Cochise review., 1900-12-22
Tombstone letter.
'om Our Special Correspondent,l ]

TOMBSTONE, Ariz., Dec. 2l, 1900.
 EDITGR REvIEw;--As 1 stated in my Stter last week, the case in court, next fter the Downing case, was that of he Territory against Sid Page, for the silling of Chris Robertson, The jury pund verdict of murder in the sec md degree and the court sentenced fage to twenty years in the territorial 5rison.
 The result of this case is a forceful commentary on the pistol carrying habit, especially by boys and those NEho hold human life SC cheaply. Here ! is youth, hardly a man in years, who is not only condemned to pass the best years of his life behind the bars of a prison, but leaves an honest, had work ing father, without his comfort and + support: and, the sadest of all, a bro : ken hearted mother whose span of life will hardly reach the limit of her bows imprisonment. It seems hard, indeed; not alone for the boy whose life is blasted; not alone for the grief stricken father and mother; but, also, and perhaps our sympathy should go out more to them-the five orphan b children of the murdered man,
 There was a time in the history of Ahe territory when it was necessary to Asarry arms for self defense. When the country swarmed with hostile Apaohes And the settlements were few and far between; but now there is no justifica Ntion for men and boys going about with ten pounds of deadly iron. and lead strapped about their bodies. 1t is just as safe today, in Arizona, to travel unarmed as it is in any of the states where long ago civilization placed the seal of her disapproval upon the gun carrying habit
 One of the worst features of this de. testable practice is the deputizing of morally irresponsible men and boys as sheriff's deputies. Here in Tombstone one of Mir. Whites deputies, was killed by Chinaman who he was attempting to murder because, forsooth, the Chi man wanted pay for the food he served in his restaurant.
 I believe the granting of the priv llege of carrying deadly weapons to in experienced or reckless persons is serious offense against the people in general and law abiding citizens in particular. The people are growing very tired of it, and from henceforth, II predict there will arise protest from them, in one form or another, that will cause, at least to large degree, a dis seontinuance of the gun habit.
 Manuel Dayila,a Mexican who killed \ one of his countrymen at the mining seamp of Johnson, was tried on We'd S hesday and at this hour the jury have not returned verdict. The plea of Davilla was self defense and there were no witnesses to the killing. The deceased was killed by knife wound which entered the back and pas sed en- 'g tirely through the body.
 man was convicted yesterday of attempt to commit rape upon the unusual testimony of a four-year-old child The alleged offense was com mitted in Benson some time last summer.
 A few cases on the civil calender were disposed of either by consent of litigants or ex- parte, but the greater number of the civil cases will no doubt be continued for the term, as it is expected court will adjourn not later , than this evening,
 In the contempt proce edings against w. C.Miller, upon the affidavit of Chas Moves, for violating an order of in junction, the court found there had cen no violation of said order, and
 iller was discharged. This is the
 Eermath of suit for damages
 Ought by C. l.. Douglas against Mil ,,S4 at the last term of court, and in the Judgment of which case it was ordered that the order of temporary injunc- Ation, restraining Miller from interfer- ing with Douglas, in building a dam across the Babacomari creek be made perpetual.
 Everyone is joyously anticipating the near approach of the day when we can be relieved from the turmoil of lawyers pleas, indictments and prece- dents; and, forgetting the evil things that cucumber life, for one day at least, say peace on earth good will to men" A merry Christmas to youi
 P. G.