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Fuliuw.'ag tin; ii.t uf I. S. Grand and •etitJuriT* rid-ted to ■*»»« »t the next era of the Third J ddicial District Court v tiich C'jiumeE'e* »t Mcyili* Jut-e loth.GltASt! JnuiRa.Frtu D»U Ana Ox Martin Arnri'.r. Thoms* Ca*ad, Rumon Salutr. Juan Woi. Charles Merton J I* L.cl(«rv«i,j. s lt;!mM, Patrick 1 ■ gi.Un.Be'tij E. !Mvl-* t ha- L*-»m«ky. Daniel Fri'.uo. Mar-' all St. I*lt;JrGarr-ia. Ne|x,muci-Dti Fttnft lr».l Francisco P. A-caratc.From Giutt Co C P Crawford. James M Wilson. Alexander M- lt;Ttrg',r. Johnathan Foster. Cor-neiius Bennett.Fkmm Liscqlx Co.Juan Patron.Petit Jraoas.Fkom OttS* Asa Co,Futotido Manjuoa. Marcelo Annij''. Silve-rio Vui. n. is. Aaron t but’. Adxm t*ihn. Antonio (ionnli -. Manned NVviiw Rolert Taylor, Borjo Camleinno. Prciliitivn Ysiaa, Rviilto Ifc-uan.i' *. Ktlgeoo Van Patten. Hila-rto Mi or no. Ana-tvi.. Si-ncro*. George Ach, nlou k. Oiarai Ohle, Valentine Mai—'. Marcelo Barela. Cristobal Aseararte. Janus Southwick, Ksietwn Ramiro*. Jose Rivera.Fitow Gram Co.George lit I lie, Clmrlo* Bottom. Joseph Lafir. Martin W Bremen. Edmund Orr, N V Ancbctu, George Jon (4, Henry Ail man, Jai* G. Garcia. E- Warrington.From Listols Co. .R A- WuxJerinann. Felipe Chave*. Juan A!‘-no Bara. Martin Baca.other.* oCtiie t-gue claw. Col-Htldly, after inve-tigafing rn.it (lt;-r- tlmronjjly said that thing- were ooe-vidcd, and informed Copeland tlint Klt;- thought it his tCopoUnlt;r».i doty to ,\rr.-r the Me ween mob.'' Copeland left with Lieut smith and (Jocdwm and 20 men, C..|. 1 m l otl. r. I th- General bin resignation lirfon gi'in^ but the General informed him that be hud no authority to accept it but in-i-pd uj—u him doing his duty. Scvcn-te. n warrants, sued out before a Justice of the peace were placed in the Sheriffs hand. Among those to be arrested was McSweentWi.idi-mun und the EHis family. Tbeso parties were arrested ac.l are sow In tho • guard house. The other party are out on their honor not to depart.Johnson «ii in charge of the Peeo* party: he had been a deputy under Brady, and held • warrant for the arrest o( McKnab and Coo, on the mud up they met McKnab, Coe, and Al. Sanders: they resisted an attempt to urr.st them, and JIcKnab waa killed. At Sander* wounded, and Coe taken prisoner. Coe suisci|ucntly escaped. Thi* happened at Fritz's ranch.THE LINCOLN COUNTY WAR.These men seem to court trouble; if thi* man Johnson boa sense enough to serve a w arrant he must know he has no right to longer act as the ••deputy of Brady who baa I iien dead two months. This ia too thin to cover his act* or lire acta of those with him. If he attempt* to justify hit action in killing McKnab and wounding Slander* on the ground that he was a peace officer and trying tr arrest (hem, he must present some other authority than tlmt of hi* appointment na deputy Sheriff from Brady.On our first page will l*e found a com-ms id* i* ion from the '-.at of war' giving | an account of the l.vM battle. and presenting what is termed the Law anu Order, side of the question. Following will be ! found a sunn.rnt coming from tite other j die. sod pc.*cnU »-mc »UI.!«*u! facta.The plot thickens: a hsi »Ute of iflfin i, growing wore, nod if inn. DuJly will i knrp the 30 or 10 men He nu*r Ins in hi*' charge in elo—1 confinement until the • net ! ti nu lt;f the District tVurt in Lincoln county he will doth-: Territory at large' and Liu coin eoirut; in particular a good service. It the teailers of these la.* inolr* and a few ! .if their principal followers were transported• o the Feejee Island*, and MiiiUci to ever ♦rrturtt, although it would be hard on I lie• Fc-jee*. would at once restore peace to ; Lincoln coanty.Fort Stanton. N. Ma May J,!. ISIS.Hum Sot:Tin mrn who left the plaza l-fore you il l went down to tlie Pcs-os and gut wl.at n0 they cmid and returned to the p!ara_ B-fore coming into the town (hey sent -dirriff Copeland that they w. re ready to aid t.iin in im-ilin; llic ui ird-T-Ts of Brady »sd other* w !.-■ ■ t’,n ir. town. Cop-land sen' them «ord that he did not want them, that !■ CJ want. I to draw him into a trap to ki.l h »i*d lie m ni to woiik and . roUctrfetl all the r»lt;-n If could in town places! them on the bm*e top*, and when tlH part r » re c-'inin; into I '»n, opened fit-- UVH th u*. «•Minding iMte man. C Krklen • in tw • pla. s. Copc-land « is wen to fire Wnt-'T, an I has «iace ar'c iowledgedit. Tlie firing i oi I d-ujt • iKitir*, wlwo IjPQt, Smith witii la A .dicra arrived at the scene. CnjieUud taking adcimusge of hi* auihority got Lt. Smith to nrrrat tlie party Tlx y all surMidered to him with Uie understanding that they could retain their arm*. Lt. South brought tlis-m here w here I hey an nuder arrest. Copland inmir no attempt to irtnt tho others wham he used iu a uossa-j TIty were compusesl of Wait, Henry Brown. , “KM,” Jim Frenrh, Sc or lock. Bowdra todMr B.vrncr who look Mr. McSween to Lincoln Ctiunty last January waa arr-aled here yestenUy for contempt of Court. Ha (■romptty gave bonds for hi* appearence at Court in tho third district next Octnlscr and wa discharged. Barrier it charged with contempt in not delivering McSween over to Sheriff Brady, in accordance with, the order of the Court at Meriile, Mr. B. claims that he found »uch a condition aa would endanger Mi-Swecn1* life io detisenag him and therefor retained him in hi* cutlody until assurances wore given that he would not bo killed.—Gmtttt.Stage Robbed!Our dispatch from Wickenburg tell* of the robbing of the stage la*t night, by thrao mis-ked (ueu. four mile* west of that placa cn-raute to California, passenger*, mail and••xprv*» roldwd. It i* not itatcd whether the silver bullion «u taken or not, though it is hardly probable that they attempted to get way with so gTrat weigh*. There wer* tw,. bars lt;f Feck Utillii n from till* place worth f3372.GI, and 41512. in gold bullion from the Crook mill. Well*. Fargo Co, offer a standing reward of 4-l‘hl each for tho «rrc«t of express Mblwrs Ik side* a |«rtion of the Irai-iir. recovered » salvage.Governor Hoyt has offered a reward of f.V» for the apprehension of the parties who rnbtwd the mail* and treasure-box. near Wickenburg. on Friday evening laat.—fill-ttn.There i* nothing in tho law of March 3, 1H77, authorizing the pro emptnr to vhanga hi* filing to * homestead entry with credit lor the time lie lit* resided on the land claimed, which to pi ire* hi* personal attcn-•iuuce at the locat office.*14)0 REWARD!Wiilcn (n.|r Ihe urelcfslsu—l at Man Anlenio. Bo-cortt.remit* N. M un the nltrtitot Mo au inn One surrct Horse with wliltr ttar on (orrlwad. very tl|lck niatvr -el lotic tat), sad.ll* marks an back. leti.M r I'tnniled huri/nmallv otl left hip l»n .lark -vrrl main *«mt t# haiuts tuch. 'iraud-ci t II. on vhoulder and S M E* on leftshoulderI will pay *30 Rairard for the recovery of each or either af Hk atwvr mentioned auUuale relumed to me M Son Auuwlo Soearru county S'. MC«rtt f Oana
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Mesilla, New Mexico, US
Sat, May 11, 1878
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