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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-15
CUSTER DIED BY OWN HAND
Robert jackson, Old Indian Scout and
Guide, Claims Great Fighter
: Shot Himself.

That General Custer, the hero of
Clusters massacre, believed to have
been scalped and killed by the Sioux
on the battlefield, was not murdered
by the Indians, but died as the result
of a gunshot wound fired by his own
hand, is the somewhat startling addi-
ton offered to history by Robert Jack
son Of Costilla, Taos county, New
Mexico
Jackson was for nine and half
years scout and guide for the United
States soldiers, his service beginning
in 1874 and ending in 1888 Jackson
served under General Otis, General
Reno, Colonel Benteen, General Miles,
General Custer and General Hazen.
At the time of the battle in which
General Custer met his death Jack
son was serving on the Sixth United
States infantry carrying dispatches to
General Otis. then in command of the
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-15

this court or any other court has any
power to revive ii and breathe new
life into it. / will say, Furthermore, it
is as much the duty OF persons inter-
ested in this petition to confer with
the Encouragement, as it is the at
torney generals duty to see them. If
the statements made in this petition
were true there might be grounds for
impeachment proceedings, but could
not in any aspect of the case impeach
the judgment and decree of the court"
Gen. McCarn then asked if the court
would sign bill of exceptions in the
case wherein Robin Cooper was &C
quilted, to which Judge Neil said;
"No, | will not.
1t is not known at this time what
the next step of the counsel for the
prosecution will take, but it is under
stood that this does not end the mat
ter. Gen. McCarn and his associates
refuse to talk on the subject. lndica-
tons are, however, that the case will
be carried to the supreme court on a
writ of certiorari. This will mean that
the supreme court will more than like
ly hear the petition read and act on it
one way or the other. 1t is thought
that if such is done the court would
pass on itinsofar as the court would say
whether or not Robin Cooper shall be
tried again for the murder of Senator
Carmacl,.
Counsel for the defense consider it an
act of humiliation on the part of Gen.
McCarn and his associates, and are in
clined to think that no other steps will
be taken.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-15
Placed a Gun to His Head and Fired


Twenty-second infantry. Jackson was
with the first company to reach the
battlefield after the massacre and
gives in detail the scene as it pre-
sented itself to him. jackson says
that an examination of Clusters body
showed that the wound which caused
his death was fired at close range, the
powder burns indicating plainly that
the pistol was held against the head
Jackson was commanded by General
Reno to talk with the Indians after
they had been subdued by the United
States troops in the hopes of finding
out how Custer was killed. The In
dams told Jackson that General Gus
ter was the last man to fall in bat
tie. They wanted to take him alive,
believing that with him as a prison
er they could force the government
to terms. Realizing this fact, Jack
son says the Indians told him that
Custer placed gun to his head and
fred.
According to Jackson the Indians
all loved Custer and called him The
Long Haired Chief"
Jackson is picturesque character
and although he was in long and
dangerous service is not receiving a
pension from the government, be-
cause he was not regularly enlisted
soldier. Friends in Taos county are
interesting themselves in his behalf
and hope to receive aid for him from
the government to compensate him
for valuable services rendered.
Jackson acted as a scout for Gen.
eral Otis when he went to the relief
of General Miles, then being on de-
tail along the Yellowstone river. Jack
son also secuted for General Miles
when he was running down Lame
Deer and his band. Jackson shot and
killed Lame Deer, scalped him and
afterwards gave the scalp to General
Miles.
After the Indians had been driven
into Canada, Jackson acted as a guide
when General Miles burned over a
large territory along the northern
boundary Of the United States and
drove south the buffalo SO that the
Indians were forced to surrender the
following winter.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-15
FInd elder from general Grant.

The Historical association of Los
Angeles is to be presented with num-
Der of interesting documents recover
ed from an outlaws hut, among them
a letter written by Gen. U. s. Grant
during the siege of Vicksburg.
The Grant letter was addressed to
Gen. Parks and conveyed orders rela-
tive to operations in front Of the Con-
tecerate stronghold The other pa
ers are supposed to have been stolen
rom Gen. Manuel Garcia of the Next
can army.
That the documents had been secret
ed in the hoyel for many years was
shown by their condition and by the
further fact that the hut, dilapi-
dated old abode near Ferris, was aban-
doned when the railroad supplanted
the stage line on the run between Los
Angeles and San Diego.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-15

Dear Santa Claus--I want you to
bring me big doll and doll buggy
and doll bed, and please try TO bring
me celluloid doll and little "Teddy
bear. We will have Christmas tree
ready for you, and q table two feet
high. am in the second grade and l
am eight year old, end don't forget my
teacher. from your friend,
Margaret Parsons.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-15

Gear Santaclaws-would you like to
get letter from little second grade
girl? | will tell you what | want you
to give me christmas will you bring
them? | want you to bring me a doll
carrige Then I want a rain cape too
and bed for my doll and tea set and
cradle too am in the second grade
b class try and bring my thing so |
will close for this time
Emma Ruth Payne.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-15

Dear Santaclaus-I am a little girl
in the second grade and | would like
for you TO bring me doll silver
purse sled story books ring
Sweater and ring. bring Pearl a
game and bring Ethelyn some blocks
and Fred and bring Floyd Sweater
too and do not forget My Feather ard
Mother and father Your little frind
Mary L0ckett.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-15

Dear Santa claus i thought l would
write you few lines to lei you know
what / want for christmas, want a
sled and an engine that will run on a
track and string of cars and big drum
and horn and pair of shoes and
pair gloves I will write the best thing
! want--it is shot gun. Don't forget
my little sister and brother. Good by
from your boy Lamonte Laher.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-15

Dear Santa Claus-I want you to
bring me an automobile and tricycle.,
sled, shot gun, Santa how are yon get
ting along. / am in the second grade
| am nice little boy, are you going to
bring me an automobile? by-by.
Your friend Charles Humphrey.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-15

Dear Santa claus-I want you to
bring me some capdy and tricycle.
and steam engine and shot gun a
sled and a story book ! am in second
grade and bring me horn l want to
have a christmas tree bring me drum
and a ring and an orange.
Fred Williams
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-15

Dear Santa Claus-I go to Martha
Wilder school and am in the second
grade. / want you to bring me shot
gun pair gloves some candy some
nuts some apples and some oranges
that is all / want. | will close for this
time from your boy Albert Gobbie.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-15

ID ear Santactaus-I am in the second
grade and you are going TO get Me A
coll and Teddy Bear too and doll
bed. Are you going to get me some
oranges two? l am seven years old.
This is all. Your little girl.
Selma Browning
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-15

Dear Santa Claus-Please bring me
a tool chest and little train with
nice track to run on, bring me a nice
little spat gun SO | can go huting. And
please bring me some candy, apples,
nuts, oranges and raisins. Hoss Sells.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-15

Dear Santa claus-I want tricycle.,
but / do not want you TO bring too
much and ! want sled Santa claus
and steam engine ] am going to-
have a christmas tree. Ruth wants a
rain cape. Herman Berkholtz.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-15

Dear Santa claus--We will write you
a letter from your little second grade
boys. want a story book and some
oranges and stem engine and some
apples. Good by | will close time
Gillespie Harvey,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-15
SANTA CLAUS LETTERS

Dear Santa claus-I want you to
bring me doll carriage and some boks
too. want tricycle. and train track
too. We are going to have christmas
tree. | want doll bed and cradle.
Your friend Elizabeth Parsons.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-15
sharks CROW to ereat SIC.

Seventeen species of shark, some of
them 25 feet In length, inhabit the
far eastern seas, while the basking
shark Of the Indian ocean frequently
attains a length of so feet
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-15
Little Revenue.

rs there any money in poetry" in
duired the hopeful amateur. mot for
me-" replied the editor. Few poets
are able to pay for more than one in.
sertion."
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-15
YOUR CHANCES
FOR HEALTH

are a thousand times better if
you will only take Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters. 1t is an abso-
lutely pure me iicine and a sure
health maker, because it tones
and strengthens the entire d.
gestive system and thus drives
out disease. For over 81 years
it has successfully demonstrated
its great merit in cases of Poor
Appetite, Sour Stomach, Heart
burn, Indigestion, Dyspepsia,
Costigeness, Colds, Grippe, Ma
laria, Fever and Ague. Try it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-15
FRENCH Eorest Land.

Eighteen per cent. Of the entire area
OF France, or about 100000 acres. is
forest land.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-15
IN the Case

20, my NINA is Iully maze mp.
decline to allow the petition to be filed.
It is unprecedented. There is no
warrant in law for such preceding.
Neither in this country or in England
or in any other country underthe sun
where the common law controls was
such thing ever heard of. There is
no case now pending in this court of
the state against Robin Cooper on
which any motion can be made.
"This case was set for trial at the
beginning Of the September term tor
Nov. Is, and the date it was SET for
trial was widely published III the
press of the state.
1.-The petition refers TO the alleged
fact that on account of excited politi-
cal conditions IN the state in August
and November, there was no oppor-
tunity to get ready to try the scase.
Political conditions have absolutely
nothing to do with the trial OF causes
in TINS court, and excited political
do not govern the court in
its action on this or any other matter.
If counsel who claim to be assisting
the encouragement had given more
time to assisting him and less to close
observance of political conditions,
they might be in better attitude now.
It appears that neither of counsel
whose names appear to the petition
never at any time, according to petit
ton, spoke to Gen. Anderson about
this case.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-15
RECEIVES REBUKE
Confined from page l

Confined from page
the state were Gen. Mccain, Joe Gar
ner and Judge Sam Holder. The
counsel pre- sent for the defendent were
Gen. w. II. Washington and Judge
j. NJ. A de son.
After Gel.. McCarn had finished
reading the petition, addressing the
court, he said
/" Your honor may wish 10 take TIE
matter under ADJUSTMENT, to which
Judge Mel! replied
Judge Ned Rebukes the Attorneys
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-12-15
The man with Conscience.

TIC WdH VIII NuIISCIGHCcs
No one has any conscience exceDt
the man who pauses to reflect
Goethe
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-02-05
BUSY DAY AHEAD FOR
Y. ". C. A. SECRETARY
TODAY oNp TOMORROW WILL
FULLY OCCUPY TIME OF MISS
PATCH.
PATCH.

Today and tomorrow will be busy
times for the Y. NJ. c. A. This af-
ternoon at 4 O'Clock a reception will
be held in the association building
for Miss Caroline Patch. territorial
secretary, and all friends outsiders as
well as members. are invited TO at
tend and meet her. Light refresh.
ments will be served.
Tomorrow afternoon at 3 O'Clock
Miss Patch win address a gathering
both men and women. at the Presby
terrain church. She win giye outlines
of the association work both in this
country and abroad, where she spent
some time, both at Paris and in AZ
RIGA.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-02-05

The o. X. theatre is again one of
the popular show houses Of the c!sy
after several days lapse On account
of the machinery breaking down. The
management announces. however.
that a new moving picture machine
has arrived from Los Angeles and the.
anticipate no more trouble. Their
weekend program is a good one.
beth instructive and entertaining.
blue Carriers" being especially in
teresting.
here from Silver City" said Mr. Car
Re last night. The work we have
planned at the Sin Rival viii require
my presence there a good deal of
the time and / should like to have
my family here so as to be able to
be with them more. The trip 10 Sil-
yer City is too long to take as often
as I should like. / do not know, how
lever. whether I shall be able to per-
saade them to come as we have our
home in Silver City and cannot tell
whether my wife would be willing to
close that up and come to Douglas
] like this city. ! Ike the people.
and I hope Il can be arranged.
Henry W. Carr Is in from below
and reports active work on the prop
critics which he represents. FL TEN
tblor and Antigua. These are the
properties he purchased for eastern
capital through Messrs. Van Dusen
and Lambertson. wagon road Is
building from the Antigua and money
is being advantageously expended on
both properties.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-02-05
MORE development
soon IN SONORA
douglas INTERNATIONAL.

More good news from Sonora. More
good news for Douglas. A contract has
been let for large amount OF devel-
opment work which will not alone
prove the property TO which the work
is to be done, but will also tend to
prove a district which is highly
thought Of
1t was reported yesterday that T.
w. Carter, OF Silver City. was about
to start a 1900 foot tunnel in the Sin
Rival property which be has bonded,
and the statement is authenticated.
This property. the Sin Rival Is a
property Of " s. (Jim) Finch and
has frequently been highly spoken Of
Now Mr.. Carter has taken up the
property and viii push work 10 prove
its value. Last night he so stated &c
an International representative and
confirmed the report of the letting Of
the contract for a 1900 foot tunnel
work on which is 10 start immediate
ly.
Mr.. Carter is interested in Other
Sonora properties. in the HermosillC
district. and has been successful
there. His advent in upper Sonora
is therefore welcome. He is a MAJ
who does not blow or talk mucl
about what he is going to do. HI
just goes ahead in a business Xix
way.
Il should like to bring my famil
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-02-05

Hoorsy for o'Donoysn and his
Douglas bunch of boosters.
They will be here strong tomorrow
afternoon 10 help Bisbee out OF the
baseball nut and steer the fans into
the formation of a stock company
that viii insure a team for the town
during the season OF 1910.
O'Donovan and his bunch will leave
Douglas on the / o'clock train and
arrive in time to take charge of the
proceedings at the hotel. The meet
ing will be held in the lobby. where
in years gone by the fans have gath
cred TO talk over the situation. nota-
bly, two or three years ago when
Bisoee had the best baseball team
in the territory.
Reading the article in Thursday
mornings Review. O'Donovan came
to the conclusion that things needed
little stirring up here. Yesterday
afternoon he called up the Review
and said that if we would announce
a meeting for Sunday afternoon he
would volunteer to come up and &c
what he could 70 start an organiza-
ton, bringing a half dozen Douglas
rcoters with him.
O'Donovan comes to the rescue
most timely Bisbee was never in
greater need of someone to start the
ball rolling. Those who figured in
the baseball history of last year have
refused absolutely to have anything
to do with the game this season. The
troublesome thing is that $500 deficit
now outstanding on the 1909 sub
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-02-05
ALBUQUERQUE MAT
ARTIST HERE TODAY
DONOVAN WILL ARRIVE FOR HIS
BIG CONTRACT AT oRPAEvM
SUNDAY.

Jack Donovan. the Albuquerque
wrestler. will arrive in Bisbee this
morning. it is expected. and will 10
some work at the Y. NJ. c. A in ,he
afternoon to take out the kinks ii
travel
The preliminaries to the main bout
between him and Emil Anderson VIII
begin at 40 sharp. Nelson and Ju-
Ian are scheduled for one event. per
formers who have never before -
peared in a bout here Two Others
viii also go On prior to the principal
event
The terms of the agreement may be
changed. As il stands now. Donovan
agrees to throw Anderson twice in
half an hour Anderson is willing to
change the proposition to once. OF
even twice. in an hour. the same rs
the Hazard match. in order ina; the
affair may not end too quickly. This
is all up to Donovan and Will be set
tied when he arrives today
OF course, Jim Kinney will referee,
discardlng his recently assumed buten
ers' apron for the time being. Jack
Hartman is looking after Anderson s
Interests. while A. j. Edwards is back
ing Donovan.
The latter is a good sized man
Judging from his measurements. and
at any rate the appearance Of a straH
ger here should give the game a.
Impetus il has lacked before. witt
linen performing whom everybody ha
lseen several times in action.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-02-05

To Mr.. and Mrs. j. Royal of Don
Luis, son, February 2.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-02-05

The high school boys. with two line
uus used. defeated a picked team froIn
the Y. Al. c. A. in handy fashion, p
10 Z. as a preliminary. Winneman
was the only lad OF the Z. NJ. c. A.
bunch who was able to negotiate sny
points. For the high school. thc
OMasley-Benton quartette we're r.
spoHsi5le for most OF the "diddings.
Rube Woods and Charlie Hicks added a
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-02-05

What is Chi-Namel?
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-02-05

scription Est. But with the formation
OF stock company such as Douglas
now has. conducted along the right
lines. this deficit could be easily
wiped out and 1910 baseball begun
with clean slate.
ODonovan will advocate this poll
cy. SO successful in Douglas. a town
ever which Bisbee has il in population
about 2 TO /. where in a few days
time s40ee was raised by enterprisins
citizens aud is now on deposit in
one OF the Douglas banks; 50 that all
Douglas fans have to do is talk about
what the team will accomplish and
await TIE call for play.
AS outlined in the Review oome
time ago. the formation OF a stock
company Is the only plan. Float
CT stock n $40 each and there isn't
a person who could well refuse to
put up for at least q share or two
Justice Murphy of Lowell stands
ready with $50 any time the company
is formed. while others in the same
burg have signified their willingness
to get in with an equal amount, II no,
more. Then there's Jack Huxley and
a host OF others who will not be found
wanting when the call comes.
All the live ones need to do nov
is to boost for that meeting With
ODonovan it lis head it can't help but
be a hummer. and result in turning
the bug loose to buzz around until
the teams on the field for the open
ing game and the umpire shonts
play Ball"
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-02-05
BIG BASE BALL MEETING
TOMORROW WITH O'DONOVAN

meeting Bisbee baseball
the lobby OF the Queen hotel
Sunday O'Clock
Douglas who has made baseball what is
preside He much Bisbee y
willing sacrifice time and trouble .
slumbe and =
booster well known TO merit .
baseball that has y
coming Bis .
. wi a
him will at Douglas belcow y
will
enthusiasm Douglas willing to show
grateful enough to fall in and settle y
. question double quick tine y
the fansn LET EVERY .
Q BODY TURN A BOOSTER A MILE LONG. y
a . Q . . . . .
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-02-05
GREAT GRIEF!
BUT THE SHOW
ARRIVED HERE
AthSmaiic Engine Out of GLOBE
Causes Alaskan Company to
Be Latei Also Hungry and
Tired.

Curtain at midnight, show just get
| ting out as the Review goes 70 press
That's about the way the situation re-
sarding last night's-or this mornings
production of The Al9sksn" stacks
ur.
The thespians played Thursday
night at Globe, and in special train
OF three cars. left hare yesterday
morning to make the .ou' me-, "a Bis
bee. They were dH.e here about 6.
O'CLOCK. They never arrived until
e:15
The members OF the troupe say the
e. V. u. q - f,:aisLed them with
locomotive whose principal trouble
was asthma. II had to stop and rest
occasionally. When they switched
onto the main line of the Southern
Pacific at Bowie the engine was
troubled with the sort of locomotor
atax.a that didn't locomote worth a
picayune. Result. They got into Ben
son as the shades OF night were be-
ginning to fall.
And Bisbee sixty miles away!
They valisntly returned TO the
charge The Southwestern hooked
on what they claimed was an iron
horse with a record. The gsllop to
Bisbee was begun. Without any
thing to eat and no chance TO get
anything-for the eating house at
Osborne was not open as they passed
through-they arrived in :own at ex-
actly 9:I5 o'clock. tired and travel
stained but still determined to go
through with the SHOW.
where's the Restaurant. where's
the restaurant"
y here's the theaie
Where's the hotel~''
''Oh. don't ask questions. Come on.
Maud. let's beat it,
Gee, Tn starved TO death
Wait for me, girls
HURRY"
These were a few expressions that
| escaped from the coterie of broilers
as they alighted at the station. where
q crowd had collected to see the
/ troupe come in. All was excitement
and confusion. Girls carrying sachels
and suit cases made one grand rush
in the direction of the Edelweiss and
nearly upset dishes and tables in
their efforts to get at the hash An
other aggregation stanpeded the Cop
per Queen hotel. Scenery men be
gan an attack on the baggage car
while the comedians, Gus Weinberg
Dick Carroll and Detmar Poppen found
their way to their abiding places viii
the dignity befitting their position.
Then the wierd totem-poles. pola
scenes and other evidences OF the IA
north came from the show car. fol
lowed by the team OF Eskimo dogs
the real article. which attracted uni
versal attention.
From the restaurants TO the thea
ter another grand rush was executed
in about ten minutes time and thu
members began grand scramble fo
dressing rooms, trunks. grease paint
paste-board crowns and tinsel gowns
The curtain went up about half al
hour later 10 a good-natured, good
sized house, For a full write-up re
garding the production. see tomorrow
mornings Review.
But. aiasi There was nothing bu
gloom for the stagedoor Johnnies. tn
usual aggregation of which were OF
hand to welcome the train, with IL
chorus-girl carload. at the station. 70
there would be no box-psrties ate
the show. Girls too tired.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-02-05

couple apiece on field goals. The
lined up as follows:
High school, first half. o'Maliey
Sam Benton. forwards; RUDE Woods
.c: w O'Malley. Hoesch. guards. Sec
.ond half. R. Benton end 2. Champion
forwards: ". O'Malley, c: Hoesch
Hicks, guards.
y. NJ. c. A.-McAllister, Lockett
forwards; Winneman. c; Kilt, Doris
guards.