Arizona republican., 1893-02-19
TWO CONTESTS.
mach an Animal Fights
Against Odds.
The Victim in the One
Was a Mouse
And in the Other a Man En-
tangled by the Law.
The Result of Ed, Hill the Washing
.on Murderer's Application for
aWrIt of Habeas Corpus.

REPUBLICAN reporter yesterday wit
.,.ssd two remarkable contests. In
S,,b the struggle was one OF life or death,
adm one case the weaker contestant
"a. A man, ia the other mouse. The
n,rse is dead but the mans fate
/, vet undecided, he being more ten
lions animal but he does not stand
much better show than the mouse.
These contests occurred, one Immediate
" after the other and the reporter was
therefore struck by the wonderful sim
fsritv between them.
mouse for which a reward of 81
A.j been offered was put into a glass
ar with a rattlesnake. The mouse's
,orv hone was fOrlorn one and lay in
me probability that the snake would
AXE no notice of it. This was 600 much
IA expect; within five minutes the
lady rattle sounded and the greedy
mouth OF the snake closed half dozen
Zines upon the mouse. The little ami
nal trembling with fright and pain
made pitiul and fruitless attempts to
,.rape, Within an hour the poison
f,d done its work and the mouse was
dead,
Inst about the time the mouse died
"a HILL the Washington murderer for
whom also reward had been offered, was
taken inc the district court room to
learn whether his application for II writ
ohabeas corpus made the day before
would be sustained. His chances were
sb5l, as good as those OF the mouse, but
no better. Through his attorney, j f..
Marks, he made as desperate attempts
,Oe,cape as the mouse had done, but
With little better prospect OF success.
The ground upon which he stood was
that up to the time application had
been made he had been improperly ar
rested aud unlawlully detained. The
guest had been made on telegram,
htD0t teIegraphic warrant sent by
the Washington authorities, procedure
which his attorney contended was in
IpD0r,aUIe by the laws OF Arizona.
That be mad since been properly ar
rested was not denied though IT was
%. admitted. The court asked the
WisJner's attorney il in case the ap.
Dcl,.0n was granted what would pre-
Yea. the authorities Immediately rear
resting the prisoner. THAT il another
question, replied the attorney, Gwen
then have an opportunity OF contesting
The ,u.Hcjency Of the warrant beside
smother warrant may be served upon
which will detain him in this county,"
Although this latter warrant was sup
positions, the district attorney under
stood that there was really another
gaTan, iD waiting TO defeat the Wash
llgt0n authorities.
Mr Marks spoke bitterly of he pro-
ceei.ngs connected with the arrest and
tbatp.egrams which enjOined that his
client should be denied communication
With persons on the outside, proceed
lDls be said which had been paralleled
only IN France during the Reign OF Ter
'or and in Russia az the present time.
Ills arguments were well met by the
District attorney and the court took the
APPLICATION under advisement until 5
o'clock when he denied it.
Aps.ItiOn was Immediately filed by
,de prisoner for his discharge on the
ground that the warrant issued by the
Eye'n0r was insufficient and the case
Vas continued until 10 o'clock tomor-
row morning.