The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-09-02
YOUTHFUL COWBOY
LWENS THINGS UP.
INFLORENCE: TWICE
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Six Men are Required to Place
the Prisoner in a Straight
Jacket.

spare, rawboned young lad from
Calico Rock, Ark, who gives his age
as Is. furnished Florence with more
real excitement yesterday afternoon
han has happened in several weeks.
and it was rather on the frontier or
der.
City Marshal Hunt picked the young
man up yesterday afternoon on Main
street upon advice received from a
telephone message from the Porter
ranch at Wetmore. which conveyed
the information that young Hamon
had appropriated a large. black. fuzzy
sombrero of the typical cowboy style.
also a pair of regular riding boots |
with cowboy trimmings. Hunt had |
no trouble in picking out the young
man. but Hamon displayed unusual |
high temper when the officer marched |
him off to the city hall to await de-
velopments. The boy was so sore he
refused to divulge his name or did not |
volunteer information of any charac-
ter.
After Hamon had been in Jail about |
half an hour. OFFICER Hunt stepped to /
the cell door to ask him a question. |
and to his surprise and CONSERVATION |
he found Hamon nearly dead from |
strangulation. He had taken a ban
dana handkerchief and drew it tightly |
around his neck and then placed a
leather collar around this which he
attached to a chain in the cell which is !
used to support the upperbunk. With !
everything in readiness young Hamon
then placed his feet against the wall !
and calmly awaited death Mr.. Hunt |
appeared on the scene just in time to
thwart the attempt at suicide. When
the officer entered the cell the young |
man was black in the face and was
frothing at the mouth. Hunt hurriedly |
pulled the boy down. unloosened the
handkerchief and rushed across the
street for a physician. When he re-
turned young Hamon had again tied
the handkerchief about his neck and
was pulling it tight with what ap-
peared to be superhuman strength. He
was rescused from the jaws of death
second time by the officer. For
fear Hamon would succeed in his ef-
frots to end his life he was taken out
Of the cell with the idea OF placing
him In a straightiacket This proved
to be some task, for he fought. bit
and squirmed (and cussed) continu-
| ally. and refused to be harnessed, as
he called 1t. Hunt did not want to
abuse him, SO he called assistance.
and It required fve big. husky men to
rig the young cowboy out in a straight
Jacket, and they were all pouring from
perspiration when the job was COM
turned to the cell and he stated that
he would have the "riggin'" on within
an hour.
About this time two men appeared
on the scene who had the appearance
OF cowboys. They gave their names
as Jack Silverthorn of Ell Paso. Tex.
and H. Archer of Sweetwater. Tex.
They stated that they met young Ha- |
mon In Denver few days ago and |
they invited him to travel with them.
According to their story the boy was
broke and they assisted him finan-
cially. They arrived in Canon City |
Monday night and secured work at the |
Mackenzie ranch on Four Mile. They |
slept In the barn and did not awaken |
until noon. when they, discovered that |
young Hamon had "vamoosed'' with |
Archer's perfectly good cowboy boots |
and hat. and left in their place a tat. |
tered white hat. The loss was a seri- |
GUS one to Archer. and he and silver.
thorn started out on lannon's trail
They tracked him through Florence
and on to the Wetmore country. where |
they located him yesterday afternoon
To elude his pursuers Hamon boarded |
lettuce truck and rode into Florence
and his erstwhile partners tee
phoned Marshal Hunt to place min |
under arrest
Archer secured his property and he
and Silverthorn marched out of the |
city hall and informed the oirieers
that they nuld not file charges
against Hamon. and so far as they
were concerned he could be turned |
loose.
An hour later Marshal Hunt en-
tered the cell and the boy had sue
ceeded in freeing himself from the |
straightjacket with the exception Of
the cuffs. He had calmed down con-
siderably, and was ready to take his
supper.
The boy told ID. A. Hessick that his
father lived on a poverty-stricken
farm In Arkansas. and he had started
out to make his own living. He had
$500 when he left Calico Rock. ART.
which he spent in looking for work.
He pawned his chaps at Pueblo for
money to go to Denver where he met
Silverthorn and Archer
Through the influence OF a friend
who took an interest in the boy. young