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Show BATTLE WITH TRAIN BANDITS One Robber Is Killed, Officer Hurt. Reinforcements From Gln-woofJ Gln-woofJ Springs Go to Seen of Shooting. Fight With Men Who Held Up a B.io Grande Express Occurs on Range. NEWCASTLE. Colo.. June 0. A posse of ranchmen and cowboys living in the neighborhood of Garfield, west or this place, came upon three men supposed to be the Denver & . Rio Grande train robbers, who dynamited the express car of a train near Parachute, Colo., Tuesday night, and in a battle which followed one of the pursued was killed. The other two escaped into Garfield canyon and at last accounts was completely surrounded. It is thought that escape is Impossible. Elmer Chattman. a cowboy, received a slight flesh wound. Dead Man Identified. The dead man was brought to this place tonight and w.is Identified as one of the three men who worked several days last week on the Denver Si Rio Grande section near Parachute. He went under the name of J. H. Ros3. Previous t working for the railroad lie was employed in a restaurant In this town Nothing- is known of his history here. Identification was made by a Rio Grande pay check found on his person. Who Other Men Are. The two other men who worked with Ross last week gave the names of John Eiumcrling and Charles Scubbs. They worked along the railroad ti-ack from Thursday until Saturday night and a,ll (liiit together and left the neighborhood. Their several days' employment on the road gar them an excellent opportunity opportu-nity to familiarize themselves with the" lay of the land in the vicinity of Parachute. Big Posse Surrouuds Bandits. It is reported that at least 200 men, heavily armed, are watching the two men In Garfield canyon tonight and will shoot them down if they attempt to escape, A train load of men left here this afternoon to aid the ranchmen ranch-men and cowboys. Men Arp. Dei?perate. Sheriff Adams today received a tele- ! phone message from Joe Banla, a ranchman on Mamm creek, to the effect ef-fect that the three men came- to his place this morning and at the point of a gun forced the people on Ills ranch to give them breakfast. After their departure Mr. Banta endeavored to telephone his information to town and found that liis tough visitors had cut the wire before coming to the house. The break was easily repaired and notice no-tice sent to surrounding rancho1;. A po.se of cowboys was soon formed and started in pursuit. |