Arizona citizen., 1878-03-29
QUICK JUSTICE IN SONORA.
COmm-ndsDle PrOmpiness of Gov
 MRriscaI.

The United States Consul at Guay
 mas, Hon. A. Willard, under date O
 18th instant, informed Gov. Hoyt O
 this Territory, that two American
 named William T. Hardy or Hartl
 and William F. Raymond, were helC
 as prisoners in Ores, the Capital O
 Sonora and that Gov. Mariscal haC
 advised him that they would be sur
 rended on acquisition from the Gov
 ernor of Arizona, for having stoler
 twelve head of horses, saddles, &c.
 from the San Pedro river in Pima
 county.
 IL seems that Hardy or Harty and
 Raymond, (who confessed himself 6
 deserter and in possession of a United
 States horse and accOutremenls) stole
 twelve head of horses on the San
 Pedro and left for Sonora, whither they were followed by one Owen D. Merrill, an American, and one F. Ra. mirez, (colored) and were Overtaken near Ures. Complaint was made against the robbers at Ures on March 4th, and investigations ending in the holding of the robbers in custody, were immediately commenced Owen D. Merrill, one of the complainants, lives on the San Pedro, and proved himself owner of nine of the twelve horses and was therefore allowed to remove them to his ranch. Two of the remaining three are the property of Thomas Gardner of Tucson, and the other belongs to the United States.
 On March 4th, the complaint was made and the investigations before the judge of tue first instance, completed on the 7th. On the Sth, Gov. Mariscal forwarded to Consul Willard at Quay mas, a certified copy of the entire pro ceedings and stated that the prisoners and property remaining would be transferred to the agent sent by the Governor of Arizona. On the 18th Mir. Willard forwarded the matter to Gov. HOyt, who received it at Tucson on the 23d, and doubtless by this time the criminals are In custody of Ameri- can officers.
 On informing Mir. Willard of the arrest of the robbers, Gov. MariScal uses the following language;
 Il am desirous that the frontier of this State, under my charge, shall moi be the theatre of the disorders that [" are said to exist on the Rlo Grande, and that the criminals shall be sup " pressed and chaslised as much in " justice, as for the mutual interest that " unites thIs country with yours.
 As soon as 1 knew of the occur " renee of which you are informed in my official note of this date (sent you by the Secretary of this State) '' I ordered the apprehension of the in " dividuals who appear as responsible '' for the robbery of the animals, con- " mitted in Arizona, as you will see by {" the judicial proceedings. Two in " dividuals (Americans) are held in " custody with some animals, (three) " and other property. I determined ' that said persons should remain in |" custody until I know if you had any '' notice of the robbery or until you " can correspond or inform the Gov. " ernor of Arizona, SO that he can " make use of the Extradition treaty " for rendition of criminals between " the United States and Mexico; with " ihis understanding, that 1 cannot " keep these persons under arrest for " an indefinite time.
 This is not :he first time that General Mariscal has taken occasion 10 show his strong desire to maintain peace along the border and vigorously pur- sue criminals.
 When the renegade band of Chiri. cahua Apaches tired of their bloody work in Sonora, wanted to make peace with the people of that State so as to the better continue their hellish slaugh- ter in Arizona, they sent their chiefs and the white murderer Streeter to General Mariscal to make terms and he made them understand that to be at security in Sonora they must settle within sight of a preSidiO, and inn gave the information as to the number, purposes and whereabouts of the hostiles to Gov. Stafford, which furnished the first tangible basis for active warfare against them.
 The people of Sonora are to be con- graduated on having a Governor who has given them peace and security from all trouble, and who has energy enough to make all respect and obey his power.
 With Gov Mariscal in Sonora the people of Arizona need have no fear of depredations being committed upon them, and the depredators having a secure refuge in Sonora, for justice will Overtake them there as rapidly and surely at least as if they were found on our own soil.
 EDWIN BoOTH once said that the best way to get rid of good friend was to lend him 8. That was when times were easy. You can lienate him now for fifty cents.