Arizona republican., 1917-12-16
Draft Evader Killed When
 Deputy Sheriff Tries For
 Arrest Trio; TWO Wounded

At lonely point five miles from
 Sasco in southern Pinal county and fired upon by three alleged draft evaders, Deputy Sheriff Enis Thur
 man, formerly a member of the
 Phoenix police force, killed one of
 his assailants and so seriously wounded the other two that their arrest was easily effected early yes terday morning. The first encounter occurred late Friday night and was as unexpected as 1t was spectacular.
 According to a telephone conversa-
 tion with Thurman at Florence last evening, for some time cattle have
 been disappearing from the vicinity
 of Sasco. Deputy Sheriff Thurman,
 assigned by Sheriff Henry Hall to that district had been making every
 effort to apprehend the rustlers. On | Thursday word came to Thurman that some cattle had been driven from the c. H. Tovea ranch, five miles from Sasco. Armed only with
 shotgun and shells used in hunt ing birds and small game, Thurman
 with two other citizens, mounted
 their horses and started a search for the party Instead of keeping together. the small posse separated
 and thoroughly secured the country. One of the citizen members of the ] posse came upon the three men a mile or so from the Tovea ranch,
 but was unable to bring them to a
 halt He reported the affair to l Thurman who immediately started
 in pursuit. Not long afterwards. l Thurman spied the men and came | A.. i offer resistance. He told them they
 were under arrest and ordered them
 to throw up their hands. They com piled and Thurman proceeded to 1 place handcuffs on one member of the party. Just as he was adjusting a cuff to the left wrist of one of
 the men, his prisoner pulled a gun
 and thrust the muzzle into the of
 cier's abdomen. Both stepped back
 and when the man with the hand cuff on one wrist had reached a
 distance of ten paces he opened fire on the officer, as did the other two.
 The aim of the three fugitives was
 faulty and the officer was enabled
 to bring his shotgun into play. The
 first shot from the pump gun all
 most instantly killed the nearest
 man. The other two darted into
 the brush, firing as they ran. Thur
 man continued after them and kept
 shooting until his ammunition was
 exhausted. He then retraced his
 steps and at 1880 o'clock yesterday
 morning headed a posse from Sasco which started in pursuit.
 The posse making a hard midnight ride, arrived at the spot where the : first man had fallen and then took up the trail of the other two. Hal mile further on, the two were ; found, one with his legs badly shot up, the other with 6 wound in the
 foot which made it impossible for , him to proceed further. They were ? taken into custody and yesterday afternoon landed in the county jai 3 at Florence. There they gave the ! names of Eusebi Correl and Fran :. cisco Yelles. They admitted that
 they had been trying to evade the 1, draft They had killed a COW iron 2 the Tovea ranch and were in thu act of dressing it when first dis 5 covered. They said they were no 7 engaged in cattle rustling for thu l purpose of selling the stock, but t T provide food for themselves.
 | The identity of the dead man haC ! not been learned late last evening 2 His body was being held at Sasc' awaiting identification.
 f Deputy Sheriff Thurman who sue = ceeded in rounding up the thre 3 Mexicans, killing one of them, was T member of the Phoenix police fore f for about three years, leaving her e about two years ago to accept s deputyship under Sheriff Hall. H r was considered a daring officer her
 and often patrolled the railroa q yards beat alone. At one timt n while trying to round up a particu d larly dangerous man, he sat upo
 the tracks in the railroad yards an d pretended to be asleep. The man It was seeking came stealthily upo l. him and was in the act of remov Q ing the policemans watch from hi o pocket when Thurman suddenl l. covered him with his gun and too
 him in custody. By the officers ger :; erally. this was considered a pal le ticularly cool act.