W.  Parks.”

The  wife  of  A1  Eaton,  well  known  through- 
out this  country  as  an  excellent  photographer, 
is  just  recovering  from  a severe  spell  of  sick- 
ness.

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From  the  May  24,  1889,  Issue  of  The  Enterprise

A Poor  Marksman

An  Injured  Husband’s  Reckless  Attempt 
To  Get  Even

Jo.  Cummings  and  J.  J.  Pearson  have  been 
partners  in  the  saloon  business  at  Lordsburg 
for  the  past  few  months,  coming  there  together 
from  Omaha.  Mr.  Pearson  brought  his  wife  and 
three  children  to  Lordsburg  with  him.  It  seems 
that  both  Cummings  and  Mrs.  Pearson  under- 
stood that  the  firm  partnership  was  unlimited, 
and  that  Mrs.  Pearson  extended  as  many  favors 
to  the  partner  as  she  did  to  her  husband.  As 
a consequence  the  domestic  felicity  of  the  here- 
tofore happy  family  was  somewhat  shattered. 
Pearson  was  a very  unhappy  man,  and  foolishly 
attempted  to  drown  his  sorrows  in  Lordsburg 
whiskey.  Some  time  since  Cummings  was  arrest- 
ed for  attempted  rape  on  a little  girl,  and  gave 
bonds  for  his  appearance.  But  his  bondsmen 
soon  afterwards  asked  to  be  relieved  from  the 
bonds,  as  they  feared  Cummings  would  “skip.” 
Ke  was  then  brought  to  this  city,  and  while  a 
comparative  stranger,  soon  succeeded  in  giving 
bonds.  Mrs.  Pearson  then  left  her  husband  and 
children,  came  to  this  city  and  found  employ- 
ment with  Dr.  Gaddis,  who  knew  nothing  of 
the  woman  further  than  that  she  was  a good 
worker.  Cummings  had  a room  in  the  same 
house.