White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-30
IS TRAPPED
IN BINGHAM NINE
MEXICAN OUTLAW REPORTED
IN DESPERATE CONDITION AS
RESULT OF WEEKS EFFORTS
To ESCAPE CAPTURE.

For more than week, Raphael Lo-
PEE, murderer of four men, at Bing-
hasn, Utah, November 21, has man.
aged to escape capture, despite the
efforts of an armed posse of officers
and citizens who have endeavored tc
secure him dead or alive. For
awhile it was believed the outlaw
had effected escape into Nevada, but
following results showed that he had
returned to the scene of his crime.
and with such assistance as had been
given by friends and obtained by him
by force of arms from others. had
succeeded in secreting himself In the
tunnel of the Minnie mine, at High
land Boy. 1t Is known that the man
is in a desperate condition and has
suffered from exposure and cold
during the past week, and he has
reached such a condition that further
fight is impossible, owing to his
frozen feet. He has stated that he
will never be taken alive, and Is also
credited with saying that he may
commit suicide rather than endure
his physical suffering much longer.
Lopez. is believed to be hiding
somewhere in the numerous tunnels
of the Minnie mine, but day of
strenuous efforts by the members Of
the posses under Sheriff Andrew
Smith, Jr., of Salt Lake county, has
failed even to give a definite idea Of
his location. 1t is estimated that
there are fourteen miles of workings
In the mine and Lopez may be 100
feet from the surface or 700 feet
the searchers do not know. Sheriff
Smith said that he is confident that
Lopez is still in the mine.
Twice il was reported that Lopez
was believed to have been seen-once
by Warrick Davey in the 600 level
and once at the top of the mine by
two guards, Tell Beckstead and Leo
Able.
In the belief that Lopez Is in the
mine, each of the eleven exits Is be-
ing heavily guarded. The guard will
continue in regular shifts. Fires are
lighted a short distance from each
exit in order to make sure that no
one either leaves or enters the tun-
nels. If Lopez should endeavor to
make dash for freedom he will be
in the focus of the rifles of every
man on guard. while the watchers
have little to fear from the fugitive.
as they are in the dark.
Practically no efforts were made
toward an exploration of the mine
until Friday noon. The morning was
devoted to arranging for watchers to
guard each entrance. and at noon the
organization was perfected, Sheriff
Andrew Smith is in change at the
enine, and is being assisted by DR..
A. l.. Inglesby. DIR. F. E. Straup. DR..
D. H. Ray.
At 1 o'clock, Friday. 1t was de-
cided to make an effort to smoke
Lopez out of the mine. Eight bales
of hay, three barrels of crude oil
and ten barrels OF sulphur were set
ahlaze at the entrance to the 400
foot level, and for enearly two hours
suffocating smoke kept pouring into
this level. The only effect it pro-
duced--if effect 1t had--was to force
Lopez further downward In the mine
1t is believed now.
When at $3.50 o'clock the smoke
had cleared sufficiently from the
fourth level to permit of an entrance
DR. Inglesby, DIR. Ray d. Ford. J. T
Dean and John Forbes announced
their intention of entering the Min
ME and making full exploration
They made preparations to go as fa'
as the 600-foot level In the mine
cars, which, with their steel sides
would AFFORD effectual projections
from shots from the Mexican
Searchlights were placed on two
cars. which are propelled by indi,
vidual motors. A start was made
and the posse went 1000 feet into the
m a i'm *uuooI ond mara than h1;et<l
800 feet up to the Louisa and west
ern Slopes.
Nooks and corners OF these Slopes
were thoroughly searched, but not {
trace of Lopez was found. After al
hour and half passed in examining
the many workings the party gave uI
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