Arizona republican., 1898-04-19


 aid that after she knew the last order if the court had been served on the Zechs she set out in cart with a cou- pie of Mexicans to clean out the ditch. They were met in the road near the ditch by Carl Zech, who was armed with a shotgun. Miss Seass said that his language was abusive and his man. ner threatening. He advised her not l to get out of the cart and whoever entered upon his land would do SO at | the peril of his life.
 Hanson was at Valentine Gant's place, a half or three-quarters of 8 mile away, gathering cattle. He saw | the cart in the road and as trouble was not unexpected he hurried to the scene, borrowing a shotgun at Gant's. Or coming up he began to remonstratt with Zech, who refused to be placated and when Miss Seass attempted to ge out of the cart he leveled his gun at her. She called to Hanson to keer Zech from shooting. Hanson attempted to disarm him. He threw his head for l ward. stooping low to get below the l range of the gun. While in that posi- tion Zech struck him on the back of the head with the barrel, knocking him to his knees and stunning him. All the time Hanson held the gun, his own shotgun in his hand. Rising, still stunned from the effect of the blow and with Zech still standing above him apparently ready to shoot, Hanson said he fired, believing his own life to be | in danger.
 l When he and Miss Seass left to come to Phoenix they did not know that Zech was dead, nor did they hear it
 until after their arrival in town. A physician was sent for to dress Han sons head at the jail, and subsequently, l Baker & Alexander were retained for the defense.
 A warrant was sworn out in Justice Johnstone's court for the arrest of 1 Hanson last night. He will be ar raigned this morning and time will be set for his preliminary examina- tion.
 The trouble out of which this killing | SIOW hdO llo OiiSlh iclC AeSoS AnAAs though there had been turmoil and feud in that neighborhood over the i water question before Miss Seass or the Zechs came to this country. The
 ditch in the controversy runs across
 one corner of the Zechs' land. cutting off about twenty acres. They were preparing last winter to fill the ditch l II haf,- lor,
 Miss Seass and other parties objected to the change on the ground that the proposed site of the ditch was unsuft- fable and an injunction suit was begun
 by Miss Seass last December. It was tried in March and the injunction was 1 dissolved. The elder Zech was in the court room at the time and the younger was at Tempe awaiting the judgment. He was informed by tele- phone of the dissolution of the injunc- tion ard imme diately set out to ill the ditch It happened, though, that the elder Zech was premature, for after dissolving the injunction, the court made another order perpetuatlng it until the next Saturday. As soon as Judge Kibbey learned that the ZechS were already proceeding, he directed
 the elder to hurry home and stop his. son-in-law. The next week the Zechs were arrested for contempt of court,
 but on a showing that they had mls- taken the order of the court they
 were discharged on the payment of the costs and nominal fine.
 An appeal was taken and on April
 2 in the course of an argument on fix
 ing a supersedeas bond, another order
 was made, concerning the nature Of
 which the attorneys have disagreed
 It was contended by the plaintiff that
 it left the case unchanged pending the
 appeal and that it required the open
 ing of the ditch to the extent of carry
 ing sufficient water for Miss Seass, but
 for nobody else. Nothing was lmme-
 diately done. week ago while Judge
 Street was at Kingman an effort was
 made to carry out the order, but tel egram was received from the judge to
 take no action before his return. Then
 last Saturday the last order, which has
 already been described, was made and
 was made to take the date of April 2 The principle contended for by the
 Zechs was sustained throughout the
 litigation and that they were deprived
 of the fruit of their victory in the
 lower court was on account of con struction of statutes regarding appeals. INSURGENTS AT WORK. } Havana, April 1S.-Further fighting } has occurred in Pinar del Rio KANSAS CITY STOCK MARKET. Kansas City, April 1S.-Cattle re- } ceipts, official, $500; market active,
 steady to cents lower; choice beeves,
 S3.7004.65 for natives. while westerns sold at s3.70@4.45; COWS and heifers, ? S2 25G4 40. westerns S3 70. GA 40,