Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1889-10-25
source date: 1889
availability: public-domain

Somewhat Mixed The justices’ courts of Georgetown and San Juan have clashed. It seems that several months ago a couple were married by Judge Norero, of San Juan, and afterwards removed to Georgetown. Recently the husband and wife appeared before Judge Norero and asked for a divorce. The judge asked the wife what com- plaint she had to make against her husband. She said that he had treated her kindly enough, but that her mother told her that the husband had formerly lived with her (the mother). The judge then told the wife that he could not give a divorce under any circumstance, and that as long as her husband was kind to her, she had better live with him and not pry into his past life any further. At this time a constable from Georgetown entered the court room and at- tempted to arrest the husband, but Judge No- rero forbade the arrest until his court should adjourn. The husband, however, was soon ar- rested and taken to Georgetown for trial. Judge ( 24 )

any further. At this time a constable from Georgetown entered the court room and at- tempted to arrest the husband, but Judge No- rero forbade the arrest until his court should adjourn. The husband, however, was soon ar- rested and taken to Georgetown for trial. Judge ( 24 ) Norero and some San Juan lawyers followed the prisoner to Georgetown to defend him. The prisoner was arraigned before Judge Carr, and the wife testified that he had beaten and mis- treated her. Judge Norero states that he then wanted to offer evidence in rebuttal of this testimony, but Judge Carr ruled that the evi- dence already introduced was sufficient, and sentenced the husband to jail. The wife is now living with another man, so the Enterprise has been informed, and whose name is known in this office, but will be withheld for the present. Judge Norero thinks the man living with her had put up a job to get rid of the husband, and that Judge Carr unwillingly assisted the scheme. Norero now wants to get the prisoner out on a writ of habeas corpus. The statements here may be somewhat one-sided, but if they are not ab- solutely correct, it is more than likely that Judge Carr will be heard from on the subject next week.

willingly assisted the scheme. Norero now wants to get the prisoner out on a writ of habeas corpus. The statements here may be somewhat one-sided, but if they are not ab- solutely correct, it is more than likely that Judge Carr will be heard from on the subject next week. Don Simon Amaya, of Guerrero County, Chihuahua, Mexico, a gentleman of consider- able prominence in his section, is at the present time a refugee in this city. Don Simon recently started a small revolution down there, but under the present administration such things are of short duration, hence his arrival in the United States. He is accompanied by a friend, Senor Vasquez, a fine looking gentleman, who was also somewhat mixed up in the revolution. The trouble arose over tax matters. An officer from Chihuahua was here last week looking for the fugitives, but they had not then arrived. Don Felipe Gutierrez, a Mexican congressman, and a brother-in-law to the present governor of Chihuahua, who is here on mining business, met the revolutionists, and advised them to go home, but they are afraid to risk it yet awhile.

he fugitives, but they had not then arrived. Don Felipe Gutierrez, a Mexican congressman, and a brother-in-law to the present governor of Chihuahua, who is here on mining business, met the revolutionists, and advised them to go home, but they are afraid to risk it yet awhile. The Socorro Chieftain comes out in a ring- ing article against the “social evil” of that city. It claims that many men and women living there as man and wife have never been married, and the paper proposes to see this sort of business is stopped. If not it will bring the cases before the grand jury and indict the criminals, for such they are under the law. If New Mexico expects to be admitted as a state this law cannot be too rigidly enforced. From lhe November 1, 1889, Issue of The Enterprise

usiness is stopped. If not it will bring the cases before the grand jury and indict the criminals, for such they are under the law. If New Mexico expects to be admitted as a state this law cannot be too rigidly enforced. From lhe November 1, 1889, Issue of The Enterprise J. J. Kelly, a butcher at San Pedro, on Wednesday of last week, went into the store of Major Weed, at San Pedro, and after making a few purchases, fell into a playful contest with one of the clerks. In the course of their play, the clerk took a revolver out of the cash drawer. This Kelly attempted to take away from him. In the scuffle, still playful, the pistol was discharged, the ball entering Kelly’s ab- domen and coming out of the back near the spine. Kelly died next morning about 2 o’clock. He was a man advanced in life, and leaves a wife and eleven children to mourn his loss. The young clerk is said to be nearly beside himself with grief at the accident. We once saw Uncle Ben Peers, of Hermosa, break the necks of two deer at one shot; and another time we saw him shoot two deer end- wise at one shot. Bill McKay, of Kingston, in 1884, killed three at one shot, and no one thought enough about it to report it to the news- papers.— Kingston Shaft.

eers, of Hermosa, break the necks of two deer at one shot; and another time we saw him shoot two deer end- wise at one shot. Bill McKay, of Kingston, in 1884, killed three at one shot, and no one thought enough about it to report it to the news- papers.— Kingston Shaft. Justice is now being done to the Indians. It will be remembered that the Indian mur- derers of Diehl and Grace and the ones who killed Jones the freighter were recently sent back to Arizona from the Ohio penitentiary where they were serving a life sentence be- cause it was decided that the United States court had no right to try them. They were tried at Florence last week by the territorial court and the whole five were sentenced to be hung. Some fiend on Wednesday night again at- tempted to burn up the town of Pinos Altos. The rear end of the Arizona saloon, an empty frame building, was discovered on fire, and the flames speedily subdued. It was found that the building had been saturated with coal oil, and but for the timely discovery, owing to the high wind prevailing, the town would surely have been burned to the ground. If any of these fire- bugs are caught their necks will surely crack. The detective of the Citizen discovered a young woman on the platform who was hunt- ing for husband and mother who had eloped together. She was only sixteen years old. ( 25 )

e been burned to the ground. If any of these fire- bugs are caught their necks will surely crack. The detective of the Citizen discovered a young woman on the platform who was hunt- ing for husband and mother who had eloped together. She was only sixteen years old. ( 25 ) From the November 8, 1889, Issue of The Enierprise Indians Sentenced In the district court of Gila County, at Globe, Arizona, last week, nine Indians re- ceived sentences as follows: The Indian who killed Lieutenant Mott was sentenced to be hanged; the murderer of Cosper, the Wilcox freighter, life imprisonment; one for murder of another Indian, twelve years; one for murder of another Indian, ten years; one for murdering another Indian, life imprisonment; and four making murderous assault on Chief of Scouts, A1 Sieber, seven years each. A Mexican was also sentenced to one years’ imprisonment for embezzlement.

r Indian, twelve years; one for murder of another Indian, ten years; one for murdering another Indian, life imprisonment; and four making murderous assault on Chief of Scouts, A1 Sieber, seven years each. A Mexican was also sentenced to one years’ imprisonment for embezzlement. A special from Espaneta, New Mexico, says: “News from Los Truches, sixteen miles east of here, that a very old Mexican lady, who, with her son, was in a pinon grove, several miles from home, was eaten by a bear. The mother and son separated during the afternoon, and at night the son went to camp and built a fire, but waited all night for his absent mother, and as soon as it was light he started to find her, and after several hours search found her torn cloth- ing and bones and hair. There were plenty of bear tracks where the remains were found.” James Woodward and W. A. Raymond started Tuesday for Lake Valley, but were obliged to return home on account of the snow in the mountains. In the Mimbres valley the snow was hip deep, and in the foothills of Cook’s Peak reached to the backs of their horses.

were found.” James Woodward and W. A. Raymond started Tuesday for Lake Valley, but were obliged to return home on account of the snow in the mountains. In the Mimbres valley the snow was hip deep, and in the foothills of Cook’s Peak reached to the backs of their horses. A horse herder named White, who was known as Comanche, who was working for the San Simon cattle company in the Skeleton canon, was found there last Monday, dead. He had been shot in the back and one ear and his nose were cut off. He had been dead for sev- eral days. — Liberal. A. Leon C. Crawford (colored) and Josie Gentert (white) were married in Albuquerque last week. This is the first marriage of a colored man to a white woman in the territory. Albu- querque is always startling the southwest country. Another Killing Last week Pedro Serna, a deputy sheriff at Colorado, Dona Ana county, upon approaching a door where a “baile” was being held, was met by Pedro Miranda, who immediately began to use insulting language to him. Deputy Serna was telling him to shut up and behave when another Mexican whose name is not known came out of the “baile” and also commenced to abuse him. While Serna was begging them to keep quiet, the Mexican, whose name is unknown, drew a pistol on Serna, who ran back into the dark and was shot at.

shut up and behave when another Mexican whose name is not known came out of the “baile” and also commenced to abuse him. While Serna was begging them to keep quiet, the Mexican, whose name is unknown, drew a pistol on Serna, who ran back into the dark and was shot at. Serna then fell on the ground pretending to be dead and two more shots were fired at him. He then arose and firing, shot his adver- sary who only lived a few hours. Before he died he made a dying confession, and in it stated that Pedro Miranda had hired him to kill Serna. Miranda is now under bond to appear be- fore the justice of the peace court at Colorado, and in all probability will be bound over to wait the action of the grand jury. One of the Lordsburg saloon keepers has evolved a new scheme to beat “David P. Carr’s woman in the saloon law.” He backed the piano around to the window and hired the woman to stand out doors, reach through the window and thump the ivories. Seven wagons were loaded in one day last week in this city for the Mogollon country.