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LINCOLN COUNTY I-niVA COWARDLY ACT. *ftSheriff Garrett Heat* Sr. Robert* offr' *the Mead with a Revolver. wlaiuOn Huapldon of Writing a letter that flt;he did not Write. u■lt;1iliLincoln, N. M., Sept. 19, 1882.Editor Rio Grande Republican:Our moot worthy and estimable^ (?) Sheriff and ‘ conservator of the peace,” has appeared in a new role— that of • violator of tbs law* bois supposed to aid in enforcing and of the law* be is so desirous h Of having a hand ill making.j It appears that a letter from Lin* ijcoln, entitled “Ungrateful Garrett/* printed in your paper some time since has caused Mr. Garrett to feel wrathy; and in easting about for the author he at last hit upon Mr. W. M Koberts, a young attorney practising law in thia town, and by way of showing the people of the county that the “slayer of the Kid ” was above criticism—no mutter bow gentlemanly il might he done- proceeded to bent Mr. Koberts over the head with a Heavy revolver, striking him three tiinea and inflicting severe wounds.This brutal and totally uncalled for assault on a worthy eitisen, has lost Mr Garrett many supporters. People who know Mr. Roberts My that ho hi a quiet, peaceable young gentleman, and the last one to engage in n brawl. Honest and law abiding him self, as a matter of course be was un armed ; conscious of having done no b I wrong, he least apprehended violence 11 from the Sheriff of the county.When Mr. Garrett allowed his name to be pot forward us a candidate lor office, he surely must have known that to a certain extent bis record and capacity were before the people ; and if Mr. Roberta did write the article at which Mr. Garrett took umbrage, he merely did what he, os well a« any other citiien, had a right to do.If Mr. Garrett desires to cast his lot with our people, the sooner he understands that “bulldozing and brutal violence will not place him among our law makers at Santa Fe, the better will be his chances for getting there. Citizens.
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Las Cruces Rio Grande Republican
Las Cruces, New Mexico, US
Sat, Sep 30, 1882
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