Arizona republican., 1896-08-11
Police MagiStrate on the
 Rampage.
Make a Brutal Attack on a Correspondent.
Beats Him s .vereiy With a Gun. Defies Colorado and the World
 He Is King of Terrors.

notorious tough who occupies the pO- sition of police magistrate of Cripple Creek, made an unprovoked assault on William l.. Kerr, a newspaper corres- pondent, this afternoon, beating him about tine head with a gun and shoot ing at him. Kerr lives near Mullen's home on Capitol hill, and while pass ing the house at about 6 o'clock stopped to ask Mullen if there was any thing new. The czar of Cripple Creek had returned but a few minutes before from "trip to Victor, where he was called to answer two charges pre- ferred against him before Justice of the Peace Parkison. Although Parki- son had dismissed one charge, the sec ond, in which Mullen is charged with perjury, was not dismissed, but taken under advisement by the justice, and this partial defeat seemed to have ruff | fled the temper of the czar Kern had asked the same question of Mullen | frequently during the day, and re- ceived quiet and respectable answers, | but this time Mullen commenced to abuse the reporter and his paper. l Kerr started to walk away, but Null len followed, continuing his abuse and making threats. A few feet from his
 doorstep Mullen pulled his gun and l struck Kerr, who threw up his left
 hand to guard off the blow. Mullen struck again with the same result, and
 then, provoked that the newspaper
 man would not stand quietly and be
 beaten, Mullen stopped long enough
 to say, "If you don't holler I will blow
 your - out Kerr replied he never
 hollered and to blow away Mullen
 then drew his gun down with the evil l dent intention of making his threat
 good, but Kerr again warded and the
 shot went wild. Then Mullen, en-
 ragged, began smashing away at Kerr, beating him about the head and frac-
 turing his jaw, and pounding him up
 severely. Kerr was entirely unarmed and kept asking Mullen to lay down
 his gun and fight like a man The wife of Mullen then called to Bob to
 stop, and he finally did So, after he
 had struck Kerr about twenty times
 with the gun
 1 Kerr came down town and had his
 wounds dressed by Dr. W J. Cham
 bers. Mullen went into the house and has not been molested by any officer. l, The sheriff's office is the only authority
 allowed to interfere with Mullen. A
 few days ago when warrant was
 placed in the hands of @ constable
 Mullen refused to recognize the au-
 tIhority and said that he would kill
 any man who monkeyed with him. Sheriff Boynton then stepped in. and
 under his counsel Mullen accepted ser
 vice of the warrant
 : With Assistant District Attorney Geo. Washburne to intervene between Mullen and justice it is idle to attempt . to get the law to take it's course when the police magistrate of Cripple Creek is the offender.
 The sheriff's deputies were appealed tonight to take action and arrest Mul- len, but had convenient excuses and a defense for Mullen ready when the
 appeal was made, so Mullen was al ] lowed to go unmolested There was g much indignation among the people l and many idle, threatening talks made t Mullen has been keeping his ears tc 6 the ground for the past week, and Jeff = at Il o'clock tonight on the Midland = Terminal for Colorado Springs
 Even Jim Marshal disapproves o - Mullen's last act and he announced to- }. night to the newspaper colony, in hi. n characteristic way, that it is of witt : him. He means that he cannot bacl : Mullen any longer.