Show REQUISITION PAPERS FOR STRANGE TO BE ISSUED f Convict in iii Colorado Penitentiary Is Charged With Complicity in Killing of or Godfrey Requisition papers have been made out for John Strange by direction of County Attorney Christensen and will willbe willbe willbe be presented to the thc Governor for his signature late this afternoon The complaint made out against Strange charges him with murder r In Inthe Inthe inthe the first degree for complicity in the killing of Godfrey in the holdup holdup holdup hold hold- up of ot the She Sheep p Ranch house gambling-house in this city Officials Have flave Returned County Attorney Christensen and Sheriff Naylor returned from rom Canyon CIt City Colo Cob last night at 11 They have made maie a n. t thorough investigation tion of 0 the facts facts facts's s surrounding the re rece recent recent re- re ce cent It affidavit d of or John Mace have ex examined ex- ex ten convicts In the the Colorado Colorado penitentiary and from Strange's state s and actions sufficient sufficient dent indications to lead ead them to believe strongly jn n his guilt Mr 11 Christensen said today that the examination of Mace made In Denver previous to their trip to Canyon City tended rather to cause doubt in their minds than otherwise The facts learned in Canyon City however had the opposite effect Were Still in Doubt When we had finished our interview with Mace said Mr 11 Christensen we were still In doubt about the truth of his statements He did not contradict himself in any way and was perfectly consistent In all of his statements but there was a certain bravado in his style and the story ran so much like a fairy tale that one would naturally doubt him Another thing made us suspicious At our last Interview with him he brought along a lawyer in order order order or or- der to make exceptions as we suppose to former statement of his But we refused to allow the lawyer to take part partIn In the interview Confirms Statements In Canyon Canon City we learned a number number num nuni- ber of things which ten tended ed to confirm th the stat statements ments made In Maces Mace's amda- amda vit It The examination of Strange satisfied satisfied satis satis- fied fled me that he was connected with the Sheep Ranch Banch holdup His actions and admissions and in a number of cases his refusal to answer tended to confirm confirm con con- firm my belief In his guilt One thing In particular that aroused our suspicions suspicions dons was Strange's refusal to recognize Lynch from his picture and his emphatic emphatic emphatic em em- denial of ot ever having known a a. aman aman man of the name of Lynch or Welch Velch when we know as a m matter of fact that they served time together In the Idaho penitentiary and were no doubt well acquainted In many things Strange failed to tell the truth and it Is sufficient sufficient dent to say that he Is one of the parties parties parties par par- ties In the Sheep Ranch Hanch holdup Bear Dear In mind th that t I do not say that I believe King is Innocent There were four parties a e to the h holdup ld and i I King may b be the fourth o t man a He may maybe mayle be le innocent however and If the investigation in the trial of Strange helps II King no on one will be more pleased than myself Talk of Conspiracy The talk of a conspiracy to free King by the use of money and the se securing securing securing se- se curing of perjured affidavits started with the Arapahoe c county officials They were so firmly convinced that Mace was In conspiracy a-conspiracy to free King by his false affidavit that they were about to recommend to the Governor that Maces Mace's parole be he withdraWn n Dr Dl Cuneo was greatly exercised over this talk We Ve were on very good terms with Dr Cuneo and received the most courteoUs courteous courteous cour cour- of treatment from rom him Mr 11 Christensen was greatly wrought up over the Insinuations made by Attorney Attorney At At- torney torne Garwood of Denver that politics entered into the King case |