Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-02-04
NO.
Stock Stealing.

V. Lomeh, Consul, in regard to stock
 stealing, l would say that cannot see
 that any part of my letter to the CITIzLN
 of January 10th was an insult to any
 honest, law abiding Mexican citizen.
 I gave no word of eensure to the good people, but I did condemn the thieves
 and evil doers.
 1 I did not state that four-fifths of the
 thieves were from Sonora, but I did
 state that three-ffths were, and that
 One-ffth more rsnegaded to Sonora.
 Here let me refer to Orc Blaaco dis trict, as that has been mentioned before. Careful inquiry shows that out of | Sj,S2j stolen from that district, S5,lSj \ have been tracked direct into Sonora. ! and the balance were never found by | the owners on this side of the line, | this shows greater percentage thau | stated by far.
 I am not familiar with the thieves | rendezvous, but some of the places are | Sarac, SOmorstillO Camp, San Maiguei | and camps at different points adjacent I to the line. Some of the thieves are | known by the following names: Juan l Silvas, Antonio BustameAte and bis I brother, Anselmo Bustamente, Thomas ! Red0ndo. ,PreoOpiO, RocamOnti, etc | | am not familiar wath tne Mexicsu | laws. but l am told tina, they are yery | good, of which l have no doubt; but I certainly I can bring proof that stock has been sold Tn Sonora that was stolen in Arizona, and stock stolen in SoucTa thet was sold in Arizona.
 First case in point Is two mares stolen Nessrs. Hewitt * Bartlett and taken to Sonora. Some time after Mir. Hewitt, saw a man driving one of the mares m Tucson and claimed the mare. the party. q think his name was Ash tom who had the mare, claimed he bought her in Altar, Sonora, and pro duced a bill of sale from Mir. Escalante,
 of Altar. EScalante represented Co Ash ton, tsO he statedi that he raised the
 mare from a colt although the brand of II. B. was on the mare, Hewitt x Bar tlett's brand A suit was finally tried before Justice Osborn. of Tucson. be tween Messrs. Fl. .S B. and Ashton about this mare, resulting in the mare being turned over to tine proper owners Hewitt and Bartlett. The Justices record can be referred tO as to the fact
 Tn 1882 Massrs Hewitt x Bartlett lost four mares and horses and about three months after were informed by Mr. Barnett personal friend who owns a stock ranch about twelve miles from
 Saric, that he had detained one marc and two horses with their brand Ou
 Mir Bartlett went to Mir. Barnett'S ranch and fOund three of the four stolen and also found that they had been rebranded and vented while iu Sonora. He brought them back and they can be seen by any one on their range
 At another time in 1882 Mr Bartlett discovered that horse had been stolen in midday in sight of and close by Oro BlancO town. He started after the thieves and caught one near Tubutama. Sonora, and turned him over to the Justice, while he and the man with him pressed forward after the other thief ahead with one of their horses He failed to Overtake the other thief but recovered the horse, he then returned Co Iubutama and found the Justice hat let the other thief gO, stating he was hungry and let him go to get something to eat and of course he did not return. this while Mir. Bartlett was gone about two hours only. Nessrs. Hos klns x Ihacher lost two horse at one time. A man coming tO IucsC. bought one of them in Sonora, as soon as the horse was identified by its owners here 1t was restored to them. Dr. A. IT, Noon purchased a horse m Tucson and took it tO Gro BlancO to use in a team In a few days a Mexican from across the line in Sonora came and clRImed ths horse and showed his branding iron, 1t corresponding tO the brand on the horse, and of course the doctor gave the horse mp when he knew 1t was stolen.
 might enumerate instances tLat would fill a small volume If l bad the time to gather the facts, but ny time is too limited outside of my bus mess Co undertake the task, although l shouil like tO do so.
 As to owners being notified, have vet tO hear of any one in Arizona beIUg notified of his or her stock beng in SO- nora, unless 1t was through a friend
 | am sure if the Hon. A. V. LOmeL will take the tune tO visit and converse with good citizens on both sides of the border, he will receive q great deal Of valuable information in regard tO this subject, of which he must certainly be unaware. ] do not ask him to take my word on any Of the points brought up, but John Bartlett, J. II. Hewither. A. Ihacher, C. W. kempton, J. E. McCleu..- han, C. Mather, Orion Silver Mining Company, and others of Gro BlancO, can give positive evidence.
 Mir. J. Fl. Means, of ArivaCa district. who had a valuable mare stolen and re- stolen, no doubt would be pleased to en- n. .Nl~. N M C stealing on the line, and many others would be glad tO testify tO various steal ings, etc.
 The frontier police of Sonora may be doing ell they can to suppress stealing. but certain 1t is that it has increased instead of decreased, taking the afOre- sand district for an example.
 do not want 1t to be understood that | say Sonora has any more criminals than Arizona but think she has equal ly as bad As tO why they rendezvous on Sonora side more than ArizOua I could not determine 'nless the chances for dO- ing SO are better, which l think is the case. Certainly well known thieves stalk around with impunity m Sonora. The reason may be that what good laW abiding people that happen to be aware
  fear of losing their own stock
 [ think 1t Is of as much interest to So- nora tO aid in putting a stop to this stealing as Arizona, and that there should be a general good will on the part of each to cooperate instead of questioning whether Sonora or Arizona contained the most of the criminals lf the rendezvous Df thieves were on this side 1 would call attention in a way to capture them whenever ] knew of such and the people of Arizona would thank any Mexican citizen or other person who would make public anything of the kind.
 l wish my time would permit me to give this subject the attention needed at this time but as l cannot do SO trust the gentleman will avail himself of reG- able information from both sides of the lIue. the only proper way being by per sOnIl interviews with reliable gentlemfR residing within a radius of 25 or 3u mile- Of the line between Sonora and ArZona. STOCEasN.
 It would be amOst pitiable confession of national weakness for the French republc Go go to wreck because of the death of a single man. The claim set jp hy Orambetta friends that hIs death has left the ship of state without pilot competenttO guide It is reflection upon the whole French people. That the existing government k incompetent ls patent enough. but that does not signify want of statesmanshlp m the entire nation. The French cabinet has exhibited a lamenteble lack Of courage. They got frightened out of their wits ar the manifesto of Prince Napoleon. and their cowardice has led tu the disturbed state Of affairs now existing. The best wav ont of the difficulty is an appeal to the people. Without the support of