Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-12-22
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day. The excitement pending the triaI of the Meucsns for the killing of Clem ents and companion still continues. The friends of the murdered men have had warrants sworn out for the arrest of tho entire party, and they will probably have 8 hearing to-day. The authorities undei the lead of Under Sheriff Hill have de termined to protect the Mexicans, whC claim the killing to have been a mistake The men from the Gila are all wei armed and apparently as equally de termined to press the prosecution, eveI if they have to resort to violence. A the coroner's inquest yesterday on' man was knocked down with revolver friends of the parties rushed ID, ane haC 8 shot been fired bloody battle would have been the result. Under Sherii Hill is reported to have said to the mel from the Gila that if they had conn here for fight they could get all thu fight they wanted. Az the feeling oI both sides is intense, trouble may b, anticipated.
 PREscorT, Dec. 20-Clark k Adam'i saw mill, seven miles south of Prescott was destroyed by fire yesterday; loss thirty-fve to forty thousand dollars; D, insurunce. This is the fourth loss the. have had by fire Tn a short time.
 TOMBSTONE, Dec. 21.-For the past tw, days this community has been in feverish state of excitement in expecta ton of the return of Sheriff Ward iron Clifton, with "Tex" and "Red," the Bis bee murderers recently arrested nea Clifton. Rumors were rife and threat openly made that they should not liv,
 to enter the jail at this place. On arri val of the regular stage las night there were fully 300 men in ant about the jail, it having been noise, about that Sheriff Ward would arriv with them. It was well known tha sirce the departure of Ward for Cliftoi a party of men from Bisbee had been a Fairbanks, their only object could hav been the lynching of the prisoner. Under the circumstances 1t looked as their threats would be carried out. Tht most prominent citizens in the camT favored the summary disposal of tn, fiends as just and economical. Abou noon to-day word was received by Under Sheriff Wallace, from Sherif Ward Fat Contention, that he had lef the train there and was en route fol Tombstone. Wallace quietly selected
 about fifteen men known for thei coolness and bravery and l.. his instruction they got int the sherif7s office unuoticed
 where they armed and made ready fo any attempted rescued. Sheriff Ward plan was well taken. By leaving tn train at Contention he would have hat quite little start ahead of the vigi lantes, who were known to be at Fair banks, where the stage connects fo Tombstone. Your correspondent wa permitted to be with the partl enrolled. and as the minutes roll ed swiftly away, the suspense got Irksome. To add to it horseman, wltl an animal rocking with foam, suddenl. aashAd mast the courthouse from Con tenuon and was recognized as Jame Russell, of Bisbee, one of the formes and most resolute men on the frontier Charley Smith, of Sheriff's posse re marked as Russell passed, "w, are in for it boys, that man can have but one object here; you know what it is. It was evident that watchers at Fairbanks had found out that Ward had given them the sliJ and had started to overtake him or else Russell had been at Contention and wa, hurrying ID to raise a crowd here ID ad vance of the Sheriff's arrival Forum ately the preparations had been made SC secretly by Under Sheriff Wallace that besides the rarty directly intended, nc one knew that the prisoners were on the road. Not a lounger was to be seer about the court house. Anxiety wal getting painful, when on a run up came a vehicle containing Sheriff ward and and with them the prisoners who, in the twinkle of an eys almost were out of the wagon and safe behind the bolts and bars. From whence they will never emerge alive Death IS their certain portion either by law or at the hands ot Judge Lynch. Accompanying Sheriff Ward were Deputy Sheriff John F. Crowley, of Willcox, who went to Clifton with him; Deputy Sheriff John M. Hovey who captured the prisoners, and W. W. Bush, of Graham county, who had been selected by Hoovey to act as guard, and deputies Bob Hatch and Fred Ward who went as party to Con- tention. Both robbers looked haggard, but showed no signs of fear. Red" is suffering from a woUnd received at the hands of some Mexican in September last and moi yet healed. "Tex" is a splendid speciman of manhood and he seemed to enjoy the attention. The whole programme was carried out as planned and the prisoners had been safely caged some minutes before their arrival was known. A strong effort is being made to have Judge Pinney call ! special session of the grand jury to pass upon their cases and it will proba- ply be done.
 CLIFTON, A. T., Dec. 2O.-Sherif Ward, of Tombstone, with his deputy Mr. Crowley. of Wilcox, John HOovey md W. B. Bush left this morning taking with them "Tex" and Red" the Bisbee nurderers who were heavily irone1, to Tombstone for examination Red" IS from wounds received in the ikirmish in the Chiricshuas with Sand IT'S posse.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19.-Private ad- -ces state that Hon. b. W. Voorhees, of Indiana, offered to come here to defend Cox, who shot Mclaughlin.
 PORTLAND, Dec. 1S.--Suit has been in- tituted in the United States circuit ,ourt here by Mrs. Minnie Heinrich, a wealthy resident of Minnesota, against he Pullman Palace Car Company of Chicago, for the recovery of S25.5OO for 'ersonal damages received while en oute to Oregon, when she met with q cry serious accident. It seems that the 'orter in passing through the sleeper by her dropped a pistol which le was carelessly carrying in his hand. The weapon was discharged and the ball 'asssd through the lady's leg, Inhicting
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