Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-04-18
source date: 1890
availability: public-domain

The Sentinel is mistaken, as usual. It states that Perfecto Rodriguez drew his revolver when attempting to make an arrest recently in this city, and when resistance was offered clubbed the fellow, knocking him down. While making the arrest the officer was assaulted and some- how the belligerent got the officer’s front finger on his right hand in his mouth, biting it to the bone. It was then that the constable drew his pistol, and knocked his opponent down. He was entirely justified, and still has a very sore finger. Frank Lewis Rae, alias Kid Lewis, who killed Wm. Fitzgerald, Dec. 7, at Carlisle, N. M., was acquitted at Las Cruces last week. The courts and jurors of New Mexico, it seems, have forgotten the word “justice” in their dealings with criminals. Their decisions, fortunately, are not approved by the press, or the law-abiding element of the territory. — Clarion. Attempted Hold-Up! John and Richard Boyle Make It Lively For The Robbers. About Twenty Shots Exchanged. Dick Huber, A1 Mayfield and George Robins Under ArrestBetween four and five o’clock Wednesday afternoon a bold attempt was made to hold up and rob John Boyle, superintendent of the Mountain Key mine, while on his way from this city to Pinos Altos, with funds to pay off the employes of the company. Mr.

rge Robins Under ArrestBetween four and five o’clock Wednesday afternoon a bold attempt was made to hold up and rob John Boyle, superintendent of the Mountain Key mine, while on his way from this city to Pinos Altos, with funds to pay off the employes of the company. Mr. Boyle, accom- panied by his brother, Richard Boyle, had drawn some $2300 from the bank in Silver City a short time before starting for Pinos Altos, $900 of which was in silver, making quite a bulky sack. They had been watched by Windy Dick Huber, a notorious character of very un- enviable reputation, who was accompanied by a youth of seventeen named George Robins; whose family and relatives are among the most respected citizens of Pinos Altos, and where he was very well thought of until his recent association with Windy Dick. Huber and Robins had been lurking in the vicinity of the bank for several hours prior to time for departure of the Messrs. Boyle for the mine, having their horses hitched in a vacant lot behind the express office. While Mr. Boyle’s buggy was being brought from the stable, Windy Dick said to the boy, “Well, kid, let us go,” when the pair got their horses which they had kept already saddled, and started. As the buggy in which the Messrs.

in a vacant lot behind the express office. While Mr. Boyle’s buggy was being brought from the stable, Windy Dick said to the boy, “Well, kid, let us go,” when the pair got their horses which they had kept already saddled, and started. As the buggy in which the Messrs. Boyle were riding neared what is known as half way rock, Richard Boyle saw the masked highwaymen rise from the bushes and exclaim- ed, “Great Lord! John, here is a hold up!” at the same time he pulled his pistol and opened fire on the robbers, now three in number, hav- ing been joined by their partner in the crime, A1 Mayfield, who had lain in waiting on the road till his pals returned from town. John Boyle commenced shooting simultaneously with his brother; paying no attention whatever to the command of the robbers — “Halt! throw up your hands! ( 13 )counted upon, were now firing as rapidly as possible. But they had been so much discon- certed by the fusillade which their command to halt had brought forth that their aim was bad. Not so, however, with the Boyle Brothers, as one of them shot a hole in Windy Dick’s hat.

ounted upon, were now firing as rapidly as possible. But they had been so much discon- certed by the fusillade which their command to halt had brought forth that their aim was bad. Not so, however, with the Boyle Brothers, as one of them shot a hole in Windy Dick’s hat. The young gentlemen then proceeded on their way to Pinos Altos ; having emptied their pistols they could not reload as they were without car- tridges, but Richard had presence of mind to keep his empty pistol pointed at the robbers while his brother drove along and thus deterred the robbers from pursuit. When they had re- loaded their guns, after reaching Pinos Altos, they immediately telephoned the sheriff and officers at Silver City and in a few minutes the sheriff and several deputies were in the saddle, some for Pinos Altos, some for the scene of the robbery and others to head off Windy Dick from places known to be his old haunts. These precautions were all useless however, as about 7 :30 in the evening Huber and his pals returned to Pinos Altos, thinking they were not and could not be recognized on account of their masks and disguises. The officers, however, made no effort to arrest them, as they had as yet no posi- tive evidence against them, but they were kept under surveillance unknown to them.

to Pinos Altos, thinking they were not and could not be recognized on account of their masks and disguises. The officers, however, made no effort to arrest them, as they had as yet no posi- tive evidence against them, but they were kept under surveillance unknown to them. About two hours after the attempted robbery an Enterprise reporter passing one of the principal dry goods stores in Silver was called in by the proprietor and asked if he had learned anything new in re- gard to the hold up? He replied that he knew the names of the parties to it, when a member of the demi-monde spoke up and said, “I know them, you bet! I know them, they told me they were going to do it but I did not believe they had the sand.” The newspaper representative then asked who they were but she refused to state their names but said they often rode through town recently and that they had been in town that morning. After some farther talk between the storekeeper and reporter the young woman asked the reporter if he thought they would be arrested, to which he replied ; “cer- tainly; you know one of them is so notorious that everybody knows him and he cannot es- cape.

town that morning. After some farther talk between the storekeeper and reporter the young woman asked the reporter if he thought they would be arrested, to which he replied ; “cer- tainly; you know one of them is so notorious that everybody knows him and he cannot es- cape.” She said, “That is so,” and added, “nor the other one either, as his family and people all live in Pinos Altos and everybody there knows him,” thus corroborating what was al- most a certainty before that Windy Dick and George Robins were the guilty parties. transpired that the women was a patient under treatment by Dr. E. L. Stephens and was in his office when some one ran in to tell him the ex- citing news, immediately after it was telephoned to Silver City and she had then divulged to the doctor what she knew, giving the names of the robbers. This information Dr. Stephens im- mediately communicated to the sheriff and also telephoned to Superintendent Boyle at Pinos Altos, but no arrests were made awaiting more positive evidence which it was expected next day would and did develop.On Thursday morning the boy was accused by one of his relatives of participation in the crime, and after telling a rambling story of his having returned from Silver City by the way of ’Whiskey Creek, said he would go with the offi- cers and show them the trail they had taken.

rsday morning the boy was accused by one of his relatives of participation in the crime, and after telling a rambling story of his having returned from Silver City by the way of ’Whiskey Creek, said he would go with the offi- cers and show them the trail they had taken. While the boy Robins and the officers were hunting this trail Doctor Stephens appeared on the scene and demanded the arrest of Robins saying that he had positive evidence against him. After protesting his innocence for some time he finally weakened and confessed his knowledge of the robbery, but said that he had gone ahead, and from details which he gave the probabilities are that he acted as a picket to notify his pals of the approach of any one from Pinos Altos. After the arrest and confession of Robins, the officers proceeded to Pinos Altos to arrest Windy Dick, the terror of the Mangas, and his chum, A1 Mayfield. When the officers reached Pinos Altos under Sheriff Davenport they discovered Huber and Mayfield in the house where they stopped. As soon as they saw him they ran from the house and through some fields adjacent to Pinos Altos with Davenport and Wm. Graham after them, firing as they ran. While Davenport and Graham were scaling a fence Huber and Mayfield fired five shofs at them and they got off the fence in a hurry.

w him they ran from the house and through some fields adjacent to Pinos Altos with Davenport and Wm. Graham after them, firing as they ran. While Davenport and Graham were scaling a fence Huber and Mayfield fired five shofs at them and they got off the fence in a hurry. While the robbers were running down the canon below, the balance of the posse and citizens came up and the robbers, seeing that they were being headed off, Huber sat down and threw his six shooter in the air thereby signifying surren- der. It was then found that Huber had a flesh wound in the arm, supposed to be made by a bullet from Davenport’s pistol. During the melee, Graham and Davenport came near being shot by their own party several times. It is only just to mention that Messrs. Bell & Stephens, of Pinos Altos, by whom Huber was ( 14 ) employed for a long time and whom it is cur- rently reported have been friendly to him here- tofore, rendered the officers every assistance they could and tried to bring the crime home to him when they had reason to believe him guilty. The young men who so promptly and vig- orously defended their company’s property are well deserving of what they receive ; the thanks as well as the admiration of the whole com- munity. A prize fight occurred between two of the demi-monde Wednesday evening in which one of them got cut in the hand.