Weekly journal-miner., 1911-07-19
INTERESTING ECHO
 FROM CELEBRATION
(From Thursdays Daily.)

(From Thursdays Daily.)
 All Arizona has heard of the great Fourth of July celebration at Kirk races. the dance and the picnic; but one of the most interesting after maths of that famous celebration has not been told, in fact could not have been told until after it happened.
 It commenced on the Fourth of July. however, and just all that took place may never be known, but the story runs as follows:
 In the absence of a dressing room for the ball players, some of the young men who played in the nine. sought a convenient clump of hack berry bushes behind which to change their everyday attire to the proper holiday baseball uniforms, and at this point they left their Levi Strauss blue broad cloth clothes. in the pockets of which there were various articles of value, as well as some loose change for lemonade money af ter the game should end. But, alas, these outdoor dressing rooms did not prove a success for the ball players. At least one of them, Willie Brink, came back to the dressing grounds to find that his lewis were gone, and all that therein was A cowboy does not look very much up-to-date riding the range in a baseball uDA- fern, but Willie was compelled to do the stunt for awhile anyway. He headed for Carter's ranch in People s valley and found his everyday broad cloth But, Willie, while not looking like Sherlock Holmes, was determined to find out where his Sunday best Overalls had disappeared to and he instituted a quiet search which re- suited in success so far as his dress suit was concerned.
 .lFohnny Scott, a civilized Indian resident of Peoples valley, had been acting "sort of funny" and Willie decided on the tenth, instant that The had all the evidence, circumstau- ! tia4- of course, that he needed to fasten gllilt upon his man. and therefore, proceeded to put the mat ter TO the test He rode up to Mir ScojTy's "hOgan," and asked him to consider himself under arrest. But, Indian John was somewhat of lawyer himself, and he said "No, SIT, brlng 'em sheriff.
 Willie replied. ''I am deputy sher- if and I know you stole Overalls, , watch and seven dollars in money at Kirkland On Fourth of July"
 This broadside was, too much for Johnny and lie surrendered. Where upon Willie took his prisoner on be- ihfnd him on his COW pony and the two rode to Genung's ranch, where a goodly crowd of folks were congre- gated Willie showed the crowd the recovered goods consisting of over -alls, (Willie's size) one 21 ieweled Hampden watch, one jack-knife, and some out-of-date beer checks, good at an ancient saloon in Kirkland be fore the drought hit that village. Will;e also related that Johnny had pleaded guilty to taking the $7 in silver also, but that he could nG refund 1t, for the valid and sensible reason that he had spent it. He said How can I given back money. Me spend 'em.''
 Some one suggested that Seotty be put under trial on the charge of burglarizing the dressing room of the baseball park at Kirkland. But. Scottv. being a lawyer in his own mind. said "No, you no try me here, me % to town. No ketehem judge here. You rest me, you gotto fetch me to Prescott" But. again Scotty's legal ability availed him nothing, for Judge Seroggins, chief justice of the Kangaroo Court was there, and he said. Bring him in before my court. and I will try him, you betcher life. v So, 1t happened that ScOtty was brought into the barnyard under a spreading walnut tree, (no ehestnuts growing there) and a jury of three qualified jurors was empaneled, and The trial proceeded. Everything was carried on in a regular manner and the Jury returned a verdict of ac- guittal. on the grounds that Scotty had returned all the goods, except the cash which no one blamed him for spending. And also, because of the fact that ScOtty made the fol lowing good defense:
 Me watchem whiteman playem bah Me git tired. Me go into thicket and f;ndem three little bar rels. Me findem tomato can long side each barrel. Me turnem handle and ketchum foamy stuff. Me drink em six cans full. He make me feel heep good, heep rich. Me findem sveralls watch. money, knife and everything. Me go ketchem four