Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-05-23
The Parayo Trouble.

There is much talk by few knowing ones In relation to present Pspago trou- bles with au inclination to make moun- tain out of a mole hill. and still farther design by anti political friends of Paul to create bitter partisan feeling against hIm. Not that the love of justice for the "poor ignorant Papago' but simply as 8 means to raise a hue and cry against Paul. The facts Ot the case so far as they could be learned from one who personally visited the scene of trouble and heard both sides of the story are as follows:
 The Indians claim spring of water and this water F. ". Dobbs, living in that vicinity, attempted 10 utilize. He dug a well which drained the water from the one claimed by the Indisus- In retaliation the Indians filled the Dobbs well up and took away the wind- lass. Dobbs came 10 Tucson and swore out a warrant for the arrest of the h. dian who headed the party thst destroy ed his we'll. The warrant being placed m Sheriff Paul's hands to serve, in com pany with Dobbs he went to the Indian town about three miles west of the well on Saturday last and arrested the party against whom the warrant was directed. For the better security of his prisoner he handcuffsd him and placed him ou A blackboard and drove towards Dobbs station where be proposed to get aboard the stage for Tucson. But when about midway between the village and station the Indian threw his nat of and Paul dismounted tO recover II. The Indian then threw himself against Dobbs, sprang to tue ground and endeavored to escape and when caught struggled des- perately 10 recover hIs freedom. The prisoner although handcufied, being a large and powerful man was fully match for hIs captor ani but Tor Doob's assistance would have probably gotten away, Inasmuch as Paul had DO design to iniure the man whatsoever. But no sooner had they again secured him than they wers surrounded by band of the prisoners armed friends. They compelled his release and with guns and bows threatened Paul with death unless he unlocked the shsckles from hIs former captive. This he did and then endeavored to escape from them but they formed a circle around hlm which be had DO sooner broken through than it was agaIn repeated. Paul stiil held his gun and to get this they closed their circle on him. when one Indian selzed hls arms from behind another his gun and the rest threatened death m case be dared to resist. One Indian drew hls bow and would certainly have shot him but for Paufs seIZing an h. dian and kept him between him and his
 Would-be assassin. Finally they allow ed him to go, the team meanwhile hay ing run away and one of the horses 8 valuable animal was ruined, buttolloved to the station where they boasted long and loud as to what they purposed to | do.
 On Sunday after noon in response to A reauest of Sheriff Paul a posse of some 22 men were sent 10 his sssIstance. They reached Dobbs' at 3 o'clock on the following morning. where they found | Paul and ten or 6 dozen other men. ! Shortly after daylight the entire party proceeded towards the Indian town with a vlew of securing the re- leased Indian and a number of those enI yed ID the attack on Sheriff Paul Befo.e reaching the place the men were divided into two squads with instruc- l tions to open hostihties under no cir