Arizona republican., 1906-07-08
FRIENDLY POKER GAME
 IN SKULL VALLEY
Precipitated a NurderOus Row in
 Which Several Men Figured.

Prescott Ariz., July Especially )- bloody fight took place at Skull Val ley early this morning, in which sev- eral men were engaged, and as result of which R. w. Coughran lies desper- ately wounded in Mercy hospital this city. William Dickson and son of Skull Valley were severely, though not seri- ously, wounded, and A. L. Grove and P A. Alsup are in the county jail
 William Dickson. a we'll known busi- ness man in this section, conducts saloon in Skull Valley. and in an ad- joining building has a general mer- chandise store. In the rear of the store is an apartment utilized by Dickson. his son, and such guests as he may en- certain, as bedroom. Friday night A. L. Grove and r. A. Alsup. believed to be miners, arrived in Skull Valley and entered the Dickson saloon. where Grove soon became engaged in a friendly game of poker. Arguments arose over the game, which became acrimonious, and ended in a physical contest, during which Grove knocked Dickson down and decorated him with a pair of black eyes.
 Shortly afterward R. w. Coughran who was intending to spend the night with Dickson, came into the saloon and got acquainted with Grove and Alsup. They had a drink or two together, and Grove and Alsup left soon afterward. About 1 o'clock Saturday morning Dickson took a lantern and, accompa- nied by his son and Coughran went into the bedroom in the rear of the store to retire. They found Grove and Alsup in Dickson's bed. Dickson asked them to get up. but they refused Grove then made a quick jump for the lantern, which he smashed, extinguish- ing it. At the same time he drew a knife. with which he began a general cutting and slashing. COughran was cut in the left side, below the heart and near the first rib. The wound was a deep one, about three and a half inches long. and exposed his left lung. Dickson also received a wound in the left breast, but it was not a dangerous one. The clothes were slashed and the flesh severely cut. but the wound was not deep enough to reach the vital or gans. Either Grove or Alsap also hit Dickson over the head with a beer bottle. Young Dickson also received a knife wound in the back, but it is not a serious hurt.
 Coughran left the building as soon as he could get out and went about 100 yards, where he fell fainting from loss of blood and where he was found later when search was made Tor nlIn Dickson in the meantime went to the house of a teamster named J. A Kel lum and related to him the story of what had occurred. Kellum dressed the wounds of the injured men, after which he secured the assistance of oth- CT teamsters who were camped in the vicinity, and the house was surrounded, in the hope that Alsup and Grove might be captured. Alsup had already fled from the locality, and Grove, who was preparing for flight, was taken into custody.
 Coughran and a man by the name Of Cook left as soon possible for Pres colt. in a wagon. Somewhere in the vicinity of Rams Gate, Alsup was overtaken and arrested and brought on to Prescott, together with the man his companion had so nearly murdered. In the meantime Grove was taken to Prescott. both men being now in the Yavapai county jail. Coughran was placed in Mercy hospital. and the doc tors announce that he will recover from his wounds