Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-08-22


your duty. am frank 10 say that il this
sourt amounts 10 nothing there will bO ne
use Of ever again tryiRg to hold sourt in
Perry. Ny life is in danger. !
want yOu to diligently search and inquire
intO all eriasI in Perry county and bring
criminals to justice. Render true YER
diets. If murder, say 50; dSa't say nan
slaughter. Yes, and arson. There
stands the rains Of ysur court house. It
speaks for Itself want you to fad cut
who burned il. It is a natter whish
cone to yes and reaches yOur poskstboOks.
Set an sIAnpls."
Nearly TIVE hours was taken up With in
strusting the graHd jury, and after lozs
few prolininarisS court adjourned ever an
til Tuesday. Az Monday is election dag,
ne ssurt will be held The sellers Of run
and nS0hshins whlskSy are hiding in the
saouatains almOlt within ltsus'G threw
Of the tent where e0urt is being held
Judge Lilly will order Capt. Gather to
'Siza all whisksy in Hazard and de-
Strey it. .m
A building utsd by a saloon keeper
was taken charge Of by the troops, to be
used for storing away goods Belonging to
the eommissary department. citizen
walked into the dOor shortly after it was
broken opsn and made some remark
Absut the brandy left there BY the fuEi-
tive saloon keeper. Lieut.. Waleutt order
ed him hustled cat at the point Of the bay
ohst, which was done. -
The social situation in Perry is not oT-
aKgsrated. Many honest sitizeas are
afraid to make a move toward indietiuE
outlaws fer fear sf the consequences after
the troops 70 away OF the great num-
Der Of people killed within the past few
years not enc has even been punished,
Few, if any haYe even been arrested.
social lines have been SO drawn through
political means and otherwise that out
lawry reigns unmanagsable. There is Rot
church in Perry county, nor a school
house. The Rev. j J. Dickey Of jackson
was at Hazard when JSs EYsrSols was
killed, and offered prayer at the grave
when he was buried This action of Mr.
Disksy inesn'ed faction, and his life was
threatened. He has never been in Perry
since.
A superintendent OF schools was to be
elected Monday, but DO net see to what
use this county could put such an official.
On account Of the burning Of the court
house Judgs Lilly was compelled to srdor
a tsnt in which to held court 1t is loose
ly constructed of light eaRYaI. On some
boards laid nsress small boxes the public
is seated, the lawyers oeeupyiag chairs in
front Of the Judge.
The grand Jury has net yet scared
Quarters, but is net to lit again until psxt
Tuesday. If heavy rain comes before
court Is ever, it is almost certain to de-
strsy all the prssaat chances ef holding
aOurt other than in the opsn air. which
viii be impossible. Judga Lilly informed
me that he had never held court undsr
sueh SiseourAglug circumstances. Re is
keeping very qsst.
Womon and children have not only been
threateued, but shot at, aEd live in daily
dread Of their lives aud this, too, within
hzAdIed niles Of the beautiful Blue
Grass region Of proud Kentucky The
little force of militia that generally goes to
tao neuHtains has only Temporary effect
upeH. the outlaws.
Judge Wilian Eurst has not been
employed by Mrs. Evsrsols TO assist in
bringing to justice the murders Of her
husuand. He was sbet while In bed at
night, with an explosive ball, but fortu-
nately for him the ball spont its force be-
fore it reached his bSdy. The next day |
he receive eds letter iFom Futon French, /
the leader Of the French faction, saying
"Yss, git, and that dann quick.
Capt. Hurst was brave ssldier in the
civil war, and Il OIt an eye at Missionary
Ridge, bat he knew what FreHch's warE-
ing moant, be left at ones. 1t is evident
that scouts from ths outlaws Gene and
daily return to the mouRtaia fAatnssses
and make reports to their chiefs.