Bisbee daily review., 1914-11-03
To The People of The Warren,
 Lowell and BiSbGG Districts

Yesterday morning vicious and scatching article appeared the special issue of the Bbee Ore athered by the Progressive Central Committee and directed principally against myself the major part tho in the end shifting the Board of Supervisors.
 It was charged had permitted jury have beer The that the jury in charge of the Court Baifo who by Judge OConnors express direction permitted small keg of beer Sunday when there court session The Judge himself led the jury to the point where was aminng dead man supposedly a suicide
 The venire of 50 jurors selected from different and ranches instead of from locality Mir Nathan claimed Further charging with neglect of duty and nlainng away from my office while at Naco The Governor desired my presence heresent his representative Naco to confer with me- The Commanding Officer requested me when left While at Naco l secured hay from Gen Hill for American cattle buchered by his Also Gen. Hi issued order that he would any American who again killed American stock. As Mr. Perry Fike and om Stuart each received 50 dollars in gold they verify this We assisted the Military and complmented by them In connection want say have never had vacation being office yet Nathan of neglect of duty at Naco.
 As the Watson boys made public confession days after their the confession being published in the Doug las papers it impossible for have withheld any knowledge from anyone because it published in addition this did tell the District Attorneys office all knew was asked anything about the Watson the first trial be- yond few questionable second trial witness two hours and answered every question asked
 dhe boys being minors placed in jail with other prisoners. We caught here late at night in transit Tombstone, purchased beds for them and guarded them myself
 As the gamng laws Out of at least 30 cases we never convicted but who hired lawyer and fought his had 10 cases dismissed in Douglas and to this day n Judge Maclays Douglas there is gambling device money cards etc. together with my complaint but the has been tried because believe of defects in the law. do not believe we have ntigambing law It in reality a law against certain games on ly.
 In the expense of my office compared with Mir White. Mr. Nathan did explain that because of the way the fiscal year ended that -2 months of Mr. Whites administration added to mine making me bear the expense for months expense of previous sheriff Neither did he add that turned into the county 5000 dollars civil fees formerly the sherf Neither did he tell of the 42000 dollars licenses collected far in excess of any previous year.
 Mir. Nathans attack timed that cannot fully meet it. Neither have the money send and give away free thousands of copies of my defense paying for this article never sent single press report from Naco Nordd ask for cowboys deputies but did ask the Gov send the militia that the Federal Troops were doing all possible under their Washington orders Mir Nathan offered reaot the objectionable phases of his article refused his offer the grounds that his whole article false and misleading demand complete retacton or none want say do not hold Mr. Mcclure in any way respcns ble. believe him good clean hold i'll will to- ward any Progressive other than Mr. Nathan and his coned crates The Progressive Committee who stopped the lowest cowardly hrewedy conceived malicious and uncalled for slander
 This will be carefully sfed in the courts soon after election possible Very truly,
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