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Arizona republican., 1907-08-21

meeting was marked by several retorts
OF a sharp nature from shannon and
jury. Some of Jury's inquiries were
Oh an exceedingly personal nature.
his determination to get at the facts
rlled the state printer during the first
part OF the morning session. After
that matters calmed down to a routine
form. Estudillo was the examiner in
chief. He asked Shannon If he knew
IA. b. Hickok. Shannon replied he did
but he did not know his present where
abouts. Shannon said that Hickok
worked IN the printing office for a
while but was worthless, slept in sa-
looms and did not do much work. Es-
tudillo asked Shannon if Hickok was
not in San Mateo at the present time
but Shannon replied that he did not
know. Estudillo wanted to know if
Hickok had not visited San Mated for
a purpose. Shannon answered in the
negative again and then Jury declared
that Hickok was in San Mateo living
in the best hotel there, behaving as a
man unlimited money and enjoying
himself.
Shannon asked who preferred
charges against him and he was told,
the newspapers and that Ire had bet
ter ask them. Shannon in reply to d
series of questions stated that more
work had been turned out in the print
ing office during his administration
than by any of his predecessors.
Arizona republican., 1907-08-21
Mr.. HARTMAN WAS
NOT ON The SPECIAL
A Hurried Trip of Officials Over the
Phoenix and Eastern Yesterday.


Col. Epes Randolph of Tucson. ].
Kruttschnitt. director of maintenance
and operations on the Southern Paci-
fic with headquarters at Chicago. Supt
G. NJ. Scott of the NJ. and p. and z.
and E.. F. NJ. Averill Charles Archer.
chief clerk to Col. Randolph. together
with the usual number of private Sec
retaries made a. trip of inspection over
the Phoenix and Eastern yesterday.
The party arrived at -Maricopa leav-
ing there about p. IN. 1t was the in
tentiOn TO spend a part of the day in
this city but as the special was late
in getting out of Maricopa this part
of the trip was abandoned in order to
look over the line in daylight and re-
turn the same evening.
Superintendent Scott Joined the party
at Tempe which from there went
to Winkelman making a few stops and
hurriedly looking over the country. 1t
was the first time that Mr.. Kruttsch-
nitt had ever been over the route and
it was more especially for his benefit
that the trip was made.
Superintepednt Scott left the special
at Tempe, and returned to Phoenix
last night He stated in answer to a
query of a Republican reporter about
the report that Mr.. Hartman was a
member of the party. that 1t was not
true. NO sir, Mr.. Hartman was not
a member of the party" said Mr.. Scott
last night. II was just little hurried
inspection trip and that was all" The
special consisted of three private cars
and returned TO MaricOpa last night.
The party did not leave the cars and
took only a cursory glance at the
bridges and track but had blue prints
of all the bridges to look over.
The special ran through a heavy rain
storm at Queen creek and in fact ii
was raining all the way from Florence
into Phoenix. The officials OF the road
were much pleased with the excellent
conditions found along the line and the
evidences Of progress in the surround
ing country.
Arizona republican., 1907-08-21
THE OLD HORSE SALE
A GRtAT SUCCESS
It Left Margin of Over $500 Above
Freight and Storage Charges.

The attendance at the Southern Pa
cific "Old Horse" sale yesterday, as a
result of a notice of it in the Republi-
can, broke all records With the kind
of a crowd he had w. ID. Hammond.
the auctioneer. was able to break all
records of results Of "Old Horse" sales
which the company regarded as sue
cessful il they net enough to pay
freight and storage charges. In this
case there was Il margin on the right
side OF more than $500. The highest
sale was s147.
THE rifled strong box" though not
the most valuable article offered. was
the most interesting and was bought
low price of $3.50.
"Old Horse" sales are to large ex-
tent sight unseen" That was so yes
terday in numerous cases. For instance
Phil Ensign. who is generally consid-
cred a pretty wise guy. bought a box
which from its outward appearances
looked as if it might contain some
thing Of value: something worth at
least $3.50. He paid that for it and
took it out into the privacy and shade
of box car and knocked it open. 1t
contained the pictures of two babies
They were perhaps worth the price to
the parents or other relatives of the
babies. but not so to Mr.. Ensign.
The prOprietors of the @. T. saloon
bought a box that loked like case OF
about 5000 cigars. The price was al
Turing but the box contained household
goods such as pillow slips, sheets and
other articles which do not especially
appertain to the saloon trade. The @.
T. people will therefore hold an 'Old
Horse" sale of their own and have ac-
cordingly had the goods moved TO the
auction house.
The Q. T. folks, though. partly even
ed matters by buying a marrel OF
whisky. They got it cheap enough but
il would have been much cheaper If it
had been full. On the contrary il had
shrunk about half. II was previously
known that the barrel had been sur
rcptitiously tapped but no one had an
idea that ii had been tapped with such
extreme liberality.
Arizona republican., 1907-08-21
KID THOMPSON WEARY
OF HIS LIFE SENTENCE
He Appeals to Surveyor General In
gals to Start a Movement for a
Communication.

Surveyor Geeral Ingalls, yesterday re-
ceived a letter from w. III. Thompson
better known as Kid Thompson who is
serving a life sentence at Folsom for
train robbery. He has served thirteen
years of the sentence and it is no shor-
ter, that it is still a life sentence.
start a moment for securing a commu-
tation of the sentence.
Thompson is encouraged to make
this appeal by the fact that he served
a term at Yuma while General Ingalls,
was superintendent of the prison in
1891 and when he assisted i'm perform
ing a signal service to the people of
Yuma.
Thompson writes: Like a bad pen
ny l seem to turn up pretty regularly.
but as / am now about to make an eff
fort to regain my liberty after having
served thirteen years of life sentence
in prison, l know of no one to whom
can apply in my extremity, better
able, and l hope willing to help me
than yourself. / venture to recall to
your memory are memorable flood at
Yuma where you so herocially worked
TO save life and property and where
and when | to the extent of my
limited ability seconded your efforts
l trust that YOU can conscientiously
overlook my many errors for the sake
of one good deed rendered, etc"
The surveyor is asked to bring the
matter to the attention of Gondolfo *
Sanguinetti. Ed Tovrea and others who
lived in Yuma at that time. as well
as TO the officials of the Southern Pac-
life who then promised to assist the
writer for his performance on the night
of the flood. The warden at Folsom he
says will assist in the movement to the
extent of testifying 10 the good record
the writer has made at the prison.
Thompson who was for some years
regarded as a bad man in this terri
tory is said not to be of naturally bad
disposition but that spirit of adven-
ture has led him into his many crimes.
II is forgotten for what particular Of
fense he served at Yuma but after
that he participated in one or two
railroad robberies in this territory. He
was not arrested for any of them
though. But in 1898 he and another
man robbed train north of Los Ange-
les and Thompson fled to Arizona. He
was captured not far from Phoenix
and was detained at the Jail of this
county until he could be removed to
California
Arizona republican., 1907-08-21
lie Begins by the Removal of the Board
of Police Commissioners
Ahelr Main Ofense the Retention the Notorious
Dlnan--The Commissioners Refuse to itecoynize the
Action of the Mayor

san Francisco. Aug. 2O.-The first
act Tor the carrying out of his promise
10 clean up the departments in the
municipal government was performed
today by Mayor Taylor when he sent
to Police Commissioners Hagertv. Wal
len, Finn ard Moore, notification of
their removal from office. A separate
notification was addressed to each and
the four documents were delivered AT
the session of the board in the CITY
hall.
They were allowed to lie on the desk
until the three commissioners in at
tendance. Finn. Wallen and Moore had
transacted routine business. The an
sence Of Hagerty was remarked and a
story went the rounds that he was IN
hiding TO avoid a notice of removal "
The board went into conference in an
ante-rQom behind closed doors where
Hagerty was awaiting them. At four
o'clock Finn. Wallen and Moore re-
turned TO the board room and an
nounced to the newspaper men that
they have notification of their removal
but would pay no attention to il. Finn
speaking for himself and his as.o-
ciates said. The Mayor assumes to
remove us for cause, alleging among
other things that we are not fit 10
serve because we have refused to oust
Chief Of Police Dinan We will paw
no attention to Taylor's communica-
tion. We will continue to be the board
of police commissioners until the
courts put US Out-if they ever do.
That Is the ONLY removing authority
we viii recognize"
What will you do If the mayors
new board comes here and attempts to
take possession OF the records and sup
plant -ou?" he was asked
Leave that to us" he answered.
II is learned that the commissioners
supported b. Diran have decided ito
use force If necessary to prevent their
SUCCESSORS from assuming office and
that If ar ATTEMPT was made to seize
the records. Dinan purposes to call In
Arizona republican., 1907-08-21

the blue coats and eject "aI tres
1assers"
Mayor TaylOr's notification of re-
moval reads as follows: You have
retained in office as chief of police,
Jeremiah F. Dinan, who has been and
is notOriously unfit for the said office.
He has shown himself to be lacking in
that character of efficiency which it il
necessary for one to possess in order
properly to discharge the duties Of the
office. He now has been ever since
he assumed the duties of the office an
associate Of persons low in character
and he does not possess either the re
Spect or confidence of his subordinates
He is utterly lacking in either the dis
clpline or energy necessary to deal with
criminal class o. the citV He has
kept large numbers of patrolmen in
districts where the.- were not needed
instead OF detailing them where they
were needed. He has taken no ef-
fective means to suppress houses Of
prostitution in respectable residence
districts and such houses are now
maintained there. He has permitted
such houses To flaunt themselves in
the open, while under him that dis
cipline has been relaxed without which
the police force ceases to be an instru-
ment OF order. Besides all this Dinan
has been as he is now under two sep
arate indictments charging a willful
and corrupt misconduct in office.
Notwithstanding such accusations.
YOU did not suspend Dinan nor have
you made public and investigation Of
the character Of the charges made
against him. You, knowing all these
things and having full knowledge Of
the lack ot qualifications of Dinan.
have insisted in retaining him. You
have well known. and do now well
know that houses of prostitution not
only flaunt themselves in the open but
are maintained in respectable resi-
dence districts. without good reason
YOU have granted permits for the sale
of liquor which for good reasons had
been revoked"
Arizona republican., 1907-08-21

In the last six years we have shown
that there is no individual and no cor
poration so powerful that he or it
stands above the possibility of pun
ishment under the law.
During the present trouble with the
stock market / have of course receiv-
ed countless requests and suggestions
that l should do something to ease the
situation. There is worldwide fin
ancial disturbance. 1t is felt in the
bourses Of Paris. Berlin and British
consols are lower. The New York
stock exchange disturbance has been
particularly severe, mostly due. | be-
lieve. TO matters not particularly con-
fined to the United States and to mat
ers wholly unconnected with anv gov
ernmen action, but 1t may be well in
governments determination IL will not
waiver. to punish certain malefactors
OF great wealth. has been responsible
for something of the troubles at least
TO the extent of having caused these
men to combine to bring about as
much financial stress as they possibly
can in order to discredit the govern
ments policy and thereby secure a re-
'NAfeAA VI foiitN So liltN may en-
JOY the fruits of their evil doings. That
they have misled many good people
into believing there should be such re-
versal is possible. II so | am sorry
but it will not alter my attitude once
for all time say that as far as l am
concerned for the eighteen months of
my administration that remain there
Will be no change in the policy we have
steadily pursued nor a letup in effort
to secure an honest observance of the
law for | regard this contest as one
to determine who shall rule TINS gov
ernment. the people. through their
governmental agents. or a few ruth
less. determined men, whose wealth
makes them particularly formidable
because they are behind the breast
work of corporate organization.
The president said however. that he
would take no chance of vindictive
type.
Arizona republican., 1907-08-21
BROADWAY DITCH CASt
PARTIALLY DISPOSED OF
An Adjournment Ordered by Court
Commissioner Mccormick to Next
Friday.

A hearing on a motion for an in
junction in the case of Vernon l..
Clark and s. w. Pickrell against the
Bartlett Heard Land and Cattle COM
pany, Frank p. Trott and Aaron Cum
ins to restrain the defendants from
Interference with the water supply Of
the plaintiffs in Broadway ditch was
begun yesterday before Court Commits
siOner Mccormick. The case was gone
over when it was brought out that ser
vice had not been secured on the
Bartlett-Heard company in the absence
Of any one upon whom service could
be taken. But yesterday morning
Ward Hughes of the company return
ed from the coast and he was served
He desired to lay the matter before his
attorney Ernest W. Lewis and an ad-
j"urnment was taken until Friday.
In this same dispute. after the filing
Of the motion for an Injunction Water
Commissioner Trott had secured from
Judge Sloan OF Prescott an injunction
against the plaintiffs in this case re-
straining them from interference with
the head gate of the Broadway canal.
The jurisdiction Of Judge Sloan was
denied by Judge Jamison attorney for
Messrs. Clark and Pickrell on the
ground that ar Injunction cannot is
sue from a court without the district
unless proceedings have already been
begun within the district to that end.
IL was the theory OF the defense that
Judge Sloan believed he had power to
issue the Injunction. At any rate there
was an Injunction in force.
In the course Of the argument of
Judge Jamison he was frequently in
terrupted by Attorney II. b. Wilkinson
for the water commission. with sugges-
tions and interrogations. Mr.. Wilkin-
son was frequently admonished by
Judge Mccormick who at last express
ed regret that as court commissioner
he was without power to enforce his
admonitions.
In the arguments on the merits OF
the case the plaintiffs relied upon the
Information and belief that the plain
tiffs as their predecessors in interest
had been. were entitled to a continu-
Gus flow Of 900 inches of water bv vir-
tue Of an appropriation made in 1869.
The defense contended that the
predecessors in interest Of the plain
tiffs had never claimed water under
such an appropriation but they had
received II under an agreement among
the various canal companies to allow
them continuous flow Of 125 inches.
Arizona republican., 1907-08-21
A PLACE FOR PHOENIX
ON VAUDEVILLE CIRCUIT
The Hardwiek Leased by the Considine
and Sullivan Co. Will be Opened
September 16.

Mr.. l. p. Anderson representing the
Considine and Sullivan Vaudeville Cir
cult is in the CITY with the purpose Of
locating permanently the company
having taken a five year lease on the
Hardwick theater and added il To its
list of about 300 theaters extending
across the country from the Atlantic
10 the Pacific The company which Is
regarded as one OF the most important
vaudeville concerns in the country will
open and control theaters at Globe.
Bisbee. Tucson and Prescott and per
haps other towns in Arizona. lease
has lately been taken on the Elysian
Gardens at TlIcson which will be under
the management for the company by
Emanuel Drachman the owner.
Vaudeville companies will be regu-
larly sent out from New York over one
route TO the coast. returning through
Arizona and going east by the way Of
FL Paso ard Kansas City. Each mem
Der OF the company on leaving New
York is given round trip ticket FOR a
year so that there will be no counting
the ties bv anv member Of the COM
pany. Hitherto the companies have
returned east b. the way OF Salt Lake
The arrangement which is being
completed will give each company
about eight weeks in the territory. The
vaudeville will he of higher class
than that to which the people Of PhOe-
nix have been treated and bv reason
Of the large scale on which the bust
ness is conducted prices will be cheap.
twenty-five cents with children's
matinee fifteen cents. The bill viii be
changed weekly on Thursdays.
The season will be opened in Phoe-
nix on September 16- In the mean
time under the supervision Of Mr.. An
derson the Hardwick will be overhaul
ed and made comfortable and thor
oughly modern. q:
Arizona republican., 1907-08-21
SYMPA1HIZfRS ATTACK
The Ash FORK 0ftICt
Two Non Union Operators Sent There
to Replace Strikers-Bombarded

Los Angeles, Aug. 20 4 report
reached here today that an attack had
been made upon the telegraph office
al Ash Fork, Arizona b. strike SYM
pathiZers and that the office had been
wrecked AID two non-union operators
who had been sent there the dav be-
fore, driven away. Superintendent
Lamb was at first greatly alarmed on
account of the Importance of that point
since Il IS known as one of the dynamo
stations. Serious interference with
the automatic repeaters there would
result in a tie up of business on that
line for days.
1t was later learned that there had
been no destruction of the company S
property and that the attack consisted
Of d bombdrdment of the office with
stones by two or three irresponsible
.ersons.
Arizona republican., 1907-08-21
CALIFORNIA INQUIRY
OF THE STATt PRINTER
Ale1islative Committee Looking in
the Affairs of That Department Min
utely.

Sacramento. Aug. 20.-State Printer
Shannon was the chief witness today
before the Legislative committee which
is making an investigation of the state
printer in accordance with authorize
tion given by the last Legislature. He
was closely questioned by Assembly
man Jury. who was primed with sta
tistical information and data bearing
on Shannon's conduct of the office. The
Arizona republican., 1907-08-21
LASTED A WEEK.
Strike Over So Far as the Associated
Press is onccrned.

Press has resumed its regular leased
wire service today. both day and night.
all operators reporting back for duty.
In interim one week papers this circuit
served with report over commercial
lines.
Arizona republican., 1907-08-21

The first Information of the trouble
at Ash Fork was brought to Phoenix in
a telephone message from Prescott to
District Attorney Robert +. Morrison
of Yavapai who had arrived in the
city in the morning. At the thpe of
the sending OF the message the nature
of the trouble was unknown but 1t
said that Sheriff Lowry and a deputy
had left for Ash Fork. the sheriff hav-
ing instructed the resident deputy at
Ash Fork to take steps to guard the
property of the company.
Arizona republican., 1907-08-21

FOh SAlE-Brick residence, near
business center. Seven rooms, bath
and toilet, hot and cold water. EIec-
tric lights. Gas for cooking. Porches.
lawn and shade. $4,000. Z. E. Pascoe,
ITO N. Center st.
Arizona republican., 1907-08-21

MONEY TO loAN.-If you want to
build and need some money. come and
see me; my rates are the lowest E E
Pascoe. Ito North Center Street
Arizona republican., 1907-08-21
NEW FOUNDLAND FISHERIES
QUESTION.

London. Aug. 20.-Great Britain has
accepted the proposition of the United
States to submit the New Foundland
fisheries dispute to arbitration by The
Hague tribunal meanwhile the modps
vivandi will continue the same as last
year.
Arizona republican., 1907-07-05

stock broker. whose office is not far from the exchange. is an enthusi- astic bridge whist player. and by an arrangement with friends who are equally fond of the game interesting bridge sessions took place at his of- flee ever day. after business hours, for several weeks. A strict record was kept of the winnings and losses in the game. which began modestly with one cent a point and gradually advanced to much higher figure. but no money ever changed hands. The closing ses- sion for the season was held last week. and when the books were balanced 1t was found that the accounts were so nearly alike that no more than a few dollars fell to the plus" men. and the amount was promptly sent to a non-
Arizona republican., 1907-07-05
A BURGLAR CAPTURED. :
 IN A LUMBER YARD
Justice Johnson in . position to Play
 Both Ends Aoainst the Middle. ..i

Justice Johnstone celebrate the na- tionaI day yesterday by capzuring a burglar. He was temporarily on duty at the office of the sheriff when word was received that a man was trying to break into the office of the T. w. Chamberlain Lumber company. The judge started down in that direction and on the way met John Perrin whom he converted into a posse
 Arriving at the lumber yard they learned that the man was inside the eight foot fence. One of them went in one direction and the other in the op- posite direction. The justice discover ed the burglar climbing over the fence and calling to Perrin they were ready to receive him as he landed.
 He was drunk and carrying two bags. One of them had nothing in it but some old handkerchiefs and small piece of garlic and the other had a pair of miners shoes in a paste board box. It was not thought that he had really intended to commit a crime but that he had found his way into the yard while drunk. The shoes were supposed to belong to him.
 The fact of his drunken srresponsi- bility was further impressed upon his captors on the way to jail when he turned to Perrin and ordered him to quit talking. MT. Perrin had not said a word.
 It was later learned that there was method in the mans madness and that he had entered the yard with bur- glarious purpose. A large supply of groceries, dry goods and other supplies intended for the Wallapai mine had been sent down to the lumber yard by J. c. Dobbins to be taken out to the mine. It was also learned that the burglar had been in the yard for some time inspecting the contents of the va rious packages. A warrant for his ar rest on a charge of petty larceny for
Arizona republican., 1907-07-05
FLIGHT OF THE WICKED
 WHEN NONE PURSUED
The Unnecessary Decentralization of a Mexican Through a Car Window.

Last night Deputy Sheriff Davis and Deputy United States Marshal Mooney returning from Tempe. saved the To- cal authorities some trouble by bring ing two men over to the county jail Both of them were Mexicans. One of them had committed a misdemeanor but the other had done nothing but permit himself to get a beating. He had been hit in the head by Frank Fogal with some kind of an offensive weapon and he was sent over .o make complaint against his assailant.
 As the train was slowing ,ip at the depot this man who was sitting in the seat with Deputy Davis sprang through the car window. Without thinking of anything except that the man was disembarking from the train in an irregular manner the deputy went through after him. Car windows are not made as exits for passengers the size of Mir Davis. SO that his pas- sage was somewhat delayed He got out though. when it occurred to i.im that if the fugitive chose to get out of car that way it was the business only of himself and the railroad com pany. The fellow had committed no previous offense and if he did not choose to prosecute his assailant we'll and good.
 He would have been an easy man to identify though. for the front of his shirt was covered with blood from a wound in his head