Weekly journal-miner., 1911-09-27

and Jesus Morales In jail charged with stealing horses in this valley; one Mexican, whose name was not learned. wounded in a battle at the Il CondeSu faich st Walnut Grove Sun. day evening escaped; the recovery of horse stolen from Carl Clark two months sgo and another from J. ]. Casey last Wednesday night; the two stolen animals and three other horses ridden by the members of the sheriffs posse, returning overland under the charge of Bob Harper, the third member of the sheriff's posse;
 that Is the summarized report of Deputy sheriff Jeff Adams and Lew Mickey who arrived here with the prisoners on train No. 2 last night at io;t5. having boarded it at Kirkland. Is yet 10 be determined. The other two under arrest and the man al large are the three trsiled by the officers from this valley, since the latest theft last Wednesday night. Arviso has lease on the Coudron ranch but the fact that he gave shelter to these men and that the horse stolen two months ago was found at his ranch, together with the fact that he has been arrested at various times in Yavapai county on similar charges, tends to eomplieste matters for him. None of the of- fieers was hurt in the battle though many shots were exchanged. That the missing man is wounded, was his own statement to Mrs. Arviso, as he cammandeered s Winchester and a belt full of cartridges in the moment of his nasty flight. He said "I am leaving and I am leaving wounded. "
 About two months ago Clark 's mare wss stolen, rewards offered and thorough search made without re. suit. Last Wednesday night Casey'- fine mare vanished. Thursday was spent in thorough search and Fri. day the trail of three horses was dis covered and traced as far as the
 Agua Fria river. Friday night
 Deputy Sheriffs Adams. Mickey and
 Harper, armed and equipped, set out . to follow it. Al Castle Hot Springs they were joined by a young man
 named Lutgerding in the emplay of
 John Hsrdee. They kept to the trsi
 easily though it led over A frightfu
 country and far from the railroad.
 sunday afternoon they found them
 selves approaching the condron ranel
 and saw five men engaged in balini
 hay The party separated. Adam
 and Mickey going to the upper sid' . of the field near the house to ge c through a gate. Harper and Lutgerd P ing went to the lower side of th' ], field, three quarters of a mile away ,. Going to the nearest available place Y Adam. and Mickey hitehed thei T horses and approached the Msxiean' Arrived at the hay stack there wer |, hut four of them in sight. Jeff ask h cd where the other man was am n was answered that he had gon ' around the stack. Adams ven ,. around the stack but could not fin d him. was evident he had fled. Mickey ~snt to nearby kno l, alongside eornfield. Adams elimt a. cd upon the hsystaek Co keep loo ie out. He saw the wanted Mexican | ls the eorafield and signslled 10 Mieke V who had not yet been seen by th Id Mexican. Mickey and the Mexiea ih saw each other simultaneously an ot the officer ordered him to throw U ', I, his hands. He threw up his rigl
 hand. (It was learned later that . was left handed.) Adam. says sd remarked to the MexieaBs that If th
 fellow did net get the other hand . fl. pretty soon he would be dead an W He knew Mickey.
 is |, was the Msxiean's move and En made 1t. He brought up his left har 'il firing. Mickey firing simaltansosi.l of seversl shots were exchanged, uai 'e. the Mexican seemed Co be out
 ammunition and cartridge eang ty In Mieksy's automatic which stopp' h. his firing Thea the Mexican ~hi Iss cd and mounted Cassy's horse whi 'at was hi,ched in the cora nearby al nd which the officers had not ssen ,n. fore. The Mexican rode rapidly fin ward the lower end of the field, q ,ii. aently not seeing Harper and L a gerding who were awaiting his de. rival. On his approach he was ord gin cd 10 surrender. Instead of doi yer 90 he slid off the horse on the
 possts side and made . quick [