Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-16

But the hips were not heavy with
! liquid, which was easy to get across
the street. Those hips were heavy
with irons that shot. The meeting was
called to order and the speaker of the
evening introduced. He spoke upon
the impudence and audacity of Tomb
stone attorneys in coming here to
"strangle our laws He made men
/ ton of the man who went from Jeru-
salem to Jericho and fell among
thieves, saying. land Phoenix has fallen
among thieves"
You're a liar" said one Of the
| plaintiffs, and drew his shooting ma
chinery.
AS to what happened after that the
old timers do not agree. One said the
friends Of the violent plaintiff sprang
upon him and overpowered him before
he had time to fire upon the indignant
speaker. Others say the defendants
s'fck together and that the plaintiffs
stuck together and 'let the bullets rip "
Others say that after the discharge OF
several weapons, peace was restored
with the understanding that the indig-
nation meeting be declared out Of or
der and the speaker made to shut up
All old-timers agreed, however, that
a Texas attorney, coming here via
Tombstone with the plaintiffs, when he
reached the bar Of hotel after the
meeting, took several more drinks Of
the good stuff, tried to explain the
part he took in the meeting, and
dropped a As Colt revolver on the floor
The gun exploded and shot off thu
Texas mans leg.
Referring to the meeting, one old
timer remarked: "As some of 'em arr
still here, you better not mention M
Names"
Stage Robbery Popular
The year 1879 was an interesting on
in Phoenix history. With reference t
this particular year. Colonel James H
McClintock. state historian, who wa
then a reporter on the Phoenix Herald
wrote. some years ago an unpublishe
paper. from which the following
\ taken:
'In the summer Of 70. Phoenix wa
a frontier town. Most of the citizen
considered themselves i'll attired 70
the street unless armed with 45-cali
Der Colts. No gentleman hesitated t
discharge his artillery when he fe
good or bad, as the case might be.
ton, at least half Mexican. At the
time there was a sort of armed true
between the nationalities. Nearly ever
house was an adobe, after the Mexica
type, furnishing the best Of accommo
dations for tarantulas and other sma
game Of the class.
But Phoenix was a pretty place,
some ways more so than at presen
Running water was on every stree
and over Washington and other settle
streets there arched great COTTONWOOD
trees that we're rare delight in sun
mer. Everybody slept in the alley
and on the sidewalks. No one eve
locked a house and nothing eve
seemed tobe stolen except an occa
siona1 horse.
4 Stage robbery was the favorite d
version of the lawless. The incomin
stage from the south was held up regr
larly Tuesdays and Fridays, just
time for the issue days of the Sem
Weekly Herald. Though I worked {
the Herald, let me assure you I hs
nothing to do with this regular scoc
on the Expositor, which was publishe
Thursdays"
So, when the American Legic
moves into its new home, the rnembe
\ will appreciate that they are in
I house of history, the best house
/ it's day, and which was for years Il
social meeting place Of the best peop
/ of Phoenix, people who have seen Il
city grow from the gun days to Il
days Of law and order, from lit