Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-09-08
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PACIFIC COAST.

FLORENCE, September 3.-Deputy D $. Marshal Evans arrived here thi
 morning before daylight with posse O
 five men and Hank Redfield brother O , Len Redfield and J. J. Bullis of Benson with an order from Judge Pinney t'
 bring Len Redfield to PhenIx on wri of habeas corpus which the Marsha
 served on Deputy Sheriff Sesnlan. H'
 refused to give the prisoners up Gs thu Attorney here held that the writ wal
 not in form. Hank Redfeld and J. J
 Bullis hired fast team and left town 1T
 the direction of Picacho. Deputy
 Sheriff Scanlan and the citizens think
 ing they had gone after more men to gel
 the prisoners by force Scanlsn sum
 mOned a large posse to hold the
 MarshRPs posse in check. At about
 nine o'clock it was Tumored that the
 Marshal had sent for a company of
 soldiers and this rumOr SO increased the
 excitement of citizens that they turned | out in body and went down
 to the jail, overpowered the guard
 and took Len Redfeld and Joe | Futile out and hanged them in
 the corridor of the jail. The doomed
 men made no statement and dled with
 ont struggle after which the crowd
 brought Frank Carpenter out and
 showed him the bodies of the hanged
 men and told him that was what he was coming to if he did not reform and mend his ways He WAS afraid e ike
 fate only because evidence was not
 very conclusive, the action of the citi- zens meets the appreciation of all as the evidence against Redfeld and Iuttle was conclusive. The coroner's jury summoned to set on the bodies brought in verdict that Len Redfield and Joe Futile came to their death by hanging by parties unknown to the jury.
 ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
 FLORENCE, A. T., Sept. 3-The arri- val of Chief Deputy U. s. Marshal Evans this morning with a posse of seven men and writ, for L. G. Redfeld, from Judge PInney, ordering him taken to Phenix, precipitated matters, and the citizens committee immediately organ ized and hanged l.. G. Redfield and Joe Tuttle in the corridor of the jail. They Oyerpowered the iailer and deputy sher- iI The men made no statement and died game. Marshal Evans served his writ and performed his duty to the best Of his ability, but was powerless against the thorough and determined Organiza- ton which prevailed. 4 Coroner's jury was empaneled, and a verdict rendered that deceased came to death by hands of unknown parties. The crime for which the men suffered was the murder l of Wells, Fargo & Co.'S messenger, and | robbery of the stage, August 10th, near Riverside, this county.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4-The war on Eastern passenger rates in this city con l tInues. Commissions on New York | tickets have risen to twenty-six dollars ! The fight Is being chiefly made by the | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul road. | whose admission into the freight pool | was opposed by the Eastern roads.
 Mexican authorities at San MattO, Lower California, seized the schooner Handy, on the protest that she had con- trab8nd goods on board and insisted on the Captain dumping all his cargo on the beach. On the Captains refusal to do so they obliged hIm to return with his vessel to this port and procure from the Mexican consul a certificate that DO contraband goods were on board. The | act is looked upon as unlustitiable and claims will be made to have the MeIi- can officers responsible for the act
 Miss De Wood, travelling on a pass of the Central Pacific Railroad Company, reports that on August IS, while on her way to New Orleans she was the victim of an attempted felonious outrage by | Pullman Car conductor. She reported | the outrage and 1t will be investigated | by Pullman Car Co.
 SAN FRANCICo, Sept. 4.-Colonel Bryant has been reassIgned to his com mand at Benicia Barracks.
 WALLA WALLA, W. T., Sept. 3-Kle- Der, a German saloon keeper, was shot | this evening by Charles Bessever, editor of the Watchman. The trouble arose out of an argument between the two men. IL is believed the wound will prove fatal.
 SAN FRASCIsco, Sept. 3-The COrean embassy will leave here for Washington on the 7th instant. It Is stated this evening that the embassy would prob ably remain over one day in Chicago and then go through to Washington, where they would stay one month. Three interpreters are attached to the the principal one is a ChinRmsn. The embassy attracted marked attention on the streets to-day. The men are young and tall and present a good physique.
 Private advises received here state that Li Hung Chang vicerOy of China, at the instance of the United States minister, granted permission for steam CTS to run the upper PeitO river, between Tentsin and Tung Chow. The IS regarded as important. Hitherto all attempts on the part of foreign traders to approach the Tentsin habitation has by the emperor been strongly opposed.
 SAN FRANCIsCo, Sept. 3.-Dr. Chalfas, dentist, who shot and killed Dr. Bacon, of Boston, travelling agent of the Good year Rubber Co.,, on April If. 1879, yesterday from the San Quentin prison. Uhalfat was condemned to ten years imprisonment, and had already servs three and a half. His escape was effected by lady visitor, who 1t is succeeded in bringing him bundle of clothes, which he put on and quietly walked out He was not re- by the guards. His friends were working hard for his pardon with good prospects of success. The prison warden offers fifty dollars reward for his capture.
 Thomas Davenport, a California pioneer, for the last fifteen years book keeper of the Bank of California, died at Alameda yesterday, aged seventy-two years.
 The steamer Arabic, from Hong Kong, arrived yesterday having on board the Corean embassy and suite en route to They are the first of their race ever seen on thIs continent.
 The Golden Gate Fair opens at the Oakland Trotting Park to-day and con tinues all week Some of the fastest horses in the State have been entered.
 SAN FRASCIsCo, September 3.-An ex- plosion of sewer gas took place this severely wOunding two work men. A lantern which one of them carried ignited the sewer gas and before he could get back to the entrance hole, the flames had burst up before him His companion caught sight of him and leaning over managed to pull hIm up out of the flames badly burning himself while doing SO. The entrance to the sewer was badly shattered by the force of the explosion. The accldent Is a good incication of the fnnl stata nf fha