Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-08-05
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG, AUGUST s, 1899.

The LIBERAL is sorry to hear OF the
death OF the infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Gurdon Bradley, Of Silver
City, which occurred last Saturday.
Mrs. Bradley. who has beer very sick
is fast recovering her normal health.
The Lordsburg school board has en-
gagged Miss Candace Mable Wakefield
OF Albuquerque aud Miss Ida Cain to
take charge OF the Lordsburg schools
for the ensuing year. Miss Wakefield
brings a most aattering set Of testi-
monials regarding her ability as a
teacher, and Miss Cain. who taught
here last year is so well known, and
gave such satisfaction as a teacher
that she needed no testimonials. The
board expects to have to build an ad-
hition to the school house to make
room for all the children.
Oliver Lee has written a letter to the
Independent Democrat Of Las Cruces,
telling all abuut his little trouble with
Sheriff Pat Garrett, which difficulty
resulted Ia the murder Of Deputy
Sheriff Kearney. Lee claims that the
sherif's posse commenced shooting
and then told him 10 throw up his
hands. Lee had Just awoke from a
sleep when this occurred, and it may
be that he was tod to throw up his
hands before the shooting commenced.
Whether IL was r or not that the
shouting commenced before the call to
surrender was made is not OF much
importance. II was in this way that
Sheriff Garrett arrested Billy the Kid,
aud he has always been commended
for the way he arrested him, and cir.
cumstances seem to indicate that
Oliver Lee is fully as hard a citizen as
Billy the Kid, although ne has not
the reputation Of killing as many men.
From Lees own story it is seen that
lie resisted arrest by officers of the
law,>and Killed one OF them in doing
SO, and there is no very good reason
why he should have done 50, except
that be did not want to be arrested.
VIM. McNew, who vas arrested as
Lees accnmplice in the killing Of Col.
Fountain aud his son, attempted TO
get liberty on a writ Of haheas corpus.
The ease was heard 10y the Judge Lee
land at Santa Fe, aud he refused To
admit HIN to bail, but renanded him
TO the custody of the sheriff Of Dona
Ana county, to await the action Of
the next grand jury.
When "Bronclio Bill" and Bill John
sou, the train robbers, were reported
as attending 4 dance at Geronimo q
couple Of weeks ago Detective Thack.
er concluded they ~culd stay around
the country north Of Solomonville
and probably be NJ ilamIson's ranc..
.occasinniy. So he SEN George Scar
loruugh, j. d. Milton and his son VI
TO Hamlsou's to sec IL they could
gather theniin. Scarborough, Milton
and Youhg Thaeker arrived at iIamp.
sous horse ranch last Friday Afternoon
and stopped over night. In the morn
ing voting Chacker went out after the
horses. While be was gone three
men were seen approaching the house
Two Of them stnppcd some hundred
yards away TO kill Il snake, while th'
third man. who proved to he 'Bronch'
Bin" himself, rode up 10 the rancl
and got off his horse. The first maj
he saw was George Scarborough. II
said II guess ! do not want to stol
here" and started TO get On bis horse
"Hold on" said Scarborough, II wan
TO talk to you" But "Droncho" di'
not feel like talking to any one an'
pnlled his slxshooter and Commences
shooting at Scarborough, but shot viii
and did not hic him. lie jumped o.
his horse and started to leave, an
Scarborough commenced shooting
One of Scarboroueh's shots hit bin
the shoulder and knocked him OF tn
horse. When Johnson and the othe
man heard the shooting they jnnpe
behind some rocks and commence
shooting promiscously. All the Gov
boys, horse rustlers and officers hunte
cover very suddenly. Scarboroug
rot behind an oak tree and watche
his chance aud put a bullet throug
johnson's body. The other man, VII
was not recognized, escaped. Milto
all this time was shooting, but IL
thought that it was Scarborough
bullets that got both men. Hour
Thacker was like Admiral Sampson
Santiago, he came up after the shoe
ing was all over, but il Is probable
VII be given the credit of shootif
the men or else Scarborough and M
ton. like Jennings, will no longer
on the Wells-Fargo pay ro
Couriers were sent into Ciiftf
for officers and doctors. III
Clark and DR.. Bertch both went o
TO the ranch. 1t is thought th
"Broncho Bilr will recover and tn
Johnson will die. II "BronchO" 10
recover he will have TO face a jury
.ohhin0 and for killing a deDu