Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-08-22
source date: 1890
availability: public-domain

Jerry Sullivan’s bond of $200 was for- feited. He was indicted in Dona Ana county for shooting a Mexican near Rincon. He took a change of venue to this county. At the last term of court he was indicted here for bribing witnesses to leave the territory. When arrested on the latter charge he resisted the officer by shooting at him. For this he was also indicted. In the meantime an indictment was found against him in Dona Ana county for robbing Thos. Bull’s store at Mesilla. He was committed to prison there in default of bail. Although he was chained and handcuffed he managed to escape from the prison, and obtained his liberty. He is supposed to be in Mexico. Harry Brooks, the negro soldier indicted for murder, was brought into court to have his case set for trial. He was without counsel, money or friends, so he testified. Judge C. G. Bell was appointed to defend him with an ad- monition that his client must be tried early in the term. This is the Brooks who killed Red Dalton at Central about nine months ago. It seems his soldier comrades did not raise money for his defense as had been reported. Territory vs. O. L. Scott was set for trial Thursday.

ition that his client must be tried early in the term. This is the Brooks who killed Red Dalton at Central about nine months ago. It seems his soldier comrades did not raise money for his defense as had been reported. Territory vs. O. L. Scott was set for trial Thursday. The woman Lucy Shaw, who is in jail awaiting the action of the grand jury, will shortly become a mother. Proper quarters should be obtained for her under these circum- stances. She is charged with the recent killing of Alberto Fountain, Jr. Hillsborough is all broke up over the find- ing of many graves of people supposed to have been killed by Indians long years ago. ( 25 ) Killed By Indians To the Editor of the Enterprise :

these circum- stances. She is charged with the recent killing of Alberto Fountain, Jr. Hillsborough is all broke up over the find- ing of many graves of people supposed to have been killed by Indians long years ago. ( 25 ) Killed By Indians To the Editor of the Enterprise : A young man by name of Hail Williams was killed by Indians on the 15th inst. He was in the employ of Joe Rice and left the ranch on the morning of the 15th, afoot, at break of day, to search for horses. Not returning as ex- pected, in the afternoon, Mr. Rice came to Hachita and reported the missing man. On the morning of the 16th, Mr. Rice, with a party of men in search of the body, found it about three miles from the ranch, with two bullet holes through the heart. Dick Tyler, of the Copper Dick mining claim, came into Hachita and reported the finding of the body, and ordered a coffin, which was completed at 2 o’clock P. M. E. W. Parsons, H. E. Jackson and myself, with the coffin, went to the scene of the murder and found the body decomposed and four men in charge. About 5 o’clock the body arrived at Hachita, a grave was prepared and many friends followed Hall Williams to his last resting place. — E. J. Fender. A Sad Death

nd myself, with the coffin, went to the scene of the murder and found the body decomposed and four men in charge. About 5 o’clock the body arrived at Hachita, a grave was prepared and many friends followed Hall Williams to his last resting place. — E. J. Fender. A Sad Death On Wednesday morning intelligence reach- ed this city of the sudden death of J. D. Berry, at Lone Mountain. Coroner H. H. Betts imme- diately left for Lone Mountain, and impanelled the following jury: H. W. Loomis, Josephus Crowley, J. K. Christy, Chas. Johnson, H. J. Loomis and Alf O’Brien. The jury decided that deceased came to his death by the overturning of a wagon and the breaking of his spinal column. It seems that late Tuesday night the deceased, in company with Frank Thompson, Ed Baker, Rosalie Valarde and Bessie McBride, left Central for Lone Mountain, in a light wagon drawn by two burros. The night was very dark, and all of the parties had been drinking. Berry had been on a protracted spree, and when the party stopped at Don Parra’s to borrow a lan- tern about 11 o’clock, Berry was quite sick. After traveling some distance the party lost the road. Mr. Thompson got out of the wagon, found the road and called to the driver to fol- low. The wagon was on the side of the moun- tain and in descending was turned over, with the result above given. Rosalie Valarde was badly hurt, and Bessie McBride considerably

st the road. Mr. Thompson got out of the wagon, found the road and called to the driver to fol- low. The wagon was on the side of the moun- tain and in descending was turned over, with the result above given. Rosalie Valarde was badly hurt, and Bessie McBride considerably injured. Mr. Berry had resided in this section for several years, and was a good citizen, but indulged in occasional sprees, which were car- ried to excess. Oscar Roberts arrived from the south Wednesday. He reports that there is no doubt that Hall Williams was killed by Indians in the Animas valley. There were three Indians in the band supposed to be the same ones who have been operating in that section for the past four years. They left a number of worn out horses, shod with raw-hide, which they had been riding hard for several days. The ranch- men of that section have been robbed of about all their horses by the Indians for several years, Head & Hearst having lost not less than 100 head in the past two years. These three Indians have several times been seen, and there can be no doubt that they have killed four men in that section during the past few years.