There  are  so  many  rumors  in  regard  to
the  killing  at  Hachita,  that  it  seems  almost  im-
possible to  get  at  the  real  facts  in  the  premises.
From  all  that  can  be  learned,  it  looks  very  bad
for  those  who  are  supposed  to  have  been  impli-
cated in  the  killing.  It  seems  that  Walter
Birchfieid,  W.  H.  King,  Pat  Davine  and  W.  A.
Bradshaw  were  drinking  and  having  a big  time.
According  to  the  Liberal  the  saloon  keeper,
just  before  dark,  succeeded  in  getting  them
outside  and  locked  the  door.  This  so  enraged
the  boys  that  they  began  shooting  up  the  town.
Earlier  in  the  day  Pat  Hines  had  celebrated
Christmas  and  had  gone  outside  and  laid  asleep
along  side  of  the  saloon.  The  shooters  dis-
covered him  and  turned  their  guns  on  him  “just
to  see  him  kick.”  Poor  Hines  never  “kicked.”
After  a few  more  shots  the  boys  rode  out  of
town.  When  the  people  got  out  they  found
Hines  dead.  Shot  by  the  cowboys.  Telegrams
were  sent  Sheriff  Whitehill  and  Judge  Jones.
Hines  was  a poor  Irishman  who  has  been  in
this  part  of  the  country  for  some  time.  He  for-
merly worked  on  a section  for  the  Southern
Pacific  company.  Birchfieid  and  Bradshaw
were  arrested  near  Chase  & McCabe’s  ranch,
in  the  lower  Animas.

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