Las Vegas optic., 1914-03-11
RANCHMAN ROBBED
BY BOLD TRIO
THOMAS BoLEs HAS THREE
WEST SIDE YOUNG MEN
PLACED UNDER ARREST

WEOi VIE IOOiNG U1EN
PLACED UNDER ARREST
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! District Attorney Charles W. +
= G. Ward telepheped to The optic =
= late this saftsFpoon that Merenci- +
+ ano .ytgiL ,Telesfors Peralta and !
= Gregorio Rlbio, the yQqng men +
+ who were accused Of holding up +
4 Thomas Boles last night, had adj +
I mitted their guilt and Hkely%
= would be arraigned at once bersf
II fore Judge David J. Leahy. Vigil*
: pleaded guilty this morning when 4
+ arraigned before Judge Murray =
= The. other two, after a talk with =
Z the district attorney decided to 4
+ make similar pleas. :
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Last night about 1920 o'clock, near
the livery stable Of Ben Bruhn, on
Twelfth street, occurred a highway
robbery, which though committed by
young men whose ages should make
them amateurs in such work, was one
of the most daring to occur in this
city for several years.
The persons involved in the case
| are Thomas Boles, a ranchman from
Gallegos, N. NJ, and Mereneiano
Vigil, Telesfar Peralta and Gregorio
Rubio, who are accused Of attacking
him. A preliminary hearing was held
this morning in the court of Justice
Murray. Vigil was the only one OF
the three to plead guilty to the charge
of robbery, the other two declaring
their innocence. A hearing for these
two boys was held late this afternoon.
There is little doubt in the minds of
the officers but that all three boys
are guilty.
BOles, the man who swore out the
complaint, was in the Bridge bar
early yesterday evening and there
made the acquaintance of Gregorio
Rubio, a prize fighter Later he met
the other two boys. and during the
course Of the evening much drinking
occurred.
About 10 o'clock, according to the
story, Boles was approached by a
West side officer by the name Of
sandoval and searcned. This was
done for the reason that Boles was
suspected Of carrying gun. Rubio,
according to the evidence given, stat
ed that he suspected the rancher and
asked to have the search made.
Immediately after this Boles, with
the three men, left the saloon and
endeayored to catch street car which
had just passed. However, the car
was making its last trip and the men
were forced to walk, starting imme-
diately for the East side. From the
information received the robbery oc-
CURED shortly after this. s
According to BoIes one of the, three
men tripped him and started fight
and in the scramble that followed
someone hit him on the head with a
weapon, which proved to be rock
tied in handkerchief. When Boles
was knocked down his assailants held
him and rifled his person, obtaining
a pocketbook containing Sc and a
watch valued at s25.
The robbery ran away after robbing
Boles, going in the direction Of the
West side. Boles decided to look for
officers and started for this side. The
night officers were notified but no
arrests were made until this morning,
when Chief Of Police Coles, assisted
by Night Officer q. c. Ward and
Deputy Sheriff Enrique sena. affected
the arrest of the three accused boys.
The watch taken from Boles was
found on the person Of vigil when he
was arrested this morning, according
to the officers, but the money or
pocHetbook has not yet been found
Rubio says that he, with the other
two boys, took the money and spent
It at the Bank saloon, but he had moth
ing to do with the robbery. He made
this statement as a witness.
The case caused considerable inter
esq among the city officials To-Day. IN
formation obtained as to the ages Of
the young men shows that two Of
them are minors and yet they say
they were drinking at the Bridge bar