The St. Johns herald. (St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory [Ariz.]) 1885-1903, 1888-05-31

Apache county, ana was sentenced
to ten years in the territorial prison.
Other democratic politicians i'm
plicated with him have left the
country, while there are still other
men, wealthy men, prominent men,
too, in Apache county, men, not
! only prominent as citizens but more
or less prominent in the democratic
party, who are enjoying their lib
erty, and their wealth, who, accord
ing to well founded evidence, ought
to be sojourning in Yuma. It is
limited but for Mr.. Barth's profound
silence they might be there now
Journal-Miner.
The Journal-Miner's language is
plain-there is no mistaking Its
meaning-there is no doubt left in
the mind as to what it intended to
say-its idea is expressed i'll sim
pie language that is incapable of
two constructions-it evidently
speaks from the card and knows
whereof it speaks.
The authorities of Apache coun-
ty were trying for two or three years
to obtain evidence against Sol
Barth that would convict him, and
it was only after the most siren
uous efforts, and constant and per-
sistent work on their part, that he
was convicted. They are also NOR
ally certain that he had accom-
plices and confederates in his ras-
cality. They have been, and are
still trying, to obtain the testimony
necessary to indict and convict
these confederates, but have been
so far, unsuccessful-have almost
despaired of ever being able to
bring them to justice. The Jour-
nal-Miner appears, however, to be
in possession of all the facts-ap-
pears to have at its fingers ends
the very knowledge for which our
authorities have been seeking for
years, but have been unable to OBJ
tain. We, therefore, suggest that
our District Attorney have a SUBJ
pon@ Issue for Mr.. Martin, and
bring him before the grand jury at
our next term Of court, that he may
lay before them his "well founded
evidence" in order that these more
or less prominent democrats" may
be sent to Yuma to comfort and
console their leader-Sol Barth. If
Mr.. Martin will furnish the testi-
mony, we will guarantee that our
District Attorney will most willing
ly and cheerfully do his part in
seeing that the law and justice is
duly meted out to them, whether
they be democrats, republicans,
prohibitionists, American, Next
can, Jew or Mormon.
We have few words more to say
to the Journal-Miner and other
newspapers outside the limits of
Apache that take such a lively in
terest in the internal affairs of this
county, of which they can have but
a very limited knowledge, and it is
evident that what little knowledge
they do possess is furnished by in
terested parties, who are trying to
screen criminals and doing all in
their power to thwart our officials
in their earnest endeavor to purify
the morals-to render life and prop
erty secure in our borders-to pro-
tect the taxpayers, and to redeem
the name of Apache county from
the doubtful reputation she has
hitherto borne. If they will look
after the interests of their several
localities, and let the people of this
county deal with their criminals
in their own way-always keeping
within the limits of the law-they
would come nearer doing their
duty by their friends and patrons
than they are now doing. Apache
has a set of officials who are the
peers of the officers of any county
in the Territory, and who are per-