Bisbee daily review., 1908-04-07
KIDDER DIES AS RESULT IF
 HIS WOUNDS
Sergeant of Rangers Shot In Desperate Battle With MeM- cans Passes Over Divide After Lingering 24 Hours.

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 Sergeant Jeff Kidder. the Arizona Ranger. died in Naco. Sonora, at six o'clock Sunday morning, as result of wounds he received in a desperate encounter early Saturday morning with a number of Mexican police, in which three of them were also wounded. The body Is now in Bisbee and will be sent on To Los Angeles this afternoon. The local lodge of Elks have charge of the ceremonies
 An examination of the bullet wound which Kidder received revealed the fact that it was certain the intestines had been cut, and that he had praci- icaliy no chance for recovery. Over and above the bullet wound how ever, were the injuries he received while he was in the custody of the Mexican officers, when he was brutally beaten and dragged, al though in a dying condition. a dis tance of more than 200 yards.
 Although his chance for recovery was very slight, throughout it all
 
 age. He talked freely with his brota- CT officers who were almost constant ly in attendance and a number of friends who visited him from time to time He said he hoped to live but was not afraid to die, knowing he was innocent of having precipitated the trouble. During all of Saturday he did well, but during the night be- gan to show signs of weakness, finally sinking until death came at 6:30 o'clock
 Owing to the intricacies of the Mexican law on this point it was impossible to get the body across the international boundary line until late in the afternoon, when a mes sage from Governor Torres granting the necessary permission was re ceived The remains were then brought to Bisbee to be prepared for burial.
 Instructions have been received from the mother of the dead officer who lives at San Jacinto, to send the body there. The Elks lodge will take charge of the ceremonies which will be held at the Palace L 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. J. L. Powell. will represent the order and leave with the body on the after. noon train for Los Angeles, where the Elks Lodge at sthat point will take charge and accompany the re mains to San Jacinto.
 On Saturday evening Sergeant TiI Stanford. of the Rangers, in com mand in the absencesof Capt. Wheeler after having done everythiF;C t7 makS Kidder's remaining hor-s as com fortable as possible, asked tsc ~1und ed officer if he had been d.. to dis tinguish the men who had beat en him. Kidder replied that it wal so dark he could not see very well l but that it was one of the men wht had Winchester rife.
 | It Is probable that a petition vii be sent to the department of state a ! Washington by some of the friends of Kidder asking that request b. made of the government of Mexico to dismiss the man or men iron service who beat Kidder after h. was wounded and under arrest, if is proven that it was a man in tn government service.
 Sergeant Stanford sent a telegram to Kfdder's mother Sunday evening and then wrote her letter in whicl he set forth the details. The com munication speaks of the true wortl and fearlessness of the dead officer iE the highest terms.
 Up until late yesterday it had beel impossible to establish communics tion with Captain Wheeler, who ac companied by several of his men, ha been following the trail of some horse thieves for about ten days Telegrams have been sent out, how ever, to all places where it is pos sible he will visit, and it is expecte that as soon az he receives one c these messages he will leave a l once Tor Naco.
 Although directly after the affra very bitter feeling developed on Sh
 American side of the line ID untowart act was committed. For a time afte it was learned on Saturday morning that Kidder was dead it also locke as if trouble would break out. Tn arrival of permission from the go' ernor, however, to remove the bod! did much to quiet matters.
 The Mexican who was shot in tn leg has not been doing very well ]
 the last twenty-four hours and h will die. The other two, however only received very slight wounds Kidder being wounded and daze and sitting On the floor when firfn
 the shots, was cratic in his aim.