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M IS IS NOT WKII1I.for■endlay.u t*kvonlike ?r abeev%dtvorWO-II* III lie*roet olul 0 al-ll ill il Might I Hi ii Fellow WIio Was IlKiirliiK lor a Kepu-tatlou.hV illtanin •llw* nnn*mnc**rocnt tn Iho OaXKTTK Ve%t«-rday mgrfdhg tlmt Detectives I »n Ntn- and Kb tier Leusloy had nr-riyed lue-May afternoon with a prisoner from K1 I'a-o, whom they elaimod to be Webb, tin* man who was under a life sentence am! ••*• -apod from the San Miguel county juil on the flight of Ikwombar ^ isn't, created oonsWerabto excitement. and there were many familiar with alt tho cin'uoiiiUiifltt surrounding •Vobb'? c n-«» from tint to Uit who dcm red to gnxo upon bis oountonanoo, if lor no other reason than ;o nntisty (bntQKhci) a-* to Uio Identity of the ruan. Bov*! rat penile men who ought to know Wobb vi Iu*d iJia jail yesterday and declare*! without hesitation that tho prisoner wai not tho great criminal who, it is asserted, died from MiuUpox over u year ago. It tinners but little, however, whether he did or not ilnco detectives Net* and L* tiiev foot confident that they have the right nitur, butt heir conbdenco Is based in opposition to tho under-•landing of men who hay© resided in I.SN V» ga* sin'**! tho cast vide wa«*platted u- at wu aim,and who mingled with Webb iroru tho lime he came into ih** territory up • . the night of thotrog-c ly winch brought about It in conviction fur a life sentence.I ony N* i i «ny*» tho man was known atontf the Mxican CVntml railroad, in hi IV hi end wtber i i ■ . as We lib, and :imt w* ll-ktou , n hard character* tul-lre*-ed im •fli ranoPng in the streets rid ‘due..tier cognomen.* ii i.ri**•* • r • • .« reporter yes-lay niu.r..*»t-:i :u *l .? jail that lust IV.. N'luund Bob Brown,ihi*, lu r n nu . r v* . JtockyMcnintVa de-. ciiyt force*. visited t'hihuuliuu aud •'nine to u ph.ee where he was bolding forth a u l**i; r. and that tho trio drank nnd converv'd together*This *tatamont of the prisoner Mr. N it emu. e'b-.Uv fc .itts.fiudinsinuates Hint the fellow is n odd lUHlonal bar.K lowing tl mi limy's piny arc .uni in l:*»vh.'M.d wan Ft. Smith. Ark..P itnl. us he kept ntup wi'.ii the vu d» t 'ivi«witilo procoal-Mg from tl •» I'ituu, that tho alleged \V*?lm,« r • *t. II. Clut.\’* in ho gave in *:is nituie, du mad Arsuusaw lor naane|lI?ituyon.Ihou ts-icr. K©r md mgWell, ho ojghW » ho hung, thon.” rted ui.f t,»i . r: oat dcleotivo “Did -uv whv. part of the sttito bo crimefrom r i nu asked.N‘, he did :.oi. ' 1 piled tho reporter. A ib - dlorv talk followed, after w i.ii I. ii.c rcpurt* r took hm leave, to 11 1 r’ ail p“rtit:.»again in the court roour • i.i'r ,• idi*» ; o'clock, M*hcn tho prisoner * -• .irrtugi ■ 1 Kdoru Judge Axtoll.Am hour ufor • the nritfomr was lirought into tim court room Major Kdiivui n w 1 t* ned llt;. mi the•id*!, ;•» *-oiii« over and np«Ayiui*r-uri•i*tled•ei»r**cd««*lt;»onod the er-li ft, «f!i«'hcry, **ar fo- 1* *' Vndan’. /\Vifh-4out lt;iui thifiiiiie tue matter of fee Mr. I ri isman • nun* and took up the cji *-. llx-S'ienft t. Uomuro and ox-icpu:y M.erirt V Seguni, who bad char..1' »*i .V* t,b from Um time he WM placed in j. I »'.* V » Uii im inndo his to i po oil llio nijd.t of Ut'Ouoibor 2.t »!, doclurwit tl .1 t|iu prisoner wns not ml Wi M A • gruph fakcL */f Webb1 k. thu time ’ wn* under wirlenco of death vi- produc'd by e\-l)epuly frt* h* nil Hcgtira, nnd which wtta exam-iiieil Ihrtmgli ?» «tn7tflt;*aope by Judge ixtell, iho bar and ri»*..r!v nil tno «pco-• itor- Inatdti thu ndilng- Tho judge to.Might the mitUnea of tho photograph . »rc :» ntnmg r*fM*uilittnco to tho prw-■ner. but he imimI hardly beticvo that a nrm of V, ■. r» putation. utul a fugi-tlve from »tistic« would ilont aruund 1 l’nm» I'm! allow blmsolf to bo np-,«r*iai I.od familiarly mid siddressmt tis Wt jb. No o'bur i-xHmlmr of tho phutograpb could wo any ntrik-ing psemblnuco to tho prisoner, and tho f-eling waa unnni-tuotis that tlit* wrong man* had been gather'd in for Webb. A!l agreed, however, that the •fuppOMMt Webb ban in-«*n u^ociating with tho notorious mnrdfrer. nn«l nDo UiKlttbuugh. and hi in is M'm edlt;-d in tho lower country for -«»me lionious crime comm it tr*!, and wu* probably trying i*» work up a reputation on tho NtnuiKtb ol Wobb’s name, but that Im i- the rwloutablo in divi'tual n»M*iicd in San Miguoi county wont m 1 *1 own with tImso who nro the mo-t interev.-d. A* Atl'irnev White-law enpres-wl it. “The priiMinor may bo ;• thief and a murderer-an as8*Muato for ye'»i 4 with *uillaw—but bo's not \N • lib..Judge Axtoll. however, was not «atis-li d of Iho prisoner's innwenee, ami tb**r * fore 00m mi tied him to jail untilhuch time ash*' had lowuro for funhur r\‘.utinaiinn, whun Attorney Fitmmau by | will ioircHlur. K. K. Kvans. the f)ho toaraphar wlio made tho picture of W-bb, and aJuo lt;. L. tin-gory, thu barb**r who ah: v* d and cut Webb'a hair before h*- sw tak»m to Evans' gallery.The El J*.,s* 'l inu-i. in speaking d tlto arrest, s.av- that alter Wabb and Uudabaugli c-cnpod fnm» tlic* Dh* V* .;lt;v* jail, tilo\ mndo their way to OldMe\u»—tlmt “havan of bliss” for OYll door- -Webb for a timo working for u Mexican Contral railroad contractor. Uiidt-.bauirh lins nlko buuii heard of any-.-ml time* 111 Durango. On Saturday la? Mnr-hal bod:^ noticed a party on !ir -tre-ttU ■ • anng a pair ufgreon goggle- And In-* suspicions wore ari’Uftcd. An osnoinngo was kept011 bia n ov* mcntN anti he made scvprnl trips to md f M D-'-h- Nortu during Sut-:ine;ofionperre-thelugion t 10 ore v.ing»at*.pnlilgper g »!*eu-r hithera-vryIjfA-nor 1 hatbhftur . tvMud Spud sy. Bjf Sunday even-11m'l.11 Id. I isTTE,rui* lI. d i* n. F.(Hi.mg-Mr.ihVeus In V Of * theug Mnr*’ a1 f‘ »rm/ bad satigflol him ♦ f win* iho mistrtiSUid party wa*. aud uf ^ o'vlock •!!;** ti.srshal, accompanied by Officer Jiiuus, ut the Aem« •iaMoji. nipped \ . shb on t ho shoulder and t n k him ^ cusiinty. Iho arrest wus mndo AOictl? nml unorctontiousiy that r»*l lial* n do/e». *»f the Uftyorao pr«e*eDt if *ho bar room knlt;*wof the arrest. Webb w'ns at onco convoy od tn the i:ui. and xil day veMerday the umt-u r wa- ! * * t i cr.t u; *hu ninrihal and Iu- BMlStai t«.I.-4'. c, mng c.t 1 o’clock WeM, in charge iif d’ony Nri*. n tb-UMitiye of theReeky M-.unt ii 1 *oci*tlion, and Mr. A L udev, w pm -u board of the A., T. I ’ •im, bound for La* Vegas.One lit 1 her.
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Las Vegas Daily Gazette
Las Vegas, New Mexico, US
Thu, Mar 27, 1884
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