Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-08-05
BENSON HAPPENINGS.
The "ROliers' Depart and the Town
 Enjoys Peace.

EuJOys feace.
 Our Benson correspondent vigorously denies the published account of the rob ping of an emigrant train at Benson The EPITAPH received information of the mat ter from a prominent citizen of Benson during visit to thls city. Our correspon dent also denies the presence of "top-and- bottom" men at Benson, but admits that rollers" were an institution. This mistake was made through ignorance, the bland and innocent local not knowing bu, rollers" and "top-and- bottom" boys were chips of the same block. Our correspon. dent thus tells Of their departure;
 There are no top and bottom men in this place; if there are we have failed to discover them. Your correspondent must admit that there has been large gang of roolers" iniesting this place, something about whom we mentioned in a previous communication, but meeting of the citl zens was held here last Monday night and Tuesday, nearly if not all, of the scoundrels, like the Arabs, wrapped their blankets" etc. in other words picked up their blankets and skipped out on any train on which they could steal ride, We will venture to say that al the present time Benson is as orderly a town as there is in the Territory, q. W. Bryan and J. J. Coleman as deputy-sheritis, and Dick Brown as watchman, perform their duties in a manner satisfactory to the people of Benson, and are appreciated by all in their efforts to keep law and order. William OIeary has also been appointed as night watchman at the $. P. k. R. depot; bet. ter selection for this duty could. .Fnot be made by the company. The public can see by these facts that Benson is not such tough town as the party who gives you these defamatory items would like to make it out to be.
 MT. M. II. Smith, of Tombstone, Is so. journing in Benson. He seems to like the town, and informed me that he has not vet been "stood up."
 w. A. McAllister returned from Tucson, bringing back with him lots of pretty things, and an increased stock of liquors, etc., for McAllister & Roses magnificent saloon.
 Bob (Fatty) Stewart has, according to report, decreased hls weight one pound The fact of his being a Republican this ldll SilcNSS HUI sO tLldl Wc lcdT Ht lltl Dt metamoiphosed and become a skeleton.
 have strung this letter out to an unusu. ally (for mel great length, but under the circumstances feel that am justified In doing so Whatever 1 write to the EPITAPH is the truth and do not care abo ut being blamed for the falsifcation of others, and the EPITAPH is at liberty to give my full name at any tune, 10 him or her who can find anything false or objectionable in the letters of J. c. K.
 Mir, Frank Ely, late clerk for Caldwell & Stanford, of Tombstone, passed through here to-day on his way to Russellville Frank is pretty good honest rustler him, self.
 Mickey Cohan, late of the Bird Cage Opera House, at Tombstone, is stopping Tn Benson for few days. He says if he had Mulligan along with him he would give Benson a treat in the way of funny busi- ness" Mickey and some of our resident artists threaten us with performance We hope to get it as it will undoubtedly be good, JIG. K.