Arizona republican., 1916-04-15
The ShrievaIty of Pima

Sheriff Forbes of Pima in bad fix. He is faced by a recall movement which will undoubtedly result ill his retirement. He would perhaps by isnation if he could do without admitting his sponsibility for the murder of a woman by three of his deputies thereby fixing upon himself liability for damages But the liability would probably be easily fixed after his removal from office.
 But the people of Pima county determined that he shall longer be their sheriff. office stained with the blood of only this victim. Two citizens of Pima county were hanged by d couple of his deputies who the penitentary.
 The movement for his recall was started at d meeting of the leading citizens of Tucson, may say. of all the leading citizens, representing all political parties and all industrial and business interests of Pima county. The sheriff first given a chance resign and when, through his attorney he declined, candidate, of the prominent citizens of the county, democrat Gor the incumbent d demo- crat) chosen to against him. The collection of campaign fund also begun.
 The sherffs office of Pima county ever since it's occupancy by Sheriff Forbes has been notorious for the character of it's deputies nearly all of whom appointed for political One of the deputies who participated in the murder of this woman $ politician. He has for years had other occupation He d striker for the shefff throughout the pri- mary and the election campaigns member of the treme radical wing of the party that county The other two deputies, understand also appointed for political services they had rendered the sheriff. One of them had recently been removed from Tue police force.
 The circumstances of the murder trefly these: Word had been at the sherfs office from drunken denizen of the red light district say ing that she had been robbed place called Pas time Park. Notwithstanding vagueness the in formation the character of the woman and the late
 
 and sent out the three deputies The evidence shows that they did not to the park at all but drove along the Oracle road where they overlook auto mobile in which Captain Bates, retired officer of the corps and his were driving from their home in Tucson to their country home Oracle. They carrying presents for their little daughter whose birthday was the next day. AS matters turned out it happy birthday.
 The deputies said that they called to the occupants of the automobile stop and when they did not three of them fired it. bullet passing through the body of Mrs Bates Captain Bates testified a the inquest that he heard no order to stop At the top of hill his wife told him that an tomobile driving rapidly behind them and she asked him to aside and let pass. Instead down the hill and then turned aside. He heard sound that he thought might be d pistol shot or the blow ing out of a tire. Next, he heard his wife excaim I'm shot" He stopped the and the deputies and searched the in which the dying woman lay They found only the presents for the little girl whose dreary birthday coming on
 Here was noble and mother murdered because of the zeal of the sheriffs office in the ser vice of drunken painted prostitute. It is wonder in these circumstances that the people of Pima are demanding a sheriff