Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-03-08
source date: 1889
availability: public-domain

Harry Wolburn, a Cornish miner, whipped three or four men at the Centennial on Monday night. He was brought before Judge Lucas on Tuesday and fined $10 and trimmings. He re- fused to pay the fine and asked for a transcript of the proceedings which he wished to forward to the mother country, in order to ascertain if the proceedings were regular. When the offi- cers started with him for the cooler, he dug up a shining $20, settled the score, and was told to “go and sin no more.” From the March 15, 1889, Issue of The Enierprise Mr. Pennewell, who clerks for Wm. Owens, met with an experience on Friday evening which was quite thrilling. He was crossing the flat near the depot, when he was rushed by a wild steer and knocked to the ground. The steer then ran over him, bruising him slightly with its feet. Mr. Pennewell then beat a hasty retreat, and was not further molested. During the same afternoon the animal made an attack on two Mexicans, but without doing them any serious damage. From the March 22, 1889, Issue of The Enierprise Eloped Again

g him slightly with its feet. Mr. Pennewell then beat a hasty retreat, and was not further molested. During the same afternoon the animal made an attack on two Mexicans, but without doing them any serious damage. From the March 22, 1889, Issue of The Enierprise Eloped Again The readers of the Enterprise will recall the item that appeared in this paper some months since, in regard to the elopement of Francisco Lara and Petra Parra, both Mexicans, and subsequent capture, trial and conviction of Lara at the last term of court. Lara was given his freedom by furnishing bonds, one of the bondsmen being John Brockman. Last Monday night Lara left his family for the second time, and with the girl Parra started for Whitewater station on foot, where it is supposed the couple took the outging train for El Paso or Mexico. The career of this girl, who is not yet sixteen

being John Brockman. Last Monday night Lara left his family for the second time, and with the girl Parra started for Whitewater station on foot, where it is supposed the couple took the outging train for El Paso or Mexico. The career of this girl, who is not yet sixteen years old, promises to be as full of adventure as that of the heroine of a startling romance. After her abduction from the Mimbres, by Pilar Perez, who killed her brother and escaped, and who afterwards killed deputy sheriff Hall, she was returned to her parents and for awhile lived in Georgetown. While living at the last named place, she married an American named Wilson. When Perez was captured, she was brought to Silver City and detained in jail as a witness against him, and a short time after- wards Wilson left the country. After the trial and conviction of Perez she was released. This last escapade rather shows that she has acquir- ed a taste for adventure not easily satisfied. The wife of Thomas Alvillar, of Mesilla, has suddenly disappeared. It is the supposition that she has eloped with another man, her hus- band failing to provide for her support. She did just about the proper thing. From ihe March 29, 1889, Issue of The Enierprise

satisfied. The wife of Thomas Alvillar, of Mesilla, has suddenly disappeared. It is the supposition that she has eloped with another man, her hus- band failing to provide for her support. She did just about the proper thing. From ihe March 29, 1889, Issue of The Enierprise The town of Las Cruces was laid off and settled in 1849 and Mesilla in 1850. The Gads- den treaty was signed by the commissioners on the last day of the year 1853, and in the month of May, 1854, the United States took formal possession of the new purchase. This long slip of land was annexed to Dona Ana county; being sheriff of the county at the time, my jurisdiction was eight hundred miles in length by three hun- dred miles in width, but I had about ten thous- and more savage Indians in my county than I had constituents. A short time after our occu- pation of the new purchase, the great overland route, a tri-weekly stage line between Memphis and San Francisco, was established. On the first trial trip, the stages from both ends of the line met at Mesilla on the tenth day and we all thought that was as near a railroad as we would ever see in this country. This gigantic enterprise 2,500 miles in length and running two thirds of the distance through a savage Indian country, made it an object of thrilling interest to every- body on the frontier. The years 1859 and 1860 was an era long to be remembered; all hands and the cook were making money, peace and plenty shed a halo of prosperity around south- ern New Mexico. The new purchase had a charm about it for adventurers of every kind and they soon came flocking in. There was more

nd 1860 was an era long to be remembered; all hands and the cook were making money, peace and plenty shed a halo of prosperity around south- ern New Mexico. The new purchase had a charm about it for adventurers of every kind and they soon came flocking in. There was more ( 6 )money and less law than any other place, and Mesilla became the paradise for gamblers, the greatest number of them coming from Cali- fornia where they had been carried in the bo- nanza wave that swept the country in 1849, all young men of sporting proclivities destined to lead a reckless life, they soon developed into gamblers and desperadoes of the most danger- ous type. We who had lived here so long on the raging frontier had witnessed the blood-curd- ling deeds of the killers from Texas and the Apache Indians until we had become accus- tomed to such pastimes, but here was a new tribe of blood-spillers from the Pacific slope who could discount them all. They used to say this was the place I have been hunting for a long time. New Mexico, Texas and Mexico, three different jurisdictions in sight, and no ex- tradition laws.

astimes, but here was a new tribe of blood-spillers from the Pacific slope who could discount them all. They used to say this was the place I have been hunting for a long time. New Mexico, Texas and Mexico, three different jurisdictions in sight, and no ex- tradition laws. When they were losers in the game they killed a man for luck, and they had to kill also as they said to keep up the reputa- tion of the town, but the finger of fate pointed incessantly to the maelstrom that was yawning to engulf them and they were bound to fulfill their destiny. I saw many of them die with bullet holes through them and one of them lived forty-eight hours after he had been pierced with five balls. The balance of them joined the Con- federate army and were lost sight of in the tu- mult and whirl of the great revolution. John Kelly, who for several years past has been keeping a saloon at Cooney camp, was drowned while attempting to ford the Frisco last week. He was in company with the eldest daughter of the late Pat Kelly, and a Mexican, who were saved by the heroic efforts of spec- tators. At one time John Kelly was a deputy sheriff in this city, but had been residing in the Mogollons for the past six years.

isco last week. He was in company with the eldest daughter of the late Pat Kelly, and a Mexican, who were saved by the heroic efforts of spec- tators. At one time John Kelly was a deputy sheriff in this city, but had been residing in the Mogollons for the past six years. Friday an express team hitched to a wagon in which S. M. Ashenfelter was riding ran away, throwing his attorneyship to the ground, inflicting severe and painful wounds upon his head. Mr. Ashenfelter fell headlong under the heels of the team, and it was only through luck that he was not seriously injured. The rock for the government building at El Paso comes from Grant county. It is quarried near Hudson, and is shipped from Hudson sta- tion.