Silver City Public School building…

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e murder of Acosta and tried before Judge Bristol at Las Cruces. I was employed by the government to assist the United States attorney to prosecute the case. The only wit- nesses against Carpio were the two Indian girls, his sisters. They testified in the Apache lan- ( 26 ) Silver City Public School building. First brick building in Silver City. Erected in 1882. WjKM BjjME This appears to be a general merchandise store, at the rear of which is the Silver City post office. Dr. E. W. Bailey was the first postmaster of record and the post office was located in his drug store on the southwest corner of Broadway and Main Sts. In 1883 O. L. Scott was appointed postmaster and the post office was moved from Dr. Gilbert’s store to that of Scott and Jeffery’s store on Bullard St. Since there is no evidence from the store contents that this is a drug store and since the sign at the top of the tier of post office boxes reads O. L. Scott Notary Public, we may assume that this is the Scott & Jefferey’s store. The news stand is located here and above the stack of papers we see the name of Paul F. Wachenhausen. He was a brother of Mrs. O. S. Warren. . . Picture by Lucas, courtesy Mrs. E. W. Ward.