Tombstone daily prospector., 1890-08-14

August ( loSO. Mir. Slaughter,
 DEAR SIR: came here to see about my team, and after getting an interpreter and stating how the team was taken, they took and put me in jail and referred the case to the judge here, and he has sent it to the judge at Guaymas for a final decision, and as it may take some time to get the final decision, the judge here said that perhaps the judge at Guaymas might let me out on bail for two or three hundred dollars security, and I would like to know if you and Joseph Hoef- Ter will go on a bond for me The jail here has fifteen or twenty drunk ards, felons and murderers in 1t. This is the first time was ever arrested in my life, and being tifty-four years old it is not the style Of life that l am looking for. The only thing that can do me any good Is to have letter written at Tombstone and signed by several prominent men and sent to our consul at Gusymas and perhaps he might get me discharged or have some influence with the judge there, for ce:.r consul at Guaymas acts as consul for the British goyernmofss. Prominent citizens here tell me that if was an Englishman l would be discharged in 8 few hours-rather a sad commentary on being an Ameri- can citizen.
 If there is any way that you can assist ms I wish that you would and you shah be paid for the same.
 I have written you as to the best way as I am informed, but if you know of better plan you can adopt it. Respectfully yours,
 Asa TURNER
 Immediately after the receipt of the letter Sheriff Slaughter dispatched deputy on horseback to Magdalena, with letters to Latz, one of the heavy merchants of Sonora doing business in Magdalena, with instructions to kail Turner out and hold hiu responsible for the same He also sent letters of explanation to Consul Willard, at Guaymss. A representative oi the pssosfEcToR interviewed Mir Hoeiier regarding the affair and learned that he had received a similar letter to the one sent to Sheriff Slaughter, and from hlm the information was gleaned that Mir. Turner aud his son had mining claim about thirty miles on the other side of the line. At odd times they would go across with a team and wagon and camp a week or two, work ing on their claim. The custom gu ards were made aware of this fact, and on the last trip. about five weeks ago, their entire outfit was confscated. Mr. Turner returned to his ranch in the lower Sulphur Spring valley, and about August lss went to Magdalena to see if he could not regain posses sion of his effects. All that is known of his success in this undertaking is that conveyed in his letter, which sig nifies that he was thrown into jail, in- stead of being allowed % ride home with his team. There IS no doubt but that he will be released as soon as the courier reaches Magdaiena with the letters from Sheriff Slaughter. Mir. Turner has resided in Cochise county since 1880 and is an exemplary citizen. He resided in Tombstone for many years and kept wood yard On tl.e block opposite Prindeyille's store on Fremont street later he pre-empied & ranch in the Sulphur Spring valley where he has since lived. He belongs to the I. o. O. F. and held prominent place in that order in Boston where he lived for many years. His friends wiII spare neither time or money to get him out of his present precica- 1 rneut. A courier was dispatched to ths Turner ranch last night 10 inform