Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-07-25
DASTARDLY CRIME ATTEMPTED
 AT RoosEvELr.

A correspondent 10 the Bisbee Re view from Roosevelt, Ariz., says that one of the most heinous and dnstardly crimes ever perpetratsd in the wilds of Arizona was attempted and narrowly averted at Livingstone on the night of the Fourth. Opinions differ greatly as to the malicious intent of the mur- derer, abductor, robber or whatever hc might have been, but his motive failed to materialize.
 The assailed were Mrs. c. C. Griffin, wife of Postmaster Griffin of Living stone, and two daughters, Marjorie and Mary, aged twelve and sixteen re- spectively, and the assailant m un- known Mexican.
 The facts glcaned from the affair are herewith given. Mrs. Griffin and daughters had been spending the even. ing at the home of Abbot r. Cox. only a short distance from the Griffin home. At about nine o'clock they started for home, and when they had covered about half the distance, n black swarthy Mexican suddenly emerged from n thick covering of mesquite bordering the road. made several gru6 utterances in Spanish. which were not understood then sprang forward, raining a shower of blows upon the heads of little Mar. jorie and Mary with his clenched fists. and attempted to carry them to the side of the road. The mother imme. dintely ran down the road calling fran tically for help. Hearing her cries, the villain released his hold on the young girls, and rushed wildly at Mrs. Griffin, cursing madly. It would be difficult to say just what would have happened had assistance not been giv. en at this time. Mir. Cox and Ray. mond Reedy, who was sitting on the porch of the Cox home. heard Mrs. Grifan's cries for help, and ran to her assistance at once, reaching the scene just as the assailant was about to strike Mrs. Griffin to the ground. How. ever, the pesence of two stalwart white men changed the plans of the desperado somewhat, and with R frenzied curse he sprang into the brush and was gone before the rescucrs could detain him. Dne to the intense excitement and the short space of time, the identity of ! the assaiIant could not he aseertained. Mrs. Griffin and daughters. fright ened to almost insensibiIity, were talk. cn to their home, and n general alarm was given. Twenty minutes later n posse of nearly forty mounted cowboys and volunteer Indians were dashinc wildly over the plains in quest of the miscreant. The search was continued throughout the night, but without sue cess. In the meantime, Mir. Cox, who has charge of the government camp at Pinto, about half a mile southeast of Livingstone, collected a small company of white laborers, armed them, and surrounded the Mexican settlement there. Every male Mexican was or. dered from the huts and commanded to form line. A careful search was made, but as none were found answer. ing the slightest description of the as. sailant, they were permitted to go free.
 The GiIa county officers were i'm. mediately notified, and party was sent out to guard the mountain passes leading into Globe. The search is yet being continued by the territorial ran. gers, sheriff, expert Indian trail hunt. CTS, and friends of the assailed, an,l should the culprit be overtaken, the swift and unbiased justice of Arizona will administer punishment quite ap. propriatc to the judiciary etiquette of the "wild and woody"