Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-11

desired before trial could haze prog-
en- myself innocent"
May Wilson said she was innocent.
She was charged with robbing one
Parker of s25.
The court then passed sentence as
follows;
George Holland, not less than one
year nor more than one year and two
months in the Colorado penitentiary
Theodore Il. Daniels. not less than
one year nor more than one year and
two months.
W. NJ. Melton, not less than one year
nor more than one year and two
months.
May Wilson. not less than years
months.
Robert j. Taylor. not less than four
years nor more than five years.
During the morning hours Bland,
charged with an attempt to rob Peter
.Jallino on the road from TI,mble,
pleaded guilty TO assault and was sen
fenced 10 thirty days in the county
Jail 1t is said that there was no tes-
timony to prove that he was implicat-
ed in attempted robbery.
Grace Daniels, charged with robbery
of Jakino. also pleaded guilty to AS
sault and deposited s55 to cover her
fine and costs.
Just before adjournment of court un-
III tomorrow morning the case of
Christian Hansen. charged with as
sault to do bodily injury to his son
Charles last spI ing, was committed to
the county i'll for thirty days. At
torney Sullivan informed the court
mat his cliert was withou means ofi
support. depending upon charity At
torney or defendant was not prepared
for trial, not having sufficient time
sine he was appcir ed h. the court 20
study the issues involved.
A snug little deal was made on min
ing property in the Lightper creek
country yesterday which will probably
result in transfer eventually. William
Musser and Miss Rosa Steward, who
have been expending money and labor
in that section for several years, fl
nally discovered in their group
of claims at least one which gives
promise of being mine. They fig
ured that if they could not find mine
which would yield to their be- effort
they might get somebody with more
money to take hold, and they were for
tunate in meeting Len Swift. who has
made several years careful study OF
| the district, and the deal was made
yesterday evening, a bond and lease
| for one year. which, If consummated
| means that the original owners vii
get So 600 to divide. Mr.. Swift under
| his lease is required TO perform a Civ
en- amount of development or forfeit
and as he does not trihe with the
things he does, there will be some
thing doing in the Lightner country
| The principal property, or the one
on which development will begin al
once is a west extension of the Sun
rise claim owned by the Three Metals
| Deep Mines company, which has con
siderable development, showing a five
| lb'' N'lA VI tolhllil tiNlNtlN loN Si dh'
character. This property. though OF
the same vein as that on which is 10
Gated the property purchased by Mr.
| Swift, does not show as great values
SO 1t appears that Mr.. Musser has
been more fortunate in lighting in tn,
right place.
| Mr.. Swift is expending his own mon
ey with other capital ready to coop
crate, and if present values continu,
with further development there viii
be money enough to develop a mining
| proposition to production. Mr.. Swift
ays if he can not recover sufficien
quantity of ore of shipping values HI
| viii be content with a good milling
proposition, and he doubtless is as
aured of the latter.
Mr., Swift has had more to do with
the rich tellurium veins of the La
Plata district than with the low grade.
hut has determined to try to secure
the quantity that will mill.
The recent proof of considerable
values so close to the Three Meta Ii
company's low grade properties may
move them TO more active effort. They
have we'll defined veins, some of them
quite large, and a great amount OF
work of surface character has been
| done. Mr.. Swift will proceed at once
to open his new camp and put in sup
Plies for winters work. He SAYS
the road which the miners and pros.
pectors there built for the county is
much in need of repairs.
Recalling the history of May vii.
son in Durango, from childhood, it will
be easy to find her depravty directly
chargeable to her environments. 1t
was not necessary that she should snf.
fer for the sin of the parent, but from
her girlhood professions of friendship
Tor her was only a cloak for base de
signs. Her position caused her to suf-
Ter the filings of many who were not
better born. Could the woman nave
had better environment her life might
have been better. She will 30 to the
penitentiary for robbery and leave
wo children, who, If the father can
not survive to protect. will 81 to the
90 busy and Indifferent world.
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