The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1892-01-07
FIT. STANTON STATISTICS.

AS anticipated last week, our New
Year was an exceedingly quiet one, and
but for the fact that our Lincoln friends
we're celebrating as usual we would
hardly have realized that another year
had gone into history; but nevertheless
such is the fact and we find ourselves
instinctively trying to turn over the
proverbial new leaf" Let shope that
our good resolutions will not be for
gotten too soon.
Charlie and Joe Wingfeld, Of Ruidoso,
and j. V. Tully, of Coeville, passed
through here enroute to Lincoln to
attend the Grand Installation ball Of the
Knights Of Pythias, New Years night.
Fort Stanton was represented by s. r.
Corbet, Hospital Steward Schumacher,
B. Coffey and Chas Stein. They came
back next day and to all appearances
seemed to be in fit condition to attend
to business, Notwithstanding the glorious
time Of the previous evening.
Hon. M. Cronin, the most efficient
probate Judge who ever held Office in
Lincoln county spent few days last
week at the Traders store the guest of
Col j. @. DeLany.
Major Chas. B. Throckmorton, of 2nd
U. s. Artilery,is now on trial by a gen
eral court martial, in New York City,
charged with conduct unbecoming an
officer and a gentleman" in duplicating
his pay accounts and issuing checks on
banks with which he had no account.
One Of the incidents Of the trial was the
refusal Of certain clerks in the employ of
Lord & Taylor to testify before court
martial They based their refusal on
the ground that citizens were not com
PEELED to testify before military court
On New Years day detachment was
sent from this post to meet Paymaster
Major A. S. Towar, at Carthage and
escort him to Ft. Stanton. The detach.
ment consisted Of Sergt. H. Henser
Troop G, and seven priyates. Musician
s. Haines and Private J. Rrown, OF Co
B, detained here by sickness for some
time, also accompanied the detachment
At Nogal Private Brown in some way
not yet explained, got into an argument
with eome citizen there, and, becoming
80 Objectionable, Deputy Sheriff Ber
Parker considered it his dnty to arrest
Brown. Sergt. Henser interfered to save
Brown, as he did not wish to sse part OF
his detachment detained on the road
and In war OF words that ensued
Henser struck Parker with the butt OF
his carbine. Soon posse, or more
strictly speaking, mob was formed
and several shots were exchanged, for
tunately without iniurlng any one. The
seven soldiers seeing themselves greatly
outnumbered and not wanting to b,
forced into a conflict with the civi
authorities, retreatod to the Placer hotel
whore they "held the fort" until nex
, morning. Meantime excitement raj
high and teamstor rode post haste t,
the fort and reported the facts to Cap
Lincoln, post commander. Lieut.. Brair
! ard was Immediately despatched t
Nogal with a detachment OF sixteen me
e mounted and succeeded in starting tn
escort out without any further difficult,
As the matter is to bo investigated
the authorities at the post, we refrai
from making any comment on the ma
Is ter, but can only regret that such a
r. occurrence should have taken place.
J. is to be regretted that certain classes
y OF our citizens are always on the look o,
g for a pretext to Jump on the "boys
Or blue" Sergt. Henser is one Of the mo
s. inofTensive and unobtrusive OF me
er He Is held in high esteem by eve
ye officer he has come in contact with al
Il, is the winner OF the army medal (
I'd craftsmanship for 1891. Yours,
IN US. A.
I'd This Nogal war, as ithas been styled il v,
n unfortunate one for any com .nunity but IL d,
not come within the province OF the EAGLE
comment upon it at present. The EAGLE corr
Ile pondent appears to have been unpredjudic
and conservative in his letter and especially
ill considering the fact that he is at the Post .
re naturally for tho "boys," although not pres
at tho battle. There are generally two sides
or all questions and our columns are not only OF
.re but we solicit tho citiEons OF Nogal ~ max
statsment Of the peoples position In this aft
OK From the current reports from Nogal Il 10
like IL might have been prevented entirely
little judicious nanagpment right a. the NJ