The Arizona champion., 1886-12-04
FATAL DU EL.
Two Cattiemen, Charles spencer and Char
 les Cohen Fight to the Death.

les Cohen Fight to the Death.
 They had been partners for abou
 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, went i out about three weeks ago to settle
 up the business. The partnership had
 not been a pleasant one. Cohen tells
 the following story;
 Last Tuesday week they started to-
 gether in a two-horse wagon for Spen-
 cer's ranch, taking along the latter's
 little five -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 with deadly weapons. During the fight
 they fell out of the wagon, and the
 horses ran away, but were stopped In a short distance by tree, ,and the boy being unhurt ran back and witnessed the larger part of the struggle. The men fought for about two hours until both feil completely exhausted and unconscious.
 During the fight Cohen claims that Spencer drew a pocket knife which he knocked out of his hand with 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 Spen- cer's throat, severing the jugular vein, and the unconscious man bled to death. Cohen then caught one Of the horses, and, taking the little boy be- hind him, rode to Sam Crozler' $ ranch and told what had happened. He then went to Blackberry and delivered himself up, claiming to have acted in self defense.
 Those who visited the scene of the the struggle said that the ground for distance of ISo yards was covered with blood and showed evidence ot how desperate was 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 his face badly beaten up, black eye, two teeth knocked out, one thumb nearly bitten off and many bruises on his body.
 Spencer was an Enlishman by birth, but has resided in Mohave county for the last twenty-three years. He was mail rider between Hardyville and Prescott when the Haulpai Indians were on the war path, and had many desperate encounters with them. He was also connected for many years 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 to and girl about ten years old, now in convent at Los Angeles. He ac- cumulated considerable property and the children will be well off. When sober he was quIet and pleasant, but when drinking, which was frequently the case, he was quarrelsome and vim dictive.
 Cohen, is an Israelite, and is well known in Prescott, having resided l there for the last six years, generally | in the capacity of clerk in some store. He IS not . drinking man and was very popular on account of his alma bility and genial good nature. The feeling of the community towards him Is favorable, and his friends believe that only sheer desperation.and 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 theaHaulpai reservation, Cohen will be taken to Prescott and tried by the United States court.