Tombstone epitaph., 1920-02-29
THE LONE WOLF OF THE DRAGONS"

-Ot Sheriff Hall of Pina county who surprised Red in his lonely desert cabin Florence where of late he had held sway dstier of his favorite beverage, Red Eye" his character really is. in brief manner. But tO paint the character of Red Warren, in such light that it could be seen Oy reader would require much copy paper and months of work for Red the character of all characters in these western parts and the only of his kind.
 He born in the famous Cochise Stronghold, in! the Dragoon mountains. in the days when the Apache chief Geronimo was terrifying the southwest with his reign of crime.
 Red" Warren the only friend Geronimo was known have had among the white men, and this may have been due the fact. 10 Reds words, that Geronimo knew him better than his mother did. Many time Red boasted of setting himself beside chiefs bill of fare. Red Warren the only sup posedo-bc white who could the faStnesSes of the Dragons and the Cochise Stronghold will and perfectly free from any harm at the hands of the derous Apaches Of this he was always proud and hoasted freely.
 During lis earlier days Red was a prospector and may be truthfully stated that the feet of Red Warren passed hundreds of bonanza S. but Red was always too drunk to care When under the
 influence of liquor. ) per of the time earthly needs caused him less concern than did his regard for the laws of the land which practically n for Red hailed from Gods great openness and knew only the
 laws of the vastness of the mountains and the plains: as other laws and customs Red could not be bothered
 Later Red launched himself into the cattle busi- ness and that he emerged from this m enterprise with his
 
 this connection his stories of hard luck master pieces. One of Reds rectatios concerning his fall ing with Lady Luck the effect that every time la forest ranger cowboy riding for cattle outfit stumbled onto the remains of fresh-saughtcIed COW, the squirrels would scamper the rocks and tree tops and loudly proclaim to the world that 'Red Warren did it.
 Following his ''cattleman.' Red took up farming the San Pedro River St. David. and frequent visitor in Tombstone, where he to pedde his cartcd to town by his faithful little horse. and rickey little buggy Red would canvas the households of the towI sell his produce and he himself to saloon where he would trade his dollars for whisky i'll vain attempt quench his burning thirst The next morning he would from his sumbers in the City iai walk up the alley where his horse had stood all might tethered post and drift of town for few more days of ranching. Whenever Red Warren drifted into town. the city jail Was to have rooer for the night. To take him to jail easy matter for the officers for he never resisted by any physical display but would crate every foot of the way, proclaim ing his innocence and loudly expressing desire turn home to his wife and children Every foot of the distance the city baste would draw forth voey of promises from Red that he would again partake of quor that he would join the ministry omorrow that he would his farm with load of provisions for lis young LII" " that though he the pOssessor lof thousand clean shirts and they all smell of wolves on conduct himself such. But every time Red came to he acted like sailor just i'll from three months cruise, and spent the night in jail.
 One day 1t was reported that Red Warren had
 joined revvalst party and had gone southern Cali fornia. Many who had purchased farm produce from him joyed think that he had finally kept his promise freely made that he intended to make amends for his many years of wasted life by becoming la preacher of the gospel But those who really knew L. 'Red' Warren. were justly doubtful, and more sol when the fact became known that Red Cali fornia shortly after the advent of prohibition in Ari zona. No of ''Red's'' falling out with the Ivivalsts reached Tombstone, but be safely assumed that it event. It is certain that upon his arrival in California then wet, 'Red' immediately proceeded get ckered up, and asked to resign his holy roe probably kicked out of camp for Red Warrens feet made to track in tl straight and narrow path of clean living
 The next Tombstone heard of ''Red'' Warren was his arrest for moonshing and this announcement ca,s cd great surprise among those who krSw him. The