Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1884-08-28
THE STRAlGHTsOF 1T.

The reports at that time were 50
meagre, that, to do parties justice in
that country, we think it but right to
publish the following facts, although
rather late in the day:
UPPER PESAsco, Aug. IS, 1884.
Editor Golden ErG:
In Justice to Mr.. A. C. Mcdonald,
who comes among us highly recon-
mended as a respectable, honorable
and law-abiding citizen, deem it
proper to give correct account of
the killing that Mr.. Mcdonald was
forced to do after his advent to this
section of county,, as obtained from
the evidence given at the coroner's
inquest.
On Mr.. McDonald's arrival to this
part of the country he had among
his employees Messrs. Terrell, Pierce
and Boen. Soon after the Sutton
Nixon-Booth trouble, Mrs. Nick
Booth offered their ranch for sale.
Mr.. Mcdonald purchased the same.
While making arrangements to
move, Mr.. Terrell had occasion to
stop over night at the ranch (about
the 2S.h ultimo) before Mrs. Booth
left. The next morning after Mr..
Terrell left, Mrs. Booth went to our
efficient deputy sheriff, Capt. Wilk-
erson, very much excited, and told
him that she had been robbed; that
Terrell had stolen her money; she
was satisfied that no one else could
have gotten the same, as she was
standing in the door counting her
money the evening before. When
Terrell rode up to the house, got
down and come in, she carelessly
dropped the money in the machine
drawer, that was standing by the
door, and never looked for it until
after Terrell left. Capt. Wilkerson
told her that he could not search
him without warrant, but would
use every effort in his power to find
out if he had the money. She went
to Mcdonald with the same tale.
Mr.. Mcdonald went to Capt. Wilk-
erson to see what could be done,
saving that he hated very much to
think that he had in his employ n
man that would stoop so low as to
rob a woman. They agreed upon a
plan whereby Terrell was to be
searched, in case he was willing;
should he not be willing, this would
be evidence that he was guilty. Mr..
Mcdonald was to discharge him that
afternoon so as to give him time to
get the money should he have it hid,
and then they would 90 to him next
morning and tell him what the
woman charged him with and what
she wanted done. Terrell seemed
very much excited, but was willing
to be searched. The money was not
found. Mr.. Mcdonald told him,
that had the money been found in
his possession, he would have done
all in his power to have sent him to
the penitentiarv. "Now," says Mr.
Mcdonald, "you have the same right
to have the woman searched and see
if she has in her possession the kind
of money and amount she claims to
have lost. We are strangers here,
and if she is found with the money
she claims to have lost, it will vindi-
cate YOU and show the people here
that YOU have been accused wrong.
fully"
This Mr.. Terrell concluded to
have done. Mcdonald went to his
: COW camp, in the l2-Mile Canon
| Next morning (about the 3lst ulti-
, mo.) while riding down the road he
meets Messrs. Booth, Terrell, Boer
and Pierce. Terrell stopped; Nc
Donald asked him how he came out
in having the woman searched. Ter
rell said: 81 have not had the woman
searched, | have concluded to drol
it, believing it to be a job putuP by
you and others to get me in trouble
The woman says she never accused
me of taking her money and never
told Capt. Wilkerson and you thai
, she wanted me arrested" MELON
aid saws: "She certainly will not tel
me that she never told Wilkersor
and me that you had stolen her mon
,,ey and she wanted you searched
| will go and ask her before you an(
see what she says" They went
Mcdonald asked her: "Did you no
accuse Terrell of stealing your mon
ey, and ask Capt. Wilkerson ant
myself to have him searched?" She
said: 81 did" "McDonald said: "Now
5 you see, have not lied, but told the
truth"
r After this Mr.. Boen told Melon
, aid that he wanted to see him, the,
, went off some distance from The
l ,,o,,op aud sat down on the ground