Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-09-19
source date: 1890
availability: public-domain

For a few weeks past a miner named Thomas Conway, but commonly known as “Scotty” has been working up at Shakespeare. Friday he enjoyed pay day, and proceeded to blow in his pay, by Monday he was broke and had begun to sober up. He concluded to leave town and took a brake beam ticket. He was driven off the train once or twice, but before it left managed to secrete himself on a truck. When he got a mile or so out of town his clothes probably caught on an axle and he was whirled around a few times and completely torn to pieces. His head was torn off and the largest piece found was about three times the size of a silver dollar. He was recognized by his coat, pipe and necktie, but the remains were in such a shape that no one had the heart to gather them up. The section men were set at the job and picked up the pieces, which were brought into town. Judge Titus held an inquest. The verdict was in accordance with the above facts, and exonerated the company from all blame. — Liberal.

that no one had the heart to gather them up. The section men were set at the job and picked up the pieces, which were brought into town. Judge Titus held an inquest. The verdict was in accordance with the above facts, and exonerated the company from all blame. — Liberal. Hachita, Sept. 14, 1890 There was a little surprise in camp last Friday. A man by the name of George Forget was working at the American. Billy Baker came in from Deming and reported that Rich was coming after him, and that there was a reward of $200 for his arrest. George was told this and he said there was nothing against him. That it was a mistake. The next day the Sheriff from Tombstone came after him, but he had gone. The sheriff said about eighteen months ago this man was his prisoner in Tomb- stone, and that he let him have a great deal of liberty on account of his light charge as he was only charged with stealing forty pounds of ore, but George knew his guilt and when the sheriff went in to one of the cells and left the keys in the lock and his gun in the office, George saw his opportunity and locked the sheriff in the cell, took the sheriff’s gun and made his es- cape. The sheriff was very badly disappointed ( 39 )

guilt and when the sheriff went in to one of the cells and left the keys in the lock and his gun in the office, George saw his opportunity and locked the sheriff in the cell, took the sheriff’s gun and made his es- cape. The sheriff was very badly disappointed ( 39 ) when he found he had gone, but George Forget did not forget that he was wanted nor did Rich forget to watch Separ station. He came in for water and was captured by Mr. Rich and Harry Armstrong and after his capture he confessed that he was the man that was wanted. — E.J.