H. W. Lucas – Silver City Justice of the Peace
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Lucas presides over a busy court in Silver City, Grant County, handling misdemeanors and civil disputes in 1889 [1].
Lucas presides over a busy court in Silver City, Grant County, handling misdemeanors and civil disputes in 1889 [1].
On a Monday, he fined Willie Garnett and Mollie Dewitt $5 each for disorderly conduct [1]. McKenzie over a burro [2] and heard a wife-beating complaint from Mrs. Scott [5]. The following Tuesday, Harry Wolburn paid a $10 fine after a fight [4]. Munger [3] and an accidental shooting case involving a girl named Edna [6].
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- Justice of the Peace H. W. Lucas had quite (1889)Justice of the Peace H. W. Lucas had quite a busy day of it last Monday. The first case on the docket was the city vs. Willie Garnett, charged with creating a disturbance, using bois- terous language at a pub…
- Last Monday a lively and interesting trial… (1889)Last Monday a lively and interesting trial took place in Justice H. W. Lucas’ court. The title of the cause is Charles Bottom vs. J. H. McKenzie. The subject of the suit was a burro. Bottom replevened the mor…
- On Monday a warrant was sworn out for… (1889)On Monday a warrant was sworn out for the arrest of Mrs. Munger for assault, and on Wednesday the case came up before Judge Lucas. Mr. Sheridan was represented by James Fielder, and the defendant by Frank J. …
- Harry Wolburn, a Cornish miner, whipped… (1889)Harry Wolburn, a Cornish miner, whipped three or four men at the Centennial on Monday night. He was brought before Judge Lucas on Tuesday and fined $10 and trimmings. He re- fused to pay the fine and asked fo…
- On Monday morning last a warrant was… (1889)On Monday morning last a warrant was sworn out by Mrs. O. L. Scott for the arrest of her husband on the charge of “wife beating.” The case came up before Judge Lucas in the forenoon of the same day. Mrs. …
- The case came up before Judge Lucas… (1889)The case came up before Judge Lucas Wednesday, when the colored girl testified that Edna drew the gun, and it was discharged acci- dentally, the bullet striking Millie ; that Edna was so excited that she acciden…