Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-01-16

went into headquarters and after a
few weeks the troops that had been
enlisted for one year, having departed,
our colonel being the ranking officer
was left in command. He ordered
; the regiment to proceed down the Rio
Grande and into the state of Chihua-
hua.
1--WE had the major of the regiment
In command. l don't know whether
he was coward or incompetent, but
somehow or other it took us six weeks
to go about 200 miles. In the mean
time General Price, who was general
during the war of the rebellion on the
commanding general Of the depart
ment of New Mexico, and had arrived
in Santa Fe. He was Missouri man.
and as soon as he came, he ordered
the Illinois troops back to Santa Fe
and sent his Missouri troops on to
Chihuahua, where the last battle of
the war was fought by them.
when the news came of the treaty
of peace, the question arose about 60
ing home. I had been first lieuten-
ant drawing from sixty to sixty-five
dollars a month, but had spent all my
money as most officers had l made
up my mind that l would remain in
New Mexico, as had sayed no money
to go back with. l had been admitted
q the bar. and decided would remain
'i4l thc Territory and open an office.
After drawing my last months pay,
had $3.50 left after paying my debts.
Some of that I spent in having sign
painted in English and Spanish, IN.
F.. Tuley. Abogado, and Attorney at
Law"
II bought frying pan and coffee
pot to commence housekeeping; op-
ened an Office in room that had
occupied for some time, fronting on
one of the main streets, and COM |
menced the practice of law. l learned
a little Spanish, but not much. often |
look back to that time, sometimes
with shudder. to think of the situa-
tion l was then in. stranger in
strange country, and obliged to mas
ter strang language, undertaking to
commence the practice of law in city
where had no acquaintance, or practi-
cally none, among the inhabitants.
But l was young, was courageous,
l enjoyed every minute of my life. l
was full of fun and pleasure, and 1t
never occurred to me but what l
could get along some way or other. l
lived in the present, taking no heed
of the morrow. But will say for the
benefit of my young legal friends that
l had a pretty tough time for awhile.
l lived on dollar week. l made my
own coffee, fried my own meat. and
made dollar last me week. In the
first six months I borrowed a dollar
as many as 20 times. would not bor-
row any more for fear l could not pay
it back.
"At the end of six months was ap-
pointed by justice of the peace to
defend a murderer and l thought that
was chance for some money. The
man was charged with quadruple
murder, with killing his wife, and his
wife's sister, both Of whom were en-
ciente. l induced his mother to take
Up a subscription for the purpose of de-
tending him. She got $35 and about
The time the trial came on, sent for
he old lady and said: II understand
you have the money, would like it.
She said: "Yes, I got about $35, Mr..
lawyer, but have concluded that IT
ny son is innocent the Lord will de-
end him, and concluded to use that I
money myself"
II do not know but what I was /
impious, but I told the old
ady her son might find himself in
1ery bad fix with the Lords assistance I
lnless he had some good lawyer to as {
list the Lord. After that trial (the ]
nan being sentenced to the peniten- l
iary for two years only had no '
roub1e at all about my fees. or my t
uccess. made $4,000 the first year, '
md I think I have never seen year I
ince that I have not at least made 7
hat amount, but like all lawyers l do h
lot know how to keep money after t
.et it." Q