Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-07-22
Desperate Affray Due To Attempt to Arrest
 The Black
WILLIAMS MOB SEEK
 TO LYNCH ASSASSIN
Saved by Being Hurried Out of Town on Train and Lodged in Jail at Flag
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tFrom Tuesday. Daily,

| In pitched battle with pistols.
 James Dunavan, "a negro, shot and kill.
 ed Deputy shpin Dominguez Mora in
 the Cabinet saloon in Williams Friday
 night at 10 o'clock. Frank Shea. A sheep herder, and Jesu, saramen.o were painfully wounded in the fusiIade. Shea is shot in the right shoulder and Saramento in the calf of the left leg.
 Mora was shot in the throat and in the right breast, the bullet passing through the body. Either wound would have proved fatal. Dunavsn escaped with slight scratch from a bullet fired by the deputy.
 Dunavan was spirited away an hour after the shooting on freight train 10 the county jail at Flagstaff, where he IS now held in close confinement. I'm. mediately after the saooting a mob of nearly 100 infuriated Mexican residents of Williams gathered and with a rope went in search of Dunavan. They learned that he was in custody of Night Watchman Patterson. After an hour. tufN OulttT IHttffSOn and his prisoner in a eaboose in the railroad yards. The caboo.r was soon surrounded by the infuriated mob. Officer Patterson pressed a Santa Fe engineer into servire to assist him in protecting Dunavan. They threw the caboose doors open and informed the mob leaders that anyone entering would be instantly killed. In the mean. time the trainmcn who escaped from the caboose while it was being sur. rounded, received train orders and pull ed out of the yards ss fast as possible, leaving the mob behind.
 Dupavan, who is said to be very ar rogsnt when drunk, was employed as bartender at the Harvey hotel in Vii. Hams. He also worked several months ago at the Ash Fork 'notet As porter. Friday evening after ihdslging freely in liquor, he visited the1vsd light dis.
 rict and is alleged to have slapped a eolored female depizeu ef the, bad lands in the face. He then attempted to beat. another eolored female, who closed the, door of her abode and locked it before, he could enter. ..,,. .,.-.
 Dunavan hurried to. the Cabinet sa. loon and joined John Hanee, a pioneer of the Grand Canyon, and five others drinking at the bar. Deputy Mora, vho> had been informed of Dunavan's esca~ pade in the bad lands, stepped up to Dunavsn at the bsr and informed the intoxicated negro that he was under arrest. st fl.4
 Dunavan immediately reached for his pistol. Deputy Mora drew his and fired the first shot, which grazed Dunsvan's left thigh. Dunavan fred three shots almost simultaneously with Mora, the first striking Mora in the front of the meek, tearing away the windpipe, the second passing through Mora's body three inches below the right nipple, and the third striking Shea ia the shoulder.
 Saramento was shot by stray bul let from the deputy's pistol.
 Mora fell to the floor. where the in. furiated negro struck him sn the fore head with his weapon, inhicting an ug. ly wound as the man was lying in the throes of death. Deputy sheriff Joe Atwood, who was in the office of the sa. loon al the time of the shooting, rushed out and placing the muzlle of his pistol against the murderer's stomach, order cd the negro tO surrender.
 Dunavan surrendered and was taken into custody by Night Ofieer Patter. son, who arrived on the scene as At wood ordered Dunavan ,o throw up his hands. Fortunately spnc of the men standing at the bar were hit. John Hanee, an aged pioneer, was standing in line with the shooters. but escaped harm, although he never enanged his position. Seven men sitting at q poker game in the bar room, few feet away, rushed through the back door, carrying 1t from it's hinges in their flight NonS were hit.
 An inquest was held over the remains of Mora Saturday mornins and a yer. diet rendered that he cant to his death from a bullet wound hr.d from a pistol in the hands of James Dtnavan sara meDto, one 0f the injured men was talk en Co Flagstsf Saturday afternoon for surgical treatment Dunavsn was arm. cd with double action pistol of 3s cal. iber Mora carrying single action 45 Colts revolver.