The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-08
MAN Tells HOW
He SHOT AUTO
HIGHWAYMAN
Hawks Jones Clears Up
Mystery of Hold-Up
Near Bernalillo

Tho mystery surrounding the hold
ups on the road between Albuquerque
and BernGlillo and the shooting OF
one Of the hirhwaymcn was solved
today when Hawks Jones. OF Byars.
okla. called at the police station ana
Informed the authorities that lac was
the man who shot Fred Rcpka the
self confessed bandit
Rcpka' 'scompauiun. Ray stewart
years old. VINO wnH arrested at
lamy. has confessed to his part In
The hold ups This. with kepku's
confession, which was obtained yes
terday afternoon by the sheriff at
Bcrnalillu, clears up the whole affair.
Jones told q rather thrilling story
today uf ais part iu the hold ups ana
~ the shooting OF Eopku, He is
farmer and was driving from OKLA
homu 90 Albuquerque In a Ford auto
mobile I'm route here he had he
come acquainted with Walter Prince,
Of Chicknaha. okla who was driving
to Gallup, y. NJ They l"it lirrua-
huo late Tuesday evening. Prince
taking the lead.
Hears Shot.
When about two miles south e..
Hsrmutllo Mr.. Jones' heard sound
which hp 90 first took for u blowout
un the car ahead. when he rounded
and then decided that the report was
"a shot. lie was sitting un the right
hand front seat and his daughter, 10
Years old. was driving IN" ear. His
wife ana two other children were IN
the rear seat.
friend had been stopped hy AN officer
and Ordered hlt daughter TO HluN
down. Wicn they got within "a few
feet Of the man In the road they saw
Ls had handkerchief tied over his
face and then Mr.. Jones ordered his
daughter TO put On full power. Al
the snme time h. reached FOR his re-
Noiver which he had IN the seat. but
hsfor, he could frr the rohber had
sent one shot through the car and
followed it with second shot
Mr. Jones replied with one shot as
the ear sped hy the ruhher and
thought he must have struck him,
but was not sure until he read an
account of the hold up iu The Eve
ming Herald lhst night
Ttr drove on Into Alhuquerqu"
without stopping ana ON arrival mere
Prince told him how the runhrr hhd
trIod to stop him ana fired one shot
when hc spcrded past him.
The first ear the robbers hailed
was that of Julius Scligman, making
three cars in AN that they hailed bee
fsrc Jones shot ended their plans.
Ntsiu District AttnrncN.
Mr.. Jones said hr was coming io
Albuquerque int'uing To makr hl'
home here. Tie has rented house
in the 1900 block on spu1 Edith
street as temporary residence
Prince resumed his journey TO Cal
lup this morning
Jones gave tho district attorney a
statement Of the shooting this morn
ing and will see him again this after
noon when sheriff Montoya of lirrnn
lilu arrives boz the city
RAY stewart the second ruhbcr
who was arrested nt lAmy. in ni'
confession tu tine authorities said hr
met Wopkn in Albuquerque ana ina.
they framed the hold ups ANA posted
themselves ON the road uud that
Repka held up the first car, Hc sad
hIs companion also attempted To- hold
up the second ear and then the lhiid
when hr was shot lis said hc Wa'
stationed ut the side OF the ROAD duf.
ms an this ttHle.
Aftcr assisting E"pkn INTO btrn''
lilo he said he caught train 40.
out of Bernallllu uud was arrested a
l.amy lie had 80 calIh'' on MN
when he was arrested,
TrNt uf tun,,'~~iuU.
Wcuka's confession follows
My name IN Fred William Hepk1
and my home is lt 2sO West Forrl
s,r,.f ruffaIn. \ y am 90 YEAR
Of age. D was in the navy aud las
served ON the Mount vernon. nnNl
transport. ! Was discharged yea
ago let out by the arnistiCc. TIT
utrht We came from Alhuuucruu'
myself and % cowboy came from Al
huuusruuc together Coming dowi
the road towards Berunlilln. he swor
chat after % got dark Ev was goin
10 hold up the first car mat cam
ulour. lie told me after Do" hh'
tContinucd ON pngc tw0l