ROW BANDIT BOB HAYES MEY HIS DEATH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10347, 23 January 1897, Page 2 (Supplement)

ROW BANDIT 808 HAYES MEY HIS DEATH.

& FIGHT IN NEW MEXICO.

BLACK JACK'S GANG. Dkmikg (New Mexico), November 20. Bob Hayiss, the border bandit killed by tho United States Marshal's posse ab Deer Creek on the 18ch, wae buried at Separ yesterday after having, boen identified by aoveral citizens who kneiv him well. Hayes, although a comparatively young man, had a fearful criminal record. He camo to this territory a fugitive from justice in Texas, where he was accused of several murdcra, He was one of the men engaged in tho murder of the Arizona Custom-houso ollicer ab Skelton canyon a short time ago; was associated with Musgrave, alias Jeff Davis, in the murder of Mr. Parker, in Lincoln county, two weeks ago, and has taken a leading part in all tha border outrages committed in this vicinity and Arizona by Black Jack's gang of outlaws in the past two months. Hayes is the man who, when the Separ Poßt Office and station was held up, on November 2, mado the murderous assault upon Colonel Robert Millinen, tho Postmaster. Deputy United States Marshal Frank McGlinchey arrived hero to-day, and gives the full details of tho chaso after the bandits. United States Marshal Hall on Sunday last started a picked party of nine good pion with orders to find the trail of the daring bandits who for two months past have spread terror all along the southern border of New Mexico, and to stay with it until the outlaws were either killed or captured. The party consisted of DuputyMarshals J. L. Dowo, Charles Ballard Steve Birchfield, Frank McGlinchey, Pink Peters, Frank Prizer and -Fred Hijjgitis, Sheriff Baylor Shanncn and Deputy-Sheriff Rodriguez of this city. Thia party left Deming by the Southern Pacific train on Sunday night, reaching that point at 3 a.m. Monday. A false rumour thab the bnudits had been seen at

Cambray, twenty-five iniica eastof Deming, on tho Southern Pacific Railroad, caused considerable delay, pending an investigation of the rumor, part of the posse hurrying back for that purpose, but by 2 urn. oi' Monday the full poi*e were in their Baddies and on tho road for Huehita mountains, in which vicinity tho bandits were last seen. By hard riding the party reached the mining camp of Hachita on Tuesday morning. Two miles south of there they found where Black Jack and three others hud

breakfasted that morning at Howcll's ranch, From there on it was easy trailing, on past Rector's ranch in the Los Aniraas valley, and by 5 p.m. of Tuesday the officers were ab Las Cienegas, sixty miles from Separ, where tho bandits had dined at four o'clock.

The trail from here on loads through Smuggler's Pass, and by 3 a.m. of Wednesday the officers ivero at Deer Creek Station of the Diamond A Company, und were sure they had passed the bandits in the night. On their rapid night rido the officers Imd left their puck animals and three of tho posse far in the rear, so thab only six came up to Deor Creek to face tho desperate outlaws. Three of the officers were stationed in the ranch building to watch one approach, and three ia a ground tank a short distance away. Aboub 8 a.m. tho men in tho tank

recognised their game approaching, " Black Jack" and hU brother, Jeff Davis," and Bob Hayes, the latter two in advance. Tho outlaws, unconscious of danger, rode swiftly on to the ranch house, and as they came up out of the arroya within thirty yard6'of tho tank, the three officers called to them bo throw up their hands, and the fight was on. Only fifteen shots were exchanged, and Bob Hayes was dead with four riflo balls in him. Jeff Davis, badly wounded, had been dragged into the arroya out of rango by his comrados, and tho two horses ridden by the bandits wore dead. Before the officers could mount, the two remaining bandits, with the wounded Davis, were racing down the gulch toward Lang's ranch. A part of the posse was sent to Separ with the body of Hayes, and the rest are on the trail. Two Apacho Indiau scouts, who took the trail in the mountains, left Deming for the mountains near Lang's, and there is little doubt bub that Black Jack's gang will be wiped out.