The Arizona champion., 1886-12-04
FATAL DUEL,
Two Cattlemen, Charles Spencer and Char
 los Cohen Fight to the Death.

| four years in the cattle which ran on Spencer's range near Blackberry Tn Mohave county, and, as he wanted to sell his interest to eastern parties, Cohen, who lives in Prescott, wen i out about three weeks ago to settle up the business. The partnership had not been pleasant one. Cohen tells the following story;
 Last Tuesday week they started to, 1 gether in a two-horse wagon for Spen crr's ranch, taking along the latter: little 6ve-year.old boy. When on the road about ten miles quarrel began between them which led to blows and the use of sticks, stones and whatever was handy, neither being armed witt deadly weapons. Daring the fight they fell out of the wagon, and the horses ran away, but were stopped Tn a short distance by tree, c,and the boy being unhurt ran back and witnessed the larger part of the struggle. The men fought for about two hours until both fell completely exhausted anc unconscious.
 During the fight Cohen claims that Spencer drew pocket knife which he knocked out of his hand with a bot tie. When Cohen came to he found himself laying across Spencef's breast. His first thought was of the knife and, knowing that one or the other must die, he found it and cut Sp>a' cer'S throat, severlng the jugular vein, and the unconscious man bled tc death. Cohen then caught one ot the horses, and, taking the little boy be hind him, rode 10 Sam Crozier' $ ranch and told what had happened. He then went to Blackberry and delivered himself up, claiming to have acted Tn self defense.
 Those who visited the scene of the the struggle said that the ground for a distance of l8o yards was covered with blood and showed evidence Oi how desperate wIs the encounter. Spencer's body was found to be terri bly battered and bruised, besides the horrible gash in his throat, while Cohen suffered severely, having hI: face badly beaten up, a black eye, two teeth knocked out, one thumb nearly bitten of and many bruises on his body.
 Spencer was an Enlishman by birth but has resided in Mohave county fol the last twenty-three years. He was mail rider between Hlrdyville anc Prescott when the Haulpal Indians were on the war path, and had many desperate encounters with them. Ht was also connected for many year: with the army as scout and guide When the Haulpais were subdued he took squaw from the tribe and by her had two children, the boy referred 10 and girl about ten years old, now in convent at Los Angeles. He ac cumulated considerable property anc the children will be we'll off. When sober he was qulet and pleasant, but when drinking, which w's frequently the case, he was quarrclsome and win dictiye.
 Cohen, is an Israclite, and is wei known in Prescott, having resided there for the last six years, generally Tn the capacity oi clerk Tn some store He is not $ drinking man and wa very popular on account of his alma biIity and genial good nature. The feeling oi the community towards hin Is favorable, and his friends believe that only sheer desperationsand de fense of his own life could have driven him to the deed.
 Spencer was buried at Blackberry and, as the occurrence took place on thej Haulpai reservation, Cohen will be taken to Prescott and tried by the | United States court.