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ion. It is evidently a case of murder, as the man when last seen had some money, and his murderer undoubtedly hit him over the head with a blunt instrument and after robbing him threw the body down the well. The case will be thoroughly sifted by the officers of San Pedro. A prisoner was sent up from Deming this week, with shackles on. He was not accom- panied by a guard, and when the two trains passed at Crawford, jumped out, broke his shackles and started across the country. As no one was responsible for his escape no effort was made to capture him, which was just as well, as it will save the county a good many dollars. He was probably sent up for three months for stealing a pair of slippers, or some other trivial offense. As these petty criminals cost the county several thousand dollars a year, it strikes the average taxpayer that the constables and jus- tives of the peace are rather over zealous in the discharge of their duty. They should use some discretion in such cases. From ihe September 20, 1889, Issue of The Enterprise