Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-06-28
SHOOTING MIGHT HAVE
 RESULTED SERIOUSLY
(From Thursdays Daily.)

l shootlnS array LOOK place at an carry hour yesterday morning between W. J. Graham and Price Thompson, in the latter's saloon on Granite street. Graham, who had earlier been taken from the saloon, returned at about 4 o'clock in the morning, and after tell ing Thompson what he intended to do, he quickly drew a revolver and fired, Thompson being behind the bar. The shot struck the front of the bar about half way from the top.
 Thompson in the meantime reached for his revolver, and replied with a shot at Graham, sending a second shot at Graham s head as he hurried to get from behind the bar and closer to his assailant. Both shots missed Gra- ham, and lodged in the wall of the saloon on a dead line with Graham s head, striking the wall about a foot apart ou the same line. It seems almost miraculous that Graham escaped being struck by one or the other of these two shots.
 When Thompson fired, Graham started to escape from the saloon, but before he reached the door, Thompson had reached his side, and struck him blow over the head with the revol- yer he had in hand. Thompson made no attempt to shoot after he saw he had his assailant conquered, using his gun as a club to subdue Graham. Officer Erwin arrived in time to prevent Graham from being badly in jured, and placed both men under ar rest. A doctor was called to dress Graham s head, and the two men were released to appear before Justice Me Lane at clock in the afternoon.
 Graham $ injuries are not serious, and he was able to show up in the jus tice court at the appointed hour. He requested the court to postpone the hearing until today at ? o'clock p. m., which was allowed. Upon retiring from the courtroom, Graham met Thompson on the sidewalk, and both men, who have been friends for sev- eral years, shook hands and patched up their little difficulty.
 The case will come up for hearing this afternoon, and it now seems likely that plea of guilty may be en- tered, and a fine imposed in keeping with the facts in the matter.
 (Frem Fridays Daily.)
 William Graham was yesterday ar raigned before Justice of the Peace McLane on a charge of carrying con cealed weapons. He pleaded guilty to the charge, and was fined S1OO, which was paid.
 This is the outcome of the shoot ing episode between Graham and Price Thompson, which took place at an early hour Wednesday morning.
 No animus was shown by Thomp- son in the matter of prosecuting his assailant, and the two men having quietly resumed their friendly rela- tions, the case was called with the un- derstanding that Graham would plead guilty and accept such punishment as the court might mete out to him.
 The amount of the fine is sufficient to pay one months salary to Night Officer Erwin, who stopped the fight, and placed the men under arrest, and this led to joke to the effect that the able night officer knew when and how to make arrests so that his sal ary would promptly be paid, and would prove no cost to the city.
 The friends of those concerned in the unlucky affair are Ill well pleased with the outcome of what might have been a most serious tragedy, and both principals are more than glad that the trouble has been amieably settled.