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Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-05-11


veylne some oil locations Tor the Ia
tcrnrlse Oh company
East OF Rattle mountain We saw tho
bullfiugg Of the Bornalillo Oii com
PAM and found their wurkmon got
ting ready 20 receive drilling machln
cry The superintendent ~ this com.
pany is a practical oil man from Gait
fornia ON being asked how long he
expected 10 remain here, he express.
ed he confidence In the enterprise by
answering All the rest ~ my natural
| lie"
The trails along the valley az this
/ point aud above lead. we learned To
some pools. springs and Mariana lake.
located m the south side ~ the valley.
Al along the road can be- seen the
STAKES or monuments marking the
/ boundaries at the different oil ioca.
tion0 or bearing the notices Of the 10.
cato~s.
The bluffs on the north sl6e Of the
valley are high and precipitous. The
great veins Ut oil producing shoal are
easily seen Near Mariana pass II IN
easy 90 hnd pieces " this rock bear.
| Ing strong evidences that they con.
tain oil notwithstanding the expos
uro 10 the weather for ages The stra-
I "a ~ rock dip toward the north and
/ slightly 90 the east A few miles be-
yond the pass We came 10 the camp ~
the Mariana OH company They had
with them Prof g. T.. ilorrick. OF tho
/ University of New Mexico. "A special
lst IN oil matters. who WINS advising
them a. 10 making new locations and
| the best places for drilling. Near
I their camp was the noted Hot Place.
! Through holes IN the ground there IN
| constantly escaping hot gas formed
/ 10y chemical action underground where
/ In All probability the process Of Dis.
/ tillation of oil b. now going on. with
10 u radius of four miles Of this place
/ Prof HorriCK found two marked anti
clines. forming natural dams where
| Il o. expected that large quantities of
oil viii be- found This company have
! located 5000 acres around these
points besides ovor 1000 acres In 9th.
or places They have drilling machln.
cry already purchased We heard tho
directors planning Tor erecting drill.
ing derrick and buildings
From the puorco valley the land
dips toward this Hot Place About
all the oil bearing strata disappear
under the ground with the natural
Dip ~ the land 30 that wells drilled
u'aI mere Wuuiu pass through all the
oil hearing rocks and the chances
lof striking oil here appear 10 be 10
Co compared with the higher lcvcla
near the valley Below hero must Ito
200 feet OF oil bearing shalc. identical
with the celebrated Florence shale
OF Colorado whore large quantities OF
oil have lron found Besides there
are 800 feet Of OH bearing shale and
sandstone intcrmixpd below this.
There is an abundance uf timber
near here ana along the BLUFFS of the
PuCrCu valley ON either side but par.
Iurul1rly a. Mariana pass. Several
nnp springs were found near there.
auoriug au ample supply Of water
The Hot Place is about nineteen 90
twenty miles north of Dewey former.
ly COOLIDGE There are beautiful
places near here for campers and
the scenery a. tho pass is fine About
"a mile and hall from here are found
the ruins uf AN ancient Indian build.
ing. and ten miles away more ruins.
very extensive and interesting
d. r.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-05-11
CATTLE THIEVES.
Butchers Of MagdaIena Caught in
Act Of Stealing Cattle,
THEY ESCAPE the OFFICERS.

Suspicious have been entertained
for some time that parties in the VI
entity Of Magdalona were butthcrlng
cattle that dad not belong to them.
No active steps wore taken To- discoy.
cr the guilty PARTIES until week or
ten days ago. Tho nr8t cnort seems
90 have been quite sucCcssful as will
be- seen from the following statement
of facts contained In "a letter of May
to the ruCorru Chicftuin;
Two Sons OF james W. Medley, a
prominent member of the recently or
gauizud Cattle and Horse Protective
Association of Central New Mexico
had for some time their suspicious
aroused by the movements OF Orrln
Mcpherson and Milton aud Dwight
Craig Last Sunday. according 90 the
statement ~ the letter She Mcdloys
repaired Co Pueblo Springs where
there o. butchers pen. and concealed
themselves 90 await developments.
They soon saw the suspected parties
select an animal from a bunch of cat.
tlc and drive 10 90 the pen The watch.
ers thgu returned to Magdaiona FOR
Inspector Samuel Locke. and AL!
three returned To- the scene Of actiy-
ity. Near the slaughter pen they met
Mcpherson carrying some fresh meat.
To- addition Co this evidence the Med.
lcys have the hide OF the slaughtered
animal This reveals thu fact that
the animal belonged tu Geo W. Mod.
lcy. a prominent cattlpman of western
Texas and member of the stock as.
Hocintion above mentioned
The correspondent then adds that
MCPHERSON aud Dwight Craig are sup.
posed 90 have lcft the country, that
Milton Crais ls still in Maglalona.
/ that q warrant o. in the hands OF an
officer for the arrest of the suspected
parties, and that 10 is hoped the guilty
/ ZONES viii soon be- brought to Justice
/ The crime charged is grave ono
! the evidence iH strong. and if tho sus
p"ctod pa t'os are guilty they certain.
\ ly should suffer the penalty prescribed
/ hy law.
/ 70 is understood that the work done
|ly The 81 licya iu this case is an oN
ample uf Yne feature of tho work to
Dee undertaken by tho now stock ass
lsociatiou Judging boy report such
work is greatly needed in certain
parts OF Socurrn aud adjoining gDuu
tiles and an legitimate interests Will
wish the association success n it-
Ilaudablc undertaking.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-05-11
KILLING AT HAeeRmAN.
J. c. Wilson Shoots n. j. Huffman
m Self Defense.

J. c. Wilson Shoots n. j. Huffman
m Self Defense.
The quiet little town OF Hagprman
war the scene this week OF a killing
with the usual accompanying excite.
mont. SAYS the Roswell Record The
facts al hand show that j. G. Wilson
and others had gone over 10 salt
Lake. 3U miles east Of Hagrrmau Tor
san and were CampoG at the lake Sat.
urday morning when "a little after duy
break n. %. Huffman and man By
the name nf lyu came to tho camp
and started quarrel with Wilson
oyo- some old business mattcrs
The evidence az the inquest aud pre-.
liminary trial showed that huffman
pulled his gun and snapped h at VII
son bat it Jailed t0 IRE the first time.
and before hc could fro tho second
time Wilson had brought his gun into
action AMI shot Huffman through the
bowels. Huffman was taken tu Haser
man whore the doctor made search
for the bali bat Il was not found tn
about twenty four hours from tho time
1T ihc shooting modification set ln
and the patient died In q few hours
Justice ri the Peace barron held an
uqupst aUu the jury rendered yer.
diet of iusuhAblc homicide ON Tues
day the preliminary trial Was held
with th" Same result Among those
who were present and saw tho shoot
inE were George NJ nannor. John vii.
son. Lewis Galloway ana V. Roardun.
Mr Wilson has lived Zoo the Hagcr.
man community for some time and "a
regarded by hls uoighhors as q sub.
stantiHl and rcasoahlc citizen Hun
man ON lIis occasion went 90 tho
camp looking for trouble and took
Syn, who had promised 10 see him
through with No.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-05-11
oLo CITIZEN MURDERED.
Deed Supposed 10 Have Been Com.
mitted BY Midnight Robbcrs

Deed Supposed 20 Have Been Com.
mitted by Midnight Robbcrs
The awful udiugs reached this city
by excited courier this afternoon that
Jose Domingo MARTINEZ uu AGED and
respected citizen residing Boo the la
livndrc uplghhurhuud. about twenty.
two miles southeast OF Las Vegas. had
been fuully murdered hast night says
the optic The murdered man was
Woll.tu.du and resided alone with his
vito. About midnight be- heard an
uuutu0l noise in that unsccmlugly
hour Ono du adjoining room in which
their pInyi ions were stored. He list.
rno1 % moment 90 satisfy himself that
his cars were not lDc,iyiug him. and
then arose and went out Of the room
his wife having been awakened and
anXiousiy awaiting his return. Hut
her husband cam. not and she herself
went into Tho room and there with the
death stare iu hs eyes aud wcltcriug
In his own blood lay thu inBnimutc
form OF Ga, man whom she loved $50
well. a bullet huiD through his breast
and heart II is supposed that the
motive oi the midnight mHraudcrs
was only robbery. Tor ID is not known
that jose Domingo MARTINEZ had an
ayowcd enemy in tho world and they
We're caught in the act uf plllagirg
the house and shot 90, ODD man down
In cold blood Ho be- could not appear
against them in court
Omccr ct tine law have been Ion.
formed AMI % vigorous search will be-
made for the red handed murdcrcrs.
though there is but slight clue to
wo x on.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-05-11
GALLUP OIL FIELDS.
a Correspondent Visits the Fields 10.
Gated Near the Carbon Town.

Gated Near the Carbon Town.
Editors Citizen.
Gallup. n. NJ, May 5.--Lately 30
many parties have been making trims
20 the oil lands. northeast OF here
/ tuat d Ia not far from the truth 10 say
that you simply follow the main trav.
eled road, leading out Of Gallup. 60
reach the expected oil gushers. Your
correspondent was easily induced to
take few blankets and see the sights
aloLg with some congenlal people.
The road gradually ascends the
north brau,h uf the Rio Puorco. with
but llttlo sand and no hills Co speak of
until you reach Mariana pass. leading
over the divide into the valley drain.
ing the Rio Grando.
The most prominent object Of In.
tercNt Be- Battle mountain. about slrh.
teen miles ont ON the road. Some
years ago before the NayaIoes be.
came ponccahlc, a prospoctor drove "A
tunnel about forty feet into the side Of
the mountain following some oil bear.
ing rock Trouble with the Indians
stopped the work. Since then quite
an amount Of OH has collected in the
tunnel Your correspondent was per.
mit'od Co carry away about quart
aH sample.
Just north Of here there was found
a very enthusiastic party. assisting
George u. Pradt, ~ iagunn, la sur.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-05-11

The Railway Age says Work of
changing the guage from feet to
standard was commenced on May I ,
and was expected 90 be- finished In
from three To four days. Tho road
runs from lOrdsburg, ~ NJ. 10 Cuf
ton Arizona "a miles. and was built
by the Arizona Copper company To-
haul coke, supplies and copper II
connects at l.ordsburg with the South
orn Pacific. The Age also says tho
Santa Fo, Prescott 4 Phoenix is build
ing "a cutufY, 20 miles long, from a
point short distance south OF Ash
Fork, Arizona, south. which viii re.
duCe tho distance 90 Prescott three
miles. The cutoff will eliminate thlr-
ty'nine wooden trostlcs and large
amount ~ curvature. Il viii also
make the maximum grade 10 per cent
Instead Of per cent, as at present.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-05-11
VIM TIUT WHU0TITT| N TTITI } UTIUUTWT
brown uf rich black Then use
BUCKlNGHAR'S DYE @bis.5ESsr.

h.uclf through the right lung Friday
night The rash act was discovered,
Dt CrOckpr being called Go care for
her. He cut the bullet out Just below
the shoulder blade Tho giri iR doing
nicely and there rs NO doubt Of her
recovery.
Last Frliay Frank shrivor arrested
lafayette and Wade Stamford nt Syc.
amoro. in the northern part OF the
county. tie took them before Justice
Ncwcomh. at silver city who In de-.
fault uf bail committed them 60 ioil
Co await preliminary hearing. which
will boz given them next Monday.
About sixty uf ". c. Days cattle. with
an addition to the lazy y brand on
thom were fosnd In the possession 81
the Sunifurdg. as also were a large
number OF cattle bearing Mrs, Teiies'
brand. which they said they had
bought but for which they had NO
BIN ~ sale
whom Mark IIill brought the mail
in from Bedrock Tuesday be- reported
10 Dr Croker the sickness OF Carl
Washburn From the description he
gave of Il the case o. q typical small.
poN one. II seems that young Wash.
burn had been working at the Allies.
andre mines whore there was a sick
| Mexican WaRhhuru not feeling very
we'll went home There was "a small
eruption appeared un him Ike a mum
bier OF dpa bites. There was q dance.
/ but be- was not su sick be- could not
attend that aud while there danced
with most OF tho girls present Dr.
Croker Immediately tologruphod 60 W.
| -. MURRAY chairman uf the county
commissioner urging him Go immC.
/ diatry send tho county physician On
Bedrock t1 investigate and ~ ucrcs
sary. to quarantine Tho commission.
crs now have ample power as a board
Iof health. and they probably can
| stamp THE disease out quickly. II
there are mo- more dances held at Red.
rock during the next few weeks.
| liberal
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-05-11
SAN mARclAL NOTES.
River Rislng-Rev. Renison compll.
mentcd--A Birthday Party.

The river is getting a move on now.
adarE The great waste OF wealth
represented by the passing Hood that
is escaping from the territory in sad
10 behold. The initial step toward its
storage viii only come with statehood
An EpisCopalian church convention
will bc held in l.as Vegas May .. TO
be- attended by ministers having
charges In New Mexico and Arizona.
Rev. Joseph Mcconnell will attend as
Will Bishop koudriCk. who will depart
for Europe shortly after the meeting.
beginning last Monday afternoon.
and continuing up 10 and including
Friday evening. Rev. v. Renison. ~
Albuquerque has delivered lectures
and preached a series Of eloquent ser.
none twice each day Ia Christ church
Mr. RoBisun is a clergyman ~ ability
and strength. both mentally and phys.
ically ana tho practical demands og
church work becoming more ana
more practical each year. call for lust
such executive ability and power as
he BE- credited with 20 whlten the
church hai est In New Mexico
Last Wednesday May / Miss Hal.
lice NJ Broyirs the pretty and intell-
gent daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. J. w.
| Btoyl"s. celebrated her ltth birthday
| By "a gathering of her girl and boy
! friends at her home in the evening.
Music gaines and nicely prepared
lunch were features uf the event and
"a very pleasant evening was the ~.
suit Ihsrc were present Misses Zelia
Holloway Lizzie Hockctt. Mabel
| Tweed, Maggie Tweed Roma shaw.
| Katie Horn, May piatt Della Barton.
| dussie L,ficr aud Masters sydney
iockott Fred Flint. Frank Hitchcock.
Frank TIbDf It's. Gussis lscscman. Jack
Harlan Charho Hanna. Kenneth
Bailey, Laurence Broylcs and Mrs n
! ~, Morgan. Bee
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-05-11
MINING NEAR cERRlLLos.
Fine ore Struck IN the Black Hawk
Mine-Baird Company improving.

| mlhe-ba'Tu COMPANY improving
From the Register
4 large hoist is being placed ln posi-.
ton NJ the Live Oak and shipments
Of ore will commence iu tho near a.
ture.
Col u s Farley. OF New York. rep
Presenting the Tucrto Mining company
arrived iu Golden and viii spend soy
! oral weeks la camp doing some de-
yolopmcut work for his company
| NJ Oliagnu aud associates. upprat
ing che GypHy Queen. are driving q
lorosscut tunnel 90 intercept tho vein
which Will bee tapped within forty feet
shipping will commence the latter part
| of June.
The Register Is informed hy the very
best authority that the Industrial Gold
Mining company will soon commence
the erection of stamp mill on their
! extensive cement beds roui Golden
Mossrs. lialict aud Gould returned
from prospecting trip through tho
southeastern part OF Santa Fc county.
whore they struck a large body Of ga.
lena ore. They will return the lattrr
part of the week To do the assessment
work
While drifting at the l2s foot level
in the Black Hawk mine near Golden
one uf the finest veins uf copper ore
ever struck iu this district was cen
Cuuntorgd he ore is fun OF native
copper and red and black copper OK
idus. carrying big values iu both gold
and silver The owners and operators
MvHsrH Augustine and Tuck. are high.
By ulatcd over the strike. which has
aroused considerable interest in this
section
The Haird Mining company are max
INK extensive improvements az their
property near Golden. a well has been
sunk loi feet and as soon as IL has
been sunk tu a depth OF l75 feet
pumping station will be- installed The
3uHtamp mill has been thoroughly
tested and has "a capacity of 100 tons
per day Operations Will commence
In every department as soon as IN"
pumping station b. la position
II. j. OConnell, member of the Colo
RADIO legislature from clear Greek
county. and ! % Robinson. manager
aD5 superintendent at one of tho big
producing mines at Clear Creek coun
~, cam, 100 and departed for the Gypsy
Queen to Visit their old friend. NJ
OliuEau They are loukin9 over the
resources Of Santa 20 county with
view of Investing
Louis HeitE. manager ~ the Bender
group az Golden passed through Cor
rilloa an route to Sierra hlanyo, Texas
whore hiH company has extensive cop
per interests thence tu bis home Boz
Dallas Two very promising claim
have been added Gao tho BENDER group
A mill concentration and hoist will be-
erected uu th.a property as soon ua
tho machinery can b" ordered ana
brought here
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-05-11

get help az soon 90 possible and Mr.
Reno left his gun with Mr. Smith and
started for Cimarruu afuot az II was
impossible for him To- take his horse.
on account of the rocky condition of
the road and the darkness Of the
night That statement was made 90
me personally boy Mr. Smith. also
saw Elliott. Cordova and Morgan. the
balance uf the posse who thoroughly
confirmed Smiths statement regarding
the actions Of Mr. Reno during the
nght &C. Denver Republican
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-05-11

W. A. Hawkins attorney ~ tho IN
paso a Northeastern road PASSED
through the city for Las Vegas this
morning on business.
a half rate Will bee made upon all
roads from New Mexico ana Arizona
for tho convention OF ROOSEVELT
Rough Riders. which will be- held In
Colorado Springs next June.
Mrs. Harry Miller. who has been
visiting relatives az Flagstan for some
weeks past lett FOR Seligmnn Arr
IONA whore her husband has "a posi-.
tiun with the Santa Fc Pacific Rail
road company
Last Thursday niHht am alteration
took place in the Harvey house at
Needles between three trainmen
when the abused man arose from the
lunch counter t0 defend himself from
the attack of tho other party he was
shot and almost Instantly Killed The
shooter and the other man who pro.
yokCd the quarrel are under arrest.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-05-11

Among the Santa Foaus who were
ia 40 paso yesterday to greet the
president upon his arrival ln that city
were Attorney T.. A Fiskc and A. NJ.
Berger editor and publisher Of the
Capital The latter. when introduced
to his oXcollcncy. was cordially I'm.
Nitcd Ia accompany the presidential
party Co Dcming. which he very kind
Is acc ptCd When ID comes 90 got.
Ing acquainted with prominent men
Il appears that the editor ana colonel
of tho Ancient Be- strictly in a. At
torney fiskc was unable tO accept the
invitation. hut was Obliged Go return
90 hia professional duties az the CAPT.
tai city this morning
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-05-11
SILVER CITY sRsviTles.
Ranchman's Death--Chinese Taken 20
Coast-Doublc Wedding,

Coast-Doublc Wedding,
sunday. May SIN. the Mexican resi-.
dents Of tins section celebrated their
nat ionnl holiday known as "Cinco de-
Nayu." in their usual manner This
holiday Is in honor of one ~ the
great victories Of the McXIcan army
An operation was performed upon
Mr. CLAY the merchant who was a.
saultrd and robbed az FierrO a short
time ago. hy Drs. Westlako and Lane.
at the Ladies'. hospital last Tuesday
The patient Is getting along nicely.
% iR thoulht that in a few days ho
will bee rational enough Go give some
Information as 10 who the parties
were who assaulted his.
n W Rollins who came to this
section fDf his health about two years
ago died al his ranch un Whiskcy
creek of consumption. The deceased
came from Texas and Il was thought
that his health was very much i'm.
proved but he made short visit
tD lower altitude and brought the
nyaros OF the disease back. re was
aged about 30 years and leaves wife
und infant child tu mourn his loss.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-05-11

on the authority uf a member 81
the school board of this city tho Reg
huquorQuO and Santa Pc public schools
we're compelled to close ON account ~
lack uf funds We were mislnfurmcd
so far az Albuquerque is concerned,
as the schools ~ that city 0u not close
until the latter part ~ next month.
after nine months work -Ccrrilioa
Register
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-05-11
Proved self pefense.

he three Navajo Indians who killed
SUBJ chief llosten Be Cody Bo.Gay ten
miles south of Gallup on April 2O. gave
themselves mp To sheriff Smith and
Agent ;iazlott They were brought Ia
Gallup and after an examination be.
fore Justice of the cpacc Welsh were
discharged They aCknow dyed the
killing and proved by several wit
nesscs that II was done in soif.defonsc.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-05-11

Charles Dainctt passenger brake
man, Is slowly recovering after a So.
riuuH illness
There has boon "a general switch
about Of operators aud agents of the
Pocus system recently. e.. o. carte
has been moved from Florence "a Pc.
cos. Mr.. Gates taking tho agency al
Florence. Charley Burns has been
sent from Guadalupe to canyon city,
aud the Malaga station closed
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-05-11
LoRosBuRo NEWS.

A Cir Attempts suiclde-Cattic
Thieves NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Jcsuiia Sa'sudo. Mexican girl
about l3 wears old. became quite dis
satisfied with her home Ito. in addi
ton t0 thls her best fellow did not iu
Nita Der Go the dance last Friday
night This Was too much for her
and she stole ID revolver % tAiuy-twu
oalihcr one. out of the house and shot
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-05-11

4. g. Campbell. OF Roswell. y NJ.
has been appointed as assistant at
turncy iu the department Of tho int.
rior and has assumed the duti' C
tho position Ills appoiutm,"r was
Endorsed b. Governor Otcro and other
Republican politicians OF New Mexico.
Nr Campbell formerly Wis United
states attorney for Wyoming
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-05-11
Notice

The undersigned assignee of r. T..
Uclwcg a Co hereby gives notice that
he viii attend AZ the office of q. n.
Marion iu tho Whiting block, In the
,iN of Albuquerque. county of berna.
iillu and territory of New Mexico. on
Monday. the 18Th day of May 1901,
Tuesday the lith day of May, 1901,
and "Wednesday, the 18th dag % NAV,
1901. for the purpose ~ adjusting and
allowing demands against the estate
at the assignors a. t. HolweE y Go.
WALLACE HESSELDEN,
Assignee.
Dated at Albuquerque this April 9Th.
IVUI
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-05-11
CHARGED VITA FORGERY
Alleged 10 Have Been Committed
Year Aao--Held Tor Grand Jury.


T.. g. Brown. lahoror. who was
employed in this city more than q
year ago. and who is supposed 10
have uttered forged check and so.
rUrnl small amount uf money before
lca'i the city was arrested ON the
street early last Saturday evening hy
Nauhal McMillin. About % year ago
Do" bought some merchandise OF Totl
a Grad. which amounted to small
sum and presented a check for s25.Au.
tie Endorsed the check received tho
change and soon the paper was found
to De- 8 forgery Whom Brown an
pcnrcd in the court uf Judge Crawford
this morning bc declared that be- rc.
.Coiy"d che check from a friend who
is now in the Philippines. and SAYS
that su far a. hc knows the check was
all right and proper This plea not
hriuE sufficient the Judge bound him
over Ia the sum Of $500 to await the
acton uf the next grand jury tie
wa unable tp secure bail and con.
Rrquontly was taken to the county
hastile.