Arizona republican., 1901-03-13
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 Border Vidette.
 In the supreme court of New Mexico, on the 25th of this month, in the case of the Territory vs. Thos. Kctchum, alias Black Jack, the judgment of the lower court was affirmed and the date of the execution of this noted outlaw fixed for March 22, 1901. Ketch.m, without doubt, Is the man who murdered Rog- CTS and Wlngfield, the Camp Verde mercahnts, and seriously wounded old man Boyd at the same time. Ketchum thought he had killed three mem as was evidence by his conversation with Sheriff Murds when the latter talked with Ketchum in the New Mexico prison. Ketchum had previously told one of the prison guards that he killed the men at Camp Verde. In talking with Sheriff Mnnds regarding the mur- ders he made no direct confession, but said: 'If the big s--n of a b-h had not gone for his gun he would not have been killed; and when the other fellow ran he was shot. too. as 1t was nlo more harm to kill three than one" Ketchum also told Munds of places where the latter had been very close to him when the pursuit was on. This talk was a private conversation. with no witnesses present. Ketchum also told Sheriff Munds that he would make a full confession of all his murders ha- fore he was executed.-Prescott Cour- fer.
 John T. Wilson of Georgetown. Brit is Guiena. stopped over in Bisbee Sun day en route to the San Margareta mine, where he goes as foreman for his old friend A. J. Brant. Messrs. Wilson and Brant spent q good deal of their time In the Guainas In the placer re- ginos and diamond districts. He had to leave the country on account of fe- yer which is very bad at this time of the year. He spoke of the trouble be- tween the Venezuelan and American government and said that the Ameri- cans were in the right and that he thought the trouble was not half over and might yet cause wa. between the two nations befcre very long-Tomb- stone Prospector.
 B. F. Hoyt. the railroad agent at Globe. was held up by two men at o'clock Monday evening. just after he left the depot fer town to deposit the days receipts. Hoyt stopped at a building seventy-fve yards from the track. when two men who had evident ly been watching him. followed and overpcwered him there. He was struck on the head with a rock. the money ta- ken from him and the robbers decamp- ed. going west into the foothills of the Pinal mountains. Hoyt. in a dazed condition, followed them to the top of the hill on the west side of town. and after seeing the direction taken by the robbers he returned to the depot. Twenty-Five dollars dropped in the scuffie was found The amount taken by the robbers is not known. bu. prob- ably is not over twp or three hundred dollars. Sheriff Thompson and depu- ties are in pursuit of them and as the night is clear the chance of capture Is good.
 Hon. R. c. Brady. of Tucson. Arizo- na. has been .ionored by being select ed ,hairman of the executive committee of the American Cattle Growers Asso- citation of the United States. The ns- sociation Is now in session in this city and there Is a large attendance of cat tlemen from all portions of the west and southwest.
 seven days ago hobo who had been put In jail over night developed symp- l toms of smallpok and was immediately | taken out of town. The Jail was thor oughly fumigated and all known to have been exposed were vacc!nated l The next day rumor reached Yuma ' that the disease had broken out among the Cocopah Indians at their camp be- , low town and ghe hecltn board, con- sisting of Drs. Carter, Mohler and Alp i John visited the camp and found ssver- | al cases of very mild character. A quarantine was at once established, | and neither hobo nor an Indian has since been in the city. Every precau-