The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-12-16
RAIL WAY
DETECTIVE
MURDERED
IN PUEBLO
SPECIAL AGENT LANeDoN SHOT
DOWN BY ONE OF ouARTETTE
WHILE HE WAS SEARCHING THE
OTHERS.
WAS A FORMER PEN GUARD

10 bt1ICu QudIhel Va uoBoeo III llS
east Santa Fe yards Friday afternoon.
William F. Langdon. special agent
OF the Santa Fe railroad, was shot
down and instantly killed by one OF
the men. The assailant fred SIX
times point blank Only one bullet
took effect, striking the officer in the
center of the forehead.
Within Two hours after the shooting
the four men whom Special Agent
Langdon was confronting when he
was Iilied. were under arrest, two OF
them positively identifying the man
who did the shooting. The entire po-
lice force headed by Chief J. NJ. Daily
was rushed to the scene. aided by
Chief Special Agent C. r. Railshack
Of the Santa Fe who. chartered n
switch engine a minute after he was
ajprised OF the murder. and hastenes
To the spot where Lanedon's body
was found.
The dispatch With which the police
handled the case was largely due TO
the volunteer assistance lent by VII
liam II. Mariatt. a tower man and F.
J. starkweather. telegraph operator
at the tower which Is but 30 feet
from the spot where Langdon fell. At
1920 O'Clock the two employees were
startled by the crash OF revolver shots
and as they turned to locate the cx-
element, two rren came rushing past
the tower. one OF them carrying a re-
roiver In his right hand. 4 moment
later they saw that Langdon had been
murdered. and believing the men they
saw running down tho track had com
mited the crime. they followed the
ipgitiyes.
Unconscious OF the fact that they
were being pursued. the two men ncd
east along the tracks for a few hun
dred yards. then disappeared into
the bed OF the Fountain river. thence
north on Second street. Mariatt and
Starkweather saw them enter The barn
md later reported TO the police ofa.
GERS where the men we're hiding. 1
Two Mer Remain eenind
In the meantime the other two Of
the quartet did not leave the scene
OF the shooting, Patrolman Roddy.
Korber. Evans. Shane and Stein and
Chauffeur Yatsko wers 1rst TO reach
the scene in the patros wagon Appar-
entity the two men who ned were pals
and the two who remained were stran-
gers TO them. The four were await.
ing to catch an outgoing freight train. /
qastbound at the time i.angdon ap
preached them.
Shortly before the shooting. Lang.
don stopped minute at the yard Of
nee at Pueblo junction, just east OF
the tower. and talked with the juno
ton operator, L. n. Neville, See those
fellows over there" Langdon remark
cd Il believe they're some escaped
convicts I'm looking for" dnA he pro
ceeded to interview them taking the
precaution TO draw his revolver.
Thcrc were two other men close by
and all four lined up. apparently tax !,
ing no onenae at the procedure. The
of6cer had looked over two OF the
men and found nothing that might
arouse the idea that they were any
thing but ordinary tramps. AS he
took the third man in hand. the fourth
moved close up behind his partner
&c the officer could not discern fhat
he was drawing u revolver from his
pocket.
starts Firing.
Here, you don't search that man
the man. ievelIng his re-
volycr at Langdon's face, at the
same time firing. The bullet IRON q
.Ss caliber army Colt struck lang
don squarely in the. center OF the
forehead. passing thru his Drain, and
death was instantaneous. In rapid
succession, however. the assailnnt
continued to frc all tho rounds of
his revolver. Mono of the other I've
shots, however, took ehect. This Is
tho version OF the shooting told by
tho two men who did not nec. At
police headquarters they have their |,
names a.. Joe Hlendck OF st. Louis.
and J. A. Griffin OF Portland, Ore.
After the other two wore apprehended
they gave the names OF Charles Lewis.
Is, and Frank Williams 80. 1iendek
and Orifnn, also MariAtt. tie tower
man, positively identity Lewis ~ he
man Who did he shooting.
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