Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-12-02
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG. DEC. 2, 1898

Hall, Hughes s. Co. have sold out
the Golden Eagle saloon to Derr s.
Cardwell.
Mrs. NJ. B. Emerson and children
we're In town yesterday, en- route from
Clifton TO El Paso.
Mrs. Wise and Miss Hill, who have
been visiting Mrs. Harrison, left for
Pennsylvania Tuesday morning.
B. M. Crawford and G.. e. Kelley
came in from Solomonville Sunday
aud went up TO Clifton on a business
trip,
9. NJ. Shannon was in the city Sun
day, en- route from Clifton to Silver
City to visit his mother. He returned
yesterday.
Mr.. L. L. Robinson, OF Los Angel es,
was IN the city Friday, en- route to
.Stceplerock, to visit bis brother, San
ford Robinson, who has charge OF the
affairs of the Steeplerock company.
In ~giviugsad account OF the mas
Querade ball at Silver City the indie
pendent says that w. @. PurCcraeld
appeared as latter the BATH" but does
not say whether it was long enough
after the bath for Mr.. Pofter0eld to
get on his clothes.
Last Week j. D. Chambers was tried
before the United states court 1T Las
Vegas, charged with robbing the
mails at Clayton-a couple OF years ago.
He was convicted and sentenced by
Judge-MGFie to the pe%nitentlary for
life. He has served several terms In
prison.
j. II. Simpson has been put to work
10 the rOundhouse here as & night fore
man, helping out ]. w. Earohardt,
who has had charge OF the machinery
department at the round house for
some time. Another evidence OF the
increased business being done by the
Southern Pacific.
The new battle ship the Wisconsin
was safely launched at the Union Iron
works In San Francisco Saturday.
She was well wet, having a bottle Of
French and a bottle OF California
champagne broken over her bow as
she went into the water. There was
quite a ~scrap-oyer the kind OF cham
payne to he used, and a compromise
was made by using both kinds, a terri
Gle waste ofgood stiff.
There has not iced very much bust
Dcss transacted at the present term OF
court, d. II. Davis and VIM. Tracy.
who were arrested for robbing the
barber shop, plead guilty and were
sentenced to a year apiece in thu pen
itehtiary. Frank Osborn, who held
ub the store at Dwyer last May, was
tried and found guilty. The Hon. N.
b. Walton defended him, and made
one of the most eloquent speeches
ever heard in the Silver City court
house. q The jury shed ceans OF tears
at the pathethic picture drawn by the
eloquent attorney, but as the evidence
produced by the people was a cinch.
the jurors wiped away their tears and
brought In a verdict Of guilty. MT.
Walton thinks that judging: from APP
pearances a Grant county jury is no
more to be depended on than is the
average Grant county t6tef. The
cases against, Vintage, alias Cush,
Capehart, and Marshal who were
charged with having a hand In the
Steia's Pass robbery, were dismissed D.
These men had been tried In the
United States court and acquitted.
The cases against Alverson, Warde-
man and Hoffman, who were convic-
ted Ia the United States court, were
continued. A large number Of cases
against women for being in saloons
were dismissed.
Bert Grove, who escaped from the
jail in L6rdsburg, where he cas- under
arrest charged with burglarizing the
Bank Exchange, is reported to be at
Solomonvllle aud very much cut up
because OF the account 10 the Liberal
OF his escape. He had secured a posi-
tIon as bailif OF the court in session at
Solomonyille and when the Liberal
reached Solomonyille the sheriff
showed Bert the article and intimat'
ed that he had better resign. Bert
claims that he was not guilty OF burg
larry, and warns his friends that ifthey
do not have the LIBERAL set hin
right before the world be will come
back and expose the people wh'
helped him out Of jail. As the LbER
AL would be very glad to have him d.
this it refuses to say that he was moi
guilty Of ~burglaryi and would be much
pleased to have him make bis threa'
good. Evidence lie coming out tina
some Of the people most interested il
his arrest lent a helping hand TO hi
nna nrominent Citizen D