Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-02-22
CARNIVAL or CRIME.
Killings and Other Grimes In varions
Parts OF the Territory.
BAD SHOWING FOR THI AUTHORITIES

-, Vegas DIdt,
The law abiding people have suffered
about enough nj the hands VI a~-a--il-
IN this country. A few mote outragr-
unfedfe-4ed will call down on the heads
of the murdrrer- that just retrihution
which All outraged public sometimes
visits upon the heads " known outlaws.
Al old man. named Gcrouimo Iha,ps,
who for ilftecn years has lived Ia this VI.
clnity, except Tor brict time, while III
the penit"ntiary, wa known Ia be- able
and willing IA give valuable evidence
against NicanOf Herrera And Espiridinn
Swa!back, on ia" charge against them "
numbering Abran Ab0ulaia, lie went Ia
his dinner ~ the old town, from Judge
Washers office, Un "Wednesday n,un, L.
be- back In the aftcfnp,n at u'rluck
As hc was witness IN the ras. and was
disposed a. tell IL" truth, II was rNpcrt
ri he would return. II IL understood
hr Visited hi hunlr IN the odd town, ate
hi, dinner With hi- friends aud started
bach iot Judge MASTER office. since
then nothing has hrrII heard IT him. IIr
was an old man. out ui money. aud N
view II his long Residence here, hi, al,.
-rnr" l. creating great alarm among hi.
iIlrnd, anu among nut law abiding lnu.
pie. They fear Il" has lrrn murdered tu
u q al Al
sway back murder rt~
l. II lsrsihlr that another murder has
lssn committed II lrk, that WAY
Every lee" nhihing man should lnkr an
interest to Investigate" this last IH,--lnIr
outrage.
Everything paints {" llr muuI"r II
i,rfnnimn Iha,r-
NtIrIlduluI,rr VAN
II would seem, from account, at hand,
that the war between ncighhor- oI III"
urlTr SaprllU stream, IN the NirlnltI ui
Rriaha. has been actual, ani positively
declared. Nu arbitration II likcl nor
has a commission Tor the settlement ~
the boundary dlsput" yet h,'cn appointed
a. deal with the heated controversy. II
j. probable that the nitrd state, author
ltl"s viii enter suit against al least .IN
parties III that nrighburh"h for cutting
logs on public domain.
fnum o., SI,rf ClD fstruII,,
1tHluHlt MILLING Al ALMA
The town II Alma. situated on the Frs.
go river, NJ the base al the M"gullon
mountains, IN Spurru county. and eighty
unilrS distant from Silver city. was the
scene 0f u terrible murder, sunday even
ing. Several cuwl"y~ We're drinking dur.
ing the afternoon, aud at ahout G..iu =.
M. just after dark. ~ the silver city
stag" drove into town. v. r. Riley. one
III the cnwboys. pulled u pistol and began
furnishing II. some II thos" present IN.
ducr,l him a. put the pistol away hut IN
few minutes h. again pulled II and FIR
I'll n shot which struck Marvel johnson.
u l2-yrar- old hoy who was standing near.
The ball entered below the left eye AMI
came out at the back Of the head. Death
WAS instantaneous. Riley Immediately
jumped upon his horse aud lied Ia the
hills. Although many were standing
around the store outside ~ which
the shpting occurred. II Is hard
a. discover whether the murder
was Intentional or was the result
Of criminal recklrssneSs. In either event
the culprit should hr given the fullest
penalty under the law. The murderer
aud his victim were standing 81 close Ia.
g"thrr that, |: l. said, the victim VIA
puwder burned Even the most reckless
coSboy usually fires his pistol In the air
when not intending to do harm, aud the
fact that the shot was fired on horizon.
tai line aud that the boy Wa ~ clus,'
would justify the belief that Riley saw
hi victim.
Excitement at Alma was intense, and
had Riley been caught within N frw hours,
summary vengeance would probably have
been melted out Ia him. lie remained con.
ccalrd until Monday evening. when h.
came into the " : ranch. where hr was
told that he should surrender Ia the ~
thorities, Riley will have his preliminary
examination lu-IunIIuN Al NpuulluI