Arizona republican., 1907-12-05

| paniOns by going to a restaurant where
 he enjoyed a hearty meai while the
 Mittelholzs fingered outside in the
 storm and hunger.
 After that they resumed their jour
 ney and the subject of the repudiation , of the agreement was brought up again. Then. says the letter of MT. Ashurst. Charles MittelhOlz, famished with hunger and wild-eyed with rage" struck Nadj senseless anC took from him all of his money. The Mittelholz , brothers went on but Charles later re-
 turned and gave Nadj s. Nadj recov-
 cred from the blow and later all of his
 money except g was returned to him.
 Both of the Mittelholzs were arrest
 ed but no indictment was found against
 Julius. Charles was convicted and
 sentenced to the penitentiary.
 The other application comes from s.
 L. Kelly. Indian agent at San Carlos. in behalf of John C. Sullivan an Apache
 Indian, serving three year term for
 assault with a deadly weapon. The circumstances are set forth in the fol-
 lowing letter from the Indian to MT
 Kelly:
 Yuma, Arizona, Nov. 24 1907.
 MT. z. l.. Kelley,
 L. s. Indian Agent,
 San Carlos, Arizona.
 Dear Sir: I got a pass from you.
 good for one year, in 1906, to visit my
 father and mother at Jerome. Arizona
 and while I was visiting them I got
 into trouble defending my father. and
 I was convicted. and I was sent here
 to the territorial prison for a term of
 three years. and do not believe I got justice. or I would have been released
 at my trial.
 My father is an old man, and he was
 working at the slaughter house, herd
 ing cattle. and had been there ever since he left the reservation two years previous to my trouble. My father
 was allowed to go to the barn to get
 hay for his own horse. and on this
 night. when he went for hay. an em- ploye there by the name of Henry Ste
 Vens would not let father take the hay.
 and knocked father down. and kicked | and brutally beat him. And heard father crying for mercy and begging | him not to kill him; and I started over there when I heard. and I said to stop it. He said he would kill the Indian ! s- b and run in the house to get a gun; and I got mine and shot in the | air. telling him not to some out. I i watched the door to keep him from coming out and killing father. while mother went over there and helped father home. I then threw my gun | down and went into Jerome and gave myself up. and when I told the mar shal the facts, he said that I had done right. and that I would come clear in the preliminary. But instead of that. ] the justice of the peace bound me over to the grand jury. At the trial Justin Head was the interpreter: and he is a Mohave Indian and does not under stand the Tonto Apache language so | he could do me little good. Mother and father does not talk English or | Spanish. so they could not relate their Lstories of the affair.
 Previous to my coming home the same party had beaten my father nearly to death.
 Fred Hawkins. the marshal of Jerome. | will vouch for the truth Of this state { ment. and I will give you the names of other parties in Jerome that know , of the circumstances of the case. ] I would like to have you write to | Fred Hawkins of Jerome and to in- vesti2ate the circumstances of the case
 and then try to get me released from ! here. either on pardon or parole ! I believe that l can show good pris- | on record. as I have been a trus'y ever since I have been here ana [ have not | ben in trouble of any kind. I am now
 working in Mir Rynning's house. he being the superintendent of the prison. [ My father and mother arc destitute. and are greatly in need of my help. | Mother has got cancer on one of her | hands at present. anG father has got
 to remain with her all the time: and
 so they find it very hard to get along Hoping that you will take this matter ! up for me. and will try to get me re- 1 leased as soon as possible. I remain. JOHN c. SULLIVAN. Box F. Yuma. Arizona
 The Justin Head to whom reference
 is made in the letter is himself an
 Apache who created considerable ex
 citment by ruuing amuck a year ago
 in the vicinity of Camp Verde and kill ing several other Indians.
 | Governor Kibbey has taien both cases uD and has written to the author ities of the counties from which these
 men were sent for further information regarding their convictions and to the | warden Of tha prison for their rpcordS