Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-07-16
GIRL MURDERESS
BROUGHT HERE
And Placed in Ter :
ritorial Prison for
Safety.
QUAY IS FOR STATEHOOD
Sheriff Street Says he Does
not Know Six Men Against
Measure.

Sheriff J. Alexander Street, of Quay
County, with headquarters at Tucum
carl, arrived in Santa Fe Saturday
bringing to the territorial penitentiary
Ruby Estes. young white woman, for
safe keeping. She is held to the
grand jury for indictment on charge
of murder. The woman killed Blanche
Whitman with pair of scissors in
fight over a man, in one OF the red
light dives of Tucumcari. Owing to
the fact that the Quay County Jail is
not arranged for accommodation OF
female prisoners, it was thought best
to bring the woman here. When seen
by a New Mexican reporter, Sheriff
Street said:
How the Murder Was Done.
RUBY Estes is not vicious girl,
although she has led a dissipated life.
She became intoxicated one night sew
era weeks ago and quarreled with
Blanche Whitman, another girl in the
resort. Both girls were in love with
the same man and it is said that the
quarrel started over him. Blanche had
gone to her room, when Ruby, cursing
her. forced open the door and attacked
her with a pair of scissors. The
girls fought desperately but Blanche
was stabbed ten times and became so
weak from loss of blood that she
could no longer defend herself. Ruby
stabbed her in the neck, causing her
TO fall to the floor. The. assailant was
dragged from the room by other In
mates of the dive, but Blanche died
before medical assistance could be
summoned"
Wandering from the subject OF
murder to politics, Sheriff Street, who
Is q candidate for reelection this fall
ON the Democratic ticket of Quay
County, said
Quay County Wants Joint Statehood.
"The county is pretty evenly divided
between the Democrats and Republi-
cans. However, | can say this much
that regardless of politics, l do not
know of half dozen voters in the
county who do not favor Joint state
hood or most any kind of statehood
Our people want it, and will give a
big majority in favor Of the measure
at the coming election.
"Qnay County is being rapidly set
tied up by homeseekers from the
north and middle west. Many whom
have seen appear to be good class
of Industrious, moral people. The
rains which have fallen so abundant
ly in Santa Fe County, extended to
Quay County and as result crops
look fine. Alfalfa, grains of all
kinds, and garden truck, are in the
best of shape and will yield abun'
dainty. Our farmers have been max
ing some experiments with western
Kansas wheat and the result is very
encouraging. Some of the fields are
worth going a long distance to see.
The grain is several feet high and will
harvest abundantly Tucumcari is
prosperous, too. Joseph Israel, is
erecting fine three store brick mer.
camille building which he intends to
occupy The Rock Island Railroad
Company is sinking another we'll to
secure a larger water supply. The
securing mill is running full blast
and employs quite a large force Of
men. We will soon have a new bust
ness institution, the Trust and Say
ings Bank Company organized by bust.
ness men Of Quay County. Altogether
Quay County and her towns, appear
to be entering upon an era of pros.
perity in keeping with the general
advancement of the southwest. If we
secure statehood, | believe that New
Mexico generally, will rapidly forge
to the front under the new name,
State of Arizona"