Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-02-05
SILVER cTY'S RIFLES
FOUND NEAR BORDER
Broke Into Silver City Armory Two
Weeks Ago and Had Plunder
Buried Near Border Town.
IS WORK OF RED FLAGeeRs'
Constable nulsey and Deputies Sum-
day Might Recovered Sixteen
Guns and Some Ammunition.

Sixteen rifles and 800 rounds OF
ammunition of the thirty rifles and
5000 rounds of ammunition stolen
recently from the Silver City armory
were recovered about 5 o'clock Sun
day night at II point six or seven
miles southwest of Columbus by Con-
stable T. A. llulsey and deputies Paul
Roberts, Dan j. Chadborn and Albert
Herald. The constable learned
through Constiiutionnlist sources
that the Red Flaggers' were sup.
posed to have obtained some Mauser
rifles and were To run them over the
border that night. The constable
undertook to get an army patrol, but
the soldiers slowness in preparation
for departure led him to take his
deputies and follow II wagon that had
left Columbus II short time before
Running without lights, the officer :
motor ear soon overlook the wagon
and the men Immediately rushed the
vehicle in the darkness. They en-
pected n fight but when they reached
the wagon it had stopped and there
was no one in sight.
BURIED IN EARTH
The rifles recovered were Spring
fields and had been buried in the
earth for at least two weeks To Judge
from their appearance. They were
badly rlstcd. The barrels were
stopped with mud in some eases and
bolts were missing from two pieces,
The discovery of the theft of the
arms was the mcrcSt accident. Sher-
i'll Herbert McGrath of Grant county
was in Dcming Monday aud in n con
ference with Sheriff Dwight b. Ste
phcns of Luna county, the rnmor thai;
Red Fluggers had purchased Mausers
in Silver City was mentioned. Sher
iff Stephens pointed ont the fact that
there could be no such arms for sale
in Silver City. and suggested that
the national guard there examine
its stores to ascertain if arms had
not been stolen. The loss was dis
covered after the return to Silver
City of Sheriff McGrath. The thieves
had broken in back window and
then cut through wall to the ordi-
nance room. The Silver City National
Guard company, according to Cap
tain W. A. Tenney. who was in DEM
ing Monday. had not held drills for
two weeks.
LOCAL GrARDSMEN SEARCH
Captain A. W. Brock of the locn'
national guard company was notified
to make n search for the missing
property by Adininni General Herr.
ing Tuesday morning. With Serge.
ants Ralph Lynd and William Young.
he made n trip by motor by way of
Hermanas. The party discovered
nothing. Sheriff Stephens and Depuir
John Kelly had made search Monday
without finding any additional arms
or ammunition. and without discov-
cring who had stolen the property.
Sergeants I.ynd and Young returned
home Tuesday evening. Wednesday
evening Private james Alderman
drove To Columbus and brought Cap
tain Brock and the recovered proper
tv to Deming where il is held await e
ing further orders for its disposal.
ARREST MADE
An old Mexican, resident of Co.
lumbus, was arrested on suspicion OF
having had something TO do with tho
gun running. because the wagon was
identified as belonging To him. H.
protested that he had sold the wagon
for $40 Sunday to another Mexican
whose name. he said. was Romulo
Jnarez. lie was given his liberty.
Juarez is unknown Ia the officers ~
residents of this section. The t0am
had been stolen from persons neal
Columbus. according to statement
made by those identified as having
had previous possession of them.
"COI.ORADOS" ACTIVE
That the Red Flaggers under Jose
Incz Salazar. recently escaped from
United States authorities ut Albu-
querque, are becoming active is
known and much activity on this sid
of the border is credited to them
Emilio Campo. Colorado" lieuten-
4 ant. j. known To have crossed the
border near Columbus short time
ago and was seen in FL Paso. There
he told friends he was attending tc
the shipment of arms for the uS'
of the Red Flaggcrs. Campo declares
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