The Phoenix herald., 1879-09-24
NEW MEXICO.
LawIessness in our Neigh
 boring Territory.
L;.ce.n County Keeping up its
 Reputation.
Capture e rhree Stage Shoppers.

From the Las Vegas Gasste Of the 18th inst:
 Glo-ieta :s booming Four hun drcd nen are at work in that Tieini- ty Bee is cheap. Liquids except ing water are abundant. Owens, Phelps $ Meredith will put up three steam mills or the Pecos; work on the divide will occupy about ten weeks. The s6:,ttaey is authority for the above
 A little over two weeks ago man stated to have been from Las Ve- gas was murdered west of Silver City. He was driving a black burro which carried his supplies. The body was dragged some distance mp an arroyo and left there. The murderer is sup posed to have taken the burro and luggage. The deceased was about twenty-five years of age. five feet eight inches high and had red hair. A watch safe key and knife which were found may lead to the identifi- cation of the body.
 Lincoln county items are generally tragical. They still continue to kill people in that section. John Toncs who killed John Beckwith was him self shot and killed Ginger is the man who is supposed 10 have killed Jones' He was killed al Pierce & Paxton's ranch. 4 nun Der had collected there Jones came up and was shot: just how is not definitely stated He was shot six or eight times. Pierce was also shot through the hips and is expected to to die. Jesse Evans is under arrest at Fort Stockton for killing Tom Jones.
 Charles Adams, special agent of the post office department came in from Denver on the Thursday morn ing's train and put himself in con- munication with officials here and the detective who has been working lip the case. Webb was one of the proprietors of the saloon on Center Street where be was arrested and was dealing keno when colarcd It is reported that he was terribly scar ed, and that he was really wanted n q charge of having been engaged in a murder in Texas. The men bear ing the cuphonious titles of B s Jack and Slap Jack Bill, the pride of the Pan Handle, are gamblers who came from Otero some weeks ago. They are originally from Texas and are classed as tough citizens A good deal of sympathy is expressed for Webb by men who knew him and they uniformly express the opinion that he is not guilty of the stage rob. bery But NIT. Parker identifies him as the man who hired the buggy the evening of the robbery. Mr. Sander son of company also identifies one of the men as being present on that ex- citing occasion. The officers who made the arrest evidently understood their business all they took their men Tithont creating any confusion, the prisoners were kept at the hotel all night and in the morning started for Santa Fe for a hearing in the United States Courts
 J B. Harris, foreman of the ma terial yard at the depot, reports ties, rails, spikes, bolts, etc, sufficient to lay sixteen miles of track. and also bridge material sufficient for the next fifty miles. As soon as the tun- mel is open the accumulation will rapidly increase. Track laying will be commenced again in about two weeks. Messrs. Griffith and Lowther of the construction department of the railroad, went up to the tunnel yesterday morning 10 arrange for lay ing the track through, and arriving there, telegraphed for mer and ma terial, A train was at once fitted out and sent back, and it IS probable the hands will commence st once to Ky the iron track through the Raton Mountains. The completion of the tunnel will enable the road to re. duce the running time on the road by several hopfs. Tire cars will come through from La Junta on the Arkansas river without deten- ton.