The rustler., 1891-12-18
New Mexican Cuttings.

gist at the Cash Entry mine. Il
guest at the Palace. He drove In
from camp this forenoon.
Harry c. Hill. the depot crook
who escaped from Jsil yesterday
morning. was captured last night
at Cerrlllos by Sheriff Conklin's
deputy. Mr.. Long. lie will be
brought back Tonight.
A letter from Fort Stanton says
the soldier boys expect TO reach
here by Sunday morning next at
furthermost. The company from
Fort Wingate has orders TO leave
there Tonight for F. Marcy (;
whether or not the telegraphers,
strike on the A. a Z. line will de-
lay them en- route II n question,
but II II does not they will reach
here to- morrow forenoon.
VIII Hall has received propo.
sltion to walk to Cerr!llos ami back
again la fourteen hours. The dis
tance one way Is twenty-eighl
miles aud there are liberal wagers
up on both sides Of the question.
The contest Is to take place as soon
as the roads are In condition, Mr..
Hall to receive 500 II he make
the round trip withia the time de-
signated.
The summonses In the cases of
the county OF Santa Fe versus
Frank Chavez, ex-cOllector, were
placed this morning In the hands of
Sheriff COnklin by District Clerk
Goshorn for service; there are 265
defendants in the suits. The name
OF &. III. Gilderslpeve appears rs y
surety upon every bond, aud he II
defendant In every suit. The
sheriff has already commenced SER
vice OF the summOnses.
In compliance with the order of
the board of commissioners, Dis
trict Attorney Twltchell has flied
II batch of highly important suit
Ia the district court. They are five
In number and are brought agaiut
) the bondsmen OF Francisco Chavez,
ex-sheriff and collector of Santa Fe
county, to recover the sum OF about
! $45, 900 due the county as result
of that ex officials "admlnistration'
of affairs. The papers In the csses
make a voluIninous record. There
are some 300 persons involved and
the i've suits are brought against
the sureties on the bonds OF 1885
1887, 1889, Nov. /, 1890 aud the
latest bond OF 1891. The records
show the ex.collector's shorIaQ,
, since January /, last To he over
$4,000. The suits are In the natui,
OF an action Of debt against al
!, bondsmen. The amount involved
Is $40, 900 on each Of the first thre,
bonds aud sl36, 900 on each of tn,
last two bonds.
The county's action In the mat.
ter seems to have created no Iittl,
surprise and CONSERVATION amanl
the several suertiea. For some un.
: accountable reason or other man,
OF them seem to have labored unde
r the impression that all talk o
taking decisive legal steps to re-
cover these moneys was In tn,
I nature OF a bluff; but such an idel
: has been dIssipated by the case
going on record, and IL IL evidentl,
the Intention OF the county authors
lies to force them TO an issue will
all p0ssiDle na5te.
4 The Santa Fe Southern road IN
h received orders to ship several ca
$ loads OF Cerrillos anthracite con
Q TO Del Norte and other points &
Colorado. 1t seems that Colorado
chief supply OF hard coal now come
D. from the Crested Butte mines, an
In consequence Of the strike ther
the supply is running very short
y, AS Colorado cities continue tn bull
70 up they will naturally have to loo
r. toward the great coal fields nfSant
l. Fe county for no small part of tn,
d fuel supply, aud this order froI
N Del Norte Is the first gun tn,
5. sounds the opening OF new MI
" great demand for the superior eoa
2. of this region.
Next weeks RUsTLER will
Drinfad On tinfad nanar and WI