Columbus daily courier. [volume] (Columbus, N.M.) 1920-1920, 1920-06-24
NORTH west ACQUITTED
POLICE HAVE kgIHIkG
ON JACK SMYERS

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nly sheriff. 10 hl1 present title bit
a IS admitted by good Domocrhie
there u no necessity for two words
and II is The intention 70 drop ne
word deputy along in November
bul that has nothing 70 do with this
story.
Well. as stated some nme ar6 IN
thr Daily Courier. Jack SINGERS vas
having hs own troubles caichine an
elusive horseihicf Ne has got him.
and when he memoirs are written
this particular story probably viii
b. included.
~sllm' Duncan His Name.
The alleged horseihief y "slinf
Duncan, and his name does not belle
him. because be IL 80 slim be- cant
even make q shadow and u y MOI
20 be- expected that he could NJ shad
owed when he can't even make one
u was a Stern rhase. and the word
"stern" is not used adviscdly. a.
though u should be-. for lack sBIyer
and his associates were behind hlm
OH the time until the finish.
Slim Duncan stole span Of mules
from Rancher Tuiile, who lives ~
the Burro mountains.
John +. Casey. who used 10 make a
living catching horscthleves. struck
the trail first Casey. you know. or
ought 10 know. Is the sheriff Of
Grant county, and be has q kindly
regard Tor sheriffs In general-thafs
the reason he wished this particular
job on Smyers. knowing Smycrs
would soon be a sheriff.
Had 10 Have Simpson.
Anyway. Casey called for smycrs
and as Chr sccui grew stronger the
Two wanted trio and requisilioncd
Ray Grayson. They probably wanted
Grayson. because one of Grayson's
relatives is a well.known novelist
and novelists as a matter Of work
and climaxes always catch the
horscihief.
A trio wasn't enough, 10 they used
sheriff Simpson. And Il wasn't such
o bad idea. either. as simpson hnf
rade history n this county a d
cuicher of cviIdoers and wants to
keep u up till the last day before
Smyers gets his office
Sheriff Simpson had an inkling
Slim would be- A. slippery a. villa,
81 he recommended Sheriff Frank
Rojorquez Of Sierra county. because
he realized that even the elusive
Slim would have a chance against
a sheriff with a name 80 unpro.
nounceablc as Bojorquex's.
Even this bunch Of sheriffs was
not sufficient because before they
caught Slim they had enlisted the
services Of the sheriffs Of Lincoln.
Chaves. Otcro and Eddy counties.
Slim Had No Chance.
Poor Slim had no chance. Ne was
lrailed through seven counties and
stecn townships. The trail led across
seven counties and involved unusual
hardships in the way OF overland
travel by automobile and ON horse
back. during which three mountain
ranges were crossed. the Floridas,
the San Andreas and the saera-
mentos
The pursuit OF Duncan began june
10 n first was taken up by sheriff
John 4. Casey. After trailing Duncan
for several days across Grant, Luna
and Sierra counties. sheriff Casey
had 70 return 10 Silver City. and the
chase was continued by Deputy
Grayson and Smyerr. They trailed
Duncan from place 10 place. bul
never were able Ia overtake him
until Saturday. when they caught
him IN Eddy county, which is his
home.
Duncan. who has been living %
the Burro mountains, has been ar
rested before ON charges Of alleged
horse stealing. However, he was
subsequently released for lack Of
evidence.
Deputy sheriff smyers and The
crowd mode good. bat what a Time
they had.
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