Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-07-11
srABBINo ARRAY AT SKULL
VALLEY. "a ~ e



beard of here for many years, but
which was happily not attended with
fatal results, took place, yesterday
morning nj o'clock in the bedroom Of
store in Skuil valley belonging TO
william Dickson, when he, in com.
many with his son Duff, and X. w.
Coughran, requested A. l.. Grove and
T. \. Alsup to vacate his bed, which
they had without his permission taken
possession of and occupied earlier in
the night.
The most regrettable feature of the
Incident is the fact that X. W. Cough.
ran. the man who Is most seriously in.
ured. is one of the most law abiding
citizens Of the county, and one who
has never before been involved in
,,t,y quarrels of my nature.
II appears from the meager details
a, hand that the afternoon before the
occurrence Grove and Alsup arrived
q, skull valley from Copper basin,
where they had been employed in a
mine being operated by Brow and Muir
ply.
Engaging in a poker game. in a So
Icon run by William Dickson, Grove
later became involved with Dickson 10
a quarrel over some transaction concern.
ing the purchase Of chipa In the
Eight which followed, Grove worsted
Dickson, INJECTING a pair Of hack eyes
during the melee. A reconciliation
followed, aud Il was thought that TIE,
matter was ended.
Later in the evening Coughran srnv.
ed with the: intention Of stopping at
the Dickson place for the oight. BE.
coming acquainted with Grove aud
Alsup they engaged in friendly CONVEX.
ration, partaking Of few drink, 70
pass the weary hours.
. Grove and Alsup later retired 10 an
adjoining building which is used as
a general merchandise store by Dick.
son, the back room Of which he uses an
a bedroom. Taking possession Of the
bedroom, both retired, to he awakened
by Dickson and his son and Coughran.
who started 10 retire about ! clock.
When Dickson entered the room he
held lighted lantern in his hand. and
seeing his bed occupied, awakened the
unweleome occupants, and asked them
u leave the room. Grove and Alsup
10 a quarrelsome mood refused 10 vacste
the place and started TO eject the
Decisions and CouRhran. In the melee
tina, followed, Grove was successful in
securing the lantern, which be quickly
eStinguished, and drawing a knife
slashed Coughrnp, the blade entering
the left side beneath the first rib be.
low the heart, cutting n cash about
three and half inches in length and
exposing the left lung. Turning his ut
'ention TO Dickson after Coughrap
was injured he slashed NJ his left
breast, the blade passing through the
clothing, inAicting a painful but not
serious wound. lie then stuck the
blade of the knife straight into DUFF
hekson's back. During the mixup,
Alsup received several bruises but
none Of serious character.
Leaving the place Coughran fell
from the loss Of blood about 100 yards
from the house, where he was later dis.
covered by neighbors, while DUFF Dick
son hurried to the house occupied by
J. A. Kellum and his teamsters. Kel.
lum and the others dressed the boy's
wound with turpentine and sugar,
and arming themselves, proceeded TO
surround the house TO prevent the es-
cape Of Grove and Alssp. Kellam
was little lstss than the ethsvs in
starting for the scene Of the disturb
apce ON account Of the delay in seenr'
ing ammunitiDu for his revolver and
rife. After starting in the direction
OF the Dickson place he noticed man
crossing baPbed wire fence coming In
his direction.
Proceeding cautiously he hailed the
man, who later proved to be Grove,
and invited him TO return TO the sa'
loon and join him In a drink. To this
invitation Grove give prompt re-
fusal. Thinking that Grove was the
man wanted, Kellum said, "Get into
the middle Of the road and trail for
the saloon. believe you are the
man wanted. Get move on, and be
quick about it, ut the same time ex'
hibiting a Winchester in the manner OF