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DOOM OF ARIZONA BANDITS.
Observation-Disclosures

border organizations Thus the Athena
and Sonora bad man elusive when
sheltered by international treauts must
be good or hunt his hole before trapid
rangers and gendarmes, who viii hunt
him 70 his very lair.
The first official recognition 81 the
understanding between the tNo coun-
tries occurred the other day when a
requisition Of Governor Murphy WAS
h0nored by the governor OF Sonora, and
the courtesy was emphasized ~ tolo-
graphic instructions from President
Diaz 10 the Sonora governor o wniNs
unnecessary Formally In delivering to
this territory a man charged VITA muir
der in Yuma country,
Colonel Kosterlisky knows M fear,
He is a native Of Hungary AM served
several years IN the Hungarian army ~
an officer but was cXiled for politic1i
reasons He was I1ade an officer IN
the Mexican army Tie did much 10
organize the federais into a better disci-
plined body, but hs work I'm t#ods'ng
los Coyotes" or a band OF mountain
robbers then terrorzing the Interior of
Mexico was so effeCtual that he vas
put m command OF the regiment ~ gem
darmes and assigned to the dangerous
duty OF hunting desperadoes on The hor'
der. His name brings terror 20 the
hearts OF Mexican "mal hombres'
The colonel IS vested with Tie power
not only OF a military officer, but 0i a
tribunal. II Is not infrequent for him
TO capture q criminal, sit IN expeditions
trial over him and witness his eSp'a-
ton az the end Of RATA, all before
breakfast. Such IL the wrath Of the
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Observation-Disclosures

Phoenix, Ariz.--At its recent session
the territorial legislature passed a
stringent law for the suppression OF
banditry. The governor was empow-
cred to organize a company Of rangers
whose especial business it shall be 10
run the robbers to cover and, II Tiny
cannot be taken alive, TO kill them like
so many wild beasts lie made care
full selection Of the most intrepid men
In the territory and made Burton Moss
man captain. The company Is now
securing plains and mountain strong
holds for desperadoes.
simultaneously President Daz Of
Mexico issued special instructions TO
Colonel Kosterllsky and his famous
company Of rurales to patrol the border
with renewed vigor and lend all posi-
bic assistance to the rangers In Kidding
the international border Of c'innun
enemies. Since then the governors o;
Arizona and Sonora, Mexico, have
reached a more definite agreement and,
as result. rangers and rurales in the
future will frequently pitcn tents TO.
gether.
Captain Mossman and Colonel Roster
lisky recently held conference At Bis
bee, Ariz., at which plans we're laid for
strategic and cooperative war on all
refugees within the territory Of the two
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be paid in wampum.

be paid in wampum.
Unfortunately there was no Office
during Mr., Callen's time where the sale
could be recorded, else there would
have been no litigation, for II the keen
eye OF an employe Of the registers Of
today had glanced through the deed
then mace he would have seen that
Mr.. CHllen hau given an incorrect des-
cription OF the property he sold, and In
estead Of conveying the lot he owned
at the corner he had sold me-half OF
II and one. half Of the plot next to IL,
and to which he had absolutely no
claim. The error was not discovered
at the time nor was IL detected thirty
years afgCrward when the property
again changed hands becoming a part
of the estate Of Alfred Lyon, but twen-
ty-flve years later when Mr. Lyon died
and his widow. Hannah. disposed OF
the land 10 Mrs. Louisa Better, accept
ing q mortgage OF $500 the mistake
became known.
The mortgage was 10 run for one
year. at the end OF which time Mrs.
Lyon was to redeem II and receive the
title OF her property,
The mortgage ran for four years,
during which time Mrs. Better had been
promised settlement, but, not receiv-
ing Il. had had the title searched and
learned. TO her surprise. that Mrs,
Lyon was not the owner OF all the land,
Mrs. Lyon was equally surprised when
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oETTLED AT LAST.
'''s Aaron Burr Began Eghty-seven Years Ago
Just Ended
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES urnrruu1l

q, NV H, iork-After eichtv.saven voora
tlon of ",'OU' during which the valua-
he nm piece OF property located a,
ts,t s, uer Of One Hundred and TbIrs
ID p 49, and what was formerly the
Braivoo,,.p lhsdale road. and IL now
70 rtSsSs6 increased In value from so5o
b me sn,.. .ne Judgment was rendered
he tils ~ .eiae court Friday which sets
tStsbllsbe. lhe plot free and clear ana
ghcb , Wv, the rlghtfuI ownersbin 1
halter ", y, all these years has been q
frs, c,n,. speculation. When the cesa
D lsI no 70 me notice OF the courts
Bur- was ,. wv person than Aaron
I'M FOR !, retained as counsel and no
mrt y, Tees which appeared a. as "i J
row I, 'ne original court records s 10
3 Lno,,,,,.' ssesslon Of Harold swain =,
heal ~. y street attorney fo+ ,ha ~ r,,t -.
q he lana 'eolnpany whose ownership
Ntne COM, was determined by the su.
pses,'ahg to papers in Mr. swo,o,.
"a M, >. we property. which consist" "
tHelbsn,. 00HloO feet In dlmens,ors , 49,
sAose tsrH6,w hed by William Callen
,'volu,lorary was well known during
lt,o po 'UaIy times. Mr.. Callen ca ,s
l,tncy fros s'on OF the property as a
oS'alsoss' 9m a British unels n.t as =
rliinR - y through royal gr az ,au
N. on y =, ulspose Of the lana NJ. 90 ~
Rsrks FOR ,5s6 %. 1914. sold II to John
'-S0' part OF which ws In ~
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lgtl Of day. The transformer, be he
hai Mortensen or any other son OF
Sin nd sorrow, sought the cover OF
darkness to commit this most awful OF
uah murders, The scriptural state
n'rl that the doors OF evil like dark
ness better than light was literally true
ID bis case 1t seems a fact that the
plan for the destruction Of young
nays lie was conceived In the day
'lHc when one man can look another
Nuarty In the face and see at least
Nm outward sign Of passing or con-
empIaied Intention But the execution
q was left until the inky blacxness
o. night had silently stolen over the
earn making It possible for a child of
N'Sedness to shed the blood Of fell
l'S man unseen by any human being,
except The assassin himself
Forest Dale Is the same picturesque
'''eal occupied by the same quiet
People that It was before the perpetra-
wa Of The crime. 1t offers the same
Inducements for those who desire the
aa''D'ages Of city life, and yet who
',' 70 gel away from the -burly
y o.5 Sa'lne's cares, that 1t did before the
y, y" SINUS OF murder passed over Il.
y, ~ inhabitants will remain where they
- y ''a pray the Oliver of all good that
',.i .''n blight win ever befall them
sn a. IA the spring time the grass
M, s'VN just as green, the trees will
!, va, Iu'' as heavy foliage, the now-
Ma. ~ Be Just as beautiful and the
W.. WI sing as sweetly as in days Of
m 49,. meanwhile the place is talked of
s,, ~" Utah. Its name has been
y Mug over the wires numberless times
4. ''''n Of the unusual elements in
had 1t been what some are
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'noupup'e u SUI" A" 'i'''e' 0'nV' NJ"
circumstances 80 u"'''usine ~
character az 10 'ei'o'e "''''o'' wy
shauo" oi uoup' ''a'e oo''e ~ 10" ~"
l'e ieBloh VI 'ile''pS 'nuN ''o'u ''",' -
delehu MS name anu iiono' ''s Ivy"
almost eh''re'y u'S9ip"teu' o''y
may DC sa'u 10 ''"''u a'sO'1 ' -, -
lbs "lle mas 'o' 'ee'' "'''' 9'"o' US -
rest II - ''o' ''''pl o'"O'' '""' CIV
never look upon nus l"ce 's"',, 20
NOT 'e''o'u 'n"'. ''S '''''''' "
'''' "'o 49,, a,.,.. a,o an d,sa,.
~ "" @ 49,. ,h., tnoy ho,io,o
/ ,d., ,,1,+, II ia s,on trpo that the
araa ,,thor yho ce,ne hero from San
t,,ono,soo aud who sat with strained
a,tan,,n tbropohout the three last
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THE MORTENSENAY MURDER % NJ" VIEWED AT FOREST DALE

Morteusen. More than that she Is fur
Their said TO have given them indirectly
to the officers Of the law and they 40
not deny IT, OF course being the wife
of the accused she cannot under the
laws Of Utah give that testimony
against him. and that It IS simply q
combination Of circumstances which
cannot be brought 10 the attention Of
the jury however damaging they
might be-eyen If they proved the CONF
mission Of Che crime Itself II is
claimed sometimes that circumstances
do not cannot lie But In this connec-
ton a gentleman who has given some
attention To- the cage, one who is not q
lawyer and who could not be- regarded
as friend or Zoe to either HAY or Nor
Jensen furnishes the following as an H.
ration that circumstances do and
can 'le' on occasions lie says that
In the trial OF an Important case where
the facts and circumstances all pointed
most clearly to guilt counsel for the de-
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stances that are fair and truthful in
appearance. are as false as satan, and
often as wicked.
"ln the winter Of G2, at Alton, H.,
were imprisoned a large number of
captured Confederate prisoners and Ge-
tanned to await orders. Their fare was
none too wholesome and their quar-
tiers (the abandoned old pententlary
bullding) none TO inviting We were
under Col McGuhn, when a young boy
was arrested and thrown into the
guard -houie for violating his parole
and trying to escape from the build
Ing.
The facts were strange and looked
certain. several soldiers, myself at
their head said Colonel Thornton, had
secured a key 10 the outer wall by
brlbing both OF the guards, one with
watch and one with a hundred doll
lars: so that on a given hour they
would both be absent from duty A
pair OF horse lines were to be let down
into the cell and the boys drawn out
and set az liberty, All worked well
for a while, the hole In the roof was
made ready, and finally the lines ran
out, but IN lowering them down they
tangled and fell through stoye-pipe
hole into the wrong cell and into the
cell Of one not aware Of the object,
"The escape did not come off as APP
pointed The lines being found In an
innocent mans room made II Interest,"
ing. He seemed to realize that a plan
had been defeated, and refused TO an
swer questions save by saying ] know
nothing about IT, He was put upon
bread and water In the guardhouse and
made 10 feel the sting Of deserters
imprisonment.
when / heard the sentence | called
on Colonel McGullin and told him
knew the young man was Innocent.
and explained the circumstances, and
/ took his place in the guardhouse for
twenty days and TO my own distinct
recollection assert again that circum-
stances can lie, aud very often do tell
| most outrageous falsehoods."
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she learned the result Of Mrs. Belter's
Investigation, and she had her attor-
ney, the late William B. Hornbower,
begin a rigid search for the heirs Of Mr..
Callen, from whom her husband pur-
chased the plot thirty years before.
After q chase OF thirteen years Mr..
Hornblower located some OF Mr.. CAL
lens heirs In Pittsburg Pa, and some
others In Louisville, Ky. II was by the
merest accident that he discovered
them.
In 1885 he Instituted suit for the
reformation OF the deed TO the property
so that title TO the original plot, when
Mr.. Callen owned might be clear, 80
that Mrs. Lyon could assert her own
ership, through the Will OF her husband
A Judgment was given Mrs Lyon re-
forming the deed but when she went
70 Mrs. Better and informed her Of the
courts action Mrs. Better refused To-
reconsider thc conditions set forth IN
the mortgage. aud later, In the court
of appeals, 1t was decided that Mrs.
Better was entitled 10 a clear title to
the property. In the meantime Mrs.
Lyon dled ana her son. Andrew Shields,
70 yeara old, laid claim to the land.
Mrs. Better. desiring to rid herself Of
the Troublesome tract, had disposed OF
the deed she had obtained to a real
estate sgent and he IN turn had sold
his interest 10 the Title Guarantee ana
Trust company
The latter concern later disposed OF
the Land 10 the city Real Estate com
pany. which found itself confronted
with the clam OF Mr. Shields, and u
settle which Mr.. Swain brought sur
against all the persons interested In
the various transactions relating to
the property from 1914 to the present
time After this suit had been con
tinued for several years a decision was
handed down In the supreme court FRI
day winch gave the title Of the land to
the City Real Estate Company CHI
cAgo American.
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Tense, Colonel Thornton OF Santa Fe.
New Mexico related the following fable
with the desired effect on the jury;
"They tell you that circumstances
can't llc but they often do lie, and
always have been unreliable. In the
case Of the sale OF Joseph into slavery
In Egypt by his own brethren II was
claimed TO his father by reason OF a
bloody garment that the wolves had
deyoured him The circumstances
were clear but the showing was as
false as It was cruel and unreal.
Later on when the officers overlook
Benjamin and found the stolen silver
cup in his knapsack, the circumstances
were awful on Benjamin, hut the show
ing was a base fabrication and false
hood. But the same old gentlemanly
father had set the boys bad example
by foolng his father with hairy hards.
to get blessing when the blessing
should have gone to his brother Esau.
ana from that day 10 this circum-
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He gained the reputation in Arizona Of
being a sure shot, and II Is said that no
man ever got the drop on him.
Mossman has spent most OF his lie
on COW ranches. He was boss Of q
large cattle ranch, and IN his tine mas
had 10 manage many unruly Cow
puuchers." Despite his life In the
mountains and on the plains he has
kent i'm touch with civilization and ls
not one OF those COW men who grow
long hair.
no avenge the death OF two OF their
company rs the first thing the rangers
have sworn 10 do. The bloody encoun-
ter which cost two lives, was the first
pitched battle with the outlaws X &C.
CURED In October, W In the mountains,
so Tar from che settlements that week
ELAPSED before courier brought news
az the conflict.
The organized gangs have spies In the
cGmps who keep them well INFORMED On
the movements Of the police officers
There are many reasons why the renee
cad, MeXicans should seek 70 discour-
age Americans from entering the bOn-
ia mountains, for they guard the ou-
trance 10 the Luna valley where me
outlaws not only keep large herds OK
stolen cattle and horses. but where they
have established "stills" and COUNTER
felting quarters.
The Mexican rurales viii be equally
as much interested In an attempt 10
rout the outlaw leader 'Pelelo' ana ms
gang. one Chaeon mas a record OF kul-
ing twenty eight persons, and the ISL
would be much greater II all his VIC
tins we're known. other vaqueros IN
his band have almost as startling rec
ords.
The people OF the southwest heartily
approve OF the energy displayed In the
direction OF the suppression OF outlawry
and look forward TO the day, not far
distant they hope. when that region
win be az safe for the traveller 70 tray.
erse as any portion Of the United
Chloeao Chronicle.
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gendarmes against the bad man" nor
does the government froWn at that Kind
Of quick retribution. Those who have
watched movements Of the rurales for
many years say the regimen, does not
burden the government with the eN-
pense Of trying It's captlyes, hn: that
so far MS Is known, II has not put TO
death an innocent man.
The Arizona rangers have a danger
Gus mission to perform. Cattle rus
tiers" and bandits have laughed ~ for
mer efforts OF officers and yig!lrtc7 20
shake them from their strOngno,d5, and
such despcradoes as Burt Alvord have
time and again surrounded themselves
with the laWless bands and raidod
camps, as they declared Gust FOR fun,
and amused themselves with sending
letters ~ sherlns The Letters for The
most part tell the officers where ihey
are located In the mountains the han
dts inviting pursuit and promising me
officers In q iocular way taat lhrY
would give them a warm recep-
ton when they came.
Already the rangers have lost two OF
their number in their pursuit o. bad
men Bandits have suffered Two wound
ed. but none killed. and the Nrizonlans'
who bid the rangers godspeed ~ lnelr
performance OF their dangerous duly'
are gambling, nevertheless, that many
empty saddles will return TO the village
before the outlaws can be made 10 he
lleve that they are being pursued IN
earnest.
The ranger company has been re-
cruited by some of the br3vost rough
riders and all are experienced Arizona
COW punchers Burt Mossman Is tue
smallest In stature Of any man IN the
company, but he has a record for braV-
cry and quick dispatch OF outlaws which
made him Just the man for the place
when Governor Murphy cast about 10
find a leader. Quick Of eye, he detects
first signs Of outlawry and follows In
a never-erring manner a tran when
Inexperienced syes could not peresifa
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pleased % term an "ordInary murder. .

pleased to term an Ordinary murder"
II there are any such, II would have
been different. But II Is not an "or-
binary" murder. on the contrary II Is
the most extraordinary case of homl-
eide In the annals Of Utah crime The
assassin seems to have been intoxicated
with the very essence Of wickedness.
This being true there is no longer any
reason to wonder why the people OF
Forest Dale Of this city and state are
talking Of It as they have never talked
Of any similar subject
In the vicinity Of the place where the
deed was committed there has natural
ly been the most dlsquetude. Neigh
bors have shaken and continue to
shake their heads omnously in dis
cussing the case Among these are per-
sons who were the friends not only OF
the dead man but Of the accused as
we'll When the news OF the awful
deed was first given to the public those
who lived closest to the two men stood
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APPALLED,. When Mortensen was charged
with being the assassin this feeling was
intensified, Some believed at once that
he was guilty, others maintained that
he was innocent declaring ON their
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MN homogeneous caIIIhg8 pTOuuU1 w
l''D n,rson trusted every other per-
There we're no peace-destroying
, ~ no soange or somber forebod-
~ n short II approached as closely
y n. i5sal community as any one not
dreamer could hope for
oo change came suddenly--liSe the
AZ, In ihe night It was In noctur'
Il ,o,loa TOO that the transformation
=, wrought not IN the bright open
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
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saw him burn hat; that thore WAS
blood upon his own hands and that he
burned the shirt he wore on that fate
full night All these alleged facts are
said TO be In the possession Of Mrs,
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NrlL a little more tha'

NTlL q little more 'h'h
a month ago that
prcttlest Of pretty sub
urbs to Salt Lake.
known as Forest Dale
had never been dis
turbed by any act Of
violence. Up to that
time It's citizens, half
pastoral and half met
ropolItan had dwelt to-
gether In the undls-
turbed harmony that
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CHINAMAN'S HUT AND SLOUGH.

the Chamans hut and slough both In the
vicinity Of the The hut the dark shadow on the eH
te left and the little white somewhat to the
running from left to right across
dimy SEEM marks inc
course OF the trench dug the Of draining the bog IN
find the missing revolver The apparent
tran leading from the front picture the figure
toned simply conve where there angle In the
trench which continues to the entirety about
1900 long
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'aSsaass@a>sssassa Observation-Disclosures

Has Caused Blight Which Process Time Can Soften
Who Stood Now Shake Their
They Fear the WOrsIhe Pretty Little Homes Hay That
We're Deserted Alter the Cme0her IfOn Illustrations
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WHERE
the pasture north Of the Rio
shown by News photographer In
always difficult produce
successfully probably enable those IA
and assist those who
locating cross foreground broken
patches body
grave which The
the railroad track the distance which where
wasfou probably
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-17
A Mean Man and Broken Vase.

lie felt obliged 10 make some kind of
present tn the young woman, but. being
Very avaricious he did not want to spend
do, when suddenly, as he was walking
through n street i'm London he saw a
handsome vase fall as n clerk was about
TO place II in the window At once he
entered the store and asked
How much do YOU want for that bro
ken vase
what for those pieces on the noor?"
cried the storekeeper in surprise. why,
YOU can have them for shilling They're
no use, for they can't he pat together
again"
II don't care" answered the avaricious
man. "l'll give Nou a shilling for them
and siNpence extra if Nou'll make pack
age of them and send them to this lady's
address
the avariciCus man Went home, oveyioyed
at the thought that he had made such
a good bargain. for he said To himself:
when she receives the vase she'll ma tur-
ally conclude that IL was broken during
the journey"
He WAS mistaken however for the
storekeeper wrapped each broken piece
of the vase in separate piece of paper,
The donor heard of his bunder through
the young ladys maid. for the young lady
herself has not spoken 10 him since the
shattered vase reached her Philadelphia
Ledger
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"a Fight for Millions"

Malcolm Douglas new play. "A Fight
for Millions had it's initial presentation
in this city at the Academy last night
and it was greeted by a large and ap-
preciative audience. which was treated 10
some absolutely new and novel works of
Stagecraft.
Among the features introduced is "A
scene showing the death cell in Sing Sing
prison: an eNemplilication OF the working
of wireless telegraphy, the New York
subway tunnel and Il new and model sub
marine boat in operation in the bottom
of the Hudson river. These scenes and
efforts ave all new and very realistic.
The company presenting Mr. Douglas
play is very capable one. The principal
parts fell to j, X. Hutchinson. Howard
Truesdale, Wilbur c. Held, Nicholas Con-
way and Laura Wall and they all de-
serve great credit for their finished work.
Nicholas Conway'S great speciality
Laughing Moses took the house by
storm.
Mr.. Douglas is an old newspaper man
and very well known and liked in this
city. lie came into prominence some
years ago as one of the authors of the
Brownies.
"A Fight for Millions will be repeated
this afternoon and evening.