The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-04
PAINTED DEyJLs ON TIE BORDER
Testimor, from One who Knows How United
stntes soldier. nrc Employed.

LINCOLN Co.. New Mexico, Feb li.-About
the 10th Of January the mail carrier American,
was murdered ON the now route between Santa
IL and Fort Stanton. A Mexican has been seen
riding the horse on which the c0rrier rode from
Galistco that day. lie VIVA not arrested ns the
fat Of tho murder was not then known. On
The 18th utimo two Mcxcans engaged in 81
psratc hand - hand conflict with knives on the
Mo I,uidOsc Noisy rivcr). Both were fcariully
rashci. and one " ticm len dead on the spot
Tn, othcr cs. apcd. and although much weak
cnoi Wv los4 Of blood. quit the country tho next
day with lArac stolen horses.
Somewhere mar M0nz.na and Chilli, there
was recently determined fight between n party
OF cattle thieves and party OF citizens, who had
pursued The thieves to their hunts. Two Of
the offenders. Mnxi'ans. were killed. ono or
two othcrs were woundrd q. and tho stock WAS re-
covered. Tho pursuCrs had ono man severely
Our territorial papers hnvc boon full ~ the
mr. II OF the notorious Frank Brass. fer rob.
Union. H. was arr at,i hy Post Orirr Dntnct-
i've Adams in December last Mt Fort stanton.
taken To t'e ini In santa Fc. from VIII ID hc -
capped about the sili ut. Adams offers 81 900
for his rrarr'st. and ono hundred mon. at least.
II is rcfr,s hng 20 be- rom indod by tn ccntle
savage cater hc hrs become good lnlun"
r"ueh ,lr - D. ,s,on q ieai ana 81, y = me
ana ,irnvn "A "a do,,n or a hundred head OF
stock, killed nj wounded u few Of your men.
"a 'nt.d d,sils tax, delight in bringing such
lttif in'ii'itS TO Your remembrance. and by
trc,r HilertIuuit' 80 uranur toward their whilum
Ntims. cNid MY look upon the iact Of having
robbed you ga Killed. your companions as
bond Of frinn ship n"ver 10 be brok until
they z IN ~. wnrpith again. a.,
frliN Vi j. urrk, an old cattle dealer now
: sid nj ON South Spring rivcr knows how il is.
llc not untr' iurntiy m''ts Nos Micro Apache
or q Conan Dee. who IN most cN client Mexican
pniois insists upon fl ;hting over two or three
BATH =. in VIII b Mac WIS invariably whipped.
In june. 1874, he attacked thirty-three
Conan hes with only i've men, to rccuvcr an
other mans sto H. This was about fity miles
above here. on TIN RIO Prros. used him
whether he re- covered has stock. His reply was,
40: they u Nod ~" anil my men. and nenriy
ntawty with ry hnr~ = and now. dan y IN 'm.
tine samc place. sNty-tour Conan ms end
Apurh's attacked him with only nin' n"n.
Iicy KILLED riyilZ' Conan ,hr hoy end sot
gw.y with thirty TOUR horses. Thny s.olprd the
toy. 0nl a1r taoy had run ~. IN" horses
rrturned and looked ON while VI 'kuriri hur.Dt
hfr. They speak of itwhcn they me It him as
Spontaneously with this lairst rnid about one
lNnir'd att sod John y. CAtslms r. n h" ~
J. l-vne Or nd. twelve niles below. and
although Mr.. It1er Chisuin, lrnti a. tn John.
madr u dcspcratn ilsht W ~ q ha,lf DOZEN "a d.
t1y got away with sevcnty-s SIX mead OF horses
and mules.
protrH Z ~" lniiars from tn torgy Qi the whit"
man. l. - s-ipn Of an an nni hy In iiIrs for
tw'Wy-f0ur hours Is equivalent t. iur'ila-':
hut let an Iua'"u lus' scrub pony ANA one
hundred troops irr ut hs .tvis,. " ithout a lay
t. recover lis pr perty. mud mo- u if"rtn II ~"
man in whose -- 'ssipn the pony Il found
cnu phi cy.. Il 'r mountains high TINT 10 vas
st. from him wc"k previous the Ii rSr 20 >
lnch To- Nh" Indian. and the wnite man "a ~ rlpi
IN if D.. l- mot tuk.n o. iusi and lol- "a
g." guard h"u~' !or having stolen property IN