The Mesilla Valley independent. [volume] (Mesilla, N.M.) 1877-1879, 1878-05-11
rrapt nssas killed.
Fon Stanton May /. ls7.

fnIs S'"hi1h May /, 1873.
E,iitors 1xnErENpFST;
On ihr evening of, the s5th u''. FraaS
McEa',. jams \ saunders and Frank c
D; t.le -, .u'a;er~ party icit the town If
Lincoln or g., 6 saunders rancho mics
i,e.ow Jos.l,h s,orm's pIae~ Wien they
spr~,aehetl Cl,as Fri'zs pare CO Mo
va riding alnn. 100 yar.ls ahead os Me92si
sal ssHa,f7 rs saw S"uJs - horses Standing
sbou, the Place, all three Of the men hal
their guns in their scalhar,i. not expecting
Nha, =, s.lon followed as they apgr.scl,..l
th.. house t'lt.i- were firel upan l,ya party
If n n cpnc4alti in Ez.tz,S Aanse, g4r.ii.n
a,..l us, Ss;n;th imp. The v"Hey kille,l the
horses ridden gy the ihreq mcn, apd flley
were deprived If al mranS"t escape The
firing continued pn,iI Frank NeNab
was kil!et, ami SauIriers severely wounded
in lie lsf, foot ami fip. Frank Coz Was
taken prisoner. the attacking party stating
tbs; 'll.y intended to keep Il,m Is la,s,a.se
Il should be stated that Ar. ChsrleS Fritz
w;.s NJ, At home at the time and the wonen
/ we've i.awerieSs To prevent the party from
taking l.r,>tssi,su Of the hoils~ THE party
I consisted "a G. ". Pcriqn. Hurley. j B.
Mathews, r. ", Beckwiih. j. BeekHitl..
Jack Long John CALVIN. B. o!ussr. "
o:ugev. l. Paxton PeNrcc. Buck Po-
well. joe, Ea>h, s Perry. Tom Coreoran.
Tom Green. Dick Lloyd,.C Morton, J. Col.
win and some six or seven others wha.e
names have been unable to learn. After
/ the affair aI.ove mcntienstl ;h- par'y started
| fer the town Of Lncs,ln with the avnwr.l in
tension Of killing Patron, Nnntaha. Ellis ami
( MeSwecn. they net James chisum. brother 10
| John $. Chisum, and chased h;m twelve
miles, prs,lahIy surprising him TO be john
I Cli>um. he has not been h,ssri from since,
and it Is believed ,ha, 'heY killed him.
About ocloek Yesterday morning the
party reached the town Of Lincoln, IS cf
them surrounded the store of isSac s..;s &
SENS, am, manifested IN int. a:i"n - attas :
It; twelve niIicrs arucr-,i,rl Ia ti. hntse nj
Mr.. r b Catr,n late Mrrphy'>) at The other
cnd af tic town and entered, against the
pr,,,es:at on Of Mr. We :. tie yonng n,nn IN
charrs Notwithstanding iils affections 'la-y
quarterc, themselves there and precc,ie,i Ia
make the m>eiv'-s ut home
The eit;zens were ~.sn advised Of the con
diiian ef affairs and turned out TO defend the
town; they gained an advantageous position
about half way between The PARTIES At Muir
phys and Ellis and succeeded in cutting m
the latter from their horses Alnut neon 4
I siiarl, iiriny opened IN both sit.., in the TO-
wer rari of the .oau when the party at
Murphy : o'd place heard the firing, they
mounted and attempted To join their com
raninns in III" lower part nf the tnwa, in this
they were defeated 10y party of the citizrns
stationed near Baca's house who opened iiro
upon them as se'n As they came IN sight,
woun.iing twii of thvin. th.y III n err,~sed tic
river near Feiipc MrapdAs hon~9, 'ols the
mountains. and finally effected iaaeiian
with the Iv.rfy Mt III IS. Thry arrived tca
late, tire "i;egu!a;crs' hail arrived and had
the whole onif, surrounded. three of then