Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-08-31
source date: 1888
availability: public-domain

James McKnight, who was hit in the head with a windlass at Pinos Altos about the first of July, died at the hospital Tuesday, and was buried Wednesday. He was sent to the hospital July 5th, since which time he has been insane, refusing to eat anything except by force. The supreme court of Mexico has approved the death sentence in the case of J. J. Tallier alias Taylor, the leader of the gang of robbers of the Sonora railroad last May, who killed Conductor Atkinson and the fireman. Taylor has probably been shot ere this. The time of execution is never announced in advance. Char- ley Small, who like Taylor, formerly # resided here, has been sentenced to fourteen years of imprisonment for a robbery on the Mexican Central road. Taylor committed murder and Small did not. Central Correspondence Central, N. M., August 27, 1888 To the Editors of The Enterprise : There has been nothing in the way of special news, hence my long silence. Every- thing is running smoothly notwithstanding the attempted blockade.Our community has rested quietly for some months past from the visits of the dreaded horse-thief, until last Friday when Landro Ren- teria grew restless and concluded that he would keep his hand in by taking a pony belonging to Demiterio Torres, and left for parts unknown.

.Our community has rested quietly for some months past from the visits of the dreaded horse-thief, until last Friday when Landro Ren- teria grew restless and concluded that he would keep his hand in by taking a pony belonging to Demiterio Torres, and left for parts unknown. It was at first thought that it was another party and a small posse was formed consisting of John Dalton, special constable, and two Mexicans who took the trail Saturday morning and fol- lowed it in the direction of Hudson’s hot springs. They traveled at a good speed, and when within about three hundred yards of Hudson’s came upon their man who had ridden all night, and had just staked out his stolen horse and was evidently preparing for a night’s march to the Mexican line. He was armed and had a large wallet with him. Dalton and party in- formed the young thief that he had left an unbalanced account behind and the same was in the hands of Father Crowley, who is the public adjuster of such things, and under their persuasion he returned to Central. This morn- ing the case came up for hearing and after the inquiry the young man was advised that it would be best for him to postpone his tour until after the sitting of the next grand jury, in de- fault of $500 bonds.

and under their persuasion he returned to Central. This morn- ing the case came up for hearing and after the inquiry the young man was advised that it would be best for him to postpone his tour until after the sitting of the next grand jury, in de- fault of $500 bonds. It will be remembered that this chap at the last term of court, escaped go- ing to the penitentiary by turning state’s evi- dence against Pomposo Baldonado, at a house quadrille.