wo 
years  ago,  and  he  still  has  it  on  hand,  as  the 
aforementioned  p.  c.  refused  to  die.  He  drops 
in  occasionally  and  inspects  his  future  domicile, 
but  Hinman  wants  to  convert  the  box  into  cash, 
and  will  dispose  of  it  at  a discount.  Call  early 
and  secure  a bargain.

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There  are  seven  cases  on  the  criminal 
docket  which  should  be  tried  this  term  for  mur- 
der, or  attempted  murder.  Following  is  the 
list:  John  W.  Scott,  change  of  venue  from  Dona 
Ana  county,  murder;  John  A.  Murray,  charged 
with  killing  his  two  sons  at  Pinos  Altos;  Wm. 
Davis,  charged  with  the  murder  of  Huey  Fox, 
at  Pinos  Altos;  Shoo  Cow,  change  of  venue  from 
Dona  Ana,  charged  with  the  murder  of  Harry 
Patterson;  James  Reynolds,  of  the  Mimbres, 
held  for  indictment  and  charged  with  the  mur- 
der of  Irwin  Moore ; Fitch,  of  Central,  held  for 
indictment  and  charged  with  murder;  Perfecto 
Rodriguez,  held  for  indictment,  for  attempting 
to  kill  an  officer.  The  Enterprise  has  often 
remarked  that  in  murder  cases,  at  least,  that 
a trial  by  jury  in  this  county  is  almost  a farce. 
Even  when  a conviction  is  found  it  is  usually 
in  such  a mild  form  as  to  be  a travesty  on  jus- 
tice. Grant  county  is  becoming  the  dumping 
ground  for  criminals  from  other  counties,  and 
will  continue  to  be  unless  some  of  them  get  an 
occasional  sentence.