Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-03-17
HOLD YOUNG CAG[E
To ANSWER To
GRAND JURY
Juvenile Gunman'S Sire
Resents failing Of
Youth
tFrom Saturdays Daily

{From Saturdays Daily
Charged with assault with intent to
commit murder, Ned eagle, the lS
year-old son of Rev. eagle of this city,
was held to appear before the next
grand jury under $4,000 bonds for the
shooting of Louis Price the afternoon
of March 10 in Mayer, at his prelim-
mary examination before Justice of
the Peace Moore yesterday.
eagle was remanded TO the custody
of the sheriff and locked in the county
jail in default Of the required bond at
toe close of the examination.
Indignant because his son was locked
pending the execution of bond, Rev.
eagle called on Sheriff s+Smith and
claimed he had no right TO lock his
SON in Jail while the boRd was being
prepared. Sheriff Smith informed the
youngsters parent that ne did not
care to discuss his right TO lodge the
boy in Jail, but that he was there and
would stay there until a sufficient
bond was furnished for his release.
Rev. eagle called on Justice of the
Peoce Moore later and questioned his
right TO commit the boy to jail wdile
bonds for his release were being pre-
pared. Justice Moore informed the
anxious father that his son Ned will
be compelled to stay behind the bars
until the bond is furnished.
Several witnesses were examined but
very little testimony was introduced
except what has been published al
ready.
Young eagle claims self-defense as a
justification for the shooting. BE did
not testify in his own behalf.
1t appears that the shooting was the
outgrowth of a dispute among several
of the Mayer boys, including Price
and eagle, over certain remarks made
about a young woman resident OF
Mayer, whose name none of the wit
nesses were able TO pronounce or spell.
The young woman in question is al
legged to have told Louis Price that
eagle informed her that Price had
made sighting remarks about her.
While at a dance Saturday night Price
called eagle outside and informed him
of what the young woman told him,
requesting an explanation. eagle de-
MED the statement attributed TO him
and accused some other boy. The CON
versatior in which the alleged remarks
were made was in the Mayer store a
few days before. All of the boys pres
ent in the store at the time were con
suited the next day and no one had
any recollection of mention of the
girls name.
Immediately before the shooting,
eagle was stopped by Price, who was
playing ball with several other boys as
eagle was riding on a bicycle to the
postoflice. Price asked eagle if one of
the boys present was the autaor of the
disputed remark. eagle said he was
not. Jasper Nellis, one of the group,
then said that any one who accused
any of the boys present with making
the remark was liar. eagle said that
Nellis was liar; Nellis then discard
ed his ball glove and advanced to-
wards eagle. who was standing on the
opposite side of his bicycle. eagle
reached for mis- pistol but did not draw
il. Nellis then called on eagle to
shoot. Price then walked TO the side
of the bicycle on which eagle stood
and told him not to pull a gun on
81 the bunch.' at the same time rails
ing his hand in a defensive attitude.
eagle drew his pistol and fired three
shots in rapid succession at Price, two
taking effect, one entering on the right
side of the neck and lodging under the
right shoulder and the other passing
through the fleshy part of the right
forearm.
Price fell after the second shot.
Willie Logue followed eagle, armed
with baseball bat, and eagle backed
away in the direction of the postoffice,
threatening to shoot Logue, who then
threw his baseball bat away and threw
rocks at eagle until he found shelter
in the postofiiJe, where he was later
arrested by Horace BOwdre.
eagle was released on bond late in
the afternoon.