Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-06-30
BEHIND THE BARS.
Last Week by Deputy Sheriff
Joe T. Mckinney.

The name of the two men arrested
near Fort Apache last week by Joe T
Mckinney, Deputy sheriff of this coun-
, ~, are Pete Riley and W. L. Reynolds
and they are now in Jail having been
held for grand larceny by Justice Rea-
shau at Thomas, before whom they we're
taken for preliminary hearing. Sheriff
Olney and District Attorney Jones went
to Thomas last week to meet Mckinney
and pose with the captured men.
Sheriff Olney took list of all the
brands in the herd of horses amount
| ing to los head instead of 11S as stated
last week; there are % or 30 different
brands and they have been sent around
to different sheriffs with the purpose of
locating some of the owners of the torses.
A numb Der of the horses are known to
belong in Cochise county, and on Tues
| day Sheriff Olney received a telegram
from Sh=r If White, of that county, say
ing several CT the horses belonged there
and he woul1 sUon find their owners
and have them come and see the horses
One stallion In the herd is said to have
been owned by John Slaughter. of
CJchise and the brand of John Gray
living in the Rucker Canyon was we'll
represented.
As Stated last week two of the horses
found in the posse ssiOn of Ri!ev and
Reynolds belonged 10 Joe L. Mckinney
and Dan Williams, and two more were
claimed by Indians on the reservation.
They were held by Ju stice Reashau Oh
charge of stealing the Mckinney anG
placed at $500 each, but no effort has
baen made 10 give it. Sheriff White,
of Cocli also telegraph t. the sber
iff here but in case the men attempted
to release themselves by anymeans, TO
telegraph him before they gain their
liberty.
J7e Mckinney was in town Tuesday
and received congratulation on the
catch he had made. ice heard of the
parties passing through tie valley and
also was told that some of his horses
were missing. He took the trail and
followed to,a point seven miles from
Fort Apache where he came up witt the
men and horses in camp. They had a
wagon and camp outfit, the wife or
Reynolds being Of the party. Mckinney
as be passed the camp saw one of his
horses in the herd aDd hurried on to the
post for assistance. The commanding
officer refused him any assistance, but |
afterwards Lieut.. Bashford interested |
b mself IN McKinney's behalf and OBJ |
tanned orders to remove the men from !
the reservation on the representation !
that they were tresspasse. In this |
way Mckinney secured mis- men. He |
feels very greatfu TO Maj. Carrcl,
Lieut.. Bashford ard Lieut.. Rivers for
the assistance rendered him. The
horses were brought to the vicinity Of
Fort Thomas and left on the range in
the h lis north.
IL results prove that al these horses
or considerable numbe OF them were |
stolen, the importance Of this arrest to |
men having stock on the range will be |
by all. Of course Riley and |
Reynolds assert their innocence ana |
hat the horses all honestly came into |
their possession. The Mckinney horses |
hey claimed was traded for from In
iians on the reservation. Reynolds |
c,aims that he has lived in COchise
county for several years and Riley YES
rot long ago known TO have been work
ng in the vicinity OF the STEMS Pass.
The wife of Reynolds arrived in town
Tuesday and held conference with her
husband and retained Judge W. ii.
Barnes on counsel for defendsnts.-
Bulletin.