Bisbee daily review., 1910-07-31
HOMESTEAD ENTRY RECALLS
 HISTORY IF BILLY STILES

additional homestead and lieu selec- ton applications were filed as ap- plicants for the lands and lieu selec- tion applications were filed as above stated on June 22, 1903, in order toI head off all other applications for the ssnds he desired to secure by said soldiers additional homestead and lieu selection applications Hereford employed four men, Stephenson, Brid-
 we'll and Frazier constable and Gan
 a deputy sheriff, and stationed them
 or at least two of them, at the front office at Tucson about four P. M.,
 Saturday June 20 1903, in order, as
 Herford cla ms, to hold first place
 in line when the office should be op- ened for business on the following
 Monday. This position was occupied by
 Herfords men continuously until the
 morning of June 22, 1903. A number of persons assembled in front of the office early that morning, some for Lne purpose of making homestead en tries and found Steplenson and Fra
 zier on duty, seated on chairs with
 ther backs to the screen dOor of the
 office Some effort was made by some
 Of the men, probably homestead ap
 plicants, to induce Stephenson and
 frazier to vacate their position by inviting them out to drinK, etc, but
 this effort proving unsuccessful a line
 was formed consisting Of homestead
 applicants, with said Stiles n the
 lead headed toward the door. This
 door looks toward the west. The screen
 opens outward and revolyes toward
 the south. The inner door which was
 partly of glass opens in the opposite
 direction and also revolves toward
 she south. 4 number of other persons
 including Herefords men were mas.
 ed about the door and on each side
 of the head of this line. shortly befor,
 nine o'clock the Receiver arrived or the scene and demanded admittance to the office This caused Stephenson
 and Frazier to change their position. and by the opening of the screen doc
 they were thrown to the right o
 the head of the line which then press
 ed forward after the Receiver anC
 halted with Stiles at the inner doc
 with his hand on the door knob Ste , phenson with the aid of others thel [ attempted to get in front of Stiles s or to force him out of his pos tion | This only resulted in Stephenson be B ing pushed against the door by tn S crowd behind him with such fore
 as to break out the glass He the |. attempted to enter the office throug P the opening made in order as he tes s flied. to escape the pressure whic i he describes as unbearable, but b, n Ing ordered to retire by the Receive 2 he did so. The Receiver then directe r. all parties to take their places in lin 9 but his directions were ignored b t some. About this time the man O f cupying the sixth place in the line n s tired and Stephenson took his plac D Alter Stephenson got this place in u s line, Hereford who was out in th t street sent to him by Calf a tin bo t containing all of said soldiers add !. tional homestead and lieu selectio r. applications When the office opene n for business a few minutes after e o'clock Stiles, who was first in lin IT permitted the two Stuart brothers { t precede him one of them being des y and dumb and needing the assistanC E of the orther as interpreter Stilt Il entered third Jones fourth, Hunt, s fifth and Stephenson sixth.