The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-09-19
BANDITS
Kill Two
SPRINGS
OFFICERS

affairs that has taken place In Colo
RADIO Springs in many years occurred
on the streets there about 3 o'clock
Friday afternoon. in consequence OF
which John Rowan. chief of detec-
fives. was killed, and Detective John
ID. Riley received bullet wound in
the head that is likely to prove fatal.
II he recovers he viii be blinded for
life.
The authorities here received tel
ephone message from police head
quarters in Colorado Springs an hour
later apprising them Of the matter and
asking them to maintain a strict look
out for the murderers, who left the
Springs in high-powered automobile
Immediately after the commission OF
the crime. Similar dispatches were
sent broadcast over the state, and in
score Of towns sheriffs. marshaIs and
constabIes kept watch Of the public
highways for the guilty parties. who
were alleged To be train robbers, al
though two Of their number were
women.
Although the Colorado Springs. Den
yer and Pueblo papers this morning
contained long accounts of the AFFAIR.
the best narrative we have been able
10 obtain was furnished by T. T.
Thomas Of this city. who was spec
tator of the shooting. Mr.. Thomas
WAS having his automobile reservoir
filled With gasoline at the public serv-
Ice station on Nevada avenue In Col
orsdo Springs At the time Of the
trouble. and sav everything that took
place. In speaking Of II this morn
ing he said:
- Il ka4 ~ attention attracted By
three men and two women who drove
up TO the station in a Aaflpon car TO
rcpienish their Easoilne supply. They
were q veritabie mosinr arsenal Of
guns and revoivers. The boy who
waited on them moved around behind
the car so AS to see the license tar
and at once recognized the number
OF the machine as one that had been
reported as stoies. but was believed to
be In Denver. Without attracting the
notice of the occupants OK the ma.
chine he walked inside the building
and telephoned the police OF bis dis
covery. but did NOT learn OF 4, untii
later. In few minutes several plain
clothes police appeared on the scene
and one OF them. whom I afterwards
learned was John Rowan, stepped up
to the car and said something TO one
Of the men seated inside One OF the
women was sitting on the front seat
and had her hands on the steering
wheel. In an instant after the OH
Ger addressed her companion she
whipped revolver out of the folds of
her dress with her right hand and
shot him dead. With her left hand
she operated the steering wheel OF the
car and hEore those who stood by
could recover from their astonish-
ment the cur was dashing down the
road Of 50-miiean-hour ciup.
"one of the men had his legs dan
Cling over the side Of the car when II
started o.. and his seat mate reached
over and pulled them in to prevent
their owner from falling out. After
the car had gone distance OF 100
yards or more. one OF the men in the
machine was seen 70 grab ride and
fire several times at their pursuers.
who were led by the chief OF the fira
department in . Stutz roadster, A
dozen rific shots were fred by the ban.
dts and the posse before the robbers
passed out OF sight down the street
The fleeing car was headed north. and
the woman was still driving II as 1t
faded from view. did not soc Riley
shot. and his wound was not infiictesi
until after Rowan had been killed and
the excitement then became 80 great
~ to confuse everything. The killing
Of Rowan was one Of deliberate. cold,
blooded murder.
I'm very few minutes Several ear
loads OF oGlcers armed with rides left
tks city Ia pursuit.. and dShertG Weir
and deputies provided with hixh-pow.
eEsd guns. followed tho ma short time
-a4esswuris. Tho men ip the car we're
belisved to be Frank l.oeis. Dase
Janss and Roy p. Hhsrrlll. who held up
asd robbed tral nusar Pasja. KAN.
= July 10. They ~ also suspsrted
x ~ so6tefy q : 1taty sFein II