Silver City Enterprise — January 6, 1888 (selected items)
source date: 1888
availability: public-domain

From the January 6, 1888, Issue of The Enterprise. **Shoot Them Down** San Lorenzo, N. M., Dec. 29, 1887. To the Editors of The Enterprise — During the months of November and December there have been some unknown fiends around here doing some crooked work. They have twice robbed the store of N. Y. Ancheta and killed two or three head of cattle from the Lassater Bros. On the night of the 26th instant, they made another attempt to get into Ancheta's store, but without effect; however they entered the yard and stole a saddle. The next night there was talk that three suspicious fellows were seen loafing around town. I. L. Ancheta left here about 7:30 p.m. to see about ten head of horses belonging to Ancheta & Dominguez which were in a pasture one mile below town, and when a short distance from town he noticed two men behind some bushes and one on horseback in the road. When they observed Ancheta one of them said: "There he comes." Ancheta on hearing the remark, asked who they were, when the two on foot started on a run and soon disappeared among the thick brush. The man on horseback did not move for a time but finally started, but his horse seemed to be fagged out and moved very slowly. Ancheta thought that the horse the fellow was riding was one of his, and ordered the man to stop, who paid no attention to the request but kept on going. Ancheta then fired at the fellow who by this time was nearly out of sight. Ancheta assisted by officers, then removed the horses to safer quarters. — "Rancher." ---

Ancheta thought that the horse the fellow was riding was one of his, and ordered the man to stop, who paid no attention to the request but kept on going. Ancheta then fired at the fellow who by this time was nearly out of sight. Ancheta assisted by officers, then removed the horses to safer quarters. — "Rancher." --- John Brockman has brought suit against Gibson and son, owners of about 400 head of cattle which they recently brought in from Texas and turned loose in Mr. Brockman's cornfield, for $99 damages. The Texans did not stop at this, but moved their effects into one of Brockman's houses, and declare that they propose to stay right there. They seem to have no respect for the rights of property owners, and start in to buffalo, bulldoze and intimidate men who have expended thousands of dollars and many years of hard work in improving their homes. The stock associations of Dona Ana, Sierra and Grant agreed in the past to combine in prosecuting intruders of this sort, and have been successful in making it uncomfortable for several of them along the eastern border of the territory. It is to be hoped they will continue their good work in making them move on or secure water right sufficient to maintain their cattle. --- In another column will be found a communication from the lower Mimbres recounting a cowardly assault on an inoffensive Chinaman by a gang of cowboys in the employ of Hall brothers, coming through from Texas. The Chinaman was so badly frightened [— text truncated by NotebookLM; full clipping at https://archive.org/details/silvercity1888 —]