Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-09-06
source date: 1889
availability: public-domain

C. B. Stocking, who for several years was bullion messenger for the Carlisle company, is again in trouble. He was jailor at Florence, Arizona, and beat an unruly Mexican prisoner over the head with a pick handle, fracturing his skull. The condition of the victim is serious. Stocking was arrested, but released on bail. The assault was committed inside the jail, and pretty strongly condemned by the Enterprise of Flor- ence. Stocking bears the reputation of being- one of the best and quickest shots in the country, and is a man of good conduct, but with a temper uncontrollable at times. He has killed a good many men in his time, one at Carlisle and one or two since leaving here. There is nothing of the braggadocio or “bad man” style about him. He is plain, unassuming and gentlemanly, and until the last trouble, has always had the law and justice on his side.

killed a good many men in his time, one at Carlisle and one or two since leaving here. There is nothing of the braggadocio or “bad man” style about him. He is plain, unassuming and gentlemanly, and until the last trouble, has always had the law and justice on his side. From “History of Kansas,” by J. N. Hollo- way, A. M., 1868, the information is learned that, according to the record kept by Messrs. Hays & Co., at Council Grove, Kansas, the lead- ing member of the firm being a brother of May Hays, of San Miguel county, there were en- gaged in the New Mexico trade in 1860, 5,984 men; 2,170 wagons; 464 horses, 5,933 mules; 17,836 oxen. The wagons were loaded with 5,500 pounds each on an average, making an aggregate of 6,000 tons. The capital employed in the carrying on of this overland transporta- tion for one season alone was not far from $2,000,000.— Optic. Loved His Wife's Sister Arthur Baker Comes West To Grow Up With His Pretty Typewriter

ds each on an average, making an aggregate of 6,000 tons. The capital employed in the carrying on of this overland transporta- tion for one season alone was not far from $2,000,000.— Optic. Loved His Wife's Sister Arthur Baker Comes West To Grow Up With His Pretty Typewriter Some two or three weeks ago, Arthur Baker and wife arrived in this city from New York. Mr. Baker had been employed by Thomas Conway, in New York, as stenographer and bookkeeper. Mr. Baker soon leased the Langer residence and went to house keeping. On Thurs- day of last week it was discovered by the New York World that Mr. Baker, in leaving the city, had made a mistake and brought his wife’s sister with him instead of his wife. This dis- covery created something of a commotion around the law office, but as Mr. Baker had been engaged several days in taking the evi- dence in the Bolton-Doak case, and as no other stenographer could read his notes, nothing was said about the matter until the work was com- pleted on Saturday, when Mr. Baker was un- ceremoniously “fired” from the office. Mr. Baker denied nothing, but claimed that he was not married to his wife. He had lived with her, but had a written contract, which he showed and really appeared to think that he had done nothing wrong.

Saturday, when Mr. Baker was un- ceremoniously “fired” from the office. Mr. Baker denied nothing, but claimed that he was not married to his wife. He had lived with her, but had a written contract, which he showed and really appeared to think that he had done nothing wrong. Saturday night the gay old lothario and wife No. 2 were married by Rev. Williams, and on the following day they took the train for Chicago. An Enterprise man saw Mr. Baker at the depot and asked him how he liked married life. Baker looked daggers, but said nothing. Ed Moulton came up from Deming Tues- day, bringing along a colored gentleman who had been sent to the Grant County hotel for stealing a corset. This trifling offense will cost the county several dollars before the prisoner is discharged. Justices of the peace should use a little more discretion in such matters. Mrs. Amanda Ford, a colored lady, who took rather a dark view of life, took an over dose of morphine one day this week with sui- cidal intent, but was pumped out by Dr. Ste- phens, and is now restored to her usual good health. Her fit of blues was brought about by receiving a letter which stated that one of her children was lying at the point of death in a ( 20 )

hine one day this week with sui- cidal intent, but was pumped out by Dr. Ste- phens, and is now restored to her usual good health. Her fit of blues was brought about by receiving a letter which stated that one of her children was lying at the point of death in a ( 20 ) foreign city, and as she lacked the necessary means to purchase a ticket evidently thought she would meet the little one on the other shore. Human nature is much the same wherever found. Mrs. Thomas Lyons was brought in from the White House Tuesday night, badly hurt, having been kicked in the stomach by a vicious horse. The force of the kick knocked the lady clear off her feet and hurled her eight or ten feet. She is recovering from the blow rapidly, and will soon be on the streets. In the case of Thornton Williams, assault with intent to murder, the jury returned a ver- dict of not guilty. Williams is the individual who recently married in jail, and will now have an opportunity to enjoy his honeymoon.