Bisbee daily review., 1906-08-08
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Charging inhuman cruelty against ore of the Arizona rangers, James Mitchell, young man of not more than nineteen years, after a harrow ing experience at Gila Bend, made his way to Phoenix where the treatment accorded him was complained of to the officials.
 His story tells of being arrested without cause, of lis righteous objec. ton to such treatment, of being boot ed by the officer 70 the jail, of being struck in the face number of times by the ranger because he objected to being kicked, of heinz held in the jail all day without food or water from which he finally tainted, of then being escorted to the edge of the town and told to leave at ence, and of then be. ing shot at anti, while running, he fell with exhaustion when he was found by section crew and taken to Maricopa.
 The matter has, been referred by Governor kibbey to Lieut.. Wheeler of the ranger service and he is now in vestigatine the case. He left Douglas Sunday.
 James Mitchell arrived at Phoenix Saturday morning from Gila Bend for the purpose of consulting with the authorities. Mitchell bore letter to Judge c. W. Johnstone but that off, cial referred him to Governor Kibbey to whom he later applied for relief.
 Mitchell, according to the story hn told the chief executive, was Friday morning seated in front of store at Gila Bend when the ranger approached him and told him he would have to get out of town. As Mitchell had money and had done no person a wrong he naturally inquired the req son for the order The officer became suddenly enraged at the audacity of the young man in inquiring why he had to leave for heretofore just a word had been necessary to make a hobo move and while Mitchell looked to be hobo and had as a matter of fact been beating his way on the rail- road, he was not one. At any rate his failure to move caused the ranger to throw him in jail and he took him by the collar and marched him to the place of confinement.
 When about fifty feet from the front door of the house Mitchell claims the officer released his hold but at every step kicked him until the door Of the lookup was reached. When near the door the boy told the ranger that his acts would lose him his job if he was ever able to inform the proper authorities. This only tend ed to increase the unwarranted anger of the ranger and he struck the boy several severe blows with his fist. The face of young Mitchell shows the re- suit of the blows.
 Thinking that his sufferings were at an end when the ranger left him, Mitchell was reasonably happy. He would at least have to stand no furth- CT personal violence. He made mis- take. The hours passed away and the bangs of hunger and thirst made him miserable. All day he was held in confinement without water or with out food.
 At evening and about an hour after dark he was given something to eat. In the meantime his sufferings had been terrible. His mouth parched with thirst and he called time and again for water. His calls were either not heard or were ignored, at any rate they were not answered. Finally, over. come, he fell to the floor and had to be revived when food was brought to him. The following morning he was IdheH IO lHe SuS0 Oi tue town Dy JlS ranger and told to walk east just as fast as his legs would carry him When about ten yards from the ranger that official began to shoot and the shots so frightened the boy that he ran until he fell from sheer exhaus ton.
 A passing. section crew picked him up and took him to Maricopa and Saturday morning he was able to travel to Phoenix A letter had beer given him by-O O. c. Smith Iile deputy sheriff of Maricopa directing him tc apply to Judge Johnstone, and inform ing that official that part of the story of Mitchell he knew to be true. Judge Johnstone when the letter was pre- scented at once realized that the ex pense to the county would be toc great and referred the lad to the gov ernor. That official in return referred the story to Lieutenant Wheeler whC is temporarily in command of tht rangers, for investigation. A repor is anticipated in a few days. In tht meantime Mitchell will remain 1T Phoenix. He has money with whicf to support himself.