Arizona republican., 1900-09-03
THE NEWS
 OF JEROME

Jerome, Ariz.. Sept. 1.-(Special cor respondence of the Rcpublican)-Fred Hawkins, who has filled the office of night watchman in Jerome for two years, left yesterday for a visit with relatives in the east. During his ab- sence Jeff Davis will take his place on the police force. Jeff is q good officer and will keep all lawless characters quiet during the time he paces the dark alleys.
 Tine county prisoners were taken 70 Prescott yesterday to rye terms in the bastile there. Tom Miller took them over
 A. F. Hinton. of Phoenix. is in Jerome doing business with our merchants.
 J. w. Ross, a prominent attorney of Jerome, will leave tomorrow for a pleasure trip to Council Grove, in east ern Kansas. Mrs. Ross and baby have been there for over three months vis- iting Mrs. Ross parents. J. w. will be away about a month and will bring his family back with him.
 The miners union here seems tO be starting out under an unlucky star. The president was accidentally killed in the mine and the t,reasurer has skipped with all the coin, am bunting to s465. Richard Belk, the absconding Urea; urer drew the money from the company store last Saturday afternoon Last Sunday he was seen at Ahe mine, but did not go to work that morning. He took the train out, ostensibly to see a sick friend out Cn the road. When he did not return the men began to make inquiries and learned that he had talk n all the money with him. Then they got a little suspicious of his intentions and concluded that their money was in Lad hands. A week has gone by now and no news has been received from Belk. He left a family consisting of wife and five little children, here in destitute circumstances. The wife says she has heard nothing from him since he Ien.. He left $1O. Mrs. Belk iz. sick and the community will have t. assist her right away or the family will be without the necessities of life. The men in position to know say that If Belk returns right away he will be dealt with leniently on account f his family. The blow will not cripple the union in any way for the union is strong and the members will pay in an extra assess mvnt to put the treasury in god shape again Belk wanted to give a bond but as he was to handle the money only a short. time the miners did not require it of him.
 Quite an important case will come UT at Cottonwood next Saturday before Judge Willard. in which Joe Turnbaugh and John Willis will have their prelim- mary examination for shooting cattle Tn boys arr about 21 years of age and reside on the river where they are in- tereA.ed in farming. Cattle belonging to other parties on the river had been in ,hr habit of breaking into their field; and damaging the growing crops Thursday evening three witnesses saw the two young fellows shooting at the cattle with shot guns As a result ot the shooting three of the cattle were found dead the following morning Seven more animals are in a corral al Strahan's ranch with shot holes in them. One of the dead steers was shot by a rifle, showing that some one else eXceI- the boys had been at the busi- ness. Pete Strahan arrested the boys and they were taken before Judge Wll- lard and pleaded not guilty. They .hav= secured an attorney and will fight the case. An attorney will be hired also r. prosecute the charge. All the parties are well known on the Verde and the