Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-11-30
Bloody Battle Results Under
ground in Utah Mine When
Deputies TRY to Capture
Mexican Gunman,
DEFIANT MESSAGE is
SENT TO OFFICERS
Several Men in Search of Out
law Escape Through Out
Ieti Effort to Smoke 0u'
Criminal Fails,
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Bingham, Utah, Nov 29.-In a
battle underground. with only the
flash Of their rifles breaking the
darkness, Ralph Lopez Mexican gum
man. added possibly two more names
to his list Of killed late today when
he drove back a posse Of deputy
sheriffs in the l'tah-Apex mine.
Lopez, who started his career Of
crime on November 81, by Staying the
chief OF police Of Bingham, two depu-
ties and fellow countryman, shouted
from the depths OF his stronghold to-
night that 1t would cost many more
lives before they got him. The men
whom he shot today were Deputies
Douglas, Hulsey and Tom Mandrich,
who al a late hour tonight still lie
where they fell. The deputies before
entering the Andy tunnel of the mine
this afternoon, arranged signal of
four taps on a pipe line in case of dis
tress shortly after the shooting the
signal was heard coming from one of
the fallen deputies. Then IL ceased and
was not repeated
Arrangements Were made tonight to
attempt to bring out the two In a
motor car. and il was expected that
this would precipitate another en-
gagement with Lopez.
The shooting today resulted when
half dozen deputies penetrated the
Andy tunnel 200 feet in order to Light
& smudBe q smoke the desperado out
AS soon as Hulsey struck a match he
was shot down by Lopez In the eX-
change of shots that followed Mand-
rich fell and then the deputies re-
treated. 1t was at first reported that
David Ray, who was experimenting
the mixing of chemicals for the
smudge, had been shot also, but later
he appeared at the mines mouth,
having crawled from beside the fall
len deputies on his hands and knees
Lopez is located In the Andy in
cline, which runs into the Andy tun=
mel. Several deputies who had gone on
ahead of the smudging party We're
cut off by the desperate, who is now
between them and the tunnels out
let II is believed, however, they can
find an exit through an abandoned
tunnel and that they are staying where
they are to prevent Lopez retreating
deeper into the mine.
Deputy Sheriff Julian Sorensen, the
only survivor of the four officers who
started i'm pursuit of Lopez on Novem-
Der a. crept into the mine tonight to
hunt down and engage the Mexican
single handed. At late hour he had
not been heard from. The deputies
Who We're cut off from the exit dur
ing the engagement with the despe-
fado today came out tonight through
the Andy tunnel after creeping past
the incline in which Lopez is located
They heard no sound when they pass
ed the spot where the two deputies
fell, and it is taken for granted that
lhey are dead Not even the great
sttlke of year ago equalled in ex-
cltement that which prevails here to-
hlghl AT late hour the streets
were alive with people, and it was
reared a race riot might start between
Austrlans and Mexicans because OF
the Killing Of Deputy Madrich, an Aus
trian.
Deputy Sorensen later emerged from
Me mine with the announcement that
ne could find neither the bodies of
tHe deputies where they had fallen
nor any sign Of Lopez in the Andy in
'ilhe a posse then entered with
search light and returned with the
Iefliication Of Sorensen's discovery.
apparently Lopez had moved to a new
stronghold and dragged the bodies of
nls victims along with him in the hope
mat the fear his victims We're still
aiNe would prevent further efforts to
"fPhlNiate him. At midnight efforts
70 reach Lopez and his victims We're
ouunuOned uniil tnnnrrnn. morning.