Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-01-17
A BOLD fDEED.
Masked Men Attempt to Murder a
 Mexican.
Bulletin.

On Sunday evening about 8 o'clock two Mexicans rode into Solomonville and stated that Agustin Juarquez an old resident of the Gila valley had been shot by masked men at his ranch aboutfour miles from Solomonville.
 A party was soon formed consisting of Slerlff Olhey, and Constable Ruiz Dr. Il Ia, fer, and d Bulletin representa- tive to visit the scene of the shooting and reudsr what assistance was possible to the unfortunae 6 man and try to find some clue which would lead to the ap- ,,rehcnsion of the guilty parties.
 Alter a sharp ride of about thirty minutes the ranch was reached and the party was met by several dogs and q party with Winchester rifle Tn his hand, but as soon as the errand was stated all went into the house, where the wounded man wGs found sitting on box and suffering severely from tho wounds he had received. His friends had cut open his shirt and bound the wounds as best they could to try and stop the hem 'rhage, but Gere un5uc- cessfui, and his clothes were satuarated with blood, which flowed from two wounds; the first ball entering about three inches 10 the right and above the navel and coming cut Tn the small of the back. alu the second being flesh wound i'll the right of the shoulder, the ball passing through the arm but not breaking the bone.
 Aft.r the wounds were dressed and the unfortunate man made as comfort able as possible he stated that about dusk two masked men came to his house, where himself and another man, his sister and niece were stopping and attempted to come in. As soon as they saw himself and the other man they op- ened fire with six shooters injuring him. self as above described and Burning the other mans face with powder but not hitting him with a bullet. The men ran out of the house and grappled with the strangers, who ran away, dropping blanket n the scuffle. He did not re- cogniZe'the men, but thought they were Americans.
 On Monday the masks and an old coat were found in an adjoining field, winch, togetEer with the blanket is the only clue the miscrants left. The re- treating tracks indicated that the men had gone l.. ;he direction .of Layton.
 The injured man Is an industrious Meyicaf about forty years of age and has always borne good reputation. It l. reported however, that he has large sum of moEeyhIdden somewhereIand the supposition is that the men who shot him intended to kill him and then ran- sack the place for money. He Is now under the care of Dr. 4. H. Hoefer.
 They Shot the Squaws Just the Same.
 The hue and cry by Eastern toidier- phobists against Col. Forsyth because in the heat of Indian fighting his troops were compelled, in self defence, to shoot at all the attacking enemy, some of whom 1t appeared. were squaws armed with Winchester rifles and dolng as fatal execution as the fiercest buck-all this maudlin slop-over- -isehness is not a new thing.
 Col. c. D. Poston, statistical agent of the Department of Agriculture, now stationed st Phenix, states that the same howl was raised as long ago as 1857, when Colonel, afterward General Ewelfs troops were engaged with hos tiles in Dragoon Pass, this territory. But the Col. quickly sat down on such absolute stiffness. How in the devil can soldier stop," said he, lin the midst of a battle and summon a jury of mat rons to decide whether the redskin pouring bullets into the soldier is a women or no ? Take aim, boys; steady now, Fire?" And the boys moved down all combatants, both great and small, regardless of color, sex or the mistaken pity of false humanity. Col. Poston stater that an armed squaw is worse than an armed buck, as she will shoot the wounded and helpless, being apparently inspired with the ferocity of an armed beast.
 The Colonel is qualified to speak on such subject. having lived in Arizona 8 years and acted as superintendent of Indian agencies as long ago as 1861.- Phenix Herald.