Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-06-14
source date: 1889
availability: public-domain

Democrat: A short while ago J. H. Riley lost $600 or $700 worth of cattle, among them a valuable bull, from some unknown cause. Then his foreman fell very sick, and showed every symptom of poisoning, without any ap- parent reason. Last Saturday one of his men unlocked a well or reservoir, from which his cattle are watered, and, on looking down into it, saw a bottle at the bottom of the water. The water was drained off, and the bottle was found to contain strychnine, which had been bought of D. Y. Hadley & Co. Mr. Riley says openly that his well was deliberately poisoned; and states his belief that it was a certain man, well known in the county, who had threatened to “get even with him.” He, himself, was over at the well a few days before the discovery of the poison, with one of his men, and, being thirsty wanted to drink from it, but the well was locked, the key was at the ranch, and he was fortunately unable to get the drink he wanted. If the well was deliberately poisoned every effort should be made to bring the offense home to the doer of it, and punish him most severely.

to drink from it, but the well was locked, the key was at the ranch, and he was fortunately unable to get the drink he wanted. If the well was deliberately poisoned every effort should be made to bring the offense home to the doer of it, and punish him most severely. Democrat: One of the men sleeping at the Detroit & Rio Grande Cattle Company’s ranch at Detroit, was awakened on Tuesday night by a woman’s scream. He ran out into the corral to find Mrs. Wallace, the wife of the foreman, lying there bleeding, and her assailant disap- pearing over the fence. It seems that Mr. Wal- lace was away from home that night, and that a man, supposed to be a negro known as “Slick,” had entered Mrs. Wallace’s sleeping- room, struck her on the head with an ax, and carried her out into the corral, where, her screams having aroused one of the men, her would-be ravisher and murderer made off, and, for the time, escaped. Parties at once came down to Las Cruces, swore out a warrant against the negro, and, all the deputies being absent, one of the men was deputized by the sheriff to make the arrest. The negro was over- taken in the bosque at Forte’s Bend above the mouth of the acquias; was caught by one of the men with the deputy, tried to get away, and was shot dead. His body was brought in here yesterday. Great indignation was felt and ex- pressed at the attack on Mrs. Wallace, and great efforts were made and no pains spared to capture her brutal assailant.

ght by one of the men with the deputy, tried to get away, and was shot dead. His body was brought in here yesterday. Great indignation was felt and ex- pressed at the attack on Mrs. Wallace, and great efforts were made and no pains spared to capture her brutal assailant. ( 15 ) Pinos Altos Notes It is not an unusual sight to see half dozen or more of ladies and gentlemen!?) wending their way to Sing Lee’s laundry these bright afternoons. If it were not for a peculiar bright- ness of the eye, and an unusual pallor of the cheek of the visitors, it would be rational to suppose that the object of these visits was for the purpose of obtaining their last week’s washing. This conjecture is evidently errone- ous, and taking the statement of school chil- dren, and they are infallible as judges of the motives which actuate mankind, the only con- clusion which can be arrived at is Sing Lee’s laundry is a “hop joint,” and the visitors are what is technically known as “hop fiends.” Would it not be well for parents to inquire into this matter, and ascertain if it is quite the cor- rect thing to permit an establishment of this kind to flourish less than fifty yards from the public school, which is a source of pride to every resident of the mountain metropolis?

not be well for parents to inquire into this matter, and ascertain if it is quite the cor- rect thing to permit an establishment of this kind to flourish less than fifty yards from the public school, which is a source of pride to every resident of the mountain metropolis? Sing Lee’s hop joint was pulled by Officers Watts and Hubber last Tuesday night. They arrested the Messrs. Sing Lee, Fuller and Mc- Lain, and four women. The defense wisely con- cluded that in connection, with a plea of guilty, it was necessary to have a first class attorney, and accordingly the learned barrister, the Hon. Barney Cox was engaged, and while apologizing that he had not time to prepare his papers in the case, his pleadings were eloquent, terse, and to the point, so much so indeed, that Justice Barton fined Mr. Sing Lee $25 and costs. The prevailing sentiment now is drive the hop joint from the immediate vicinity of the school house and then out of town. A car of Kirk’s soap at bottom prices, at Cosgrove’s. It was received on the new rate, and will be sold cheap. No need longer to go dirty. From ihe June 21. 1889, Issue of The Enterprise

he hop joint from the immediate vicinity of the school house and then out of town. A car of Kirk’s soap at bottom prices, at Cosgrove’s. It was received on the new rate, and will be sold cheap. No need longer to go dirty. From ihe June 21. 1889, Issue of The Enterprise The law prohibiting women from entering saloons should be repealed. Since it has gone into effect, disreputable women stand on the streets and have their drinks brought to them and flaunt their shame in the face of women and children. Before it was only in front of those who frequented saloons ; another evidence that we want men acting in public capacities who are capable of analyzing a measure when it is brought up ,a little bit, as the saying is. Had the law been such, to make it a criminal offense to sell to disreputable characters the same as in case to minors, it would have done some good at least. It would have kept them off the streets. — Pinos Altos Miner.

it is brought up ,a little bit, as the saying is. Had the law been such, to make it a criminal offense to sell to disreputable characters the same as in case to minors, it would have done some good at least. It would have kept them off the streets. — Pinos Altos Miner. In this city the new law has been carried out admirably, and we are indeed sorry that it has not been enforced more rigidly in Pinos Altos. The trouble there seems to be that the back entrance, or the adjoining room, has been used to evade the law. This is simply a techni- cal dodge, the result of which is that a lot of half drunken women daily flaunt their shame in the presence of families. So deplorable has become the situation at Pinos Altos, that several gentlemen, who have resided there for years, have been compelled to remove their families from the camp. Upon the occasion of every pay day at the mines, a horde of brazen creatures invade the camp and make ample display of their questionable charms. Only last week was witnessed a sight which in most communities would not have been tolerated for an instant, that of three saddle colored wenches on horse- back aimlessly galloping through the streets, displaying their agility to the admiring gaze of the populace. Something can, and should be done immediately to stop those disgraceful ex- hibits, and the matter rests solely with the respectable portion of the community, and not with the framers of council bill 108. The bill is all right and must be enforced in every hamlet in New Mexico. There are plenty of other laws to prevent these riotous street scenes, and they also should be enforced.

with the respectable portion of the community, and not with the framers of council bill 108. The bill is all right and must be enforced in every hamlet in New Mexico. There are plenty of other laws to prevent these riotous street scenes, and they also should be enforced. Edna de Ray, who for some months past has been making herself exceedingly obnoxious to the respectable element of this community, was last week arrested under section 918 of the compiled laws, which provides that “Any per- son who shall take up their residence in any town in the territory, and by their vices and immoral conduct tend to corrupt the morals of the community, shall be arrested and fined not more than $80, or by imprisonment not more than one year, or both.” Edna plead guilty and promised to leave town within two days, so the judge dealt leniently with her, making the fine ( 16 ) only $25 and costs, amounting in full to $51. This woman has been a mischief maker of the most depraved, worthless and dangerous char- acter and if she returns to town she will again be arrested under the same law, and will get a sentence which will prevent her from making trouble for a few months at least.

ll to $51. This woman has been a mischief maker of the most depraved, worthless and dangerous char- acter and if she returns to town she will again be arrested under the same law, and will get a sentence which will prevent her from making trouble for a few months at least. J. W. Lynch, one of the big cattle men of San Miguel County, with six of his cowboys, is under arrest. Lynch is held in the sum of $5000 for trial and each of his men in the sum of $1000. Lynch has been considered a tough citizen for years, and will now no doubt have a chance to explain many of his crooked actions. If he is guilty he should be sent to the pen at hard labor for years, and the chances seem to be that he will get there. There is entirely too much stealing in this country, and an example should be made of the big as well as the little thieves. A little shooting scrape occurred at the Exchange last night. Butch Wyatt was shot through the left hand by McWilliams, a dealer for Billy Bell. Some words had passed between the two, when Butch says that he saw Me. draw a pistol, and he slapped him and attempted to grab the pistol. Both parties are under arrest. A sergeant of troop D, 10th cavalry, was shot at Fort Bayard yesterday by a private in company M. Both colored. The trouble was over a woman.