Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-11-09
Bond Refused Parks
Brothers In Killing
Details Learned OF J.. E. Red
SChTimpser Murder

Sheriff Herbert J. McGrath Of
Grant county returned here Friday
evening after a day and nights un-
firing duty in rounding up and lodg-
ing the county Jail Of the alleged muir
derers Of J. +. Schrimpser, fearless
deputy sheriff and cattle sanitary
board officer ut Hachita who was shot
from ambush Wednesday afternoon.
Charles Parks and his brother, John,
well known southern Grant county
ranchmen were taken to the Jail with
out bond after a preliminary hearing
before Justice of the Peace Robinson
at Hachita Thursday night. Before
and after the hearing feeling ran
high. in the little village and strcnu.
Gus means were resorted to Oy the
sheriff in quieting the angry popu.
lace melted over the dastardly mur.
der of "Red" Schrimpser.
According to Sheriff McGrath's
narration of the murder of his deputy,
Walter Birchfield and SchrumpseI
the Upshaw ranch about two O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon. In passing
through the Brown place at the edge
of Hachita Mr.. Birchfield alighted the
car and opened the gate leading from
a corrugated iron buildinP at the right
of the corral. The shot hit the barb.
ed wire in the fence glancing off to
Mr. Birchfield's feet A second shot
was fired Immediately and upon look.
ing up he saw Deputy Schrimpser fall
over in the drivers seat of the car.
The machine circled and stopped after
hitting a fence nearby. Upon glanc.
lng back it is stated he saw John
and Charles Parks standing in the
shelter of the tin hut He proceeded
20 20 to Hachita and obtained aid.
A short while later John Parks was
placed under arrest at Hachita.
Upon the arrival of Sheriff McGrath
it was found that Charles Parks went
south. The sheriff pursued and ar
rested his man at the Parker ranch
in the southern part of the county.
A 1890 Winchester rife was found
in Parks possession. Schrimpser was
shot through the heart by a 1890
bullet.
1t is presumed by the officers that
the murder was we'll planned and
! every detail worked out by the as
sassins. They evidently knew of Mr.
Schrimpser's trip to the Upshaw
ranch, and that he would pass through
the Brown corral. In the sheet iron
hut they had cut portfolios for their
rifles on the south and the north 50
that they could fire hidden at the dep.
uty without being observed.
After the arrival of two attorneys
from Douglas, Ariz., a hearing was
had and the men bound over to await
the action of the grand jury without
bond. The sheriff took them to the
county Jail at o'clock in the morn
ing.
For some time past there had beer
dissension between the Parks and
Deputy Schrimpser and about sis
weeks ago a fight had ensued between
Charles Parks and the officer.
1t is said that threats had beer
made in southern Grant county that
/ both Schrimpser and Sheriff McGrath
would "be got" if they were to bt
/ found together This is the sixth
murder that has occurred in southern
Grant county in less than two years
time and there will doubtless be a big
cleaning up of lawlessness south OF
the +. p. & S. w. railroad.
According to reports received
from Silver City Wednesday 8
hearing was had by Judge Ray,
mond r. Ryan in the cases OF
John and Charles Parks and both
were given over to await the
action of the grand jury without
bond.
The Liberals informant states
that Charles Parks dmitte
to the killing of Red" Schrimp
ser on the grounds of self de
fense, stating to the court thai
he and his brother were standing
near the shed at the Brown
ra h when they saw Mr.
Scrimpser and that the latter
made an attempt to draw his
revolver when he saw then
His plea is that he was forced K
| kill the deputy.
This is what Sheriff H. j. Nc.
lGrath predicted when he wa:
here the last of the week.