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n the February edition of this magazine, I gave a brief history of the twenty-two Sheriffs that have served since McKinley County was founded in 1901. At the Sheriff’s Office, we have plaques that commemorate each Sheriff and the term(s) that they served. We asked for the reader’s assistance in finding photographs of the five Sheriffs we are missing. This project was started back in 2010. Since the article was released in February, two photos have been provided to us, by Gallup Journey readers and Facebook followers, to add to our commemorative , 1923 April 7 auto urday, t a of S s d st l a arre plaques. lup Her Lou making Sheriff . The Gal me of it to busy ti ght last week nd ve te ha at ni es d An anonymous citizen d Deputi Saturday ness they coul men who were Myers an ing affray. si o ted Sheriff l the bu e arrest of tw car was loca cutt al r t fo ou d ab th an provided us with a photo The a es had led to thieves ted in ial Six. d deputi und that ebaker Spec e at re loca Myers an a clue was fo o men we ence warehous Stud Tw a in t. of de of Sheriff Lou Meyers First, e theft . J. W. Hannet from the Lawr other men ro car with th Dr Two ng the stolen charged residence of Needles. d with steali . The car was by e e Th ru th who served from 1923 use. en th near r case charge oming ho s. le thei was driv The two men me clas ll hand local ro , Cal., and Gallup. to stice wi car of the sa R. Jennings to en Ju s am to 1924. Along with of le cr ed Sa W. another partment from Ne d with e the car il, and the De en taken from this clue, an s, landed th be er t ja My the photo we were provided an article car had lva worked ou are in iff Lou on the Si of Sher r. rage at license aw and Louis e e orders eft of the ca e Jennings ga Po th r Gr C. de Mc C. th l un Jack from the Gallup Harold, dated April from th rd and with th the Poe, al wo arged wi s stolen fellow and C.C. jail, ch e touring, wa Myers received Gallup. The in ch s ar d ie dg se f re Do e if part 7, 1923, outlining the details of Sheriff car, a g. Sher car as it ente for night. Th o, and Another turday mornin e it elit Sa y for th ad to wa went to Manu s leaving Holbrook to meet, or la d off the ro wa Lou Meyers capturing suspected Jennings e car as it an t aring nt out Poe and went ou ed th d on he d and we f Myers with ich he rook an recogniz wh lb d Ho ki if de-toure r, a er ca in all en the auto thieves out of California here in d. Sh night d that d had be attracted by continue e mines. At s ly to fin This ki s th oreau on e B.I. Staple r back by wards Thoreau. s attention wa Th at fo ac h to Gallup NM. car, hi d his deputies ice of the Pe to watc Gallup e stolen ed them Just wire Myers about th . Mr. Myers instruct npoint. en Mr. d ow e Th an Cr th ed u. es at A second photo was provided to Thorea deputi en with recogniz to the dance n in at o had been se o other e car had gone u deputized tw man were take . left th man wh Mr d nd e ha ea so co th n or n se d us of Sheriff R.L. Roberts by Jerry nd ma of Th is ma car an th the the seco road. Th r. The went wi hall in
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d that what the ca the rail y of a pool and foun to know y down rather er wanted a search d made his wa for the robb the railroad g de ma an is bein ok to u n ro ea ma ok lb or car. He Ho is d to de of Th is wanted in ief. Th rned to ubt, an th tu do r re ca no this si , en feet, th the lieves had be Myers be e. He got cold g captured wi ts. The car tel en in ac lmar ho that pl any risk of be rther developm ar of De able re fu n un at t ru en ai be aw than standing but has jail to r New had been in charge, held in cense fo car . touring, Ford li rtment of Holbrook car, a Dodge ers took this e, carried a les depa Another . Mr. My is car, a Dodg r thru the sa Th ral days is ca es. th g for seve lineup on it. in s deputi trac s up a s and hi Mr. Myers wa is now er s to get My er f My erif Mr. ing. y. y for Sh k Sunday morn Mexico. or da ct fa sy e bu oc the Dodg de one really bed by 5 o’cl This ma d Poe got to an Jennings t. all nigh
April 2022
