Pilar and his sweetheart were coming to…

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that no extensive account will here be given. Pilar and his sweetheart were coming to Silver City, on the Pinos Altos road, when they were overtaken by Hall. Pilar and other Mexi- cans had engaged in a fatal shooting affray on the Mimbres river because of the abducting orelopement of the girl. The officer had been notified and had gone on a trip to intercept the shooting party. Not finding them he was re- turning to Silver City, and was just above town when he encountered Pilar and the girl and rode along with them a short distance. He was prob- ably recognized by the fugitive but did not not know Pilar, who watched for an oppor- tunity and shot the officer in the back, fatally. The murderer fled to Socorro, then to Albu- querque, next to Arizona. The girl, who came to the city, had promptly told who did the kill- ing. For nearly two years Pilar was at large. Shriff Lairde had been given a pointer and em- ployed a colored acquaintance of the murderer to shadow the fugitive. When Pilar went into Flagstaff one day from a sheep ranch where he was employed he met the colored man and recognized him. The frightened fellow had saved $100 and concluded to use it in fleeing to California. However, the colored man gave a deputy sheriff proper information. It was arranged to invite Pilar to a baile and while he was there his capture was easily affected.