Graham guardian. [volume] (Safford, Ariz.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-10
Those killings.

lbe isoFdsoufg Lt6erdt gives the
! following account and reasons for
the recent killings near the line be-
tween Arizona and New Mexico.
mentioned ~ the GUARDIAN a few
weeks since:
Warrants are ont for the arrest
Of Mark Childers and John Tully
for shooting Curley Miller and
Edward Moss. Childcrs aud Tally
have been in the employ Of Lyons
q Campbell cattle company, and il
rs thought that these killings grew
out Of the trouble this company
has bad with the cattle men in the
Pine Cienega country. al
though it is claimed that
if they did this shooting thew acted
as private individuals, not as en-
ployees of the company. The Sill
YER city Enterprise in giving an &C
count of the trouble in the Pine
Cienega country says it is all caus-
ed by rustleis in that country APP
propriating the calves belonging TO
the companies in that section, and
the efforts of the companies have
round 1t necessary TO make 10 pro-
tect their property. Others who
are well posted ia regard TO the
trouble in that section claim that
II is cGused by the efforts the LYONS
q Campbell company have made 10
drive every one else out of that
section. The range is a coed one
and the company wants ii all. and
the allegations have been made
that 1t did not intend TO allow any
man to stay in that section and
keep cattle there. From The evil
dence that has been made public II
is probable that both sides are AZ
fault in some respects. This trouble
is said to have started over few
cattle some of which were branded
DRU, some IVES, an account of
which was mentioned some time
since in the Liberal. According to
The statements man named John
Wilson started these brands for his
.wo sons, who were minors, but
lid not have the brands recorded.
After the cattle in these brands
we're noticed on the range a cow
BOY named Elrage who was work
ng for Lyons & Campbell record
"a the brand DRU and Lem Chill
Iers, foreman for Lyons & Camp
'ell, had recorded the brand WISE.
later Mr.. Wilson endeavored to
ave the brand DRU recorded. but
s 1T was already appropriated the
'oard would not let him record it
,ut ne succeeded in getting, the
y Els recorded, this being different
rom the brand Childers recorded.
When the cattle inspector went out
Q investigate the matter the cat
lie in both brands were being held
y the Lyons & Campbell outfit
Wilson cloimed the cattle in both
ranos, He had one Of the brands
ecorded all right, The IVES brand.
me inspector asked Elrage what
ie wanted to do about the cattle
'randed DRU, which brand was
ecorded in his name, and he said
hat all he wanted 70 do was 10
urn them loose and get out of il.
lie publicly said he made no claim
0 the cattle. Under the law the
lspector had to take charge of
hem, sell them and turn the MONEY!
yer to the sanitary board, when
ne board would give the money to
ne man who could prove he own
4 the cattle. Before the cattle
'uld be sold Wilson replevied the
title and there the matter now
ands. All of this caused a great
eai OF bad feelings on both sides
his added to the many little
ings that had happened previous.
supposed TO have set the bali
ling, and it is very probable
ere will be more trouble in the
me Cienega country before the