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ags*4( ' T.■MHSrHE BOV BANDITbThe Terror of the Saerameuto5-Mountains CapturedInIe•1* K. Ibt find Dud Richard*. ^ • v • * ;r,~~ . ' *i JiTTTs ~.V'. ( • -. . ’ ^ - ^vr 5 ♦ 77 •*two ranchmen from the eastern part of this county, brought in John Morris, the youth who shot Rochnz, an W—it of which was last week. Although but a boy in fears, giving his age at 15 years, and from appearances, not being over eighteen, has already made a record in crime for himself, and is evidently ambitious to outdo “ Bilh,IiU history for the lu»t three months hassomething of a dime novel romance about ’ it, as ha has boon an outcast, adding horse-thieving and attempted murder to petty stea ;; After being arre-ied several timesoa the latter chaife and eecapingtime, ha took to tike woods and began his career as a “bad man.” HeIa|IIIi1vUiohs and saddles, andhis fancy from the different section, and rode the best boms in theIt was known thatdesperado was out, and seveial times parties went out to bunt him, hut • ach time be was* . . . r zsiv*3** ’ rv f... -. • • i * : .succesful in eluding them.But two weeks ago be undertook to kiii Frank Kochaz, intending to rob bis house»rafterwards, and nearly succeeded in the attempt, a- lie eh* him three times.Bochaz laid a trap and wounded the young bandit. After being shot, Morris went back ! to his eld haunt on the Sacramento,when the horse he was riding, a one stolen from C. F. UUton, gave out, be cut its threat. To secure another horse, bewent again in the night to Hiiton’i Where the cattlemen were assembl'd to begin the round-up, and took bis pick from thirty horses in the corral, selecting a good animal that belonged to Tom WUinMMb J|7Q;In the morning the r. uud-up party missed the horse, found tbe trail* and scattering out, | went on tbe bunt lif t over half a mile from the house of Dud Richardson, came oa t» the place whore tbehad made his camp and staked out his herac.He surrendered without much trouble, and was brought into town by his captors secure* ly ironed.rj In appearance he is a mere boy, but is evidently of the most brutish and depraved nature. The bullet that ltochaa fired at him struck him a little to the right of tbenipple mi bit fight breast, and, tangingaround a rib, i ann out behind.... Pa A'oa *•’•/% .• • 4 •■'***. : r' ' - * • ’ ' '. ' ’ »vw, • v’sf, '•'must have been very painful, but be rode 1 {alt night after being shot, and bat never been1 Afwa with it.The only way to clip the wings of thisrising young cut-throat, is to give him agood long term In the penitentiary, and this he will doubtless get at tbe ne»t termAs It Is, the citizens of the Sacra* men to, 1st Lux and IVfiasco, wiii breathH freer, Mid will not be obliged to keep such af close watch on their stock and ranches.IJ^itpiw'ii'hir aWbijij'l'1 ijj^b' ii'fin si'tj' n.i' Hill ffr'ilft1
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Las Cruces Rio Grande Republican
Las Cruces, New Mexico, US
Sat, Jul 10, 1886
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