COURT COMMENT

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and his son had killed every stranger who had visited their lair during several years. Before Mr. Hardy left the country the women were hung. Moody’s remains and those of his son were also hung on a tree near the side of th road, as a warning to murderers. COURT COMMENT Territory vs. Thomas Dusado, carrying deadly weapons. Judgment of the court below affirmed with costs. There are a large number of men throughout the county that continually carry deadly weapons, and if more of them were brought before the courts and disposed of as the above case, a stop would be put to this practice. Lieutenant Britton Davis, who is in charge of the Corralitos company in Mexico, is a guest of the Timmer House. Mr. Davis endeared him- self to the people of this section in the Geronimo campaign by his heroic efforts to capture the wily old warrior. On several different occa- sions he would have played sad havoc with the Indians but for the compromising orders of General Crook. He became disgusted with Crook’s method of campaigning, resigned from the army and has ever since been connected with the Corralitos company. Jim Swartz, a Mimbres farmer, spent a couple of days in town this week. He has 900 fruit trees on his place, nearly all of which will bear next year. He has an acre of straw- berries from which he will market fruit in a few days.