The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-16

passed through his hat and another
through the sleeve OF his coat The
Mexican will be taken to Florence for
n hearing on charges covering the
various kinds or crime he has been
committing, Republican.
A couple OF well dressed strangers
we're picked up by Constable Jake
Meadows, of yuma, last week while
they were in the act OF begging and
taken to the city Jail. where search
seemed to reveal indications OF
thleyery. One of them had on a vest
with a pocket extending down from the
back of the collar. and when the officer
held the garment upside down there
jingled out on the floor several silver
dollars and Gold watch worth at
least forty dollars; on the inside case
was the name Of Jos. OGrady. Under
the sweat band Of the other fellows
hat was found gold ring The artl-
cles were most likely stolen. and the
probabilities are that the pair while
begging on the avenue were simply
looking for opportunities to pilfer
valuables. Judge Reiff booked the pair
for thirty days. and the officers are in
the meantime trying to find the right
full owners of the watch and ring.
which were probably purloined either
at Tucson or Blsbee.
William Wilson, who appeared In
Phoenix as a member of the 400 and
who cut a wide swath for a few days,
Is badly wanted by a number OF the
willy coon's former friends. Wilson
owes the barber, the boot black, the
bartender, and last but not least the
boarding house keeper. a warrant
was issued yesterday afternoon by
Justice Burnett, and II is understood
that Wilson said he came from Denver
having stopped over In Yuma. Blsbee,
Tucson, Prescott, Jerome and other
places. At each of the above named
towns, a howl has gone up after his
departure He seems to have taken
everything In sight. He claims to
have money On deposit in Denver
bank and showed his book on the
slightest provocation. Every time he
pulled his book he got a few dollars
on prospects. One man, smarter than
the rest. took Wilson to Mr.. Charles
Hall, who wrote II once TO the Dem
yer bank asking that Wilson's money
be forwarded ;lere. In the meantime
Wilson continued to borrow money
on that book. A few days ago he went
to his landlady and borrowed S. TO get
his trunk out of the express Office, ''un-
I'll his money arrived" Since then
Wilson has not been seen except by
the officers. 1t is likely that this foxy
coon will have nice time before he
leaves Arizona. Gazette.
Shortly after six O'Clock Friday
night o fatal accident occurred at the
BSsbee West mine in which Frank
Bowman and Alex Duder lost their
lives. The company had been hoisting
water all day from thier lower levels
and the rope and guide had become
wet and the cold weather froze ths
ross-head and when Bowman and
Duder had descended In the bucket
down about 500 feet the frozen cross
head broke and gave way dropping the
bucket and It's two occupants over 600
feet below. The engineer quickly gave
the alarm and Superintendent Dwight
went down and brought up the two
mangled forms OF Bowman and Duder
A messenger was dispatched to Bis
bee and notified Judge M. J. Brown,
who summoned coroner's jury and
left for the scene of the accident In
speaking OF the accident Superinten-
dent s. w. Clawson, of the Copper
Queen company said: 1T Was a
terrible accident but sucn accidents are
not uncommon where a bucket hoist la
used and 1t was but short time ago
that Just such q thing occurred up In
Colorado and SIX miners host their
lives" Frank Bowman is young
man about 20 years old. and has tw,
brothers in Bisbee. Alex Duder is well
known In the Copper Queen mine for
nearly a year prior to his going over
to the bisbee West.-Bisbee Review.