Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-02-16


 rain soon. The situation here is un- changed; not so at Jeffersonville; that town is inundated as bad as last year. This afternoon citizens ceased hoping and ceased their efforts to endeavor to prevent inundatiou.
 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, 12-Bruce Carr Grand Master Mason, has issued an ap- peal to members and lodges in this state for the Ohio flood sufferers.
 EVANSVILLE, Ind, Feb. 12.-The river k still rising. There are no boats and no business, with the prospect of higher river tran in last February. The whole lower river lands are in 6 state of desolgtion. Nearly all the town IS sub merged. About all tbe corn has been saved that can be saved. No loss of life has been reported, but the destrue tion of property is great.
 CINCINNATI. Feb. 12-The Mayor of Newport has found 1t necessary to make the following statement:
 "Ihe Relief Union of the city of New port. realizing the fearful state If affairs in our city, which now, in point of terri tory is one half, and in population Is two thirds, under water, have requested me, as mayor ot the city to appeal to the people of the United States for re- lief. l doing SO, regret the utmost necessity of such act, but earnestly ap- peal to the good people of the country for aid.
 Signed, WM. HoEToS, Mayor"
 SALT LAKE, Feb. 12.-John Taylor, in the Tabernacle, said: The gentiles are getting up a furorc now that the presi- dental election is comiug on, and the Mormon question is as good party is- sue gs ever. They think to do many things, but won't do more than the Lord will let them. Republicans put in their platform, "PolyRamy must g0,' but po- iygamy IS a hard nut tO crack. Re publicans or democrats neither are our friends; they think We are democrats. and we ara to Q certain extent. Republicans are go- ing to make NJ rmOuism a party ques- ton; the democrats fearing to oppose the republicans on that issue and not liking to swallow MOrmons, will fall in with the republicans, though the apple stick to their threats as 1t did in Adams What shall We do about? Why trust in God. l feel quite easy; We have work to perform aEd with the help of God we'll do 1t.
 TOMBSTONE, 4. T.. Feb. 12.-rhe fol- lowing IS the testimony of Frank H Burkles in the Bisbee murder cases: The murders occurred on the night Sth of December; bandits leaving his ranch to commit the deed and returning after the job was accomplished. 1 was living on White river at the north end of SWisshelm mountains this county through November and December; am acquainted with all the defendants at the bar. On the 25th of November saw Tex and Heith at my place; that night Dan Dowd and Red Sample came to my place and stopped all night; next morn ing they went 10 Pardee's camp; heard them say they had come from Clifton; Heith and Tex stopped at my place up 70 next day; told me they were going to iiisbee on the night 4th of December; Tex came back to my place from Bis0ee; all these defendants were at my place on tue 9th of December, Duwd, Kelly, Red and Tex went up to an old mine back Of my place; Delaney went no to mine next day; Dan Dowd. Delaney and Red were at my h use on Friday the 1th; stopped at my house about fifteen minutes, and lift saving they were going to Bisbee; they told me Kelley and Tex were at BIsbee; bout one o'clock in the morning of the 9-h of December, saw Tex and Kelley at my house; had some conversation with hem about the robbery at Bisbt @: they sald they had a fight there and robbed a store and got twelve hundred dollars. killed two persons If not four; Red said ae had been slot and showed me the place where he was shot; asked me to feel the wound, which ] did; he wore canvas coat: (the cuat was here intro lCced) think this is the coat; the hole IS in the right place near the shoulder blade; Kelly had no hat on and l gave Aim one; hat was here introduced this is the hat that gave Kelly; Delaney
 ived at my house for some time; he was
 introduced there by Dan Dowd and went b, the name of Johnson; I found 2 brown horse at my place the next morning after these three left; horse is now in O K Corral in this town; Dan Dowd told me on Wednesday they were going to Bi,bee to rob a store, and said he was afraid of Red and Delaney; wns afraid they would get excited and kill somebody; heard Sample and the other two that were at my place on Fri lay night say they were going to Bisbee to rob the store, but didn't say anything about it because I was afraid of my life. Red said if he thought l would ever squeal on them he would kill me right there. l never made a statement to any one except the district attorney, and Sheriff Ward. Cross-examined: Dowd and Delaney came first to my place; hey came on horseback, and the first time they stsid three or four days. They went from there tO Sonora; that was in September, l think. Had known DOwd before this; be was teaming; Dan DOvd was acquainted with me. I said had lost some horses, and Dowd sa he would go and look for them; he and De- laney were gone for about fifteen lays; they did not find my horses; DOwd came in to Tombstone and in a day or two came back to my place; he afterwards went to Clifton. | came back to my place about the 2jtb | pr 27th of November; went back to | Pardees camp and remained there until | December 5jh when he came back to | my place. When he came back on the | 26th or 27th I told him the train had | oeen robbed near Deming, that the | Snerif's posse was out and 1 would | FdIl6E uc dIu HIS com paulOuS WOulu not | remain at my place as 1 did not want | any trouble to occur there. Dowd said | they were not short anywhere, there | would be no trouble; Red IS the man | who threatened to kill ne If I informed | 1n them; my place is from B to 4O | miles from Bisbee; these men returned | to my place the morning of the 9th of | December think, about one o'clock; l | nave had some talk with Deputy Sheriff | DanIel; saw MT. Daniel the 10th instant: old him just what these parties told me | to tell him; "that they left on tWednes- | lay and had not seen them since:" Red held SIX shooter iu | my face and told me to bear It in mind | and tell the Sherif-s posse this. They got horses at Lluderman's ranch: I | 7huuld have let them have 0 horse if had | malone; Delaney had been at my place | several weeks; had been trying to get | work as engineer in aTaw mill; was not prescott when the otht t- parties told me they were going Co rtb the store; De ianey left my place with Dan Dowd and Red Sample the night of the 7th of December; Red kelly and Dowd came | Ina ei- fo my ul1aa fha roorni,, ,F 4l,