovelass asked him If he had
heard of the shooting and he replied no.
and Mrs Graves said the men had been
| there all the time. Mr.. Graves was also
at home at the time Mr.. Lovelass told
Cox to let him know II he heard any
| particulars. Lovelass went down on the
| morning train.
| No word has been received up to the
| time of going to press as to the serious
ness of McCullon's wound. The ball pass
| ed through the fleshy part of the leg
| Just below the right knee cap and in his
| hurry DR.. Lingenfelter could not tell ex-
actly the depth OF the wound McCullon
was expected to be brought to town
| this morning. He will probably be up
on the afternoon train.
| Dave TRULY made the following state
ment this morning:
| Yesterday about noon my brother Sam
and Dave McCullom were riding through
Cox canon. three miles north of the New
| Mexico line. They had no evidence that
any other human beings were in the vi
cinity when suddenly without warning a
volley of bullets were hurled upon them
| from above. one of the shots entered
Sans neck. passing downward in its
course. The McCullom boy was shot
through the leg. Not until the shooting
was over did the boys discover that their
assailants We're Ike Cox, his nephew,
John Graves, and Jesse Harmon. The
men seemed to know of the movements
} of Sam and Dave and lay in hiding to
get their chance to shoot them.
"unmindful for his own injuries the
McCullom boy made his way to oui
home on Trouble mesa, bringing with hin
our first news of the terrible tragedy
When we reached the scene of the shoot
ing the men who did the deed were no
where to be found and as vet l do no
. KNOW OF tnelr whereabouts.
Il When asked II the street report tha
the shooting occurred when Sam Trub,
was resisting arrest Mr. TRULY replied
most emphatically that it was not.
i There is little new to report in the
TRULY killing District Attorney Lane
, returned last evening from visiting
the scene of the disturbance. 1t seem.
reasonably certain that the crime tool
place within the limits of La Plat;
county which means an expensive tria
, for the taxpayers, no matter who die
the shooting. While holding the war
rants Sheriff McCluer has made n,
arrests as yet.
1t is stated on reliable authority
however, that the men alleged to b.
implicated in the shooting, will arriv
in Durango either this evening or to
morrow without fail and surrende
themselves to the authorities, beinj
Ike Cox, John Graves and Jesse Car
man (give as Harmon in yesterday
account). We are informed that n
statements of any kind have beel
made by the men under suspicion.
1t is also stated that the reporte,
interview of Lovelass over the phon
with Cox at the Graves home wa
somewhat mixed. 1t is stated the me-
; have not said one way or the othe
if they were at home or riding tn
range, and that Mrs. Graves state
ment that the men had been there al
r afternoon was misunderstood and tina
she really said the men were presen
at that particular time.
I, An autopsy was held on the dea
= man at the Hood and Ames undertak
ing parlors last evening conducted b,
Drs. Lingenfelter, McEwen and Hob
by, The ball was found to have en-
tered the right side of the neck, lodg
: ing in the chest, having passed down
ward through the shoulder and in it
journey had evidently encountered
, bone or two as the bullet was spill
, when recovered.
: Up to 3 O'Clock this afternoon n
T, arrangements had been made for tn