Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-22
POSSES RETURN
WITH NO CERTAIN
CLUE Of SALAzAR
Party Headed by Under Sheriff
Races After Mysterious
Automobile but Loses It's.
Trail.

The posses dash In automobiles 10
the attempt to head off General sal
uzar's supposed flight from the city
being unsuccessful. the man hunt
yesterday took on the inspect Of watch
ful waiting.
An avenues OF escape from The VI
chilly of Albuquerque are closely
guarded. Practically every city ana
town ia New Mexico, and SOME OUT
side the state. We're notified hy wire
IS United States MHfrhal a. II. llnd-
8pcih. Tho United States nrnys bur-
der patrol IL keeping an alert lookout
and IN the city and old Town Officers
believe there Is only "a possibility OF
bis slipping through the lines they
have drawn. The McNlean's big, milf
tary figure makes him conspicuous
aud "a man that might easily DO mo-
ticod In a crowd salazar Is over av-
erugc height with an enormous
breadth Of shoulders
The searchers returned yesterday.
The party. headed ~ Deputy United
States Marshal j. r.. Galusha, which
went into the Sandia mountains, came
back about O'Clock and that under
charge of Under sheriff Dick Lewis,
az 1 O'Clock In the afternoon.
The deputy niarshais party
searched several mountain towns, but
found no trace of the fugitive. Mem
bers oil the Lewis party believed they
were on hot TRAN when they learned
from wood haulcrs on the mesa about
forty miles from here. that an auto
mobile had passed them az a fast clip
shortly after midnight. They followed
the tire tracks as Tar as Becker, but
lost them there.
Driver. Ignores Command.
The woodmen had left their wagon
Standing In the middle OF the road.
Under Sheriff Lewis saw automobile
tracks passing around It. The tracks
were deep at the turns as II left by a
machine going at high speed The
posse reached the place about $3.50
O'Clock. The wood cutters were
awakened They had seen the ma
chine. II shot past them going az
lightning speed, they said. II was "a
light car The curtains were down
and they could not see the occupants
they called to the driver to stop,
hut the speed was not checked. An
"adios' IN mans voice drifted to
them.
~
clifford ulyatt. the driver. sent the
car ahead at its maximum speed
They descended into the Rio urande
valley with speed unslackened, the
ear threatening to turn over on the
sharp turns OF the grade.
Reward of Sf00 Offered.
After losing the track they contin-
ined on 20 socOrro, reaching that place
H.. a s4a.ta
chasing had not been seen there. so
they started back over the same route.
THEY were unable to learn anything
more about the ear.
United states Marshal Hudspeth
stated yesterday that the department
Of Justice offered si00 reward FOR
Information lending to the arrest OF
fnlnxar.
The failure OF either of the posses
which LEFT hero soon after the escape
was reported to hit upon any trace OF
| the escaped general, with the exeep-
ton of the car followed by the Lewis
posse. furnished ground for the belief
that snlazar probably is still hiding
either in the city or in Old Town,
waiting untll the excitement quicts be-
fore attempting 10 get away.
Might Ride Away.
lie will probably try to ride BIZ IN
frcQuentcd routes On horse back. SAL
azar Is q crack horseman aud would
not hesitate, officers believe. to ride
Il long distance rather than take the
risk of being caught If he attempted
10 20 rs train
A sharp lookout Is being maintained
north Of Albuquerque, officers OF mat
part Of the state having been warmed
by the United States marshal aud tn-
dcrslcriff Lewis Because Of General
Nilla's reported tnmlty toward the
former federal commander they are
doubtful whether he would seek ref
ugc IN northern Mexico. Itunors Of
peare-mukng between the generals,
however, caused the marshal 70 APP
prise the border patrol OF his geta-
way
Luck Favored salnzar.
Well-laid plans, overlooking no de-
tail, were not the only circumstances
in Salagars favor when he got away
from the Jail Fortune was on his
side, Also Under Sheriff Lewis start
ed for the jail at . o'clock Friday
night. but was detained down town By
unexpected circumstances. Had he
gone to the JAN as he intended his
presence there when tho rescucrs eX-
pectcd to find only Charles Armito
might have dlssuaded them from
making the attempt. If they had
made the attempt IL, in all probability,
would have been unsuccessful with
both Lewis and Armijo to resist them.
phrh DiNM,T LAVE