Tombstone epitaph., 1921-09-18
ALLEGED ATTACK
ON WARREN GIRL
IS NOT VERIFIED

is NOT verified
BISBEE. Sept. i6.-Deputies sheriff
and other peace officers were working
all day yesterday in an effort to clear
up the mysterious story OF Miss Sadie
Champion of Gold Gulch, Warren,
who was picked up in the brush Wed.
pesday night several miles from her
mothers home and who declared that
she had been attacked and brutally
beaten by three men.
Miss Champion stuck to her story.
with notifications, yesterday. but in
,estigation has not revealed and fodn-
dation in fact of any of the livid de-
tails which she told. The only out
standing fact in the case is that she
was very severely battered and bruis-
cd. and those who have carefully in
Yestigated the case are inclined more
to the belief that her story came from
a temporarily disordered mind. the
result Of her injuries.
After Miss Champion had been car
ried to the house Wednesday night
she told detailed story of the attack
She said at first that Chris Medzor,
a neighbor. was with the two Next
cans who attacked her. but yesterday
said that she was not sure it was Mid
zor. and later said that she did not be-
lieve il was him. Midzor is a one
armed man who could be identified
easily He was found at his residence
few hours after the injured girl was
brought in; was astonished at the
charge. and declared that he knew
nothing of the matter and could easily
establish an alibi. No suspicion is
now attached 10 Midzor and he is not
under arrest.
Miss Champion said Wednesday
night that she had ridden out 10 bring
in her horse. and that as she was re-
turning TO the ranch with the animal
she surprised three men in the act Of
killing two heifers, and with a bull
roped and tied in the brush. She said
that the men dragged her from her
horse and brutally beat her, going IN
to deals as 10 how they had tried TO
cut out her tongue and threatened to
cut off finger 10 get a diamond ring.
She said that they shot the horse she
was riding ard the one she was lead
ing. She identified the slaughtered
heifers and the bull and told where
she saw one OF the men hide his gun
after the alleged attack.
Later Celebrations were 10 the ef
feet that they wore black masks and
placed pair of army handouts On
her wrists. She said that as one OF
them bent over her she struck him in
the face with the handouts and in
f.icted a noticeable wound on the
bridge of his nose.
Investigations yesterday revealed
the fact that no COWS or heifers had
been killed. The bull was in the pas
ture. Neither horse had been shot,
but the horse Miss Champion rode
had been cut on barbed wire. A place
in the fence was found where horse
had gone through and both horse and
rider had been thrown. Miss Cham
pion's injuries were of a nature that
they might have been caused by fall
ing with he- horse and getting cut on
barbed wire. The horse that Miss
Champion had been leading was found
with a rope dragging from its neck,
uninjured.
Chris Midzor, a powder man of the
c. & A., was found at his home yes
terday. He said that he regretted
that such a charge had been made
against him but that he did not bold
it against Miss Champion and did not
believe she was responsible at the
time for what she had said.
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