Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-03-24
ALMOST A KILLING.
A Domestic Affair at San Pedro
Prompts'James Cheaves to Pump
Lead Into H. Goodman.

n. Goodman, of the mercantile firm of
Goodman, Zeigler & Co., doing business
1t White Oaks and San Pedro, was shot
twice by James Cheaves yesterday on the
road between San Pedro and Golden.
The shooting grew out of domestic
difficulty involving Cheaves' wife, come
ly young woman, the mother of two small
children and the daughter of Sam Wright,
formerly justice of the peace at San
Pedro.
1t appears that Goodman, who is rather
a nice looking young man and prosper
GUS merchant, had been frequent
visitor at the Cheaves home and more or
less talk was created thereby. On Sunday
last Cheaves and his wife had difficulty
over another subject, but some how Good
mans name became involved and at the
req uest of Cheaves the wife left the house
and returned to the home of her father.
That afternoon Cheaves made it con-
venient to call on Goodman and quietly
told him that his visits to Mrs. Cheaves
had caused some unfavorable comment,
re Nesting him to discontinue his atten-
tions. "Keep away from the house where
she stops" said Cheaves, cor I'll have to
hurt YOU" Goodman said little, but the
next day called again on Mrs. Cheaves.
In the meantime Cheaves had gone to
Golden. He heard of Goodman's visit and
was alse told that Goodman had said that
he was not afraid of being shot. Cheaves
is Georgian and forthwith he procured
45-gun and went in search of Goodman
The latter and friend of both parties
were met by Cheaves on the road just out
of San Pedro and Cheaves opened fire. He
fred four shots, two of which took effect
| One entered Goodman's left side near the
heart and came out four inches beyond
the nipple, breaking small piece off ths
breast bone; the other glanced round the
rib and came out at the back. Tht
wounds are not fatal. Cheaves' third sho
grazed Goodman's companion across thu
back and cut his suspenders in twain
Goodman was armed and at first he made
it is said, an effort to draw his gun, bu
Cheaves rushed upon him as he fired ant
took the weapon away from HIM. During
the firing of the shots Goodman protested
that he was innocent of any wrong to
ward Cheaves or his family and begge'
him not to kill him.
Cheaves gave himself up at once an
was brought to Santa Fe this morning b
deputy sheriff and placed in Jail. II
was asked to give all the details of tn
shooting, but said it was family affai
and he desired to say as little as possible
He however, admitted that the fact
above set forth were substantially col
rect. He further said he was now gla
he had not killed Goodman, since tn
latter had so earnestly protested his inne
cence at time when he thought he ha
received his death wound.
Cheaves will ask to be admitted to ba
and have the grand jury investigate III
. case. Both men have heretofore born
the reputation of being good citizen
Cheaves has resided at San Pedro ft
J fourteen years. Goodman has been
the territory some twenty years. III
wounded man is under the care of D
Kelly at San Pedro, and his recovery
only matter of few weeks at most.
Lateral $3.50 this afternoon Lawyt
Chas. A. Spiess waived examination fe
Cheavea and secured an order from Jude
Seeds fixing the prisoners bail I