The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1920-01-30
Willy Tom Shaw
Falls Afoul Breen
and Dep. Rogers
OiIlcss Chase Shaw Through
Columbus At q Dizzy Pace;
Tom, Out Of essolins, Gives
Up; Cases Of Liquor Found
IN Car; Asld mu.s. Court.

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Tom Shaw, probably one o. the
best known characters around Col
umbls and this part Of the country
and who has STOOD ON a pedeg'il
Of his own making for 10, these
many months end moons, and
around whom all the glamor amt
romance Of the typical smugsler
has teen woven. has fallen from
taco
-. For long time Tom, always
neatly nllircd and with diamonds
as largo a. osirIch eges In full ma
iuriiy has been The envy Of. many
longing soul and Tom. " one
half the stories are true, has caus-
Cd many headaches for local Off
GERS who have been at their wits
end ~ circnmvcnt The willy Tom
Swift, silcui automobiles he has
owned, his latest purchase being al
Dixie Flyer. a machine which gocs
through the night ON travels long.
40 silently and ai such speed that
the night birds merely blink their
Eyes and stare ns They hear the
thud and then the vacuum air-rush
Of his car. Bui on Tuesday after
noon. Tom had changed 10 Hud-
son supersix. and I, was his undo
ing.
Ten miles from Columbus
paso way--Tom IN his supersix ap-
poared ON the main road from no.
Whcrc. Coniented with The world.
the climate and 10 The outside
world the even tenor OF bis life
and with the knowledge that In his
car, tucked away for personal use"
case after case OF the liquor that
has made kings breathe hard wns
craflily concealed. Tom took
things easy.
Casting a languid glance haphaE
nrdly 10 the rear-a mile 10 b.
exactr-ss epied a car coming. TN
der ordinary circumstances our
funen hero likes company and Il
would have been only natural for
him TO slow up aud pass the time
Of day.
But not this dayl Tom stepped
upon the little dingbat which con
troled the limited amount Of gasU-
line in his tank. But the slranEe
car following kept coming. And
how Il did comet Toms upeedom-
cicr had pointed al 80, then 40,
90 %. and then the apparatus
bursled and the wind was relied ON
for rapidily. The strange car
gained one mile In ten aud ~ the
two raced through the main street
OF Columbus, pedestrians scurrlci
70 cover to escape the big sand
storm. Leaving Columbus. Tom
Shaw felt an attack OF malaria.
he had a chill, he turned palel
His GASOLINE was giving out.
The story OF his life flashed
through his mind. A million for
some OF Tracy's gasoline. His en-
gine sn0rled, snorted some more,
and gave a final spasmodic kick,
aud Il was all over.
- A Buick came alongside and q
pair OF smiles stepped out OF the
car. or course they were Come
Along Easy Jack Brcen and Dep
uly Rogers. A little tea-party con-
eulialion took place An examine
tlon Of shaws l0nneau followed
exposing hnlf-doEcn cases OF the
Juice OF forbidden fruits and ce-
reals and Tom said. you win.
The party returned 70 Columbus
and Tom Shaw was licked up and
the liquor conflscaied
"Wednesday Tom Shaw was billed
for an appearance before 5uder
Cole and The Judge snlcmnly said
el.500 bond 10 the federal court A
Santa Fc. And thus ends, maybe
lemporarily. the career o. Ten
shaw.
Brecn an6 Rogers received man,
congratulations and lne Buick com
pany wants 10 place the car on eS-
, hlbilion.
shaw .nys they should build sps
ollnc tanks larger and That ne q
through with nndsons ard WI
sslck ~ Dixie Flyers after shls