Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-06-08
INTERNATIONAL
 AFFAIR ALMOST
Assault on Mexican Doctor at Winkel- man Leads to Complaint to City of Mexico-Liquor Dealer Took Doctor s Horse for Debt and Licked Him.

An assault upon J. A. Enriquez, a Mexican physician at Winkelman, which was committed few days ago by one Francisco Marquez, came near involv- ing the United States and Mexican governments in a diplomatic tangle, says the Phoenix Gazette.
 Had it not been for the prompt ac- tion of Governor Kibbey in wiring to Winkelman to have Marquez arrested, Enriquez' s government would have talk en the matter up with the authorities at Washington. And all this over an assault and battery case. While this sounds foolish, smaller things than this lave strained the relations of nations
 A few days ago Marquez, who is a saloonkeeper and man of some means in Winkelman, went to see Enriquez relative to a bill the latter owed. The figures of the creditor and debtor did not tally. There was a difference of $6 in the amount Marquez claimed that Enriquez owed, and the sum Enriquez admitted was due to the other.
 The discussion became quite heated, Enriquez refusing to pay the $6. Final ly the other saw Enriquez's horse and buggy standing out in front of the house and made for it, saying:
 "Well, if you won't pay me, Il just take this horse and rig for the debt
 Just as he was getting into the buggy to drive off Enriquez pulled him back, saying:
 "No, that is my horse and buggy. You leave it alone and We II settle this other matter"
 And then the trouble, which had only been evidenced in heated words before that time, really started. And it cer- tainly hit Enriquez pretty hard. When Marquez left him he was unable to rise and his face looked like it had gotten little too close to buzz saw.
 Marquez carried out his threat of confscating the horse and buggy. He drove off, leaving Enriquez lying groan- ing on the ground. The outfit he put in his own stable and stated his inten- tion of keeping it.
 As soon as Enriquez was able to rise he went to the justice of the peace to swear out warrant against his assail. ant and the alleged robber. But the justice was new at the business; at least something was wrong. He inform ed the injured doctor that the precinct just at that time had no constable and nothing could be done for him.
 Enriquez was justly indignant at this, but the man of the law was obdurate. He believed that he could not issue warrants if there was no officer to serve them. He apparently never thought of doing it himself or of deputizing some; one to do so.
 Enriquez boarded the first train for Phoenix and saw MT. Pima, the Mexi- can consul here. MT. Pima heard the physician s story and at once tele- graphed to Mexico City to the chief of of the consular service.
 That official in turn wired Governor stating that if Marquez was not arrested at once he would lay the matter before the proper Washington officials.
 Of course, the governor had heard nothing whatever of the matter. He did not know that there was justice of the peace in the territory who would refuse to issue a warrant for wrong doer.
 The governor telegraphed to the dis trict attorney of Pinal county, instruct ing him that he take steps to put Mar quez behind the bars. This was done and it is probable that the incident is closed. Marquez will be tried, turned loose, fined or imprisoned, and after that all will be lovely. Enriquez will have his horse and buggy and there will be no international complications.