Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1871-03-25
THE PRESS OF SONORA.

regularly pitched into The CITIZEN
for its just and vigorous course toward
the Sonora authorities respecting the
Mission Camp and other UNPUBLISHED
murderers. We cannot reply to what
all these papers say, and are utterly
disguised with the whole business; ii
don't pay to cast pearls before swine.
There is a hope that in presenting both
sides of the case right along, general
attention may sometime be directed to
the matter and some safety assured
for the future to Americans in Ameri-
ca, regardless of satisfaction for the
past. "The BAHAMA Popular" one of
these periodical caterers to Pesqueira' S
pets, prefaces their case as follows:
"Without wishing to advocate the
system of reprisals, and only with the
object of informing our people of how
much Mexico has to complain OF, the
treatment of her citizens in Arizona,
we mention the following cases." &c.
The first case is a Mexican shot by
an American for knocking at his door.
Now the same thing occurred a few
months ago, reversing the nationali-
ties; the second case, we know moth
ing about, nor have made any enqui-
ries; as regards the third case, the
''cherif" was justified in killing MIN !;
he was criminal fleeing from justice,
having terribly wounded Mexican
woman, and was in the act of shooting
the officer with a Spencer carbine
when killed.
We have now an American in Jail,
and condemned to be hanged for having
shot a Mexican. Let "The Bahama"
look back for the last fifteen years, at
the judicial history of the State of So
nora and tell us whether the murderers
of any person named in the following
partial list have been hanged, shot,
placed in jail, or otherwise punished,
even apprehended by the authorities
or even the attempt made to appre-
bend them: Baker, the American
Consul, killed at the Punta de Aqua;
Hopkins Light and Nephew, killed
at San Ignatio; Campbell, near San
Antonio de La muerta; three foreigners
from Rio Chico, working copper mines
near Las Aguas Calientes; John, and
another killed at Tucason, below San
Marcial one, name unknown. killed
in the neighborhood of San Marcial
mill driver of San Marcial bullion
wagon, while returning from Hermo-
sillo; two employees of the Dura
mine, in Bacatete, while on the road
to Guaymas; Otter, while teaming
north of Hermosillo; Campbell, while
driving sheep to Arizona; Thomson,
in La Trinidad; Jacob, ON Bacanora
river, while on his way to Arivichi
D'Aumaille and Ortis, between Sahua-
ripa and the sierra, on the road to
Yerba Buena Two of these, Otter
and Baker were supposed to have been
killed by Apaches, but as Offers wild
ow recovered the mules, and Bakers |
papers were afterwards found, we may
reasonably doubt such being the case.
Our readers will naturally inquire
what these men had done to deserve
death? With the exception of D'Au-
maille-nothing, absolutely nothing
and yet 1.-THE Bahama Popular"
talks of reprisals, with this unretalia-
ted account still unsettled. Once, and
once only, has a Sonoranian been pun
ished for numbering foreigner, and
then by the gentle pressure brought to
bear by the grinn1ng muzzles of
Frigate's guns. The Mission Camp
should be taken by the So
nora press in a different light. The
Indian who preys equally in both
countries is held as a common enemy,
and shot on sight. These murderers
may be classed in the same category,