Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1907-12-04
BEAU bRUMMEL 0F
C0L0REO COLONY
IS ACQUITTED
From Thursdays Daily

Things looked like Yuma for James
Evans, colored, in the district court.
yesterday, until the jury got the eaas,
but after that body had deliberate.l
long enough to take five ballots, a vss-
diet of not guilty was. returned, and
the Beau Brumme of the local colorsa
aristocracy walked out of the court
room "a free man.
Evans was the cullud gen man Who.
deftly inserted the point Of a pocket
knife between the fifth and floatiar
ribs of his sister.in.law, Mrs. kim.
likewise colored, while suffering frum
an overdose of bad booze and indieust-
ion, the latter caused by finding his
wife absent from home upon his re-,
turn, and his dinner not on the table.
He was charged with assault with q
deadly weapon.
After he had performed his amatasr
operation of trying TO disintcgrate Hin
siter-in-law, and hearing the approach
Of the wounded woman's husband,
Evans, deeming discretion the better
part OF valor, did a spripting stunt
down Granite street which made poor.
old Dan Patch look like a selling platter.
and disappeared around a convenient
corner, but not before the irate hus-
band had pumped two charges Of bird
shot from an automatic shotgun into
his back, some 200 of the leaden psl-
lets later being removed from various
parts Of his rear anatomy, the wounsls
causing MIN to eat his meals off the
mantcl for some days after.
Mrs. King and her husband testified
to Evans coming home intoxicated 10
the house occupied jointly by the
Kings and the Evans, and Of how, be-
cause she intimated, in reply to \ slur
east by Evans, that he, possibly, might
be descendant of a mongrel race, he
had stabbed her, after which ne fed.
Opposed to this was the single state
ment Of Evans that Mrs. King had
dealt him deft blow with billet IL
wood, and that in attempting to pre-
vent her further use Of the weapon, ha
accidentally cut her with mis- knife,
which he happened TO have open at
the time.
On the first ballot, only three Of
the jurors seemed to believe the state
mcnts of the Kings n against Evaaa'
unsupported word, ms the other nina
voted for acquittal. Four more bal
lots were taken, the fourth standing
eleven to one for aequittal, and tao
fifth being unanimous for acquittal.
GLOW the jury came to acquit him,
under the evidence, IL more than ] can
understand, declared Ed. Mahurin N
Journal. Miner representatives. Mr..
Maburin was n member Of the Jury,
and held out for conviction until he
! saw the eleven others were against
him, and that he would have to vota
with the majority or hang the jury.
"I'm sorry, now, l didn't hold oct,
even If all the others were against M,
for the more I think of the case tho
more / become convinced that Evans IN
guilty. However, when ] saw that The
other eleven jurors were for acquitted,
I took the view OF It that eleven opis,
ions were better than my single spss-
ion and judgment Of the evidsnce,
hence voted with them on the fifth
ballot
The case Of the Territory vs.. J. II.
Scott, charged with assault with .
deadly weapon, was continued until
Friday, on account Of the absence IL
important witnesses.
A motion to dissolve the injunction
against Jerry Sullivan, restraining him
from constructing a dam across n wash
in upper Chino Valley, south of Sclie
man, and above n dam being construct
ed by Albert Jones, was set for hear
ing Friday morning. Jones instituted
the proceedings against sullivan. Jones'
is large sheep owner, and Sullivan h
heavily interested In cattle.
Judgment for plaintiff was rendered
In the sum OF $50 in the case ~ Chas.
Wallace vs.. W. II. Ferguson. The suit
was for the collection Of a note.
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