Show one of the notorious ajack jack gang trinidad colo april 7 after a hunt coveting a of six ears ld franks alias iob said to bo tho last surviving member of black jack Ket chanis notorious band of train robbers that terrorized new mexico and southern colorado tor many years was safely placed in the county jail at trinidad early this morning ho was arrested forty miles northeast 0 watervale Water vale a small station on tho colorado southern railroad thirty allea south of trinidad wednesday night by deputy sheriffs george and wm thatcher Thatch cr franks lived alone in a wild desolate rocky canyon difficult of approach eliere his safety seemed assured tho officers located franks house wednesday morning but were compelled to make a detour and crawl through the cannon for nearly three miles as the bouse was so situated it commanded 1 view of he open country for miles franks as building a corral when the officers surprised ahlm he had a six shooter and a rifle close at hand but made no fight after black jacks gang held up the colorado southern passenger train in july 1899 near folsom N M securing i largo eum of money tho robbers separated ed farr then sheriff of county a posse surrounded franks sam brother of black jack and a man named mcginnis on the road near fol acom and a ati fcc ensued sheriff farr was hilled and two other mam hora or alie posse wounded sam chum was also lulled and wounded the li w wai captured a few days later and Is now serving a alfo sentence in tho penitentiary at santa fe one month after the road battle black jack alono attempted to hold up the colorado southern passenger train again near the scene of tho former robbery he v as wounded by conductor frank and was captured after conviction of train robbery he was hanged at clayton N M la sept 1901 members 0 the posse have almaa declai ed that sheriff farr was hilled by franks who was known to bo a dead shot jett farr succeeded hl brother as sheriff and kept up a constant search tor the fugitive it Is said that pranks and a companion came to trinidad ten days ago anil purchased a quantity of dynamite and considerable ammunition franks it is said a full black beard which completely him he will bo tried at clayton N M on a charge ot train robbery which Is a capital ot bense in that territory REICHSTAG ADJOURNS berlin april 7 after adopting the supplemental and colonial budgets today tue reichstag adjourned until may 10 ahe date tor reassembling was placed as may 10 count von Ball strem walked over to dr seat and began a colloquy during which spahn fainted A doctor who was hastily called him paso tex april 7 mexican central announced bionta at four stations on that road in ahe last month to the extent of 23 JOO the bonev is missing from tho stations of parral chihuahua almo nez and santa rosalia the biggest shortage at chihuahua 1 |