Arizona silver belt., 1878-09-19
THE PISTOLl
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Exanaiaasiaa.
 ! good an,t useful man has been stricken down ln the mldst Of his use fulnesis, by Jeprayel woman wish feIoha,as intent, and sent dossu Go daSty death without m intimauon that the full measure Of his time had arrlgtd, and that Ihe portals qf Che life to eeine had epehed and were ready ioadnit q his spiYa's passages
 VT kneN Johhs0 Syme we'll per haps sstter fh9n any other man in either New Mexico or Arizona, and can solcb for bs generous qualities and harmless naafe He was in our employ for five consecutive years, aud are consequently moved by the manner of his taking of.
 Mrs k A. Jones was once the wife Of I Q Dickasou. formerly T. $ Marshal of this Territory Dicka son left herp Califorpia, and during his absence she married a man by tue asme of Patterson. She reports Patterson dead. Dickascn subse- quently returned and lived with her ir this Territory, but again left her, and when last heard Of was in Dead wood, Dakotah Thos. B Jones, whom sbe now claims as her husband, resides in this place. It is sta.ed that her house since be loft her vas ire qaeuted by men at unseassnable hours. and that she-Eas reminded of tue fact that it was noticed and com IneDted on .in public places and on the streets.
 At last accounts she had been sent from Florence to Tucson for safe keeping there being no suitable prison lu the former place, to which she was sent by virtue of a writ of commitment for 'an assault with at tempt to commit nurder." The ex- animation upon that charge was held upon tue 4Fh inst, i've days after the commission of the crime, and that too in the face of the almost univeF- sally expressed opinion that Syme would dle, in winch event the charge would be murder, and in the event of convlctien the punishment woul d prOb- ably be death. The law is this
 ssThe examination must be completed at one session, unless the magistrate for good cause adjourn it. Tbe adjournment can not be for more than two days st each time, nor more than six days in all. unless by consent or on motion of the defendant"
 The succeeding section says:
 of an adjournment be had for any cause, the magistrate shnll commit the defendant for examination, admit him to bail. or dis charge him from custody upan the deposit of money as provided in thi chapter ds se- eurity for his appearance at the time to which the examination is adjourned.'
 The prisoner was brought into court on the 3lst ut. and no exam nation had until the 4lhsnst., two days beyond the time allowed by law .to which all adjournment could be had, and two days before the longest time given by statute for a hearing, unless by consent or almotion of the . defeudant. AIr Goodwin alleges that the examination was insisted apsn by Mr Wilaey, counsel for the : Territory, who informed him ceun- sel for the defeadant) that tue ex Examination would be held that day Che 4th . Goodwin further states that he was opposed to any proceed ings in the ease unul such time as Syine died, or had gwen iudicaaons of recovery.
 We eontend, that the magistrate under the circumstances and in view Of che probable death of Syme should have deferred the hearing until the last moment allowed by law and, further, 1t is questionable whether the magistrate was right in admitting the prisoner to bal mitil after shs hearing upon the charge Of su
 ssaulE gifh intent fo commit mur-