Arizona silver belt., 1879-08-22

Kalnboa Camp that # he caught any f--n s--n of 8 b--h riding that mare he woald break every bone lu his body, that was about three months ago.
 Defendant was informed by the court thet he could make a statement in relation to the charges against him and coming upon the stand said: i Ny name is John II. Gibbons, an s6 years old, was born in Ireland and reside at Ramboz Camp. Ny occupation is mining left Kamboz Camp last Saturday morning the ll6Eh of August, 1879, rode o'Neil's mare, colt following, into Globe where 1 vas informed my mare had been for two or three days past, hav- ling straged from the band. While standing n Hise's store 1 saw O Neil go by and went ogt and told him I had ridden his mare into town to get mine, and if he wanred her l would go and take the saddle of He said that was ali right, that he had been looking for his inare tho day before but could not ind her. He said, l Rill not need her until the afternoon and when med her Rlll unsaddle her That vas all the conversation we had then. About the middle of the afternoon I walked down to the Isa- bella mil leaving word wlth Con Burns that if my mare came in to eatcl her and when I returned found her ted to tree there. l then took
 my saddle and bridle from the black sm;th shop went over to the tree where my mare vas and put che sad- de on her, while Con Burns held her, after l got through Burns called my attention to the animals my mare was running with, I recognized two of them as belonging to parties out at Ramboz Camp 1 concluded as 8 favor to drive these animals pack to camp. WheE I got on to nay mare and began driving these animals to- wards home I saw O'Nsil's colt run into the herd. after 1 got down to where the read makes bend below Merrill < Ketebam's old store, rode into the herd and separated O'Neil's colt from tue balanoe and tried to dave t back. but could aot do t. so 1 went on drying che animals. ] wish to state here shnt l did not know that O'Neii's mare or colt was n the blacksmith shep when 1 started from there with the animals. When l reached point where the trai; turns of from the road by Fresh { Msgru- der's mill I rode around the anim,lls to turn them into the uail l vas going along with them again vhen a man approached me, riding very fast on horseback, l looked around and recognized Jaek 0'Neil, reined up ny mare little, hs rode up and caugbs me by the collar and said You d-n s-n of b-b, where
 are you going with that stock" l asked him what be meant. During this time be vas trying to pull me of ny horse aad in my struggle to get loose frem him pulled him over tue neck of bis mare on the ground, be then caught nay mare by the birdie with his left hand still having hold of Eme with bis left, trying to pull me ] of. saying at che same tlme come down here, you s--n of a b-h. ! said, Jack, let go of me He was still pulling At me anu had the best of nae. put mY hand into my pocket drew my pistol aud fired My animal being nasurally wild ran away, about 50 yards before esald get her under control. l then rode off slowly driving the stock ahead of ne. l wish to state here that l know nothing of a threat that 0'NeiI made to Holmes about people at Rambez Camp riding Ais animal, furthermore iO'Neil told me before this, that any tune l wanted to ride Lis mare l could do so. that l was perfectly welcome. I will state thas on the l6sh inst. was tho first time l ever rode 0'Neil's mare. l never hs1 q hard wo,d with 0'NeiI in my fife until he caught Iae where we had the