Sierra County advocate., 1897-10-01

more heasd OF in history, Ills
name was Bostwick.
"On the cars they drank ice cold
beer from the chest Of the Pullman,
aud between drinks they told me
that they bad just been liberated
from the county Jail at Santa Fe.
That aetonished me very much, for
] | was teLderIoot and could scarce
/ ly believe that such bright and in
telligent men could have been be.
! hind the bars,
at seems tlat 0tero and Webb
were part owners of mine in New
Mexico, and had law suit pending
IN the District Court AT Santa Ec,
sometimes presided over by that
eminent jurist, Judge $. B, Axtell,
chief justice of the First judicial
district. On advice of their httor
neys, Otero and Webb refused to
obey some order of the court re.
quiring them aiirmatively to per
form certain things in the order
contained Upon their refusal to
comply they were cited for con
tempt and asked If their attorneys,
Bostwick and Vincent. had advised
them to disobey the order They
refused to say what their advice
had been Vincent was placed on
the stand, but refused to say whit
advice had been gwen to his clients,
and the court was no more success
ful in getting any information from
Bostwck.
The result was that IN anger
Judge Axtell sent the whole posse
to Jail fer sixty days for contempt
of his august court, or until they
were ready to purge themselves bS
answering the questions PROFOUND
ed. The men lived high in jail,
flowers and dellcacies being takon
to them daily, and instead of iocar.
ceraton their term in jail was one
continuous levee. The sixty days
passed merrily, and at the explra
ton Of the term | met them. AS
tell tins story, so it WINS told to me.
"As result Of the imprisonment
Of these men combined effort was
made hot long afterwatd by The |
people Of New Mexico to obtain the
removal Of Axtell from the bench
1t was finally accomplished, when,
ln aud behold w. A. Vincent was
by President Cleveland
to the position of chief Justice of
the Territory Of New Mexico. II
W. Webb was appointed clerk Of
the Supreme Court Of New Mexico,
relieving one Phillips, who was
son in law of Axtell. Boslwick, ms
| have said, never made any fur
they mark in history. Judge AK
tell IS dead. And now GIlly Otero
has been made Governor Of the
proud domain, and Hs be raises 10
his lips the foaming glass he may
with thankful heart, sans peur ct
sans reproche, drink deep to friend
and foe alike. for be rules in amin
disputed sway
Coy Otero IS OF pure Caslilinn
descent. His father was Miguel
A. Olero, who was prominent cit
zen of New Mexico, and repre-.
sented the Territory in Congress.
The present Governor il one of the
men that ever occupied
40 executive chair, bat Ia bright
md crisp AS radish md smooth
IS salad OIL. He il married to one
4 the most beautiful girls ever
'aw, the daughter Of a former
udge of the Supreme Court of
Minnesota, whose name has es
.aped me.
Il am sure that the executive of
ice of New Mexico will be admin.
stored with dignity aud true Gas
lillian courtesy, while the beautl-
al wife of the Governor will take
ler place as the first lady Of that
historic territory with n precedence
ar beauty aud grace gladly recog Z
iized by the entire sJeiety Of New
I iexico" :