Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1901-12-20
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURe. DEC. 20. 1901.

A Merry Christmas 20 all the LIBER-
AL readers.
j.. C. Rutherford was in from the
Pass the nrst Of the week.
Mrs. E. B. HuHley and children,
who have been In El Paso for some
time, returned 70 Lordsburg last Fri
day.
The Vendome dining room has put
in a lunch counter, for the accummu-
dation Of the people who are in a
hurry when It comes eating time.
Neil McCallum returned the irst Of
the week from the Fort Thomas hot
springs, and looks as though his little
vacation had done him a great deal OF
good.
DR.. Crocker reports that the case OF
dipbtherta he has neen treating is
about recovered, and that although he
has kept careful watch no other case
has developed.
The Union Sunday school Will have
a Christmas tree On Christmas eve az
the Methodist church, for the benefit
of the little ones, although as on for.
.mer occasions the old folks will not te
barred out.
]. A. Harrison stopped over between
trains Monday, while on his way To-
81 Paso on business. He reports Mrs.
Harrison and the children, especially
the new boy that has come since he
moved from Lordsburg, to be 10 most
excellent health.
There will be a masquerade at the
knights OF Pythias hall on Christmas
night. II you think old Santa Clans
did not treat you just right Christmas
eve you can go L the ball Christmas
night, and you probably will have a
chance to stick pins in his legs, aud so
get even.
The mails are nov crowded with
Christmas presents and calendars. II
is estimated that enough calendars
will come into town during the next
two weeks to supply the citizens with
calendars for an Hundred years, pro-
viding they we're properly printed and
spread out.
Mrs. P. G.. Newton, Of Bowie, has
been visiting some weeks with Mrs.
Eurch. Tuesday Mr.. Newton came
down to visit bis wife. That evening
DR.. Croker also called on her, and
before morning a little daughter alsn
called and asked permission to make
a permanent stay.
The people of the county were
shocked to hear Of the killing OF
Thomas L. Hefin. Friday evening he
was 10 the Club House saloon at Silver
City, and was standing in front of the
bar talking with a client named John
W. Childers, when, 10 some manne
that has not been explained, and
owing to Hefih's death. probably
never will, a quarrel arose between
them that Immediately resulted in
shooting. Early in the game Hefin
was shot In the hand in which he had
his pistol, and so could not do any &C.
curate work. The shooting was soon
over and Chllders ran ddt, but was
o arrested by Marshal Laird, who
turned him over To Sheriff Goodell,
and he was locked up. Mr.. Helm was
found to be severely injured. He was
taken to the Sisters hospital, where
it was found he had been hit in each
arm, a CHANGING shot in the breast,
and the fatal shot struck him 10 the
side, penetrating the lung, the perito-
mum and pancreas, and was lost 10
the abdominal cavity. Mr.. Helm re-
gained Consciousness Saturday morn
lug, and did not know who shot him
When told IL was Chllders he was 10th
to believe IL, as they we're friends.
About four O'Clock Saturday AFTERNOON
he commenced to sink, and in half an
hour was dead. His wife and only
child, Margaret, some nine years old,
were visiting Mrs. Hehiu's parents at
Staunton, Virginia. Mrs. Hehin tele'
graphed to have the body sent there
for burial, and IL went on Sunday
train, under the rare uf Colin Nehl, It..
Mr.. Helm was thirty six years old,
having been born at Huntsville, Texas
He was educated at the University OF
Virginia. After graduating and be-
log admitted to the bar he settled 10
Silver City, some ten or eleven years
ago. He was a good lawyer and a good
citizen, a kind and a1ectionate hus'
band and father. He will be sorely
missed In Silver City. Judge New
comb, as coroner, held an inquest, and
the jury declared the shooting wat
i~'deliberate aud premeditated." Child
ers was arrested and held under the
charge OF murder 10 the arst degree
OhildeTs came to Grant county
from Texas some two years ago, being
one Of the six shooter deputies" i'm
ported by Sheriff Blair. He has beef
In trouble several times, and his vic
tim had with his legal ability got hin