Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-10-28
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\ Pssee omcsE Assaults a Republican
 Nominee Last Night
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 On Sunday evening October 18th, lSs6. tlsst night while passing through the office of the Burke Hotel from the dining room, F. NJ. Sanford, the republican nominee for district attorney, of this county, was cowardly and unwarrAntably assaulted by J. r. Dillon, the under sheriff of this county. Dillon was accompanied by another deputy sheriff and hosller from the livery stables 0: tho sheriff The under sheriff made the assault by using vile, profAue, indc ,cut. vulgar ePithets and language not in com mon use among gentlemen. He luther assaulted Mir. Sanford by attempting to strike hun with a heavy, leather covered steel cane, a weapon which might not only have created great bodily injury, but
 might have produced death He was only prevented from carrying out his unlawful and criminal In- tentions of making an assault with a deadly weapon upon a pe3cable and law abiding citizen Oi this county by the influence of NJ. J. Hickey, one of the propristors ot the hotel, and on the under sheriff failing Co desist from his attempt to commit a crime against the laws of this territory, he, TIE UNDER SHERIFF OF THIS COUNTY, was forcibly and uncermoniously ejected from the hotel
 If MT. Sanford has said during the campaign anything that Is un- true, be is amenable 10 the sheriTs office of the county through the civil courts of which the sheriff and his deputies are officers, and, If Mr Sanford has said anything c-iminally wrong the laws of this territory have provided a means of public redress in the grand jury room.
 Under the laws of this country the sheriff and his deputies are peace officers and it is their sworn duty not only not to commit breaches of the peace themselves but to prevent others from committing breaches of the peace in their presence. Are peaceable and law abiding citizens of this county tO be protected against the criminal assaults of peace officersf Do you want to elect as shetif of this county a man who appoints under sheriffs and deputies who go about in squads to countenance and defend one oftheir number in making vulgar and un- lawful assaults with deadly weapon upon one Of your peaceable citizens'
 The terrors of San Simon valley have gone into history. The Co chise county troubles are matters of the past; and the Indians are upon their reservation. The good citi- zens of Arizona have remarked with a feeling of pride that the individual may now ride pesceably anywhere in the territory without having to carry arms 10 protect his person from the assaults of outlaws, robbers and pretended officers who m those days of the past went about in squads that they might the better accomplish their nefarious purposes against the inofensiye and unpro- tected citizen.
 Voters of this county, do you want to keep up with the progress of the territory, or do you want to return to those days when every man carried arms for his personal protectioni You have worked hard and earnestly to bring about a more condition of affairs and you have accomplished your purpose.
 A vote for John :. Ross for sheriff means the appointment of deputies whose conduct will be gentlemanly, who will endeavor tO maintain the good order of society, and who will go about in squads 10 protect your citizens and not for the purpose of unlawful assaults upon them, while a vote for George C. Rufner for sheriff, wlll be an en- iorsement of last nights action, and what has been done may be again If occasion requires.
 We appeal to you, good citizens of he county, to maintain that stand Ird of work for the benefit of society md the protection of inotfensive 'itizens, which you have kept up D years past, and m doing so let 1t "a said that at the election. next Tuesday, you cast your vote on the ide of law and order and that will ,e for John :. Ross, for Sheriff.
 MT. Dillon Is also secretary of the County Democratic Central Com nittee, and 1t IS stated, on good that he had openly made hreats of his intention to do what le attempted last night.