Sir: — Your issue of the 23d inst…

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him, and escaped by mounting his companion’s horse. The Indians fired from ambush. The facts will be reported to President Harrison. ( IB ) The Judge Vindicated A Lucid Explanation of Last Week’s Accusation Central City, N. M., May 27, 1890 To the Editor of the Enterprise : Sir: — Your issue of the 23d inst. contained an article under the head of “Information from a very reliable citizen of Silver City, that the justice of the peace of Central was carrying the law out with excessive stringency, etc.” The facts in the case in question are : On the night of the 10th, a complaint was filed with me by the constable, charging certain parties with misdemeanor. It then being too late in the night for action, on the morning of the 17th, warrants were issued, parties arrested, brought into court, tried and convicted as charged. One of the parties convicted refused to pay their fine or go to jail, but locked themselves up in their room. The constable then told me that he would have to break the door open in order to execute a commitment then in his hands. My reply to him was: “You are the officer and you are responsible for the person charged and should know what to do.”