Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-11-25
Silver City.

fercy wilson, ESQ lett Monday eve
ming for Hillsboro to attend to business
before court there.
Miss lnez Barnes, who has been alb
sent on 4 visit to relatives in Kansas
City, returned home Thursday.
District Attorney r. NJ. Turner left
Sunday evening for Hillsboro to attend
Sierra County court in his official capa-
city.
Hunting parties from Silver City are
very numerous these days and as
rule the sportsmen are meeting with
good success, especially in the quail
shooting line.
Judge Frank w. Parker, Stenograph-
er H. b. Holt and Interpreter Eugene
Van Patten left Saturday evening for
Hllsboro, where Sierra County court
opened Monday.
Prof. w. II. Stevens and II. l.. Gam
mon, Of Lordsburg, were in Silver City
last week on business connected with
the construction of the mill plant which
they are erecting for the International
Gold Mining company at Malone, this
county.
Sheriff Blair, accompanied by d. c
Hobart and James A. Shipley, left Mon
day evening for Santa Fe, having
in charge the prisoners convc el during
the recent term of court and sentenced
to inn risonment in the territorial peni-
teniary.
Deputy Sheriff II. +. Muse was last
week acquitted of he kill & of Fran
cisco Portilo and Guadalupe Munoz at
Santa Rita in April last. The testi.
mony showed that the shooting was
done in self defense, and the jury re-
mained out only sufficiently long TO pre-
pare their verdict.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.. Potter last week
disposed ~ their holdings in the G. o S
Cattle company, one of The largest out
| fits in Grant county, to +. NJ. Walker,
Victor Culberson, j w. Pcnnewill and
Chris Reighs, of this city. Mr. Culber-
son will have the management of the
company under the new order of things
Sheriff Blair last week arrested and
brought to Jail here Don ingD Ruis. Jose
p rtillo and Cruz Portillo, all of wlcm
are ch rged with the killing of Fcderi-
co Rodriguez and the attempted assas-
sination of John Shannon, on the MINI
bres. There is strong case ofcircum-
stantal evidence against the accused,
and every reason to believe that the
guilty parties have been secured.
District court adjourned Saturday
evening, after Il session lasting since
October %, during which an extraor-
dinarily large amount of business was
disposed Of Friday Judge Parker pro-
nounced the following sentences: Juan
Domingues, larceny of burros. one year
in penitentiary; Antonio Travino lar
ceny Of burros, one year in penitenti-
ary; Jesus Lopez, larceny of burros,
one year in penitentiary; Ventura Gar
cia, unlawfully carrying weapon, three
months in Jail; Charles Bowman, han
ding weapon in threatening manner,
one year in penitentiary; Floyd Baker,
unlawfully discharging weapon within
limits of settlement, GO days in Jail;
Aurelia Martinez, murder, 80 years in
penitentiary; Thomas Bush, forgery
one year in penitentiary; j. w. Frank.
lin, larceny from a shop, three years in
penitentiary.
AS result of the indictments re-
turned by the recent grand jury against
saloon men for violating the Sunday
law, Silver City was last Sunday, fol
the first time in its history, thorough.
ly dry" town. Judge Parker called
the saloon men of Silver City and the
surrounding towns before him last Fri.
day and in considerable talk told them
that, inasmuch as the people had now
spoken through the medium of grand
jury, he must in the future insist upor
a strict enforcement of the Sunday.
closing law. The saloon men, without
exception, have followed the instruc.
ii ms of the court and will close on Sun.
nay. The same course is being pursued
by all other business houses, and the
Sabbath is now as strictly observed a.
in the most puritanical New England
J village, Reports from the county indi
cate that Sunday closing is general
Whether Judge Parker will extend tn,
same movement to other counties in il