Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-01-10
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBURe. IAN. 10, 1902,
rhe III paso oarnlval coues on ness

M0AANJf
A. d. Norcop was 10 from his ranch
the 1rst Of the week.
Mrs. J. G. Weir is 10 the city visit
log Mrs. r. D. Weymouth.
Sheriff Parks, Of Graham county,
was 10 the city Friday, and made a
little trip up to Duncan.
DR.. G. II. Parker, who has been. do.
ing dental work here for a week or so,
left Wednesday for El Paso.
O. P. Rusecrsnz, cashier OF the First
national bank OF Clifton, made a flying
business trip to 81 Pasu this week.
Mrs. H. j. Temple OF Naco has been
So the city this week, visiting the
family Of her husbands brother, Chas
II. Temple,
II. p. Tucker was In from Red
rock this week, helping Marx Hill
erect a windmill on his homestead
northwest OF town.
Late Thursday night, or rather
early Friday morning there vas a
series of hold ups 10 this town which
would make the late, but unlamented,
Black Jack turn in his grave, II he
could hear the particulars. A couple
OF men, who afterwards CAV, their
hamas as Edward Lawson and Thomas
Willard commenced holding up the
tramps 10 the railroad yards. They
would 60 thrnugh a man. then take
him to a box car and lock him up.
They did not get very rich, as few Of
the men had any money. Along TO.
wards morning there was a freight
train In the yard and 10 the train was
q a loaded with household goods,
and some live stock, with a man ia
charge. The high waymen broke into
the car, held up the man, robbed him
OF a twenty dollar gold piece. and took
him down to the box car, and locked
him up with the bunch. This man
was playing a sGinoth game on the
railaOad company. He ha a right ia
travel in the car, and had made a
place 10 the car for his brother whose
travelling was unknown to the rail.
road company. The brother tried to
come to his rescue, bit before he could
get out of the hay the robbers had
their victim out on the ground. The
gun could not be found, and so the
brother got out, hunted up Constable
McGrath and gave the alarm. BY The
time the constable got around the
men we're hack up town, hunting fol
more victims. They were arrested il
front of Fishers saloon, without muct
trouble. Both we're comfortably
drunk, and when sestthsd they had
little over twenty nine dollars OF
their persons. AS they had got s2
from one man the size of their Pill,
showed they had had to do a gooC
deal of work for their mqrey. Tn,
officer went down to the extemporizeC
~calaboose these men lad been using
and found they had locked up seven
teen men In the box car. two or tire
Others in other cars, and that tel
more were being close herded BY a com
padre who got away. Thirty holdup
in one night pne at a time, aud til
net proceeds averaging less than "A dol
lar a man. TIE hoho3 we're certainl
broket that night. There was a crow
Of men looking the prisoners owe
when Justice of the Peace, McGratI
came along. He made a good mar.
aud one of the prisoners gave a lurch
secured a little rootd ard kicked tn
Judge in about. that portion of hi
anatomy where his dinner rests. Tn
Judge Immediately declared this cor
tempt OF court, and as he had a can
in his hand he administered PRONG
punishment and knocked the prisone
out. As his stick was a light one h
had to use it several times. The mex
morning a friend heard of the occuI
renee, and presented the Judge
walking stick made OF second gr0wt
hickory, aud about an inch and a ha
in diameter. On the next exhlbitio
OF contempt OF court the court will /
prepared. After the prisoners had 81
bered up they we're arraigned on Il
charge of highway robbery and sui
cIent evidence was given by Roy
Potter, Nat Andrews and Sam Tod
to hold them over to the grand iur
Ia default of bail they we're commi
ed. The Judge also held the witnes
es, as they were strangers, and as th'
could not give bonds for their appea
snce they were also sent tOjall. VIII
Constable McGrath was In DemiT
with his prisoners, en- route to Silv
City, they were inspected by Sher
Baca, and he said he had been lookiI
for these men for several days, Th'
we're waited at both Rincon and 81
Marcial for rObberies similar to q
ones 10 Lordsburg, The man who "
taken out OF the car and robbed Of t
gold piece evidently was posted
the undesirable lot of a witness. ]