Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-06-20
A TERROR TO OUTLAWS.
The SanGuinary Record OF a Quak-
or In Arizona
He Never Murdered . Man But He Had
Killed Many . One In Performing
tho Duties Of His OGnco ~
Sheriff.

Inc DeSC-knO"n man In Arizona To-
day." a traveller remarked who had
just returned from that territory, sis
Commodore Perry Owens, who has
been sheriff Of Apache county, city
marshal of Winslow, and is now one OF
the guards Of the Wells-Fargo express
across Arizona. He is an Indianian,
who went to Arizona fifteen years ago.
I had long talk with him the other
day as he rode on the train, his Win
chester rife and a couple of navy skies
within easy reach.
when he learned that was also q
Hoosicr," writes a contributor to the
indianapolis News, land knew his
r:!ople, Qual1ers, who live near Carriers.
burg. in that country, we were at once
~ the best of terms. When 1 asked
him if the report was true that he had
removed from active life more men, by
the Winchester line, than any other
man in Arizona he looked panied for a
moment. Then he answered.:
Il was raised a Quaker, but out
here, you see, q man can't work at that.
1t amt suited to the Arizona climate.
have done a good deal of shooting,
but it has all been necessary and in the
line of my official duty. 1 never muir
dcred man in my life, never. My
good mother, back in Hendricks coun-
ty, every now and then writes me a
letter. She sees these newspaper re-
ports and she misundcrstands them.
You ask if I've shot one hundred men?
Well, no. l haven't-that is, unless
you want to count Mexicans. I've
only killed fourteen white men and
wounded fifty-three. Some of them
died after they were wounded, but
that was the fault of the doctor.
"'You ask what episode of this kind
l consider the most exciting in my ex-
pcrience? These events are all more
or less exciting, but think the live
liest of these affairs took place over at
Vinslow, when was sheriff. l had q
warrant for the fellows arrest, and
had written for him to como in and
.urrender. He didn't even answer my
litter, which wasn't treating with
proper respect my official position. So
after awhile l went after him. He was
1T his mothers house, double
log cabin, built in L-shape. tied my
horse and went to the house. AS 1
NtioShCNl w uNiOT
Of two faces Mt a window at my back.
The door opened about foot, and the
man was after stuck gun out. let
drive with my Winchester, and as I
heard him drop fired over my Shout
der through the window. The second
!oad caught two, killing one and shat
t""ing the arm of a younger brother.
| knew there was still another man in
The house, and that it was dangerous
to remain on the porch. jumped out
into the open ground, and. as ] did -
I saw man sheltering himself behind
blackboard. l ran few step; and
uncovered him. When took account
Of stock there were three killed and
one wounded. There were no further
hostilities. The coroner took ci;arrc
Of the effects, as l didn't think it would
he proper for me to act under the cir
cumstances. The whole affair took
place inside a minute.
~ don't drink. l don't gamble. and
[ haven't ever been favorite with The
women. Most of the fellows who are
shot get it because they want some
woman to think he's bad man
They put on Mexican spurs, n som
brero, and a cut-throat outfit and start
in for trouble. The coroner finds then
with their boots on.
81 knew a young fellow up at vii
;:lmr'. Il nervy little chap, never SAID
.'4h. but when it came time for iyrr'
o.. ?puld get his revolver ont ~, uicl
go, "yhody. But he was Il pcr-,'rt zen
man. There was only one th;n,; he
W. afraid of-that was dying with his
''," on. One day, by some hind o
.';rIcnt-it could never be explained
g.. ,"t into difficulty with Il Mexican
~ IT," Mexican shot him. Wo saw II,
ms hit hard. picked him up and carried
LIN into a saloon. We asked Dan if HI
I'D any last request to make. In ;