Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-03-23
source date: 1888
availability: public-domain

Good For Grant The Train Robbers Killed in Mexico by Native Troops It seems that Grant County has one thing to thank Mexican troops for, and that is for “doing up” the Stein’s Pass robbers and saving the expenses of trial here. Recently United States Marshal Meade and a posse who pursued into Mexico, were arrested for crossing the line without authority, but the troops released the officials upon orders from the governor at Chi- huahua. A recent dispatch from Cusihuiriachis, a mining town about ninety miles west of Chi- huahua, states that a party of Mexican federal troops, accompanied by R. H. Paul, of the Southern Pacific railroad company, and Nick Pierce, of the Mexican Central Railroad, who left Chihuahua in pursuit of the robbers, came upon Larry Sheehan, Jim Johnson and Dick Hart one night at 7 o’clock, about twenty miles northwest of Cusihuiriachis. The robbers barri- caded themselves in a house, compelling the family to remain within and stood the attacking party off until noon, when the beseigers suc- ceeded in getting the family out of the house and then set fire to it. The robbers proved themselves game by coming out fighting. A regular battle occurred between the authorities and train robbers in which all the robbers, Sheehan, Johnson and Hart, were killed. The attacking party lost one man, a sargeant of the Mexican troops.

set fire to it. The robbers proved themselves game by coming out fighting. A regular battle occurred between the authorities and train robbers in which all the robbers, Sheehan, Johnson and Hart, were killed. The attacking party lost one man, a sargeant of the Mexican troops. Particulars of the double murder which occurred near Springerville, Arizona, in the Luna valley, recently, have been received and are as follows: There had been a horse race, after which the crowd gathered at the store of Sperling Brothers & Taylor, and were drink- ing and playing cards, when a man named Pitman and Billy Smith got into a wrangle. Pitman drew a six-shooter and threw it down on Smith, who, being unarmed, threw his coat open and told him to shoot. Pitman, on learning that Smith was unarmed, told him to go and heel himself. Smith thereupon went into the store where he had left his pistol, which he secured, but friends interfered and prevented his returning. Pitman, on learning the cause of Smith’s not coming back, began to threaten ( 6 )

that Smith was unarmed, told him to go and heel himself. Smith thereupon went into the store where he had left his pistol, which he secured, but friends interfered and prevented his returning. Pitman, on learning the cause of Smith’s not coming back, began to threaten ( 6 ) and abuse everyone and finally wanted to know if Smith had any friends. A young man named Blaine, recently from Texas, walked over to his horse, pulled his Winchester rifle from its scab- bard and threw it down on Pitman, telling him to throw up. Instead of doing so, however, Pit- man turned toward Blaine. As he did so, both fired almost simultaneously. Pitman fell dead, shot through the heart, the ball entering under the left arm and passing through the body and coming out under the right arm. Blaine was shot through the shoulder, the ball striking the shoulder-blade and splitting, one half coming out on the left side below the ribs and the other on the right side. Blaine lived only two hours.Teresa Murray, a middle aged woman, committed suicide Wednesday afternoon by taking morphine. She was at John M. Ginn’s office asking him to assume charge of a suit she has against the railroad company in which judgment has been granted her, but which is on appeal. The suit was the result of a young son having a leg cut off by the Silver City train at Deming several years ago.

M. Ginn’s office asking him to assume charge of a suit she has against the railroad company in which judgment has been granted her, but which is on appeal. The suit was the result of a young son having a leg cut off by the Silver City train at Deming several years ago. When the inter- view was ended, the attorney stepped to the faucet to get a drink of water. In turning he saw the woman take morphine from a vial. He warned her of the danger, but she carelessly took the remainder. Judge Ginn at once told her to leave and go home while he summoned a physician. She reluctantly obeyed, saying several times that she was “going to rest and settle it all.” When leaving she placed a hand on the attorney’s shoulder and bade him a last good-bye. In passing C. Hauswald’s saloon she sank to the pavement. Judge Ginn lifted the poor woman and placed her on a bench, then hastened to seek medical aid. Dr. Ernest Ste- phens responded quickly but she could not be saved. It was the opinion of the physician that she had taken morphine before going to leave her business affairs in the hands of the attorney, as death came so soon after emptying the bottle, which contained 20 grains when pur- chased. Mrs. Murray was a hard working woman, and poor. She had, however, not long since purchased a little house beyond the L. C. residence.

business affairs in the hands of the attorney, as death came so soon after emptying the bottle, which contained 20 grains when pur- chased. Mrs. Murray was a hard working woman, and poor. She had, however, not long since purchased a little house beyond the L. C. residence. She had three children, the eldest being the crippled one. About a year'ago she created a sensation by accusing Mr. and Mrs. in court and the case was dismissed. An in- quest was held by Justice Givens yesterday, the jury being composed of James McQuarrie, R. Mawson, G. F. Bowen, O. E. Colby and Geo. White. The verdict of the jury was that death was intentional.