Golden era. (Lincoln, N.M.) 1884-188?, 1885-12-17
NO. Z.

=. Hall. Mr. Slaughter is a resi-
den; OF ptee.nct No. IA, and Mr..
I all holds his stock ut the point of
tbc Guadalupe Mountains, il Texas.
They relate ludicrous tale, which
should. bear the title, "The Bitter
Bit" Some weeks since summons
was served on Mr.. Slaughter to ap-
pear before a notary public, at Ros-
we'll, to testify in land confess
case, The hearing was not had, and
Of course Mr.. Slaughter did not at
tend. NJ. J. Denman, who literally
aud actively runs court for James \.
Coates, the justice of the peace,
swore out o writ of attachment
against Slaughter to compel his at
tendance at the Justices court TO au-
swer for contempt of notary public
in another precinct. Lon. Denman,
brother to N. j., the regular consta-
bic for precinct No. IA, has skipped
the country. So this writ was placed
in the hands of Dave Ogle, who was
specially Y appointed for the purpose.
On Saturday, the 9th inst, said Ogle
appeared at Slaughter's house and
served his writ, asking Slaughter TO
give bonds for his appearance. He
told Oglo he would not give bonds,
and thought he had better take him
in custody. Ogle was Of that opin.
ion. Slaughter had spotted his man.
He sent for his horse to accompany
Ogle The horse was hard to bride
and broke loose two or three times.
Slaughter sent a man after hlm at
last, and himself went in the house,
as he said, after n rope, He was
short of ropes, but returned with an
old Burgess riAe--70 grains Of pow
der to the cartridge--and showing it
rather close to Oglc's abdomen, re.
marked that he thought it was time
to reverse positions. Said Charley:
"fou have had me prisoner for
awhile; turn about is fair play: III
hold you awhile. Take off that pis-
tol." Ogle looked as though he was
the victim Of a joke But when
Slaughter cooked the gun, and said:
damn you, unhnckle your belt and
drop your pistols" he found that his
pc nit from Coates was not respected,
and the pistol and belt fell to the
ground. II. X. Hunt. who was
standing by, then relieved him of
his knife, and Slaughter produced q
writ from Comanche county, Texas,
against Dave OgIe for cow-steal-
ing, 1t was bona hde document
which Slaughter had been in pos.
session of for two or three weeks.
OgIe remarked that be thought it
took a requisition from the governor
to take man from New Mexico to
Texas on a criminal charge. Charley
told him he was only following tho
practice adopted by the justice of
the peace of the precinct. "Why,"
said he, "you are a citizen of Texas,
and an outlawed one at that. You
have not earned the right of suffrage.
Besides, custom gives way to great
men, great deets, and emergencies.
You are going to Texas, and | will
take charge of your papers" With
in twenty minutes Slaughter and
Hunt, with Ogle in charge, trembling
and in tears, were on their wav to
Stewards ranch, and on Sunday
morning Stewart and Hunt started
to Toyah with their prisoner. Doubt.
less Ogle views the landscape of Co.
manche county to-day through tho
bars. This David OgIe is one of a
band of cow.thieves from Comanche
county, fourteen out of sixteen Of
which are serving their time in the
pcnitentiary; and if Denman and
Coates DENY that they knew the
character of Ogle, they surely lie.
Yet they braggod on him as their
fighting officer; that he was des-
perate fellow, who would sure get
his man when he went after him. He
hadn't tried the right man. Charley
Slaughter isn't the biggest man in
the Pecos Valley, but if Denman,
Coates & Co. think they can find
cow.thief who can arrest him, they
will have to get one with more sand
than they are possessed of, and more
than they will ever find in petty
larceny thief, whom they endorse.
And this OgIc is the style of men
whom Dcnman, Coates, ct. al employ
10 do their dirty work, and put il
fplaces OF trust for the purpose of
blnckmailing honest men, who have
earned their right to the respect of
Of the community by years Of fair
dealing in their intercourse with
their fellowmen. SIETE RIOS.