Harry Patterson, a waiter well known in…
source date: 1890
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from a customer who owed him. Pulker gave bonds, but as he was about to go east the bondsmen withdrew and turned over their man to Deputy Sheriff Christman who in turn turned the prisoner over to Sheriff Whitehill Tuesday. From ihe August 1, 1890, Issue of The Enterprise Harry Patterson, a waiter well known in this city, was shot dead in Las Cruces Tuesday morning last by a Chinese cook with whom he had had some trouble. Harry had slapped the cook, who left the house, borrowed a pistol, bought cartridges for it, loaded it, then visited the kitchen of the hotel. Harry saw him coming and remarked: “Well, Jo, have you returned to work.” A shot was the reply, and Harry fell dead with a bullet through his brain. The China- man walked down to a Chinese house, entered and locked the door. He was soon called for by Sheriff Barela and quietly surrendered. Some thief entered James Metcalf’s pas- ture Monday night last and stole a valuable pony, branded Z-P on left hip. Look out for him. From the August 15, 1890, Issue of The EnterpriseThe arrest of Mile O’Brien by H. E. Muse is one of the most important of the year. For some months stockmen have suffered the loss of their most valuable horses, and but little knowledge could be obtained as to the identity of the thief.