Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1895-07-19
SIC aEtsL MURDERED.

N
killing him Instantly, and has es-
caped,n was the word that anne down
from Carlisle Tuesday night.
The story OF the killing Is a short
one. Davenport and a party Of friends
had been buying beer and playing
cards to see who would pay for It.
They were 10 a room rear Mr.. Loberg,
who Is very sick. They got to making
a great deal Of noise which disturbed
Mr.. Loberg and frightened his wife.
Sig demonstrated with them, which
angered Billy, who snatched a revolt
yer from the belt OF a b~ystandcr, took
a shot at Sig, hitting him over the
left eye with fatal effect.
A coroner's jury held an INCEST over
the body aud returned a verdict Of
death at the hands OF W. G. Daven-
port.
Sheriff Shannon was in town on
Wednesday, en- route to the scene Of
the tragedy.
Charlie Davenport was in the city
yesterday and tells the following story;
For some tune there has been hard
feelings between him and Weisl and
he determined to kill him, but Billy
talked him out Of it.
Tuesday Billy was in the store and
Quarrelled with Weisl, who called him
a hard name. Billy left the store, got
a gun aud returned with IL.
When Sig saw the gun he reached
for his gun which was on a shelf.
billy told him il he touched the gun
he would XIII him.
Sig picked up the gun and Billy
killed him.
Charlie thinks his brother perfectly
justified in what he did, but even his
story Is hard for Billy.
Arthur Hand has taken Billy TO Sill
yer City under arrest.
Sig Weisl was a native Of Bavaria.
His people moved to this country when
he was a child and settled in the city
of New York, where his early life was
passed, and where his brother now
lives. On reaching mans estate Sig's
adventurous disposition urged him to
travel and he started west. He was a
resident of Silver City when that was
u lively, bustling mining camp and
made considerable money there. For
a time lie clerked in the post traders
store at Fort Bayard. Some ten
years ago he went to Clifton and took
charge OF the Arizona copper CON.
~pany's store. While living ia Clifton
he was made a citizen of the United
States, his final papers were issued by
the district court at Solomonville.
Some four or five years ago he moved
to Carlisle and purchased the stock Of
merchandise owned by the Carlisle
mining company. In connection with
John a. Miller he endeavored to run
the Carlisle mill, but the effort was
not a success and he lost several thou.
sand dollars in the deal. Since then
he has been running the store at Car.
Isle and working steadily to bring the
camp out. He was on the eve Of sue.
cess, aud If he had been spared u few
months he probably would have clear
ed up considerable money. Sig WeIs'
was an honorable merchant, an honest
man and a good citizen, being an able
representative Of q class which can
not be too largely represented in any
community.
w. c. Davenport is a son Of DR.
Davenport, who lived in Lordsburi
aud Carlisle a number of years ago
and Il brother of Charlie Davenport
: who was Office deputy at the tim'
! Harvey Whitehill held the orlcc o
! sheriif Of Grant county.
, Lordsburg is fast becoming c bicy
y Gle town and is strictly in the push
: There are some thirty wheels in tow
\ aud several more have been ordered
Among those who have ordered
wheel is John e. Muir, Il well know
cattleman. Whether it will be praC
ticable or not to work cattle on a blk
will soon he settled. II il SHOULD
. prove a success aud the horse have I
: 20 il would a great revolutio
in the COW business. A COW boy on
wheel would not present the romantl
appearance be does on the flying stee
and as an Offset would probably wan
:. his wages raised. The city counc
has instructed the city attorney
prepare an ordinance governing th
g wheel. The ordinance will provid
y for the use Of lamps at night, bells
ring at corners, that wheels must b