Arizona republican., 1903-12-28
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 BAND coNcERT.-The weather was fine yesterday and there was a large attendance at the band concert. FUNERAL OF THOMAS SWEEM. The funeral of Thomas Sweem was held yesterday afternoon, at o'clock. at the family residence. under the auspices of the Order of Eagles. Mrs. Sweem left on the evening train for Stockton where the body will be buried.
 TO BE TRIED FOR INSANITY R. J. Baker who has for sometime heen edging his way toward the terri torial insane asylum. will be tried to- day in probate court. He was arrested in Mesa on Saturday. Baker had been living in Phoenix for some time. He ran cigar store for short time and he was also dispenser of hot tamales.
 HURT AT A FIRE.-Miss Nella Scott was the victim of a fire incident Saturday afternoon. She was riding n wheel when some rapid driver to the fire on West Adams street collided with the bicycle and she was thrown ;o the ground. She suffered sonne~se- were cuts about the head. necessitating
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 CAPTURE OF A ROBBER.-Sheriff Joe Roberts of Yavapai county. came in from Yuma yesterday morning with @ man by the name of Garcia charged with taking part in the robbery of the store of J. Sroor at Congress couple of weeks ago. Garcia was arrested at Yuma on telegram sent by Sheriff Pnharfc yyb nos har ., couple of days ago with Gotta. the per Iurer on his way to the penitentiary.
 4 HALF MILLION SHEEP-Hon. w. 4. Morgan. one of the heaviest sheep owners of the north said yester- day that there were now about a half million sheep in the valley many more than he'd aver been brought down be- fore. MT. Morgan has not a very large flock here this winter. He is so favorably situated as to his range in the north that he does not find it nee essarv to make special provisions for the winter.
 A DOUGLAS SCANDAL.-The Douglas papers publish the protest Of a number of the citizens of that town over their names against the action of the local justice of the peace in re- leasing a man who was charged with assault with intent to commit murder. The incident was that a man and wife were returning home one night and almost at their own door were assault ed and the man badly beaten. while the woman was knocked down. Later it transpired that the assalant was a neighbor and his defense was that he thought the couple were thieves who had been stealing his wood. He was arrested and the justice of the peace after examining him discharged him. He announces that he thinks the man did wrong but that he had no murder ous intention. However. he was not punished for even a lighter crime and the public seems to feel considerably outraged.
 CHARGED WITH lNSANITY-A MgG Adams was arrested Saturday afternoon by the police, at a lodging house. and taken to the county jail, where a charge of insanity was pre- ferred which will be investigated tnday by the probate judge. The case Is one that excites sympathy for the reason that the woman seems to have fallen a victim to a terrible appetite for liquor. amounting. it is claimed. to a mania. Formerly she was most happily situated in California tll her husband killed a man for which he was iynched. though it was later learned that he acted in self-defensc. The woman has a most estimable daughter in Los Angeles and two sons in Tucson. but unfortunately they can Go nothing with her She came here few months ago and has sought enI- ployment around lodging houses. it is aI on1x chn iont a place to live and secure sufficient money to buy liquor. At one time she was sent to the county hospital but cho refncad tn SfaN thprn