“The Hudsons were working on the NAN…
source date: 1888
availability: public-domain

“The Hudsons were working on the NAN ranch as the employes of S. T. Harkey. On the 18th of December Geo. F. Patrick went out and took peaceable possession of the upper house on the NAN ranch, which has not been occupied since the Indian raid. J. D. Simmons, Sul. Simmons and John Dodd accompanied him to look after his interests. On the 19th S. T. Harkey and Steve Hudson swore out a writ for the arrest of Geo. F. Patrick, Wm. A. McAfee, O. N. Meyers and J. D. Simmons for creating an unlawful assembly and for taking a wagon from the NAN ranch. On Saturday, the 22d, the case came up for trial and was continued until Monday, when it was dismissed. On Fri- day, the 21st, A. L. McAfee, who had come into Silver City to spend the holidays with his sister, Mrs. Geo. F. Patrick, was asked to go out and get two of the partnership horses which were then in the possession of Dodd and Sul Simmons, to enable Meyers and J. D. Sim- mons to get back to the ranch without hiring horses. Mr. McAfee went to get the horses, not having anything to do with the matter in dis- pute, and not anticipating any trouble with the Hudson’s, or anyone else. He stayed over night at the NAN ranch and started back to Silver on the morning of the 22d.

without hiring horses. Mr. McAfee went to get the horses, not having anything to do with the matter in dis- pute, and not anticipating any trouble with the Hudson’s, or anyone else. He stayed over night at the NAN ranch and started back to Silver on the morning of the 22d. He came by the box ranch, stopped over a while to rest and then continued his journey towards Silver City, coming down the Whitewater road, riding one and leading the other animal.