The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-09-25
BOB RALEY SHOT BY
VIM. N NEW NEAR
ORC GRANGE
Meager Details Of Killing Fol-
lowing Trouble Over Game
Laws First Tragedy Of Kind
in State.

NA'AN ffHN"ANANtAN ~ u atlANNa UfAH
ter known as Bob Raley. was
shot AND killed hy Wniiam Nc
New. sheriff Hunter at once
caught e freight train and lett FOR
tho scene ~ the trouble. There
has been had blood between the
two mon for a number OF yeass
and this is evidently the outcome
ltaiey leaves a wife ana seven
children"
This mcneer paragraph from the
= A~iamoEordo News. which reached Al
buqucrquc this morning. Is ms nrst
definite information about a tragedy
M prograndc. Otcro county. Thurs-
day. I'm which Bob Haley met his
death; the first Instance ~ a killing
over the gam laws since the present
same protection system was cstsb-
liahcd In New Mexico. While details
OF the killing are difficult TO obtain.
IL appears that thc shooting followed
an effort to arrest Raicy Tor "a game
law violation.
First nows OF the shooting OF Raley
came to Game Warden Trinidad a..
de iinca NJ his office In santa re ycs-
torday. u came IN a telegram. sent
late Thursday night from Orogrande.
winch read as follows.
] ID not send deputy. I1nlcy was
hot and KILLED today" The message
was signed by Deputy Game Warden
j.. y Fischer al Orugrando, and fol-
lowed a iettor sent asking Tor a dep
uty with the choi nerve Ia arrest a
man as dangerous as lialoy WAS de-
pictcd.
II do not know who shot Raley.
hut ! suppose II was some officer. 80
said h game warden today. The
shooting may have been the result Of
lsalcy's resistance when he was taken
before a justice OF the peace nn Mon
day morning and held Ia $500 bond
FOR alleged assault on Deputy Game
Warden Fischer"
That Rnley WIS found with a gun
ANA "A bag OF game In his possession:
that he threatened TO shoot the dep
uty game warden when asked 10 get
his license. IL he had any. that Ralcy
appeared in the justice or he pcace
court with a shotgun la one hand and
"A valiac in the other, that the sheriff
of otero county telephOncd the con-
stable 10 arrest Raley IL he had 10 tie
him these and other features 81 the
case were written Ia Game Warden De
haca by Deputy Game Warden Fiseh-
er IN letters which were sent seuiem-
ther ~ and September "a.
How shc Row started.
ON September rs Mr.. Fischer
wrote; While on the way 10 Justice
81 the Peace Culvcr's office / nttcmpt.
al TO arrest Bob Raloy. who had a
shotgun ana "A bag Of game. lie was
coming across an open praitie about
zoo yards from his house. 1 asked
him II he had n license: he said ne
mad n az home. ! told him h. ret
into the car n show IL 10 me. lie
said: What IN the hell do you mean 20
l told him was "a deputy game war
den. He walked behind the car. 1
got out and told him I wanted to see
what he had in his bag. lie then
cooked his u and said, 'Stopi' /
kept ON toward him and told him he
was under arrest. lie pointed his gun
at me and said: Come another step
and I will ktll you; / am on ms own
ground / then got In my car and
went To the office Of Justice OF the
Peace culver. I had culver issue Il
warrant against Ralcy for resisting
an officer and assault to XIII. / then
tool tho warrant To Gus Works. con
stable In ~Orogrande, who dcputized
T. H. Rains and myself to assist him
IN making the arrest. but when we
reached lsulcy's house Works went
IN alone. ltnlcy called out, who BE-
thercF and Wa told 'oincors'
wife Gets OUT Gun.
when Works reached the door
ltaioy's wife was standing on the out
side with a gun IN her hand ana RAJ
icy inside with tho door about . inch
es n1ar. Works reed tho warrant to
haicy, who refused Ia submit To- .g-
rest but said he would go with him
the next morning. Works then dcpu-
tizod a party by the name uf Rich
ards, who was staying with RaIoy. TO
watch him that night We Offered Ia
go In with Works and take ilaicy that
night but lac would not go back.
sheriff l. Called.
then Insisted upon calling the
sheriff at A~lamoBordo and went back
to ~or1grande. Works won't into the
telephone booth when he came out
Dc said he had telephoned the sheriff
WI" told him he had dote the right
'hinf q TO take Italey the next.
morning II he had e. tie him.
u next morning Monday RAJ
i'f went tn the justice Of the peace
ana hhd his cnae continued until this
morning
Mr. fis her adds hat the case was
'"hllnued to Tuesday morning.
ON September "A Mr.. Fischer wrote
lhat h1aley had gone into court with
a ahotfuh in his hand hut had glvon
y np To tho Justice of the peace. hut
thht ne had 70 hand-grip which he
was very particular not 60 bet anyone
nut M vito or himself handle"
Aiter Declaring this an outrage
nEainHt Justice Mr.. Fischer added.
nope you viii send an officer who
mas the nerve 10 enforce the law ana
WIZ not he Influenced hy "a few such
me iah hFc 10 This section" lie add
ed hat he had no malice aga,mt Ra-
10y wished simply 70 see tho game
laws were enforced.