Arizona republican., 1899-09-08
THE NEWS
OF JEROME

Jerome, 'lA.iz., Sept. 6.-CSpecia
Correspondence Of The Republican, y
Captain John Boyd of Camp Verde
was in Jerome yesterday and talks
very interestingly of the Camp Verde
Verde murders. He was wounded III
the thigh at the same time that Rod
gers and Wingfeld were killed on the
second of last July, and has a clsaI
and ineffacable recollection of the ban
dit He has been shown by the Off
GERS two photographs of the man now
in Jail at Santa Fle charged with the
attempted robbery of the train at Fol
som, New Mexico, and without heSita-
tion pronOunceS it to be the man who
shot down Rodgers and Wingfield. The
captain is a very bright man, mentally
alert and with a splendid memory, and
his positive Identification sets all
doubt ait rest. The Santa Fa prisoner
still claims to be the original BLACK
jack Cor Tom Ketchum), and man
claiming to be his brother has come
north from Texas and so identifies
him. The Prescott officers are in
clined to believe that he, is really
"Black Jack" Notwithstanding the
legally pronounced dead by Justice CT
the Peace Decker at Clifton in F'ebru-
airy, 1897, and that Wells Fargo &
Co. paid The reward they had offered
for his arrest dead or alive. Ben
Clark, now sheriff CT Graham county,
was in the party that killed BLACK
Jack" at that time, and the story is
that when the man was killed, a couple
of the gang came forward and identi-
fed the body as that OF their leader
for reasons that can be well undsr-
stood, for if he was thought to be
dead, it would give him immunity
from pursuit and leave him free to
pursue his gentle occupations of mur-
der and robbery under new name and
style.
Ecyd's Identification will call in
the sheriff and posse, which at last
accounts were lowering near the New
Mexico line, in pursuit of Bishap or
Wade. The sheriff's Office also be-
lfeves that tbs Santa Fe prisoner is |
the same man that was observed in !
the vicinity of Camp Verde for several |
weeks before the murders, known by |
the MANS of Charlie Bishop. They |
have abandoned the Oscar Wade |
theory entirely, although the latter |
has not yet been placed.
Father Quetu of Prescott was here
last Saturday and ground was broken
fer the new Catholic church, under
the supervision OF Architect F. H
Perkins. 1t is expected to have the
adifice completed before snow flies.
Goldberg Brcs. Of Phoenix will open
their store in Jerome in about ten
days and will occupy handsome quar-
ters in the Hotel Conner block. MI
ilTic-a1 hT-r1f bo1- To- ~ - |
of tbs firm will manage the business.
Johnnie Summers, enc of the best
known Of Jeromeites, has gone to
Dragon canon to work on his prop
arty in that vicinity.
John Burkes has returned from
Castle creek, where he went with
Frank Ferguson, and is moving
around with his wonted energy. His
real estate and mining office teens
with enterprises and the atmosphere
n the vicinage fairly reeks with min
ng and real estate deals and the pass
ng OF enormous sums accompanying s
transfers
DR.. M. A. Carrier local health ply {
'ician and member Of the Jerome {
chocl board. has been offered the post
# company physician at the Cobre
irande mines south Of Bisbee. and VIII |
cave for that place shortly to look
over the ground.
DR.. L. A. Hawkins has returned .
rom his trip ITO the Grand canyon
With some wonderful views of that
wonderful natural architecture.
A letter has been received from our
mayor. William M Munds. dated at
San Francisco, In which he gives
pleasant assurance of thel successful
elimination OF the operation on his
yes, and states that he will soon be at
is post of duty once more.
There will be a masquerade ball at
lasonic hall next Saturday night I'M F
Ter the management of the local or
hestra, at which prizes will be award
d the most unique costumes, and the
'est dancers and cake-walkers. In
Jew Of the present excited state of
he mercury there is little doubt that
here will be a ''hot time at the ball
rom various points of view.
Mining matters continue to move
n the right direction. The Decatur
ecple are putting into position a
hirty-horse-power engine at their
haft. AT the United Verde. Jr.,
Tork continues in the lower tunnel in
often slate and porphyry. with ,
freaks of high grade copper ore :
arrying traces of gold and silver. :
his group OF claims is situated be- =
ween the News on the east and the :
Hack Hills on the west, and the De :
atur on the south They are ali being :
rorked. 6
The water situation is still causing =
cine anxiety, and the Verde river q
ct may have to be called on before .
he smelters arriveA
HERBERT ALLAIRE. 81