CHARLES G. VAN HORN
source date: 1889
availability: public-domain

e mat- ter, and thus saved the county the trouble and expense of a “great trial” and an airing of gamblers’ dirty linen in court. The following cases from Grant County were set for trial as follows: C. R. Jackson, murder; third Wednesday. Frank Lewis, murder; third Thursday. Ada Humes, murder; third Friday. E. and W. S. Hudson, murder; second Monday. Urbano Bermudes, attempt to murder; third Saturday. Territory vs. Jim Show, opium joint; third Wednesday. Territory vs. O. K. Show, forgery; con- tinued. Territory vs. James Paige, larceny of horses; third Tuesday. CHARLES G. VAN HORN Quite a social time was had at the ball at Chenowith’s on the Gila, some two weeks since. Dud Hayes and John Lovely, both working on the LC ranch, got away with a demijohn of “elixir of life” enroute to some Spiders in the Mogollons. They danced and drank, and drank and danced. They finally had a misunderstand- ing over one of the Gila belles, and went out to talk it over. John Lovely, who was in any- thing but a lovely humor, drew his gun and shot Dud through the left thigh. When Dud saw the blood spurt he became very angry. ( 21 )