Mohave County miner., 1902-10-25
The Tohin Cases.

Since the shooting of George n. Con
ard by John j. Tobin, last winter, the
matter has been the cause of a great
deal OF discussion among the people
and appeared to be made a political
issue in certain localities. The "rat"
sheet took up the matter and told how
this bad man Conard had tried to
force MIR. Tobin and his good wife
from their happy home at Burns
Ranch and in defense of that home he
had shot Mr.. Conard down. All through
the trouble the "rat" sheet and its
"rat" editor upheld and commended
Tobin for his dastardly shooting. AT
the April term of court the most ef-
fective methods were used on the grand
jury to have it ignore the charge
against Tobin and the supervisors
even went so far that they disallowed
the bills of the justice incurred in the
examination and trials of the causes
growing out of the crime. At this term
of the court the grand jury ouud
bill against Tobin charging him with
the wilful and premeditated shooting
of Conard and the cause was tried be-
fore jury. While The jury failed to
agree on a verdict it is known to have
stood eight for conviction to four for
acquittsl. And this in the face of the
strenuous efforts of the criminal sym
pathizers to get this fellow out of the
Just punishment for his crime. On
the stand Tobin was asked what rels.
tionship he bore TO the woman known
as Mrs. Tobin, and he replied that he
! refused to answer, and when pressed
stated that he could not be compelled
10 crimiuate himself. When the wo-
man known as Mrs. Tobin was inter.
rogated on this point she said that she
claimed her exemption, and when
asked by the court what that exemp-
ton was, she said she supposed she
! had an exemption. The court asked
her /! her refusal was on the ground
that sic might criminate herself if she
answered the question and she said
that she supposed that was what it
was. Thus Tobin fiouted the virtue
of the woman he had been passing off
As his wife in the face of the jury and
public. The criminal sympathizers of
the man knew that the woman was not
his wife, yet their criminal instincts
flocked them together.
In connection with the crime there
was another case that the criminal
sympathizers have been making all
sorts of claims in regard TO. That l.
the title to Burns Ranch. The matter
George n. Conard aud it was ordered
that John j. Tobin he removed there
from and that George n. Consrd be
placed in possession. In deciding the
case the court stated that the same
proceeding had in the Justices Court
of Kingman precinct was the only
method that could be employed iD the
trial of the cause. The decision of
Judge Sloan shows these criminal
sympathiZers up in their true light.
Conard had leased the ranch to Tobin,
assisted him in every way possible and
then when demand for rent was made
he refused to pay or vacate. A suit
was instituted in the Justices Court
of Kingman precinct, verdict given
to plsintiff aud a writ of restitution
issued Tobin was removed and Con
ard placed in possession. While Con-
ard was in Chloride obtaining supplies
Tobin sneaked back to the ranch and
when Conard made his appearance he
shot him with double barreled shot.
gun loaded with buckshot, and while
he was trying to get away shot him
again through the leg with rifle. The
criminal element flocked to his relief
aud it looked as though there would
be miscarriage Of justice. But while
the mills of the gods grind slow they
generally get the criminal between the
stones in the end.