The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1914-12-23
PUEBLO COUNTY
JAIL contested
FOR CHRISTMAS

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lodged in the Pueblo county jail than
have been contained in that institu-
ton in almost decade. according to
q. j. Ellis. jailor. There are 81 pris-
oners now held in the. Jail. two of
whom are women who will spend the
holidays there in addition to those
who will be brought in between now
and Christmas. The number now in
carcerated is exceeded only by the
top record of reached in 1906, and
this record may be beaten this year
If prisoners keep coming AT the pres
ent rate.
The number charged with serious
offenses such as murder. attempted
murder and burglary is also greater
than ii has been for years There are
fifteen persons now in the county
Jail charged with murder. six with
attempted murder and score or so
with burglary. Residents of Pueblo
may find relief in the. fact that
greater part OF this alleged Grimm
atty was committed outside of this
county and that while criminal Of
lenses in Pueblo and environs are
much more numerous than they have
been at this or any other time of the
year for u long period, yet the con-
dition does not justify description as
a wave of crime.
Nine of the ) persons charged
with murder are striking miners
from Huerfano county. They are
charged with shaving party of mine
guards under the leadership of Will
liam Fl. Gambling, who was the only
one of the party to escape with his
life. The guards We're ambushed
while driving in an automobile, and
were shot down. Their trial was
started in Huerfano county or pre-
liminaries to it. when counsel for the
prisoners obtained n change of ven
ne to the county. The trials will be
held in the district court here by
officials of that county newt month.
and the nice men are being held here
for that reason.
Another one of the accused muir
derers is Mrs. Susie Pearcy. of Town
er, in Kiowa county. She will be
tried in that county, OF which DeDu-
ty District Attorney. Hughes is prose-
cutting officer, but is being held here
because of the inade1uacy of the
'kiowa jail. 1t is alleged that she
shot and killed Mrs. Rose johnson,
/ her neighbor and friend The two
women and their husbands took up
adjoining homesteads to be together.
Mrs. johnson sold Mrs. Pearcy Il
stove and the latter believed the
stove was misrepresented. She threw
it back into Mrs. Johnson's yard and
'he iatter returned IL 10 he' yard. Al
Ter several days OF throwing IL PACK
ana iorti the women met at the
renee ana Huarreled. mrs Fearcy
shot the other who died II the arms
OIL her tather, trying TO b't her TOUR
children farewell. MrS' fearcS
claims sei-delence. saying Mrs
Johnson was armed win a khite.
Only two of the 10 accused MUIR
derers are residents OF Pueblo coun-
/ ty They are Albert c. GoetZ and
Mike Sajnov'ch. Both will be tried
in the January term by Judge Essex.
GoetZ shot and killed his wife be-
cause he believed she was going to
leave him. He tried to end his own
SulitS TO murder IN the llrst degree a
lew days ago ana VIII max an lhsah-
Ivy deiehse' SaJhoNlch is 'he Austrl-
an whose trial IN the last term OF the
district court resulted IN a mlstrlal,
the Jury beihs unable TO agree. He
shot ana Killed ms wires nephew,
Peter Lalich, in quarrel growing
out OF the amount OF Lalich.s board
Dill
Six of the accused burglars are
held as the result OF the $4,000 rob
berry of the Walsenburg postoffice re-
Gently, They are all members o.
TroOD b. Fifth United States cavalry