Show DEAD ROllER ROBBER IS John Gardner of Colorado Was Victim of Ellmore's Elmores Elmore's Gun CAME HERE FEW DAYS AGO Certain Cem Facts Point to 10 Suspicion Tim That DC Dead I Man Mami Inn 11 May have Ha Been a n Professional Crook John Gardner Is the name of the tho theman thoman man who was shot hot by Oscar Oscr Ellmore Elmore Sa Saturday tu lJ a night while attempting to huM hold up and rob the Die grocer In his UI store at IOu West est Third South street This Identification was made mado b by C C. A. A Scott Scot John and John Welch A three men who worked ed with wih Gardner at nt Rocky Ford Colorado durin during the melon season Gardner was employed at Rocky Ford by D. D r v. v Burrows a u melon grower He was crating melons there them until last wI week el The four tour men then quit work and came to this city cl- cl Thc They bought tick lick its t to Ordway Colorado a short di distance dis haco tance tanco cast of or Pueblo and arid from there carrie camp camp direct to lo this thi city Gardner Scott and anti Welch arrived last Wednesday Wednes Wednes- ol day lay und and on Frida Friday They rented room 34 3 at the American house on omi 01 Commercial street and all tour four foul lived In-cd there Gardner was comparatively a n stranger stranger stran stran- b ger I to these three boys hoys in ha having been heen known 1 to them bern less than two weeks He Ic was working working- at the Burrows farm Carm when the oIlier three other three secured employment employment employ employ- ment there here Not much of or his record Is known either cither b by these boys loys of ot the police officers here The Tho police department de tie- Is trying to learn of his Career career career ca ca- reer In other places places 1 Had hod Ind Pickpockets Pickpockets' ct T Trousers CI Gardner has an uncle J. J W W. Gard- Gard lid nei living hiving at Colorado Colordo Springs This uncle Is a prominent liveryman and eman in Colorado Springs s and Is Isone Isone isone one of the best known citizens of that place An Au examination of oC the clothing vorn orn by Gardner reveals the fact that the trousers are of or the kind generally orn by hy pickpockets and grafters There here Is Ia a false Calle pocket on each side of oC the trousers extending to the knee l-ee Into this small smal articles of jewelry or 01 paper mooney money mone may ma bo be hO slipped without giving any sign of or Its Is presence Whether or not Gardner has followed tho fortunes of grafters and dips re- re to be learned when the reports rom from outside police departments are arc received Edward Siebert proprietor of a aGerman aGerman aGerman German store at 66 West est Third Thid South street says gS g'S that he saw Sw Gardner In his s store Saturday night Just before Un At that time Gardner came caine in and begged for something to tnt tut Siebert gave Jave him about half hal of a loaf of or bread bred and half haI a pound of I cheese Gardner tool took It I and amid left heft lef the store Mr 11 Siebert states positively that In iii the mans man's voice appearance or 01 walk v there were absolutely no signs of ot intoxication Gardner was vas seen to toI topo po to H a tree in iii front of or the thc Metropolitan litan lan I hotel There he ate the food r Looked ol Into 1110 Saloon F. 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Graham one of or Siebert's customers cus ens- who was v ii h ir the store at the same time that Gardner asked for fOl the food taw saw Gardner go to the saloon loon look through go the windows and amid then walk south on West cst Temple From there he returned to the tho corner and aid wal walked wailed ed west past pat Ellmore's Elmoro's store H He lic- turned around and went vent into the store Thinking that the man was going In to ask ak for Cor something more to eat eaL Mr Graham went on up town eat and paid no more attention to the man It was probably not more than two tivo or I three minutes after this that l was forced to kill ki the tho man In self The rhe three companions of Gardner In iii this city have secured employment and will go hO to lo work today tOllay for Pat wi on Ott hl his conduit project in Big Dr Cottonwood All Al these ho loS boys are aro re- re b by the police as law JaW abiding abiding- nd ud honest young m men n They hc knew leo nothing of Gardners Gardner's hobl habits or record and their acquaintance was moro more by by- chance chanco than thamm otherwise They originally origin ally intended to go 0 on to California aly but hut since securing employment employment have decided to stay hero for Cor tho the I present resent May have Ha Been Drunk These Thee boys lOyS say aY that Gardner put putI I il It most mot of oC his time Saturday SaLura- drinking drink drink- ing hog at various saloons in the city with witha a a. soldier whom he lie met on Oil the street and who seemed to know him They are arc of or the opinion that he must have been drunk at the time ho he made the his attempt at robbery which ended life lc An Inquest will wi be held toda today to toa a ascertain time the facts in Imi connection with tho the death of Gardner It I Is rc regarded Ellmore will then as a certainty that 1 be he released He has ha remained In custody custody cus eus- to willingly and without protest tody tol walL the conclusion of oC the coroners confidently expecting to be re rel released re- re jury jun l leased a ed without blame |