Show CONVICTED BANDIT ESCAPES albert bates who was recently convicted at grand junction on a charge of burglarizing two places of business at de beque escaped froan the state reform school at buena vista last week bates was sentenced to five years in the colorado state prison end had been sent to the buena vista institution to do some work it was while there that he made his escape and efforts to apprehend him have been unsuccessful bates was a participant in a gunfight gun fight which occurred on the desert east of casco last fall in which one man was killed and bates was seriously injured another im jember of the party committed suicide a few days later it is believed that the men were men who had a disagreement and decided to light it out bates has a long criminal record under several different names he is believed to be a bank bandit and safe blower while in custody at grand junction he re fused to tell anything his past life |