La Junta tribune., 1912-12-21
THREE mex,cANs oEpoRTgo
Otero County Comm issiorers Depart
Three Urcesirabies TO O'o
Mexico.

OF s'ui1bouud train in charge o'
iwo officers and shipped TO n Pas
From that place they were 'alk'
across the bridge to Jnar'z, 4ircn a
dollar piece. and allowed to shift
for Themselves. An Of the VI rican
were candidates for the bu hons
and one OF them hal already arrived.
being so 'l,ouey" that he had b-e'
giving all kinds ~ trouble TO the Or
flcers OF this county
The MeNicaUs. contrary to s,uc
OF their white brethern here ia Col
orado. were ovoriOyod at the pros
pect Of being "deported Had they
been given the privilege o: arranging
their own fate there WAS non.
other that would have Civ, them
keener pleasure or greater satlsfac.
tion. BY this time they have probab.
ly Joined some Of the crazy r"yolu,
tionS that seem TO spring up dowT
that way daily
The three MoHIcans had been
guests OF the Hotel DE- Potter for
week or more M OF them were
candidates for the lunacy commission
OF the county court. and their fate
through that avenue would have been
the Work sanitarium In Pueblo wher"
II would cost Otero county about
{l25 per month 70 maintain them
The county commits sionors became A.
fllct"d with spasm Of economy
when they cont mpIa',d the pros
pect Of putting up good money for
IN" board and keep Of three "uuds
sirables" In Pueblo Of course. ~.
1t had been before the election n
might have been different but nov
that the election was over aud there
would b" no urgent need t1r llir''
ate or crazy voters rpr al last two
years. IL was decided that the cheap.
est way out OF bal mess uas tn
dHport the Ne1ioaus And so they
w"r" deportcd.
The three MrNicans we're placed
on board Of soh,hbouud train lr
charg" Of rndersheriu Doyino and
Deputy sheriff Madrid on board
Of the train the NeSic1rs v,ro al
lowed 20 shifi for thems Ives. and te
officers gave them oy.-y opporwui-
~ io make their escape but thcy
were too wise 10 avail themselves
Of H. As long as the luxury of rid
ing the cushions and eating thro.
square meals at the expense of Otarr
county held out they were apparent
~ content aud probably would o.
hny" baked upon being drp1rt,d
m" war zone iu Turkey
~ Albuquerque the pHr'y hal to
lay over far about five hours On 40
Tor q train The thrr" NaNIa1ra
wor" taken into The Wpltn- rrom
and trli 20 stay there while 'h.
offirer vent up town 20 utr fr
tho movies While lu no, depot tfa
"loon'y one" got on RAMPAGE. or
had a ft or something. and rhr &c.
potmaster bad to Ecrd in riot
call to police headquarters lust
as the riot had boon calm,d down
the otoro county oifIe,r returned
Thoy acre given explicit inauurtlpus
tn look after their own from That
time hrucrforfh aud we're much Ii.-
appointed when they found tHar hrfr
charges had made mo- attempt o o..
cape.
The three Mrylraus were chem
taken up town 90 feed. An OF
them ordered ham aud rEgs Th.
"loonoy one" Finished his portion boo
the tviukllrE ~ aH ryr. and aa-
rayonously calling for more It's
crazy oomuirs we're not hungry nu1
hardly touched ehat had brsn plar
81 before them IN me "loonry oa.'
appropriated shat they left, aud
'N"h Allff finishing his sixth cup
Of coff'o vas not satisfied rrs
officers concluded thar otero county
could not afford 20 Squander any
NOR" monry on ham and eErs and
the "loonoy one" vas finally dra~-od
away from the table although o..
ficrc"ly protested.
On III. way 10 FL Paso from Aih"
aucrauc tho car was crowded viii
Mcsicnns and tho ''loonry one rn
t.rtained the whole bunch with Won
derful tales Of his Tas,ronomic abili
~. In loud ton. of voice he ron
sid"d IN a fellow passenger that h.
had succeeded In having a check so'
~ cashed In Albuquerque and ,hs
~ soon A. he reached ~ Paso h
vas going Ia order $50 worth Of han
and eggs When the Mcxicans reach
ID n pAan they were marched nv.