Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1907-07-10

April Of 1850. He and three deputies
Immediately took the field on horse.
back, and for three weeks the pursuit
was conducted. Finally the highway.
men were run into n box canyon In
Utah, and q hand 10 hand fight followed
with firearms. No easulties however
occurred on either side, but the outlaws
surrendered and were returned To Pres.
colt, convicted and sent to the terri
torial prison for a term Of twenty years
ing O'Neill's incumbency Of the Office
ing O'Niell's incumbency Of the Office
with evil doors, bat serious trouble was
averted through his watchfulness and
his personal entreaties with the evil in
clined. To those intimately acquainted
with O'Neill's nature, criminal trans
actions were disgusting to him. This
will be borne out by those who were
associated with him in the sheri1's
Office. lie rebelled at performing the
most simple arrest, and the Jail under
his Office was seldom visited by him.
But when once in the saddle, and when
he sincerely believed he had a dificult
taskto perform he was fearless and I'M
hinehing.
From the sherif's Office he broaden
ed politically and at the next territor-
ial convention Of the republican party
his name was submitted for the ONCE
Of congressman. Here a hitch occur
red In q consultation Of the party lead
ers, and O'Neill withdrew his name.
His personality then asserted itself,
and he openly bolted that political
political faith, aligning himself with
the populists. For two campaigns he
was their candidate, and while he ear
ried Yavapai county by strong majori
ties in each contest, he was defeated
He also served two years a. the
Mayor Of Prescott, and when ae oher
ed himself ~ Q volunteer In the wal
with Spain be was 6lling that once
In appreciation Of the services Of thu
man after his enlistment the vacancy
was kept open, and not until afse'
he fell was n new ohheiA chosen.
In 1850 Governor wolfley appointed
lO'Nein adjutant general. o'Neiil dis
covered that the revised statutes o.
1887 had repealed the militia lavsan'
it was . serious question ~ to how b
would be able 10 organize militia, o
AZ to take advantage Of the nationa
guard law then Just coming into sffse
II vas decided that o NELL should OF
ganixe under the constitutional prov
sion the necessary number called for b.
the national guard Law and then max
application 20 the national authoritis
for the arms, etc, authorized by the ma
tional guard law. o'Neill then organ
ixed the necessary number 81 men an
. all Of which was approved by the gov
ernor at O'Neill's instance and the n
Z questions so made were honored an
. O'Neill 10 justly entitled to the eiaii
: Of being the originator and father q
. our present national guard Organization
p Tns goal OF o'Neill's life was wasI
. ington. Time aud again he informe
+ the writer that he would triumph sooi
a er or later. and TO taat end he direets
}, all his mental resources and every foo
a step vas measured in that direction.
J. While vigorous and versati
writer on any subject, be vas isekir
e in orstorial ability, and this denseti'
!. somewha. handicapped him In his Al
y bitiona In each and every eampai.
e made by him from the ar.t to the In
n and in every literary EFFORT u po