“The  Hudsons  were  working  on  the  NAN
ranch  as  the  employes  of  S.  T.  Harkey.  On  the
18th  of  December  Geo.  F.  Patrick  went  out
and  took  peaceable  possession  of  the  upper
house  on  the  NAN  ranch,  which  has  not  been
occupied  since  the  Indian  raid.  J.  D.  Simmons,
Sul.  Simmons  and  John  Dodd  accompanied  him
to  look  after  his  interests.  On  the  19th  S.  T.
Harkey  and  Steve  Hudson  swore  out  a writ  for
the  arrest  of  Geo.  F.  Patrick,  Wm.  A.  McAfee,
O.  N.  Meyers  and  J.  D.  Simmons  for  creating
an  unlawful  assembly  and  for  taking  a wagon
from  the  NAN  ranch.  On  Saturday,  the  22d,
the  case  came  up  for  trial  and  was  continued
until  Monday,  when  it  was  dismissed.  On  Fri-
day, the  21st,  A.  L.  McAfee,  who  had  come
into  Silver  City  to  spend  the  holidays  with  his
sister,  Mrs.  Geo.  F.  Patrick,  was  asked  to  go
out  and  get  two  of  the  partnership  horses
which  were  then  in  the  possession  of  Dodd  and
Sul  Simmons,  to  enable  Meyers  and  J.  D.  Sim-
mons to  get  back  to  the  ranch  without  hiring
horses.  Mr.  McAfee  went  to  get  the  horses,  not
having  anything  to  do  with  the  matter  in  dis-
pute, and  not  anticipating  any  trouble  with  the
Hudson’s,  or  anyone  else.  He  stayed  over  night
at  the  NAN  ranch  and  started  back  to  Silver
on  the  morning  of  the  22d.

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without  hiring
horses.  Mr.  McAfee  went  to  get  the  horses,  not
having  anything  to  do  with  the  matter  in  dis-
pute, and  not  anticipating  any  trouble  with  the
Hudson’s,  or  anyone  else.  He  stayed  over  night
at  the  NAN  ranch  and  started  back  to  Silver
on  the  morning  of  the  22d.  He  came  by  the
box  ranch,  stopped  over  a while  to  rest  and
then  continued  his  journey  towards  Silver  City,
coming  down  the  Whitewater  road,  riding  one
and  leading  the  other  animal.