Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-11-07
Yuma Items.

Yuma is Q hard place for those under obligation tO "Ihe eople of the Territory O. Arlzona' to get away from One dsy Isst week Edward Lopez tried tO evade payment of A portion of the judgment which the Territory holds against bim -by skipping out" from the Pen. TEo Yuma Indians took his trail at the prison and followed him to AdOnde station about twenty-five miles east Ot this place. Several prison guards and a detail from Lleat. Dsvis' command Os U. 8. Cavalry, stationed here were also out ou the hunt for the fugitive. but the two Indians msde the round up" alone In iust torty-eLght hours from the tune of bis escape, Lopez was back again snugly tucked up in his little bed in the "snake den," with plenty of leisure time in prospect to reflect on the disastrous failure of his we'll arranged plan tO es- cape; and the additional reflection that he must serve out his first term of seven years, losing all his credits for gOod be- hsvior, and another seven years for es- oaping. Lopez came from Tucson He n a very bad Mexican The law m such cases ss his made and provlded reads ss follows:
 Every person confined in the Territo- rial prison for less term than for life, who escapes therefrom, shall upon con- viction for such charge, be imprisoned for a term equal in length to the term hs vas serving-at time of such escape, to commence from the time be vould have been discharged from the prison; snd every prisoner who attempts tO escape. shall, upon conviction of such charge. be im mprisoned not less than two or more than i've years, to commence from the from the timesuch prisoner would other wise have been discharged from prlson-
 In a little less than eight days from the time of the burning of the railroad bridge across ths Colorado river at tnIs place temporary bridge was erected and trains commenced crossing A sIul- at once erected. It will be entirely finished by January list, lSS6.
 The oldest inhabitAnt" of Yuma says this has been the hottest October be has ever experisnced hers.
 The river transfer business and build- iDg the temporary bridge made times lively for Yuma, md brought good many stran gers here. but most Ot tLen them have gone where the vOOdsIut twineth,' or some other place. and tE@ town has taken on its usual deainess-
 The Indians Ire bringing to town irr sale "Sdndias aul " ur.1Bes- Nts- do you think ot tl-,, eastern Ieoi .at Lucious water1sioUs ali uI~ks.-l.-s ID November.
 The pile drivers -se s-r. c-;Egair- iHe tIestle bridge. maAll -- as. -sra- c- s,.,i. lr sure, although LeaTy freight trLIls gt forty to fiity cars pa oyer It -.i'y-
 George C iquss. c,uyirt a. tLe Tv-- r1iorial Prison. su. .-Iitl h;s icft arm a few nights ago with AE oli dull iscN knife. But hjt., harm done. Since then another coEvIc, has kspt hIm com pany ID his Gel. a- night, to prevent nIm "sbuffiing oil this mortal coil. Guess 1t as only Ittle scars. Don't think he wanted tO very bad.
 Dr. E. Y. Baldwin, the erudite and efficient resident phy sician at the Tern torial Prison here. has received a leave of absence to visit the home of his fan ily, Montreal, Canada. Vale, vale, In- terumque vale.
 this point So Eaiu, SO far as heard from, up the river.
 A butchers Gss.. carrying q carcass SE mutton was actually seen ID the town of Yuma the other day. "Carne." ~csrne." all the time "earne, IS the meat you will see in the shops here The weather is getting cooler Nights splendid tor sleeping. No deusnd for ice.
 An Indian or Mexican, don't know which, perhaps some of both. dug out of the county jail here the other day or night He went out in the same way not long sgo, and tried 1t awhile. could not get much to eat and came back. Gore out to try it again Don't know sa be will come back again. He may make 8 success of it this tune m the "vide, wide world" and not need any help from Yuma county. Hope SO. X.