New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-12-04

The following is from the Mesilla Times Of the
sth ILL.,: u
On Thursday night, Nov. Ist, at a bali given in
Pine Alto. Mir. Wm. Dack d well known and highly
respected citizen, who has resided in our midst
seIae time, was almost instantly killed. and three
other men wounded two probably mortaily. The
following particulars Of the ARRAY we have gath
efed from Mr.. Catletts who was present at the
triaI.
ii appears that some time last winter Mr.. Dack
and Mr. Taylor had some trouble al this place, and
that hard feelings have existed between Them ever
since. This old matter probably led to the tragic
v scene NE are about to record. On the evening in
4 question, Mr. Thatcher, who was In attendance AT
he bale room, stepped up to the bar and called
Mpen all present to come up and drink, remarking
ag HE did 10 that he believed all present were his
friends Mr. Dack, advancing towards the bar,
said. Say thar again-T want TO hear It = where
upon Taylor who was present, cried ont, " Let
the Id scDundfei come--I will get him ~ and
Immediately drew his pistol leveled it at him, ard
fired. II i supposed, however, thai the ball went
Into thc air, as the pistol was thrown out Of range
BY an individual standing near. Wrenehing him.
seH from the grasp OF those who were attempting
10 hold him, he fred at Dack the second time,
the ball probably taking effect. Almost simnl-
taneousls with this shot, three others we're fred
He had now evidently received his mortal wound
but as he sunk down, lie reeed to post and
grasped II with his left arm while he drew his pis
t0l with Bib right hand and fired at Tayor the ball
without gsoan Or exclamation Of any kind. Two
Other shots were afterwards fred into his body
ffunl dragoon pistol IN tho hands Of Chas Hamp-
ton. Altogether he received eight balls iii his
peIson-one in the arm, five in the breast, one in
The thigh, and one in the abdomen besides one
Mound with d knife.
Subsequently, Mr. Thatcher pointed out Chas
E Hampton as one of the mnrderers which tile latter
pronounced a Id lie and fired at the former with
hs Dix shooter but missed him and shot Mr. Wright
sSof DeWitte Texas through the mouth Hampton
then attempted % escape through the back door
n and III so doing was shot twice BY parties III The
room, the balls both lodging III his head.
According to the evidence presented at the trial,
Taylor fired Two shots, Edward Coulbert two Col.
atarten one and d man with blue shirt, not vet
recognized three shots.
N 1t y believed BY many. mprtally wounded Wright
jared.
portion Of the participants in the affray. were
examined by Judge Holt, Justice Of the Peace
under the provisional government and bound over
under SI,6e0 bonds each, 10 appear before the
District Court of said government but the people,
beng dissatisfied with the action of the Court, as
aemhled and elected twenty -four men as jurors,
and tried them, Judge Lynch presiding. The fol.
lowing was their verdict:
We, the jury find the following verdict: When
Walter Taylor aud Charles Hampton have recovered
sulllcently Ia the estimation Of their physicians
10 travel, they shall be banished from New Mexico
and Arizona, and II again caught within their limits
e be hung, Gol. Sterten and Mr.. Coulbert are
Naauesfea I'd leave the country and not be caught
again In Arizona Or New Mexicoa,
Mr. StHrten is now at Fort Webster, and claims
nE0fectinn from the military. AIR. Gonibers es-
capped from THOSE who had him in charge, after the
sentence had been passed upon him. He was fred
at twice, and from his actions twas supposed one
0f the balls took effect, but we have net learned 81
his being seen SINCE
been notorious character la California in early
day. WAS murdered lately ut His ranch five miips