Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-20
Clever -SIeuth Work
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Charged with murder Of Frank :
Brownell, Lordsburg chauf- 4
teur' found with a bullet hole I
through his head two and a half .
miles east of Separ on Mon 4
day, July 9, George Woodruff 1
Lavender of Sierra county was 4
arrested at Goat Island. San :
francisco, Saturday July ID. 1
where he was stationed in the .
naval training camp. Cavender .
admitted that he had killed .
" Brownell, according to state !
ments reported to be made to .
Grant county officers, but claim :
ed that he had shot in self de- .
tense following a quarrel with I
the chauffeur over the proper (
: road to the Bounds ranch. where ::
: ne claimed that he had hired Z.
" Brownell to drive him. .
= The detection of the alleged :
murderer of Brownell and his {.
-: subsequent capture is regarded {:
as a sensational piece Of detec- Z:
" tive work en- the part of Sher- .;
" ltt Herb McGrath of Silver CITY :.
" and Deputy Sheriff Oscar Allen ::
OF Lordsburg, who returned to ::
LOrdsburg Wednesday morning ::
after following Cavender to San Z:
" francisco and obtaining his ar ::
" rest by the naval authorities &:
" On their arrival they confirmed ::
" the reports of Cavender's arrest ::
: and alleged confession. :
" lavender will be returned To 3
" New Mexico as soon as the neces- ::
. sary formalities are complied ::
: with, as application must be Z.
MADE TO the secretary of the 8
: navy. He was willing to waive &:
eXtraditlon proceedings, but ac- :
" cording to the necessary legal :.
" procedure it will be necessary to :
take the matter up with naval =
q" authorities in whose hands he :.
IS being held now at Goat Is =
:: land.
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According to the statements made
by Cavender he hired Brownell. whom
ne had never seen before, to drive
him to the Bounds ranch northwest
OF the citv, on the evening of .ulv
D. When they arrived east of Sonar.
Cavender claims that they had a quar-
rel over the proper road to take to
the ranch, and that what was done
was in self defense. The remaining
details concerning the hiding of the
body in the amole bushes he CON
firmed, it is said
Following the fndino of tho hoIv
Deputy Allen traced the automobile.
4 Hudson super-six to Palomas
Springs and eventually found it eight
niles west of EnCle where it had
leen stripped of the two hind tires.
lie then traced the driver to FL Paso
where he found that he had enlisted
n the navy under the name of George
lavender. 1t was stated that he had
'een sent to Goat Island, San Fran
iscO for training.
Sheriff McGrath and Deputy Allen
eft for San Francisco last week ar
living Saturday. When thew first
vent to Goat Island there was appar-
ntly no man there by that name.
..ater. however, he was discovered at
he detention quarters. When CON
ronted with the charge by the Off
ers, he broke down and admitted his
with the affair, it is said,
nlv claiming that he shot in self de-
ense.
1t is also alleged that SIS was tax
n from the person of Brownell The
Motive Of jealousy, as reported is dis
reGtef bv officers Cavonder main
aims that he never saw Browncll be-
ore. He came to Lordsburg and reg
stored at a hotel and then engaged
he chauffeur to take him to Separ.
Cavender is "a years of age and
rom Sierra county. He has rela-
ives living near the Rio Grando
bout a year ago he was employed
y George Hayden breaking horses
Duth OF Lordsburg.