Arizona republican., 1906-04-15
JUSTICE OF TONIO
 REMARKABLE VERDICT
Six Sworn Men Who Could not be
 Impressed.

| Roosevelt, April F, Especial Core spondence of the RepublicanD-A sur prislng and most extraordinary yer l Shaze, charged with carrying a con cealed weapon, by q jury consisting of John BelcheT, J. C. Carr J. R. Jenkins, | Frank Seiglitz, c. (. Collins and J. N. i Huffer. The verdict was mot guilty ] in the face of the strongest possible ! evidence to the contrary. The facts | of the case are that on last Saturday ShaZe, in company with several others. 1 had been drinking and along late in the evening began to amuse themselves by firing reVolvers into the air. Ranger | Holmes heard the hub-bub and when he went to inquire who had been do- inS the shooting he could not find the right man. He. however thought that Shaze had a suspicious look and upon searching him took large siX-shooter. The man was thereupon arrested for carrying concealed weapons and lock cd up. Later he demanded jury triat aud II was granted. The case was set for the 9th. During the trial which lasted for only q little more than au hour. the fact was most clearly proven 1 that ShaZc had been illegally carrying a gun. Two witnesses who had seen Holmes take il from him on the night Of the shooting, testified to this fact. and the defendeut himself admitted that he was guilty. not directly. but his testimony in his own behalf was so weak that nothing else could be in ferred from il. Judge Evans thought That the case against the man couId not possibly have been stronger and ordered the jury to retire and prepare Q #TFaH Jurors were out, and when they did return they announced the verdict rf mot guilty" il the face of the mosr convincing evidence to the contrary. !Shaze was discharged. It is unfortu- nate that such was the case for Jf cannot help but have it's effect on the laWless element of the town. For the last few months the moral tone of tha community has been first class. and the order of things is for improvement. thanks to the efficient and able admin istratton of our affairs by Judge Evans and his assistants. Rangers Holmes. Davis and Russell, and just as these men are getting things well in hand. and the rOwdy element stamped out. IL seems almost too bad that cold wa fer should be thrown on their efforts by this verdict Representative cfti-
 
 Welfare of our town. cannot | other wise than stand by our officers and See that they unqualiiedly receive fair :'aT and justice in their efforts 10 maintain and preserve order
 Col. Dravo, U. $. A. chief uiar- termaster for the department of tne Pacific, with headquarters in San Fran cisco has been a visitor on the project for the past few days of the present week. The Colonel, who is an old ar my man, passed through this country now undergoing such a marked inn proVement, during the summer of 1877. and Is intensely interested in the new order If things. as he finds them. Be ing a somewhat extensive land holder m the valley below. he has a double interest in the project. and he is Ioud ln his praise of the wonderful work that is being accomplished here by the government engineers. He returns to Phoenix during tho latter part of the week
 NIT. Raymond DepUe "our senator" who for several months has he'd the position of stenographer at the govern mont headCuarters office a Roosev~ has heca transferred to- the Ca~lsh71 T"aiect at Carlsbad New Mexico. He left to take up his new work on We'd h2scay of the present week, going by way of Globe. Senator has a host of friends here who will miss him and ir i7 with deepest regret that w. see him go from us.
 Mir. Will Shanley. the deputy asses sor of Globe. is in town on official bus mess during the present week He is preparing his assessment for the tax collectors office
 MT. James Spragua and Harry Pear son of the government camp. were pas sengers to Phoenix on Wednesday mornings stage. They expect to re- tJIn the 3atter part of the week.
 VI. I. Reed. the chief ranger of the newly created Tonto forest reserve. was in town on official business during the early part of tho week.
 Mir. arTy, representing the Fl H. AGcNeil GS CO, of Phoenix. was in town Tuesday and Wednesday of this week
 It is fashionable now to eat soft boiled eggs out of the shell. If there is a woman in town capable of teach ing the art. lot her get up a class Atchison Globe.