Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-10-07
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURG, OCT. I, 1893.

the L0ngtellOw niue at Metcaif, ac
companled by his family, was in the
city Friday, returning home from az
eastern trip.
AT the democratic caucus last Sat
urday night d. b. Ownby, II. j. Nc,
Grath, and NJ. @. Hardin were cleo.
ted delegates 10 attend the county
convention, which met at Silver City
yesterday.
Mrs. Catherine Williams Of Deming
died last Saturday. Mrs. William.
was we'll known In Lordsburg, having
been here many times, and her death,
while not unexpected, will be mourned
by a wide circle of friends.
1t Is now reported that the Sunset
limited which will connect at New
Orleans will not commence running
until the first OF December. 1t is
thought best not TO put it on until all
danger of quarantine is over.
Several train loads Of colored troops,
''smoked yankees," the Spaniards
called them, and "colored Rough
Riders as they called themselves,
passed through town Tuesday morn
ing, bound for Forts Grant and Hua
chuca.
Last Saturday morning about five
o'clock, the town was awakened by d
locomotive whistle sounding the Dire
alarin. by the time any of the citi-
zen got out, the fire, which was Il
small blaze in the lumber yard; was
also out.
The well known JakY Spitz was In
town this week on his regular semi
annual pilgrimage through the
country. Jaky is wearing a thermom-
eter 10 his buttonhole 50 that he eau
show his friends what IA warm baby
he is, and give them no chance to dis
pute his story.
Henry L. Fuller left this week for
Oklahoma, to appear as a witness ia a
case before the United States court,
regarding q land title. Mr.. Fuller
was Que of the men that made a race
for a location when Oklahoma was
thrown open, aud happened to see
some things which the court wants to
know about.
Sunday morning a young Mexican
came into town from the east telling
The story that be aud Il companion
had been attacked about mile east
OF town and his companion was shot.
Some mcn went down on the switch
engine to the place where the ARRAY
took place and there found the man
who was shot, and brought him into
town. DR.. Crocber cxaniined him and
found ii bullet hole through his body,
another had struck him near the ear.
ranging downward, Indicating it had
been tired when the mar was on the
ground, a knife wound was found over
the heart. The wounded man could
not talk, and died from the effects OF
the wound IN a couple Of hours.
From papers found on the dead man
il WAS learned that his name wa
Aurelio EnriQues, that he had been
working Oh the Southern Pacific as.
far west us Yuma; that he had friends
in Juarez. The murdered mau, the
HAN who tcld of the murder, and an,
other Mexican had been seen together
in town during the day and the muir
dered man had a roll OF bills, amount
ing to some sixty dollars or more. No
money was found OF the dead a
The young man who was with him,
whose name is Pa2 CarrascO, said that
the three intended 10 go to Ell Paso,
and were going to board Il freight
train. They started for the lower
end OF the railroad yard, at the stock
yards the third man had left them.
the TWO walked down the track, and
when they were about a mile east Of
town a man had attacked them, shoot
ing Enriaues, that he bad run, and
Efawled throught the fence, and thus
made his escape. His story did not
hang together very well and he was
placed under arrest. It came out
that during Saturday the murdered
man had passed the house in which
lives Juan Miguel Barrasa aud had
shaken his fist at Barrasa's wife, that
when Barrasa heard OF this he had
taken his slxshooter and gone out to
demonstrate with Enriques. Barrasa
was arrested, but was discharged later.
Constable Hardin telegraphed a de-
scriptfon Of the Mexican who started
out with the murdered man and Car
rasco, aud received word that a man
answering the description was arrest
ed 10 Ell Paso Monday. lie went
Gown on the delayed train Monday
and found that the arrested man was
the right one, and took him to Silver
City Tuesday. His name is Uvaldt
Silva. The generally adopted theory
Of the murder is that Carrasco ane
Silva made Enrique's acquaintance
A..d 10 hod mnnav and determined