Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-15
DASTARALYCR|ME ATTEMPTED AT
 ROOSEVELT
An Unknown Mexican Assaults a White Woman and Two
 Little Girls.

ROOSEVELT, Ariz., July 12.-One of the most heinous an dastardly crimes ever perpetrated in the wilds of Arizona was attempted and narrow ly ayerted at Livingstone on the night of the Fourth Opinions differ greatly as 10 the malicious intent of the mur- derer. abductor, robber or whatever he night have been, but his motive failed to materialize.
 The assailed were Mrs. c. c. Grif- fin. wife of Postmaster Griffin of Liv- ingstone, and two daughters, Majorie ald Mary, age twelve and sixteen re- specitively, and the assailant, an un- known Mexican.
 The facts gleaned from the affair arc herewith given: Mrs. Griffin and daughters had been spending the ~y1n- ing at the home of Abbot P. Cox, only a short distance from the Griffin home. At about nine o'clock they started for home. and when they had coyeren about half he distance black swarthy Mexican suddenly emerged from thick covering of mesquite bor- der.ng she road. made several gruff utterancSs in Spanish, which were not understood, then sprang forward. rain irg a shower of blows upon the heads Of little Marjorie and Mary with his olirched fists and attempted to carry them 10 the side of the road. The mother immediately ran down the road calling frantically for help. Hear. ing her cries the william released his hold on the young girls and rushed me6ly at Mrs. Griffin. cursing wildly. T. would be difficult to say just what would have happened had assistance net been given aJ this time. MT. Cox and Raymond Ree6y, who was sItsine cn the porch of the Cox home, heard Mrs. Griffin's cries for help and ran ta her assistance at once, reaching the scene just as the assailant was ahcut 10 strike Mrs. Griffin to the ground. However, the presence of two stslwart white men changed the plans Of fine nssperado somewhat, and witt q frenzisd cruse he sprang into the brush and was gone before the res curers could detach him. Due to the intense excitement and the short space of time. the identity of the assailan' could not be ascertained.
 Mrs. Griffin and daughters, fright ened to almost insensibility, were talk en to their home and general alarm was given. Twenty minutes later 2 posse of nearly forty mounted cow bcys ann volunteer Indians were dash ing wildl over the plains in cuest of the miscreant. The search was con tii.ued throughout the night, but with out success. In the meantime, Nr, Cox, who has charge of the govern. rnent camp at Pinto, about half a mile southeast of Livingstone. collected a small company of white laborers armed them and surrounded the Mexl can settlement there. Every male Mexican was ordered from the huts and commanded to form a line. A care full search was made, but as none were foUnn answering the slightest descrip tion of the assailant they were per mitted to go free.
 Several suspects have been held both here and at Livingstone. but the guilty one is still at large.
 The Gila county officers were i'm mediately notified and a party wa sent out to guard the mountain passe: leading into Globe. The search is yet being continued by the territoria rangers, sheriff, expert Indian trai hunters and friends of the assailed and should the culprit be oyertaken the swift and unbiased justice Of Ari zona will administer punishment quite appropriate to the judiciary etiquett' of the wild and woody"