The Lamar register., 1919-06-04
BOLD HIGHwAYMEN CAPTURED
After Calling out all Baca County's
Reserves the Lamar Rifle Club
Is Called on to Arrest
Two Boys.

- .snikr that band of desperadoes
had robbed the postoffice at Elder,
Baca County, and several banks at
various places including Springfield.
that the Baea county authorities were
pOwerloss and help was wanted At
once. In just twenty minutes Sheriff
Downing, Marshals Daniel and Pike.
and a posse of twenty-five from the
rifle club, including two army surgeons
and several other army officers, arm
ed with high power rifles were on their
way to the scene of action. More re-
ports soon began coming in showing
that they had held up j. Martyr Ford
and family and taking the REQ car
they were driving, and letting the fam
lily walk until they could find another
Knuckey and Likes came back bring
ing Fred Bosley of Elder, who had his
left arm badly shattered by u bullet
and slight wound in his shoulder.
Excitement by this time was running
almost as high as during war times,
but gradually the truth began to filter
through. The only robbery was at the
Edler postoffice and only two men in
stead of gang were in it. The taking
of Mr.. Ford's car was indeed quite Il
daring feat as it was accomplished
with the Baca county officers only
about a hundred yards away. Owing
to lack of ammunition, however, they
were unable to prevent the robbery.
1t was in an attempt at this point to
interfere that Mr.. Bosley, who lives
near Elder, and was in the car with
Sheriff Long and Albert Hagerman Of
Springfield, received the wound that
may cost him his left arm. After
getting the car the would-be bandits
started south again, and were trailed
by the Baca county force who kept
them in sight until the Lamar contin-
gent arrived. The robbers were then
soon run down in a wheat field about
two miles northeast of Two Buttes.
The reputation of the Lamar Rifle
Club as expert shots must have reach
ed the boys as when they realized who
it was around them they held their
hands high in the air and came out
of the wheat leaving their guns behind.
1t was found that they were eompara-
lively young men, who at first gave
their names as Jack Boles and Joe
Swindler. They claimed to be soldiers
but had no discharge papers. 1t was
finally found that they came here from
Wyoming and were j. w. Scarborough
and w. B. Gentry. They were brought
to Lamar first, but claimed by Sheriff
Long of Baca county who took them to
Springfield. On Sunday he brought
them back as on further evidence he
found nothing had been stolen at Ed
Ter and they could only hold them on \
very minor charge Both the shooting
of Mr.. Bosley and the hold-up of Mr..
Ford occurred near the Clay Creek
bridge in this county. Therefore on
Sunday he returned the prisoners to
Sheriff Downing who now has them in
the county jail.
The wound of Mr. Boslcy is quite
serious as the bone of the forearm is
shattered near the elbow, and will lay
him up for some time to come. He is
now at the Lamar General Hospital.
Although as the result proved the
large delegation from here was not
necessary, yet first reports indicated
it and more would be needed, and it is
some satisfaction to know such well
armed posse can be turned out here in
such short time.
A telegram was received at late
hour of Friday night by the Rifle club
saying:
Have just received the news. Was
any of the rifle team hurt? Wire at
once. If needed will come to nurse.
"Signed, Edna Hill,
Toledo, Ohio"