Arizona republican., 1899-07-03
Arizona Day by Day Live News Taken From Territorial Exchanges.


 John Ridden was struck by lightn- ing last Saturday at Shilo. He was
 seated in his tent when the flash came and YVES struck unconscious, but is tm- proving at present-Pima Record.
 Word comes from Washington Camp
 that MT. Charles ReidIn:1ler commit
 ted suicide June 25, at the Mowry min ing camp by blowing the whole top
 of his head off with a Winchester shot gun loaded with buckshot. The cause
 is not known. He was apparently in
 good spirits and doing well, befng in partnership with Mir. Rankin in the liuuor business.-Border VJdette.
 Last Saturday at noon the body of Thomas Johnson. was found in the closet in the rear. of the Adobe saloon. The remains were removed to the back porch of the saloon and jury empanelled, which returned verdict that the deceased died of alcoholism. Johnson was about 40 years of age, of Mexican and American birth, and was for a number of years a well known figure upon our streets. He was a fine Interpreter and a natural musician--Copper Era.
 The Haldegman brothers still show a don't-care spirit in jail, and are not the least worried over thlal judgment that they must hang ofl the prospect Of walking up to the gallows to be swung into eternity. The appeal to thsi su- prene court for a new trial will ne- oeLssarsly postpone the hanging Of the prisoners on August 25. as decreed. The stIpnemIa court may meet Tn Octo- Der in special session. otherwise the regular term will be in January, when the case will come up. If that court also denies a new trial the prisoners HlAl have uo be resentencsd and date for hanging again set.-Tomibstone ProSpector.
 This morning a veIdic6 of acQuittal was returned by the jury in the Dora GaInett casss and the defendant dis charged from custody. The case occu- pied the attention of the court for five days, over sixty witnesses ware ex- amineid and ssble counsel on either side made most stubborn legal fight. The history of the case was published in these columns at the time of the trag- kiy and our readers are cognfzant Of tha facts. BI1efiy, the evidence furth- CT showed that the unfortunate trag- edy was the sequel to an enmity CT long standing between the deceased and defendant; that repeated threats were made by the deceased, Irene Lo- gan; that deceased was killed in the house of the defendant in which she persisted in entering although warned not to do so and the motive of the kMHng was claimed to be in self d3- fenlse.-Tombstone ProspectoE,
 Friday. June 3O.-Territory vs. Jo- seph Tamborino, convicted of assault with deadly weapon; motion for naw trial overruled and defendant sen fenced to three years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The executson of sentence was suspended until July 19, or till termination of civil suit of Mer- Till Bros. vs this defendant Territory vs J. H. Kelly, grand larceny; motion for new trial oveTruled and defendant sentenced to three ylsars and SIX months in Yuma prison. Territory vs. Peter Bleed, grand larceny; on motion of district attorney the case wns dis m .ssed and defendant discharged. Ter ritory vs A. V. Starr, battery; defend amt sentenced to pay fine of $50 or Tn default to serve 150 days in the county jail. Territory vs. Charles O'Neill, embezzlement; case tried be- fore the following jury: Crook Mar ion. W. A. Storits, John Kennedy, F. M Glanung, J. N. Weston Jasper Phil 1 ips, H. A. Petbus, Frank Lucas, Robert Connell. w. s. Tregnllis, l.. w. Page, | h. JouEnaI-Miner.
 William, the 8-year-old son of WE- | liam Price of Thatcher met with 8 horrible death last Wednesday after | noon. ThreI party he'd been running a ] header aQ day and had brought most | of dle horses from the field, leaving | a colt staked out The boy was sent i for the colt and in leading it to water | managed in some way to get the rope | about his wrist, and the colt became | frightened, started to run, dragging | the poor little fellow all over the field | until the lower part of his arm separ ated from his body just below the el- bow Besides getting hls arm torn of, he was hurled against a. large post, cutting deep gashes in his head and , breaking his night jaw bone Dr. Lov9 | was called in and telephonsd down to pr Wightman, who answered his call as quickly as b1s tlgam could be hitch ed up, but the little fellow died before the doctor reached Thatcher. William was a brave little boy and was liked by all who knew him. The affair has cast a gloom over the village or Thatcher MT and Mrs. Price have the heartfelt sympathy of every one in thEfr vicinity as well as the other towns. Dr. Wightman I says that if knife had been used the arm could not have been severed any evener than the rope did in its deadly work. The parents saw part of the af fair but could not reach the boy in i.jme to save hfm.-Pima Record.
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