Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-19
RATION OFFICERS
HAVE EXCITING
SUNDAY BATTLE
Three Mexican Bandits Have
Run-in With Police; One
Outlaw Dying and Another
Seriously Wounded,


Ration \. A., july l6.-The usual
sabbath quiet of Ration was disturbed
today by one Of the most desperate
encounters that has taken place i'm
this section I'M many years. as "a re-
suit of which am unknown Mexican
hGndit is DYING from four bullet
wounds in his body. another is SCI
r.ously wounded and an officer Of the
law Policeman Floyd is suffering
from "a painful wound in the groin
The trouble had It's origin al 3:3O
o'clock sunday morning when the
three outlaws claiming to have re-
Gently come from Mexico. accosted
fellow Mexican i'm the Santa Fe yards
mere and demanded his belongings
backing up their demands with
brace of reyolVers and two murderous
stilettcs The victim broke ana ran
around a box ear standing close by,
making his escape through the yards
whore hc encountered Night Officer
Trimble, of the Santa Fe railroad, to
whom he told what had happened
Officer Trimble went TO the scene of
the attempted huld-up, but could find
not trace of the bandits, and the
search was postponed until daylight.
when i'm company with Chief Curtis
and Officer Floyd, Trmble again took
The trail 1t was found that the men
had made their way south down the
tracks When the outlaws found that
they We're being pursued they took
refuge In a cut of the railroad, where
they awaited the arrival of the Off
GERS
The pursuing party approached the
cut cautiously ana called upon tho
men TO surrender but instead they
D H.
VulVers of the despCrldos. chief Curtis
receiving bullet through his hat
grazing his scalp, and officer Floyd
being shot i'm the groin the bullet be-
ing DETECTED by police whistle in
the pocket of the officer.
Officers Open Fire.
The officers Immediately returned
the fire and one of the bandits fell
tc the ground with "a wound i'm his
hip Soon another was seen TO fail
with four bullets ian his body. The
third desperate made his escape
down the tracks with the officers in
pursuit He soon gained the foot
hills. whore the pursuit was tempo
rarily abandoned the officers return
ing TO the city with the wounded ban
dts large posse is i'm pursuit of
the fugitive and II is expected that
he will be rounded up i'm short time
At the county hospital it was am
Eounced that the man shot in the
body cannot recover. The other while
severely wounded viii recover ON
the person of one of the men was
found one hundred dollars In bills, but
nothing could be learned from him
as TO where he secured the money
The officers displayed the greatest
courage in the manner IN which they
went after the outlaws. and the luck
that often follows officers of the law
was with them. So close together
We're the men when the firing began
that Chief Curtis was powder burned
by the bullet which passed through
his hat Officer Floyd's life was UNI
ioubtedly saved by the whistle in his
pocket Both officers are today re-
aeiying the congratulations of citizens
their courage and on their narrow
escape
An attitude of sullenness displayed
by the bandits at the hospital leads
10 the belief that they are desperate
characters. Nothing can be gained
from them except that they came to
Ration direct from Mexico, and il is
thought that they are members of an
srganized gang Of Mexican bandits
rhc police hold the theory that It Was
heir intention to hold up the auto
mobile which usually carries the pay
.oll money from Ration to the Dawson
.ual camps but "a change was made
the money being taken out
IN the Rocky Mountain afternoon
rain instead Of by auto.
Want high grade employe? or the
etter grade OF servants Make use of the
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