The Mesilla Valley independent. [volume] (Mesilla, N.M.) 1877-1879, 1877-09-08

Az, dud taAt there was No
la~ enough IN Lincoln county to reach them
ltA 'feaAallng recurrence OF the dreadful scene
oi four years ago when this or a simplo
oand oyerrun and terrorizea the roun,s
>neFln Brady endeayored to persuade then
f' yiefd Peafeably, and they evidently be
came convinced that he was afrs,d =, H.
gang Wiiifc matters were in tbi, sban.
FRANK Freeman desperate who had bae,
compelled 10 leave the county for the cow
afuiy shooting of soldier about ve.r a,,o
arrived from Texas accompanied by other.
IKE himself amongst them man n.mod
Armstrong Freeman acee panied hv .
would he desperate. Charles Bowar. ,.,,.
|" inc town of Lincoln on Sunday eyepin,
and compelled DeH ,Iast Montana 10 onan
"'s Store and forced him 10 give them tionor.
'''ey men commenced smashing thing. zen
eTa'iy' breaking lamps. bottles glass; ,.t-
l'-7'ns with an innocent Sergeant from Fo-t
stanton and there being no other victi,n ;,
n'nd' Freeman who had one of his murde,
NJ On took the Sergeant by the hand in 4,
'rlehdly manner, and with his other hand
ffa7'ed around an4 placed the muzzl. of
HiH Ltsto! II the back nf the Sergeant had
ana f'red; fortunately the wound was 10,
lla'.l l-i''i' tr5tTuAn, suPposing that he had
"'',e'' 'ae Sergeant, accompanied by Bowdre
rlslle.i Though the streets OF the town shoe,
!. al every Object that NET their v;ew
Freeman shouting that his name was FrsnL
4 i1i-''f' .''iiu no twenty men could ares,
i'n that . he had had his man for an meat.
U 'lle dty and that he intended to XIII everr {
nan N town that he didn't =tst,-+
.''aasd Inc siresis sheating, and yellin, !
ne demons After while another ,dss 5
ggtned 70 strike them, eooliy re.loadin, 5
llAlf- -Al1.af.t'tts ttrey proceeded to the -.
enee oi A. 4 McSween Attorney at Law !,
Prominent and good citizen. where Job,
: ChiSnm was stopping as a guest Two D
ili'es and tive children werp also IN IL, Ii
'ase they fired a number OF shots pro,n;s
'os'y ~ The house. broke a window o,on !.
~ forced an entrance The inmates aad f.
shel'er' the riifans then riddled sou HI
: machine with bullets. and ,i,onted ,ha, a.
'ohii o-eAlsin or his corpse was no, 4. T.
inca over to them they would -huyn tho Of
ID ilouse down; about this tip. ~ Ii
n servant in the employ of Mr. NeSw,.r mi
ained a-iire arm and discharged il =, n.
o1n@ slightly grazing Freeman in the arm, sre ~
! Syon they ingiorieusly he'd, and made gal
~ ) to tue store of j J Dolan & q mit
'hS III, tt had intruded and Jeff their horses eoe
tHal III town In the N, anime -,
@,.aA = who lives below town had
nj ,sI's i if what was going on. and Of. eta,
=, ant he proceeded TO arrest the and
4, y Spg the fteeaution 10 summons os; ~
reces ,.iiit {ry citizen responded with ala. X Z
n.,. tff entered the house of J 7 thei
I.I5.Ss.F1 llnd there found Freeman and of q
s1sa this time Freeman leaned nui !"
- ,r,eS anu declared his intention Of in b
" man he met, Brady arrested E
freeman interfercd and pulled pure
ain at,r Rrad,. 3,.. a Brac
49, anA n ~ same ana % d.
''. i''.insh t'ieh but for the givei
'''"''ie' hessFs ] ]. Dolan ton.
aaa aaA news then came to the assist. III
kRoRf ., klnd prpbabl, saved l;s I;f. giyeI
f0sr1 -sA4S.,ftirgr iT=tI,. L:1r j. at
.ius,y s's'in mas has
freeman and Bowdre they
.Kepart3 'er !" the posse The citizens eitize
SIT enraged and highly excited Tn
II prs# y jieemed it prudent 10 apply d h.s, +.
Ssls Purington. Commanding officer conn,
." e>''H' 70 take the il ~