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Saturlnv, Ayri' 14 1878.Tfrim of Wilt;h»rriptto»n.r rtpy lt;•' 1 fir. n\rrwT. u*' •' •' Knnllth l!1'l Spilllllh.I iif, i.A/rrir. ;• KnytlA ami v^i/iijV.IV.fAiK firry -.,* *. \ , • i. i Ijl/IOn 1,1 riri) InIrH Ihit *i; mun/'nfiliirlUMiirnlnRirll •i|iiai*i', llrM ln-urlian, ... .*► Ill'll -i|IIJI'C. O'ICll OllllSClllll'Il' In t'OlimYrurlvMull %rri%ii8roinei»l«i. -Tin' I'.nl-iiltu'i ulIn'n|ifm‘il il iil i , fvi'i'|il dunlin .. 7 hi #u .iiiitlK i' m ■‘noilnyr. one hour utter lliu m'l'lvttl nf i* ii'Ii inn 11l.nslrrn Mull. I ! i tV.-aA, ilnily. ulthe fiiltn dftcimiiuuion of s court lt;rlt; of justice itin the arbitrament ofjtui the r lie sod shotgun. It wbr sim*1 cs ply a question of §8,000 or §10,000 pa between Me?ween, on one side, and re Dnlun k Co.. upon the other side, j fit The former collected it and claimed to hoi 1 it in trust for the heirs and administrators of the estate of Emil Frits. The latter claim to be creditors of the Frits estate, and wanted their account settled. The charge of embezzlement against one, .”^”cr!i,Tmr«.M.1^1™^'.: j “'id Of fraud against the other, have been freely made. It wag simply a ijuestion to he calmly decided by the courts between the two claimants; j le but by violent an 1 precipitate ac* ( pi tion it has assumed the propot turns le of a bloody and destructive feud, j in which sever#! good men have ^...........Ice1.11- V(!(.•»«. .laity, ul t* YeaWnlrrn Ouil I-a.m. •!rrivo. ni Pifo. Mull. I: i- \ 'i 1.1Wi'ilm-ili.v-ami ST i'll... ni - v.. urtivi'-.I ni • 11tiI liiiI --11 ■ - inul-uiui'il n - ul - \ »i furl llnncom Mull. I I. i \-MuniluVi, ul 7 a v , unite- TIiUI'mIk; a ul -TMum Muil I ■A M . IIITKi'- -IIIIII'll I • 1,1 I' cr|» s’ hi mi. ..hid -lUl'A rc^inlvic'l liill'l' i I’ Mi. IV - minis-, IKrldiiy* «t I or |mlil, nor lul-nlt the t|rt.ontr Hull, l i'iili’nl -in-' . I'iivi'ii th:Mmi lI -l.rveit. Clim'te* lllelil. -Sw'i.been killed, as well as several l ad rinps. 'flu* death of Turisti.ll, com- i pm-cd os it was through the aid of reckless ami lowiesB men, goes far ' to cotidoUS in the pul lie mind, though it should not, much lawless- ness on the port of his friends. IWort* Killing in l.inroluTho Iwtust mivicss from Lincoln I Tunst.H was to desperado. Lie j ” wuntv exhibit a terrihla state of af- ws8 »'O^nsive man, and the de- j u Sh»nfr William Brady and I veioPGscnl of f,lC,a* tIlus i«e*fa i r-a.George Hindman were shot and | not “PT'lt;’ar clearly that he j wl.ille I o the fi.st in.-t. The onlv f,0,1 reriomdy in the way of on at- hparticulars we have are. that they *»ch»#nt of the property of Me- 1 Jweio shot by 10 or 15 men. from i - .......behind an a-iobe tvuil. while passing . k,lle'J' aS“‘“« ,!,e (iirecl »»‘ruc- , ii lietly alomr the street. Ilindmnn I tio118 ' f hbenff Urn,,.v out f Puu■Swecn. 11c seems to have betnof tlu«j lietltvus accused of being posse who le i Uni Tun* tail.Col. Puririgtnn, in command ai Fort M tun ton, arrived at Lincoln in about six hour# after the death nf Brady an t Hindman, and arrested WicdiTiiiuii, Shield and two colored person*. as accussoiy *• the mur* dcr.Since th • above, a report of an other affair has i•.•ached us, to the . fle-t that Brewer and a posse ol luen iittvinptcd to urrc-t one Ko herts. firing on iiiui ai d wounding him very severely. Huberts returned the firs, killing Brewer instantly and wounding timrothm of ilie party, two mortally and tiro slightly.It seems to an outside observer, from the drift of events siaco tin* murder of Tunniil!. that one parry hai determined to fAirnto Veiigu ii in e upon all wliom they supro-e to have been, dirictly or indirectly, iralriiincntal in the 'leatii ofTun-Niuli. tiinc* that Biker, Morton. Brady an) Ilmdioan have bci n k ,-led. and Ilill wound.* I.t\’e apc loth to helievn that -ii i.fi•u«sedness V i, no lcgul iteps I were t- ken to arrest those who did 1 the ilced, and violent and lawless J revengu has followed as a con-e-ijUfiiee. The uspa-siiiHtion of I »herifl‘ Brady, wiil be nj i l j ns bar I to justify. IIo was not an j outlaw. His character and standing were sufficient guaranty that iu case he was guilty of any wrong, directly or indiiectly. he could be I n adieu by the law. lie was a man I to face any tribunal, anil tlu recti- | 11 tude of his intentions no doubt ltd • i him to he careless in exposing him- j j, -elf to »n attack, which resulted in | j Ids death, LViolence shod ! he stopped and j tho lt;n;:rt should have an oppoi timi ' t’ I ty for uatrammeled Bi'ticii. The | t wlongs, or injustice merely done to 1 ^ 1 property light-, by the law's delay, v ,11a* ii at comparable to the injustice 1 r I of ink n » human life.Cnunlj I'luniiren.The ccunty comrnifsinners were Iinession iustwetk. According to | (liio report id the president, Mima* no Montoya, the finances of this county ara in a I nd fix, AfterBrady ha 1 been lit any way can- several in effect uni .flirts, and od-necta-l with tin* dn alh Turistiid. turning finui day to day, the coun-lle lied ever borne the reputnt'cn ’y connnisnoncrs finally gut the of an honoet tnnri and gnu I officer; I cherdf before them and received a I but he must have been greatly over- f'Port bis doit'ffa as collector, rcarhe l and rnishnl in the eitwraeter i n o t is as follow-:e! tun pn«se lie win flindiin) alter Tunstail. *.r i !se, if cognizant of ,theif per*..ul, he Was ‘ great v wrung. 1 h-v sl.oull have boii. proniptr.- in. ar. erated, a! l»*t. nf-tnr di*u eyn g the ajdrit uf ids in-structi »na.District 0**uft Wa* to rormnejiivOa Fr.lay, the 5th day of April,! t'• •• idtno Jniami.In, shenlf utui ex- | c fil’Mj collector presented hinisclf to . r* pin t his accounts and after mature t • Mtiuii.iilinii sliowcd to have co'ler- ! ted since July olst. Ib77, up to' A j ril f.th, 1878. the sum of §7.- 1-1 - lt;*!'which ^d.tid-iclongin Lincoln last Monday, and it is • to the Tirritory, §1,1151110 to tLe. 1 hoped that the pieseucc of the • county, nnd §1,0122 til to the pub j1.Judge may ,1c ul le to restore orderi lie -St-hetd fund, ainl said collector was ordered to pay the samo to theA Lincoln rerrcsporidrnt of the , m-poctivo treasuries. Fuithi’itnoic | yi(rrorui .{• ('hrlt; ),i i■ «itntei tint the eni*1 bonrdof comcait*doners findM •Swi'iii came into town on the 1-t the! nccording to the entries made, 1 instant to stand Lis trial; but claims! the hooks of tho county show that Ii t to arrived until after tin* after deducting a!! diecountf ft.\-► (muting of Brady, Them con be ] cepnng tho money which ought tono doubt, however, that tho bullet# bo paid into the respective tr«asur-| which killed Brii lv were tired eithrr it*) there remains charged to the 1out of Mcr?ween's house, or corral. | account lt;*f Benigno Jaramil'o the, tirest indignntion no I excitement 'lt;uin nf $211,488,111; of which §11,-prevades the community, as Bra !y 7'5*2 07 belong to the Territory, was a thormiglily worthy and most 87,868 5*2 to the county and §8 -popular genii •man. and the grear-1 858 52 to the Public School Fund.mt eytr.t'nthv and cotntnDrfttt'on are frit for Ins unfortunate wife and family.The paper# are full of criminn-[Signed] Mariano Montoya. Piesideiit of Board of Cumuiis-sioners. County of San Miguel. This exhibits a bad suta of conn*lions and recrimination# by norm- lt;y finance*, and considering that, pendents, which tend to keep nine, Mr, Lubndie was some §*5,000 be*'ruthi r than allay, the excitement hind, it ir no wonder this county i? i unit brer I further Inwlessncss. r«- reported to greatly in debt, and itlier than lead to justice. This Gie eoiinty warrants command only lawless condition has giown out of a '50 cents on the dollar. This re-tnatter, the detfiuiinatinri ol whu h port shows the reason that we have would soem to he more pmper for. •*lt; school lunds, ccunty funds, or
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Las Vegas, New Mexico, US
Sat, Apr 13, 1878
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