Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-02-18

Oliver Lee, who came in yester.
day, having started at noon, ns he
heard that his name had been con.
nected with the affair, went imme,
diately with Tucker to Valdez and
asked If It were true. Valdez said
he had isaued warrants, but re.
fused TO tell Who applied for them
or to whom he had given them.
Lee demands q legal opportunity
to answer any charge made against
him.
Tucker, who was in Santa Fe al
the time Of the murder, fears that
the posse may get after his brother
who Is alone upon his little ranch
in the mountains and knows
nothing Of ell this trouble.
Last night Lee and Tucker went
to the district attorney, reported
what they had learned from Val
DEE and asked if there was any
way to get those warrants out Of
the hands Of unauthorized per-
sons and into the hands of legal
officers. That was the FIRST that
the district attorney or any other
law officer had heard Of the war
rants. District Attorney Young
sent for Sheriff Ascarate and Mr..
8. b. Newcomb, laid the facts be-
fore them, and asked for sugges-
tons as to the proper steps in the
present trouble. Mr.. Newcomb
also knew nothing of the warrants,
and he heartily disapproved the
action of the justice. Sheriff As
carate said he would guarantee to
bring in from the mountains any
man wanted. Mr.. Young de-
clared his absolute certainty that
all the men named would come in
voluntarily if sent for or informed
that they we're wanted. He
feared that the incohsiderate ac-
bon of the justice would lead to
trouble if not rescinded. Mr..
Newcomb agreedto do all he could
to counterfeit the effect of the &C
ton taken and to preserve the
peace.
Lee had come in here to stay
and meet any charges, but last
night he became SO apprehensive
that the posse might do some fool
ish thing and perhaps kill unsus-
pecting men at his place, that he
determined to go out and inform
his friends of the danger and
bring in those named in the war
rants. He and a party Of deputy
sheriffs left at midnight to make
the sixty mile ride before day
and prevent any collision.
This morning MI Newcomb
saw Justice Valdez, who is i'll, and
learned that the warrants had
been given to Major Llewellyn for
use in case he should find any evil
against the men named.
While Major Llewellyn probably
would make no improper use of
the warrants and would act with
discretion, the whole business is
admittedly illegal, improper and
provocative of danger to every
body concerned and to many who
are not directly concerned. Prob
ably sheriff's officers will be sent
out with an order from Valdez re-
calling the warrants.
District Attorney Young wired
to the Governor last night asking
him to come down and use his
authority and influence to bring
about a better state of affairs and
put a stop to dangerous proceed
The coOler-heeded leading men
Of both parties deplore the at
to bring politics and fac
tional strife into this affair and
are cooperating to adjust the diff
that seem to threaten dis
order. Much Of the feeling
aroused is directly attributable to
that lamentable extra issued by
the republican paper
LATER. The complaints we're
drawn by A. L. Christy and sworn
10 by Ben Williama Justice Luna
Of the precinct in which Williams
Is constable would not issue war
rants. Valdez has dismissed the
and two deputy sher-
ifs have gene out to notify Lew
ellyn and Lee that the warrants
are cancelled.
LATER.
Special 10 tho democrat.
Las Cruces, n. NJ, Feb. H.