The Arizona champion., 1888-01-21
Williams Letter.
WILLIAMS, Jan'y goth, IS SS.

WILLIAMS, Jan'y goth, 1888.
 Special Correspondent of the CHAMPION.
 The following items are furnished for the many readers of the CHAMPION:
 Through the indefatigable efforts of Supt. A. NJ. Beal and his corps of energetic employees the snow block ade on the A. & P. R. R. has been raised, and the trains are again run ping with as much regularity as could be expected under he circumstances. He and his men are entitled to much credit for their very jealous efforts and actions under the most discour aging difficulties.
 There has been quite commotion ;n police circles and the morality of this community considerably shocked during the past week by a series Of crimes committed in thsir midst. The first was fracas which occurred on a freight tram, of which Rang is conductor. IL seems that the brake men were engaged in a regular rough and tumble fight, and Rang in st. tempting 10 seperate the combatants was severely cut in the arm by one 0: the heligerenis. He afterwards had warrant sworn out for two of them who were arrested by Deputy Con stable Tom Wagner and taken before Justice ]. L. Davis, who bound the m over in the sum of three hundred dol lars to answer before the grand jury at the next term of count; they were then placed in charge of Deputy Sheriff Bob Carr for the night, dur. ing which time they succeeded in eluding the vigilance of the deputy and made ther escape. They are now supposed to be rusticatIng in the land of orange groves and flowers.
 Four other men were arrested about the same time for being engaged in the lucrative practice of robbing the freight cars on the A. & P. R. R. The articles taken being whisky, blankets and canned goods. which they retailed through the town and then skipped. Deputy Sheriff George McKean followed them and arrested them at Peach Springs. brought them back and placed them in charge Of Jack Stevens and Charley Herndon, who hovered over them with paren. tai fondness for a couple of nights that precluded all their efforts to es cape. Mcksan subsequently, arrested two others for being implicated in the same transaction. They all had a hearing before Judge Davis on Mon day, which resulted in one being bound over to await the action of the grand jury; the others being senten ced to si,ty days in the county jail. They were taken to Prescott by Con. stable hc(Iacken.
 A man named Lyons, night ma. chinist, while indulging in little innocent recreation with the clerk at the lunch counter, had his hand bad ly cut by coming m contact with a large bread knite in the hands of the latter, An artery and one or two of the leaders were severed, making very serious wound, which was prop erly dressed by pr. Hardnch. He has since gone to the hospital at Albuquerque.
 A man named Connors had his hand smashed while loading a der rick at Johnson's Canon Wednesday morning.
 C. E. Boyce, the pioneer merchant, has jus, received a large stock of new goods and himself and Johnny Davis are kept busy waiting on GUS. toners.
 John R. Tabor has finished his new dining roo,n and it is now ready for occupation. He intends 10 open a restaurant at once.
 Morris Walsh passed through here Monday night from Peach Springs, having in charge man whose hands were so badly frozen as to render ana putation necessary. They were on their way to the hospital at Albuquer- que. CowBoY.