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Show LOPEZ HOLDS IIP MINER; TWO MORE SHOOTINGS I Candles, Pipe and Tobacco To-bacco Are Taken From William Karos-in Andy Incline by Bandit. BULKHEADS AGAIN ERECTED IN MINE Deputies Will Probably Dress as Miners and Endeavor to Kill Mexican Mex-ican if Again Seen. By Staff Correspondent. BINGHAAr, Dec. 9 (3 a. m.) Louis Miller and George Eucker, guards in the Andy tunnel near the incline, reported re-ported a few minutes ago that they heard tho Mexican working at a bale of hay in tho incline. lie seemed to bo pushing it up or down, the3' said. It is believed he plans to ubc it oither as a barricado or a bed. The bale was tho ono taken there by Uulscy, Man-derich, Man-derich, Dr. Ray and tho others at the time the shooting took place a week ago Saturday. It has never been removed re-moved from the incline. By Staff Correspondent. BINGHAM, Dec. S. William Karos, a Greek miner, was held up by Raphael Iopen, the outlaw, near tho back of the Andy tunnel about 2 o'clock this a'tcr-noon. a'tcr-noon. Lopez took three candloa, tho Greek's pipe and a can of tobacco away from him and, curslnff him viciously, ordered or-dered him to go homo and keep his mouth shut or ho would kill him. As a result of the Greek's story, upon which he was scarchlngly questioned tonight, to-night, all of tho leaders In tho man hunt are absolutely convinced beyond all question ques-tion that tho daring desperado is still alive and at tho present time very near tho place whoro he shot Hulsey and Man-derlch. Man-derlch. Acting on that theory the lower sido of tho .Andy Incline, the only means of cficapo to the lower levels, Is being hulkhcadud tonight, and tho York and the Pedro tunnels are being bulkhcaded above. This, if tho Greek's story Is true, will confine Lopez at last to about flvo miles of workings, tho Andy and Minnie tunnels and tho stopes leading from them. Will Shoot on Sight. Although the next method of action has not been definitely decided upon, a plan is on foot to have a number of thoroughly reliable men dross up as miners, min-ers, put rovolvora in their pockets and enter tho mine tomorrow. They will go to work as If they were miners and will havo lunch buckets with thorn. It 1m bollovod that Lopea is getting very hungry and that tho sight of the buckets will draw him out. The "miners" havo orders to shoot him on sight. S. S. Jones, tho man who has been guiding tho posao of searchers through the min. offered a plan tonight which Sher-irf Sher-irf SmILh Is aJtso considering. Jones says thero aro only three places in the territory terri-tory In which Lopc3 1b now restricted whore ho can get drinking water. .Tone-" proposes to "get twelve volunteers to work In posses of six each. lie would havo two men guard each watering place, lying near them without lights. Jones estimates esti-mates that Lopez would have to get water wa-ter inside of three daya or go Insane from thirst. When bo approached a watering place the men In the dark could shoot him. Jones says two of tho water holes uro on the Minnie level and tho third on the Andy. Two Alternatives; The two other alternatives arc more smudging or ntarvatlon. It is not believed be-lieved that the smudging would be effective, effec-tive, judging from past experiences. On the other hand the starvation method would talco about threo weeks, perhaps. It is estimated. Then It would be somewhat uncertain becauso no ono knows tho ex-lent, ex-lent, if any, of Lopez's food supply. One of tho four .systems will probably be adopted tomorrow. Unquestionable the most Interesting story (n connection with the underground hunt was that of Knros, told through an Interpreter last night. When Karos finished fin-ished hlw story nnd underwent a severe croHH-GNamlnntlon without wavering tn tho slightest, all wnro convinced of his sincerity and truthfulness. Added strnngth Is given by tho fnct thnt Karos refuses to re-enter the mine, declaring that he is afraid. It was ho who told of wooing Luje7. n week ago Saturday a few bourn before tho shooting ami very noar tho spot where tho latest tragedy occurred. oc-curred. Hero Is Karos's storv: 1 waa working with my partnir. Y7ILLIAM KAROS, Greek miner, wko was Lcld up and rooted ycterday try Lopez in tkc Andy incline, amd wno, despite being threatened threat-ened witk deatli by tke Mexican, told tbe deputies depu-ties tbe whereabouts of the bandit. f0Wmif . AfL :: I Jim. I don't know his last name, but 1 know where he lives and I think . I can take you to him. lie is u Greek boy and lives in Upper Bingham. Bing-ham. Hears Lopez Call. "We were working on tho face of tho rock at tho end of tho Andy tunnel, about 2000 feet back from the portal. We had loaded a car of ore and I started to push it out toward the Andy Incline to the hoist. I had gone about 400 feet when somebody behind me said: "Hello. Bill." I turned around and saw Raphael Lopez. I could see him very plainly, as I had a candle In my hat. Ho poked his rifle against mo and said: "Gl'mo lunch bucket." I said: "Foreman told mc to loavo lunch bucket in blacksmith shop." lie said: "Gl'mo candle." I hod three in the side pocket of my overalls over-alls and- I gave them to him. Ho said: "Gt'mt; matches." I shook my head. I had no matches. I was smoking pipe. Ho said: "Gi'mo T'lpo and tobacco." I gavo him my pipe and can of tobacco. Ho bald: "Now you , get out of here and go home, And don't toll anybody about this or I'll kill you." I started to, push my car away. As 1 turned around I saw him right behind be-hind mo go up Into No. 5 stopo. Then I pushed my car to tho Incline where the guards were and waited for Jim. When Jim came, pushing his car of ore, I said to him: Tells His Partner. "Mexican held mo up. Took my pipe and tobacco and candles. lie told me' ho kill mo If I nay. I'm going go-ing home. I'm going out to shop and get my lunch bucket and go home." Jim said: "He won't bother you If you slay." I said:. "I'm going to got my lunch bucket and go homo, unyway. You bolter cotno along, too, Jim. He will get you If you stay," I Jim said: "I'm going lo stay.' You can suit yourself." I said: "1 am going home." So I xvent out and got my bucket and mot Ham Kogcrs. tho shift boss. Sam said: "Where aro you going, Bill?" I said 1 was going home, and he asked mc why. I told him Mexican told me not to tell why. Then ho asked mc some more questions, so I told him my story and then went home. Lopez was very weak. Ho was shaking all over. He had a stiff, black beard. It sticks out all over hB face. Ills nheeliH are sunk In. His eyes are very big. Ho w;ore a cap. Questioned by Struup. Dr. F. K. Straup, who had been listening listen-ing to the narrative, asked through the Interpreter if Lopez was wearing a sweater. "I don't know. I was too 3cared, ' was the Greek's answer. "Are you afraid of tho Mexican?" queried Dr. Straup. k When tho question was translated Karos Ka-ros exclaimed: "Who's afraid of the Mexican. I'm not." "All right," said the doctor. "I'll give you S25 If you will take mc to the place whero you saw him." "Who's going to pay me for my life if I get killed?" was the translated reply. Following this Karos exclaimed in broken .English as he started to move away? "I no go In mine again!" One of tho points In favor of the Greek's story is that Karos says he saw Lopez In Identically the Eamo spot where Guy De Ford and Ray Clayes believe they heard a man running while they were searching a drift over tho Andy last night. Another point is that Karos's oth-or oth-or story about the Mexican's whereabout was confirmed by the tragic deaths of Hulsey and Mandcrich. In this case, also, Karos left tho mine and went homo, too scared to tell what he had seen until after tho killing. "We wero certain that wo heard a. man running last night," said Guy Do Ford today. "Wo are both experienced In mines and I don't believe we would be deceived de-ceived by a nolso of falling gravel. I heard the nolso and asked Ray If he hoard It. Ho said ho did. Wo both agreed that it sounded like a man hurrying away. After the Greek's story wo aro surer than ever that It wns Lopez." Conference Held. Early this afternoon a conferonce of tho leaders" In the search wns held In the Wngham pollco station. The cvl-i cvl-i deuce concerning tho Jlnds in No. 7 and No. 5 stopea laul night wiui carefully gone over. Tho conferonce concluded that Lopez Lo-pez was still alive. The flndlnc was based largely on the finding of tho acarf In No. 7. It was found on a pile of timbers four feet across, over which one must go to get into the slope. A. G. Robinson. J. D. Cortclle and Deputy Sheriff Julius Soren-son Soren-son hud scarchfd this slono Saturdny aft ernoon. They were positive because thoy recall having climbed over tins timbers. As they had lights It Is agreed that It would have, been almost an Impossibility to have overlooked the scarf, as it was lying right on top of the timbers In a very conspicuous spot. It Ik believed Lopez Lo-pez might have left It In a hurry- During tho conferonce Deputy Sheriff R, L. Eddington telephoned to the sheriff from the blacksmith Bhop and told him of what Karos had related to Shift Boss Rogers. The conforenco Immediately adjourned ad-journed nnd all hurried up the hill. Dr. Straup mot Karos at tho Highland Boy mine and heard his story in broken ling-. Hsh. Karos also told his story to two others at short Intervals. In each case he drew a diagram a ml In every caso the story was tho same. Doubted at First. At tlrst it was believed that Karos was misleading the senrchera for some reason and ho was arrested. But nftor he told the complete story related above through a competont and reliable Interpreter he wns released. With soma othora he started for I'ppor Bingham to hunt for his partner, Jim, In commenting upon the latest developments develop-ments tonight. Dr. F. H. Straup said: Thero novor has been a tlmo whon (Continued on Pago Two,) GREEK MB IS HELD UP BI LOPEZ 1 (Continued from Page One.) I havo not been thoroughly satisfied that the Mexican was In the mine. Every Indication we had pointed to tho belief that he was still in there. On our ilrst searching trip wo found no trace of him, yet I still believed ho was In there and dead. The evidence wo founa last night Indicated that he was recently in tho mine and while I still thought ho was dead I had to admit there was a possibility of his being allvo. After thinking over tho discoveries of last night I came to the conclusion this morning that he was probably still nllvc. After hearing the story of tho Greek I was absolutely convinced that ho was telling the truth and nothing but the truth. The story of Karos. coupled with that of Clayes and De Ford about the noises they heard last night, convince mo bevond question of a. doubt that the Mexican Is still alivo In the mine and Is In the vicinity of the Andy workings. While I was previously convlncod that he was dead I am now absolutely certain that ho Is alive. Statement by Sheriff. Sheriff Smith said: I bollove that the Greek is truthful. truth-ful. I am forced to believe that Lopez la In tho mine and that ho Is Btlll alive. But there will be no more chances taken. I have absolutely forbidden anyone from entering the mine. It Is being bulkheaded tonight. We aro not sure what plan of action is best That will havo to be decided de-cided tonight or tomorrow. In the meantime no chances aro being be-ing taken that might allow Lopez to escapo from any of tho lower levels. The guards are being maintained day and night at all the portal3. Howevor. if the Greek's Btory is true, it Is practically certain that the bulkhead below the Andy level In the lncllno will prevent Lopez from gottlng Into the lower lovojs. WOMAN IS VICTIM OF SOCIAL HIGHWAYMAN By Staff Correspondent. BIN'GHAM, Dec. 8. Mrs. George Chandler, wife of one of the men who j lias been a persistent hunter for Kaphael Lopez, had an experience with a "social I highwayman" last night that she will not i soon forget. Late in tho evening sho heard a knock i on the front door of her home. She sup- posed it was Mr. Chandler coming home I from the manhunt and hastened to let him in. When sho opened the door she j looked into the barrel of a revolver, held by a man whoso face was disguised. I I "I know your husband is up at the I Andy searching for Lopez, Mrs. Chandler, j and I know that you arc alone," said the man. "Now, I don't Intend to harm you and you will be all right If you do what I tell you." With this gentle speech, during which ho continued to "cover" the frightened woman with his gun, the unexpected "guest" stepped into the house. "Now go upstairs, Mrs, Chandler, get that ?0O you have hidden there and bring it down to me." ordered the robber in gentle tones. Mrs. Chandler obeyed, while the highwayman sat near the telephone. tele-phone. After Mrs. Chandler gave him tho money tho robber told her not to create any disturbance after he left and that everything would be all light. He departed depart-ed Just as he had como, using the kindliest kind-liest tones In speaking to Mrs. Chandler. Mr. Chandler relumed from the Andy tunnel shortly afterward and his wife told him of the holdup. Neither of them could Imaglno who the man was, though they both agree that he must have been acquainted with their affairs to havo known about the $60 which they had in one of the upstairs rooms. MAY OFFER REWARDS FOR RAPHAEL LOPEZ A conference Is to be held botwoen tho county commissioners and Sheriff Andrew-Smith Andrew-Smith this morning oiv the question of offering a reward for the capture, dead or alive, of Raphael Lopez. The conference confer-ence was scheduled for vestcrday afternoon, after-noon, but when William Karos, the Greek miner, waa held up and robbed by the Mexican, the sheriff decided to spend the night n Bingham. It Is posslblo also that a reward mav be offered by the state for the capturb of tho man who has already been the eai'Ho of six men being shot to death. The difficulty of capturing Lopez, Bhould he be concealed In some out-of-the-way stope in the mine, has been the mov ng cause in the argument for the reward. re-ward. It Is contended that If some price were put on the man's head tho minors and other workmen about the pro-perty might become more active In endeavoring endeavor-ing to aid the county In apprehending |