Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-12-03
SHERIFF'S POSSE
CAP PTURES TRAIN
ROBBER CARLISLE
Escaped Convict Is Taken In
the Laramie Peak Country
in Wyoming; Bandit Is Shot
Through Lung by Sheriff.
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Douglas, Wyo,. Nov, 2.--Willian
Carlisle train bandit. again is a pris.
oner tonight, under guard in the Doug.
las hospital, where he is suffering from
a bullet hole in his right lung. He was
shot down by Sheriff A. s. Roach oil
Wheatland this afternoon after he had
been surrounded in the cabin of Frank
Williams, eighteen miles southwest OF
here.
Carlisles trail through a heavy snow
in the Laramie peak country was fol-
lowed from early Sunday morning by
two posses of twenty men. The train
bandit escaped from the posse early
today, jumping from window Of the
Widow Bray's ranch home as the
posse members entered. He was cap
tured at $3.50 o'clock this afternoon.
Carlisle seized pistol as Sheriff
Roach entered the Williams home, but
before the bandit could fire the sher-
iff had sent bullet through the ban
dts right lung. First aid treatment
was given the outlaw and he was car
ried down the mountain strapped to a
pack horse and brought to Douglas in
an automobile.
Carlisle has been in the Laramie
peak country since his escape after
robbing the Los Angeles limited train
near Medicine Bow on November Is.
Letters and kilograms purporting to
have been from the bandit in Denver
and other parts of the country were
frauds. He made no attempt to con-
ceal his identity.
Franlness Causes His Undoing.
1t was Carlisle's frankness in admit
ting his identity that caused his undo
ing Saturday night Sheriff Roach re-
ceived word that Carlisle was in the
Laramie peak country. He notified
John G. Gayle chief special agent of
the Union Pacific at Omaha, who vas
in Cheyenne, and posse was sent sat
urday night from Cheyenne by spa aial
train,
In the meantime, Sheriff Roach +.
organized another posse and took u
train to Dwyer. There the posse OBJ
tained teams and drove through Bit
ter blizzard to the ranen of Bob
Fletcher, at the head OF Fish creek,
on the south side OF Laramie peak.
The snow was so deep 1t was impos-
siDle 10 go further with teams and the
posse proceeded Sunday morning on
horseback ~ he top of tho Deak, The
iemaihder ofG4 pursuit was made on
foot -Sss,lssseTsss. being unable to plog
throps, posse sies drifts
g'he thanksgrned chat Carlisle had
eaten > Willgiving dinner at the
ranch OF far@sAl Hill. From almost
every ranchek the posae obtained fur
ther Information. He had dined at the
home of one rancher one day, another
the next Yesterday morning he was
at Jim Shaw's ranch on Horseshoe
creek. He had dinner and supper at
Frank Days near Esterbrook park
and was traced to that place this
morning. 1t was then learned that he
had left this morning from the home
of Frank Newell for the La Bonte
country and the posse lost his trail.
Escapes From Widows Home.
Later in the morning, the posse
learned by telephone that Carlisle had /
gone to Widow Bray's home, and. it |
was from here that Carlisle made his |
escape, when almost in the hands of |
his pursuers. just before noon.
The bandit then doubled back on |
his trail to Scott Hamilton's ranch |
and from there toward Esterbrook |
park.
1t was not hard for the posse to
home, In the widest part of the Lara
and W. ]. McClement special agent /
of the Union Pacific at Cheyenne, lay
down in the snow at Williams back
door while the others surrounded the
place. Soon Williams came out. He
informed the posse that Carlisle was
inside and the sheriff entered.
Carlisle ran from the kitchen, in
which he had been sitting, to the
front room. He seized an automatic
pistol apparently prepared to give
battle, when the sheriff entered and |
fired the shot which ended the
bandits career for the time being.
Carlisle escaped from the state
prison on Saturday, November 15, in
a box of shirts shipped from the
shirt factory in which he was en-
ployed He was serving a sentence
of 25 to so years for train robbery,
in 1915.
Robs Passengers OF $3.50
Three davs later he boarded the
Union Pacific Los Angeles limited ut
tourist car of $3.50 and escaped near
Medicine Bow
In making his escape. it was
learned today Carlisle was wounded
In the right hand. He was unable TO
get medical attention while a fugitive
In the hills and the bullet is still in
mis- hand. !
From ranch house to ranch house /,
through the desolate Laramie Peak
Carlisle made his way, never
attempting to conceal his Identity, ,
rather boasting of it. 1t was not un-
ii last Saturday that any of his in
hosts notified officers Of
he bandits whereabouts. The Of
'icers lost no time in beginning the
pursuit.