La Junta tribune., 1912-08-10

! his huge gun at Wilson told him to
climb out and turn the horse and
buggy over to him. Wilson almost
jumped to obey the command and
WAS down and out before Ballew had
the words out OF his mouth. Wilson
had a revolver In the back OF his
buggy. aud before Ballew got away
succeeded In getting possession OF it,
Ballew whipped up the horse and
started down the road towards La
J1nta rs fast as the animal would
run. Wilson fired four shots after
him, one of which went through the
back of the buggy seat. and II Is
thought the bullet from Wilson's
gun is the one that was found just
under the skin on the left side OF
Ballew's body.
Ballew went on down the road.
passing by Ormega and through the
stockyards. The automobile return
ed from the wild goose chase down
the road, and picking up De'ine
and Wilson started after Ballew and
the buggy Ballew had a good start,
but soon realized that the officers
would overtake him. He left the
buggy and going across the track en-
ranch. The officers got out of the
automobile and followed him. TAX
ing several shots at the fleeing man
across the wheat field. One OF the
shots fired BY Rose struck Ballew
Just below the small Of the back,
and as he fell he crawled behind a
shock OF wheat where It was thought
he was going to make his final stand.
The officers had about exhausted
their ammunition and Devine went
to the Higgins ranch house to tele-
phone to La Junta for reinforcements
Sheriff Potter had just arrived from
Pueblo on the morning train. and
accompanied by c. ID. Steward. spec
/ ial officer of the Santa Fe. left i'm
medtately for the scene in an auto
mobile. Both were armed with Win.
chesters. The officers started to ex-
plorc the big patch Of weeds where
Ballew had last been seen. and had
not gone far until Rose came upon
the dead body OF the man.
The body Was brought to La Jun
[ ia and taken to the Mayhem under.
taking parlors. and at this time
the identity OF the man was no,
known. The Sunday morning paFeii
had contained the story of the uag
edy at the South Platte summer ho-
tel, and II was surnised that the
dead man might be the much wanted
desperado. There Vas not
scratch ot paper on his body to In.
dicste who he Was. A seal ring
marked with the initial p" indicat.
ed that It might be Ballew. and when
q baggage check Of the South Platte
and West Creek Stage Line was
found on bis person the evidence
was almost conclusive. Besides the
stage check. the dead man had on
his person \ gold watch. twenty-five
cartridges for his i5-caiibre revolver.
and = Colorado Springs street car
transfer dated August Sd.
Coroner Wilson held an inquest
at Z o'clock Sunday night At which
the officers who had participated In
the chas. and j. W Wilson were the
only witnesses. J. ". Simpson. Of
Lamar, sheriff Of Prowcrs county.
also testified at the inquest to the
effect that the dead man Was not
Marion McAdxinA. . convict who re-
Gently escaped from the road gang
near Denver and 10 wanted for mur
der.
II was brought out At the inquest
that a man answering Bsiicw's DE-
scription had been seen II Rocky
Ford Saturday afternoon. where hs
had g0as into . store and after pur.
chasing writing material had writ
ten two letters. Sunday morning.
while the storekeep~r Was reading
the stories Of the despesado In the
newspapers he had occasion to look
under bis dssx and discovered sever.
al letters and papsrs. among them
icttsrS addressed 70 George Ballew.
This was conclusive evidence that
the mar Vas Baiiew and Sheriff Pot.
ter immsdiately tsicphonsd 70 Jos
eph Dennis. of Golden. sheriff os
Jefferson county. whers the crime
was committed. Sheriff Dennis
came down on No. { and on Monday
nosaing positively identified the dead
man % Ballew.
TIE body Of Balicw Il stili st
Nayhsw's. undertaker Cook has r..
ceived several telexrams from the
youns vito Of the dad man. whose
lea wing him. combined with Whiskey,