Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-12-02
With All Exits Carefully Guard
ed, Poisonous Gases Are
Poured Into Utah Mine Where
Rafael Lopez Is Hiding,
FUMES ISSUE FROM
EVERY KNOWN EGRESS
Murderer'S Death Is Believed
Certain, as Escape Is I'M
possible, in Opinion of 0s-
ficerS Conducting Siege,


Bingham. Utah. Dec Whether
Rafael Lopez. the slayor OF five peace
Officers and "a follow Mexican. lny
dead I'm the Utah-Apex mime. or
whether, avoiding the deadly eases n
the mine he sull planned "a dash Tor
liberty, was question unanswered TO-
night knowing his resourccfulness
there was no let-up in the watchful-
ness at the tunnel mouths. on which
soarchHghts We're trained while the
sherIffs Officers OF seven counties and
their scores of deputies kept mrc-
laNed guard since early morning.
Through openings In the hulkheads,
constructed at each of the tunnel
mouths, poisonous gasos have been dl-
rccted Tonight an automobile ear
rying a thousand pounds of sulphur
was rushed here from salt Lake city
In order Co keep the mudpes going
until a fresh supply arrived ON the
train tomorrow morning ln addition
to sulphur. an the chemicals capable
.of generating poisonous gases thot
could be obtained here were being
used in the smudgcs.
The only word from Lopez today
came early this afternoon when he
approached the hulkhead at the
mouth OF the Andy tunnel and called
for his friend Julio Corrcllo when
asked what hc wanted. he called again
for Corrello. but before the latter ar.
rived he had retired back into Ga,
depths or the mountain
on Correllos being unable to get q
response. Mike Vukovlch. native OF
Montenegro, and hrothcr-iu-iaw %
Deputy Mandrich, who was killed IA
saturdays battle. broke from a crowd
of spectators and hraudishng a re-
volver. tried 20 break down the bulk
head 20 go after Lopez with diff
Guilty he was led away by deputies and
friends Repeatedly since Saturday
he has pleaded ON his knees for the
opportunity To- penetrate the darkness
and fight II out with the Mexican
AS night FELL while the smudgos
continued 10 pour their poison back
into the heart of the mountain. the
mutferings for vengeance from the
never diminishing crowd of foreign
ers became hushed ana gave way to
whispered questions as to what was
the secret behind the bulkhoads
The deputies guarding the Andy
tunnel mouth believed Lopez was
overcome this afternoon behind the
bulkhead. until two hours later. they
heard scraping sound followed By a
cough.
Late tonight, columns OF smoke
were rushing out of various tunnels,
showing that certain tparts of the
mine were already filled At some
places IL was impossible for the
guards to get nearer than thirty feet
OF The entrances, In the lowest level
Of the workings smudges were placed
directly beneath shafts leading up
into the upper levels, where Lopez
took refuge when he entered the
mine. last Thursday night Smoke
was also issuing through cracks on
top of tho mountain showing that
one Of the tunnels ran very near the
surface. Guards were placed at these
spots
In case Lopez does not appear tho
smudglng win continue for another
day and night Then twenty-four
hours must olapsc before the deputies
can enter. Although IL is believed 80
be slight. there is still the possibility
that the fugitive may avoid asphyxin-
tlon In some far corner Of the mine