Should the major die of his wounds this…
source date: 1891
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States army and a son-in-law of Gen. Mason, was mortally shot today by J. C. Saggs ,a neighboring ranchman, on Balcone’s Creek, near Balcone. Saggs has thus far eluded arrest. Should the major die of his wounds this would be the third death in the Eckles family this year. Silver City seems to have a corner on Chi- nese weddings, the contracting parties coming from Arizona. Only a few weeks ago two of Tucson’s most prominent Chinese merchants brought their intended Vv^ives to this city and were married by Father Morin. On Friday last Gio Chan See, also of Tucson, arrived with a fair American Girl and the couple was married the same evening. Gio Chan See is a big mer- chant in Tucson, and has lived in this country more than twenty years. And thus the Chinese question is being solved, as those who marry here will always remain as citizens of Uncle Sam. Albert Vega and Herbert Lyons, two of Silver City’s promising kids, had an altercation on Wednesday evening, in which Vega received a knife wound in the left arm. It is claimed by onlookers that Vega was intoxicated and was the aggressor, and that young Lyons acted in self defense. The wound though painful is not very serious. Doctor Guthrie was called and attended to the wants of the wounded young- ster. ( 90 )