Arizona republican., 1901-01-07
,Gisln OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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IT, j. Harris, craneman u, the Copper
Queen smeltcr. was accidentally shot
In the. groin by pistol bail from thu
pistol of an unknown PARTY in the Turf
saloon. in Bisbee. week ago. 1t
seems that in a crowd, while talking
together, a shot was heard, and a cry
from Harris told those near him hat
he had been shot. John Bluet., who
was standing next to Harris, narrowly
escaped the ball. It passed through
his trousers. and fuss grazed the skin.
Harris was taksn to the company hos
pital and Is resting as easily as can be
expected. DR.. Sweets probsd for the
bail, bTt has not yet located It.
A drunken MeX.ean ran a muck 81
MOI, Eci Christmas day. Deputy Con-
sta BILE ktpler was sent for to pres rve
the peace. When lie arrived, the Mex.
lean defied him and pulled his gun, but
the officer was too quick for him, and
when rhr -noke had cleared away, it
was found that the Mexican was dad.
The constable came to Clifton and sur
rendered to Constable Hamilton, says
the Copper Era. Owing 10 the fact
, that Mr.. Kepler was an officer of Jsigs
Settles coulil the judge did not care
20 hold the preliminary examination,
hence 1t was held b. fore Judge Wright
on "Wednesday last. Five witnesses
were examined and all confirmed the
statement made above, that the Mcxi-
can was not only reslsi ing are ST. but
drew his gun and attempted to kill the
officer. The judge held that the Of
fer was justified and turned him
loose.
Mesgrs Deel & Co, of Stafford, have
pair Of young mountain lions about
four months old which are quite an at.
tradition at their pace CT business a
few days ago a gentleman living near
Pima was hunting in the mountains
and caught the two Kittens aad their
mother in TaylCr canyon. The mother
of the kittens, says tho Arlzonian waa
a powerful animal, measuring rinc
feet from tip to tip Wednesday Mr.
johnson purcLl.c' new collars and
chains for his pets, and he and Mr.
Barry proceeded { Change the Old col :
present volunte cred - hold the cubs
while the change was being made. JEFF
made a vigorous pr0;esl against to
such undue familiarity and began to-
scratch and bite everything in sight.
Mamie, however. was more trac.able,
and did not seem to ras5n: being nan
died. Mr.. Deel and his partners prize
their animal pets very highly and say
when they move into ihLir new build
ing a suitabla cage will be provided for
them.
j. c. Page returned Tuesday from
Yuma where he went with Sheriff
Scott White as a guard with the pr.s-
One.s who were sent from Tombstone
to Yuma. He characterized the sensa-
tional story of Matt Burt'S attempt to
escape from the officers as purely ilc-
titlous. Matt Burts made no attempt
to escape, but negro waiter in the
lunch counter at the depot in Yuma Of
Tended Burts and he reached for one of
the deputies guns to square accounts
with the "colorgd gentleman In
this he was frustrated by the officers,
Hence the sensational story of his at
tempted escape.-hrizona Range News.
There has been good deal of talk
about Mr.. Stratton, the newly elected
district attorney, not fully. qualifying
as the law directs and speculation pro
and con as to whether he thtreSy for
feited, the position to which lie was
elected by the people. Mr.. Ssratton pre-
pared his bond with the necessary Sc
10 9,
visit to his old home in Uvalde, Tex.
Expecting to return before the end of
tho old year he did not have his bond
approved bcfocc going away He was
delayed in Texas, but started to return
so as to reach Solomonville on the