Tombstone epitaph., 1891-11-15
A CLASH.
An Acre of Fun Enjoyed bv
 an Audience of One,

Had the PRosPECTOR not been awake last night, it's readers would have lost an interesting item. Every one in this section of Arizona is ac- quairted with the story of the China man who was shot by Apaches in Sonora and brought to Tombstone for treatment; how he fingered between life and death for weeKs, and recover ed sufficiently to get out of the hos pital. Dr. Goodf"llow has been taking care of him; has operated upon his jaw, which one of the Apache bullets cut off portion of. The nervy Chinaman fought for his life at the battle of Cananea, and scattered the reds.
 He was also victorious in the "battle of Tombstone" today where the more formidable weapons of civilized strife "the law" was invoked against him. The Chinaman has been in charge of ] the Cananea mines and smelter for four years. He has due ni.n for his services in defending the property, | 2,5O0, otherwise he is worth nothing but small pouch of tobacco and d bunch of cigarette papers.
 Last night Deputy Marshal Shilliam arrested him and took him before U. s. Commissioner Swain. Dr. Ham ilton. who has fallen heir to the title of good Samaritan toward the China man since Dr. Goodfellow left, accom- panied him to the commissioner office. The case was postponed till this noon. At 12 o'clQc there were present Deputy Marshal Sh'lliam, Commissioner Swain, and represen- tative of the PRosPEcToR, and the ac- cused.
 A few minutes after twelve, A. L. Grow. deputy collector came in, which was the beginning of the fun. He was asked to be sworn and he fatly refused to accept the invitation till he had relieved himself of a large amount of indignation. "You both know" said he, pointing his finger at the judge and deputy marshal, "that this Chinaman is in my charge and you insult the department when you bring him here. I have told you both that he is in my custody by order fram my superiors, Col. Christ him. self told you what the circumstances were, and not to bother this Chinama. under these circumstances. If you want to send him to China, do so."
 The deputy collector sat down. MT. Swain said that if Col. Christ or any one else said that he ever told him such q thing, he was liar Mr. Shilliam said he arrested the Chinaman upon the instructions of the Chinese in spector. MI. Swain said that the deputy collector must produce his papers to show his authority to hold the Chinaman. He was sworn, after which his polished manner would have graced drawing room. The court requested him to bring his let ters. He went to his office and brought book of letters, turned to one and read letter of instruction to Collector Christ from the Treasury Department at Washington the gist of which was that the case had received full attention; that Collector Christ should instruct his deputy at Tomb stone to see that the Chinaman was not sent to China but furnished with an escort to the line and allowed to go his way just as soon as he was able to travel, and completely recovered. Then followed MT. Christ's Instruc- ti0ns to MT Grow, which the latter read to the court, after which MT Grow was excused, and bowed himself out, leaving behind him vision of respect for his authority.
 Mir. Swain looked at Mir. Shilliam, and vice versa, Dr. Hamilton, who | had arrived during the second act, looked over his gold bowed specs at Wong Flung, who complacently rolled q cigarette. II will take this matter under advisement until 4 o'clock" said the court. And the crowd was a | dry one.