Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1895-05-17

years ago WOCu A. i. miller WAS pObJ-
master at Lordsburg, IL was claimed
the mail bag was robbed ono night
while il was lying in the depot watt
ing for the train, aud the registered
packages were all stolen. Amazing the
registered packages Postmaster Mil
Ter claimed there was ono containing
some $500 ia postal funds which he
was sending TO the postofice deposit
tory at Albuquerque. The thief was
never discovered. After Miller re-
tired from the office the department
held hat he was responsible for the
lost money aud demanded IL Of him
and bis bondsmen. Miller neglected
TO pay, aud his bondsmen wrote TO the
department saying that If the money
had been stolen from The bag Miller
WIS not responsible; but If Miller had
embezzled the money, and pretended
10 was stolen, which the department
claimed was the true facts in the'oase,
then Miller should be indicted and
tried for enlightenment and If be WIS
found guilty then the bondsmen prom
ised to pay thy amount embezSled
without the trouble OF a suit. The
department paid no attention to the
letter, made no effort to have Miller
indicted and Immediately commenced
a civil suit against Miller aud his
bondsmen for the amount he was
short In his accounts, which was
slG7.01. The United States was the
lplalntiT in its own courtand OF course
the defendants stood no show. The
court ordered a Judgement against
the bondsmen not fof S467.9l hut for
1884, and costs, thereby tlim-1aming
the bondsmen to the tune Of nearly
one hundred dollars. At that time
Miller had some property, as did sew
eral of his bOndsmen. Time passed
ON and no effort was made to collect
the judgement. Now comes Marshal
Hall and notifies J. A. Leahy and the
estate of b. S. Roberts chat Miller
has nothing and none of the other
bondsmen have anything and they
have got TO pay IL all, and that il now
amounts to SI57.O2. 1t will be noticed
that all the democratic bOndsmen OF
the democratic postmaster got their
property into u shape where it could
not be touched. The United States
have treated Messrs. Leahy aud Rob
erts badly and such prostitution Of
the laws has the tendency not to less
Ell crime, which is the object of the
law, but to deter men FROM going 90
the bonds OF officers, even when the
officers are known to be honest.
District court meets at Silver City
next Monday. Owing to the hustline
manner Judge Fall had of conducting
court the docket at this term is un
usually light. There are nineteen
prisonersi III Jail, some waiting tria'
aud some awaiting the action Of the
grand jury, and there are several per
sons out on bail. None Of the cases
are OF a very serious nature. Tht
civil docket is rather large, but there
are no cases of great Importance an it
If justice courts had Jurisdiction t
the amount Of three hundred dollars
as they have in many states, from one
= half to two-thirds Of these cases woulC
not appear ou the court dDcket. o
the civil cases the following are from
this section of the county: w. p
Catchings VS.. Humboldt mining com
c pany, II. G. Day VS.. Southern Pacific
+ appeal, six attachment cases agains
s NJ. w. McGrath & Co, Henry e. HUff
D man VS.. David d. Huston, ejectment
and T. Riverall VS.. Mrs. A. L. Parker
5 appeal. The handsome and accom-
!. plished editor Of the Deming Head
{ light is now the clerk Of the court ant
the Liberal predicts that the Head
t light will have the most complete re
port of cOurj proceedings of any pape
{ in Grant county.
Some of the people interested II
saloons in LOrdsburg are apprehen