Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-08-24


 Iho Enaiars Thero are Hostile Stolen Property Fo11nd--CCuEession ui Gsait,. oG c
 ryoso,, CITIZEN June 10. 1871.
 From tine t9 time, we shall g.ve sworn testimony m this case. We shnll show 6s much zeal Co have this affair fully investigated IS Whitman dare dc.
 We want tie pnhiic ard especially the pEess aboard 70 note the chaTater Of our witnesses. and what they state. We here present inc allidavIts of En Amei ican, n Mexican and a tEGi2n. Jamea Lee is q ci1 Zen of unimpoachabie character; l. a uian lRi igeiY interested in s,OGk. land. miccs, and HOuTink mills, and ne man lu the United States exec him in an earnest desire for peace, security and justice to all Juan Elias is an eminent iy trustworthy citizen; is a farmer and sIock-raise; has landed property in and out of Tucson; WAS 6n hOnored mem Der of the last Arizona Legislature; IS Rn in dustrious and t1ri ty man and longs for security to person and property to Rli. Eagen:o i.hiqui s faithful ald tiusty Indian. lis honor, Mayor DeL1ng. aG Us hin thoroughly and vouches for he reliability. hlr. DeLong is largely interested in mines, freight teame and merchandising; hae been justice of the peace aSd county treasurer here, end is nov Msyor of this city. His vtracity Is uuquestionable. Proof that the breast pia found with the Indians belonged to tho mGEdared woman at Tubac, will be given. The witness is BOW in Sonora. ;,ut nas bean written to On the subject. But the following will do for a beginn- ;rg:
 County of Pima, Territory of Arizona James Lee being duly sworn deposes and says that on the morning ofthe Seth os April, 1871, thsTe was an attack on an indiansCamp near Camp Grant 10 which Eere killed 3j adults whom he saw after 3hey were dead, Opponent says that when the party which made the attack on th5 Indian Camp aforesaid started from the vicinity of Tucson, they struck tie trGIl O the Indians who st0le etock from ranches south Of Tucson some days previous to She attack, and followed the t:ial which led directly to the Camp of he Indians 8t'acked. After the attack xRs made, the attacking party found near the Camp of the Indiana, one of the hOTs2s stolen by the Indiana when they made the raid on ranches near Tucson. Said horse was identified by many parties and IS nov in poesesion of the man from whom ths horse was stolen viz, Francisco Carrillo. Deponent also -gJs that he sRw package Of center priped needle gun cartridges winch hsd nOt been broken; also, some guns and g-fs q |. Ia tiVes Yas sister Of tha Indian who was in possession Of the horse.
 JAS. LEE.
 Sworn 10 and subscribed before me this 9th day of June, 1871.
 CHARLES II. MEYERS, Justice of the Peace, Pima Co.,, A., T.
 TUosoN, 4. T., June 3, 1S71-Juan ElIae being duly sworn, sRys on bis oath that he was one Of the party who made tHn ntt-el- IL ..-lia., I,az2af f>->.., iAS San Pedro River, near Camp Grant 4. T., on the morning of the 20th of 4 pril, |'!Sil: that the attacking party consisted # lU0 PaGeeo IndiRns and 40 citizens- American end Mexican; that n short time previous % the attack, the Indians made a raid ou his ranch and the ranch as of others near San Xavier, and took away eight horses; among the stock talk 4n by inc party making the attack, CD the 39th of April, one of the horses stolen by { he ApacheR, from him and others, WAS found in their camp, and is now in the possession of the man from whom he was stolen, towit Francisco O1rril,O; that among the captive was one mgn-a captain-who confesseC that his tribe did made raids on the citizens when at Camp Grant, ard were ''at peace with" az he said, the Camp Grant tribe." Depoaent further etaies that when the stock wBs stolen from his ranch few days previous to the attuck cn the Indians near Camp Grant. he fol- lowed them for some distance, about 40 miles, and their trial led directly to their, the Indians Eear Camp Grant, and that of hl5 own knowledge, some of the came Indians who stole his stock were then, as they said, lat peace with [ amp Grant" Deponent further states that he does not know how many Indians were killed, as he did not count them. JEAN ELIAS.
 Sworn to and subscribed bfore me, this 3d day Of June, 1871.
 CHAELE' II. MEYERS.
 Juetics of Peace, Pima County.