Arizona republican., 1905-12-26

frightened a woman to the extent that she screamed and came near fainting. Her cries also frightened the beggar, who made a hurried run down a near by alley.
 CRITTENTON HOME BENEFIT.- Tonight at the First Methodist church, the faculty of the Arizona School of Music will give concert which is under the management of the directors of the Crittenton Home. A large ad- vance sale of tickets has been made and a good attendance is anticipated. The services of the artists taking part in the program have been donated en- tirely free so a large sum of money will likely be raised by the affair The program is an especially attractive one, so that all who may attend will be well repaid if they enjoy good music. On the program are vocal, instrumental, violin and mandolin numbers and sev- eral readings.
 THE WORST BABY OF ALL-Fitz- gerald Murphy, the playwright, who since his return from Hawaii, has been at the Sisters hospital, was yesterday able to be down town for few hours and extend Christmas greetings to his friends. It was MT. Murphy's idea and he is the financial packer of a booth on the Hassayamp at the fair grounds called Busting the Trusts" The mechanical end of the affair is similar to the old throw at the niggeT babies" arrangement, but his show has a drawing card in as much as he has named the different babies with the names of the trusts such as oil trust, meat trust, railroad trust and rubber trust. One large doll in the center is named joint-statehood and the at tendant at the booth said yesterday that nine out of every ten of the play CTS at the game make an effort to knock the head off the joint statehood baby. In fact, it was so battered up last evening that a new doll labeled the same had to be hung in its place
 A STREET CAR ACClDENT.-A mother and her child came very near meeting with a very serious accident yesterday afternoon about 1:30 o'clock, al the corner of Washington and Sec Ond streets. The woman, whose name was Miera a Mexican, made an attempt to board a street car going east She was on the wrong side of the street and although the car was moving very slowly, she thought she could success fully mount the step. In her attempt Sue was lIIONl lO lHe ground anu with the child which she was carry ing in her arms was both thrown un- der the step of the car. A small space of six inches was between the womans body and the wheel of the car. As it was she was uninjured further than a few bruises and the child entirely un- hurt by the occurrence. The car was at once brought to a stop and seVera! of the passengers assisted her to her feet. Shortly afterwards friend took them to their home in a buggy. The affair Grew a large crowd but the dan ger was over before many of them ar rived at the scene.
 THE WETTERGREN CASE-J. L. B. Alexander. United States attorney accompanied by his assistant, Walter Kibbey, left last night for Tombstone, where today they will begin the trial of the case of the United States versus Ed Wettergren. The defendant was some time ago indicted by a federal grand jury on the charge of holding in this country women imported for purposes of prostitution. The case is ore of several months standing. Wet teTgTeTt and a a- maR~snamsd Mcbride were arrested on charge of conspiracy