MRS. CARRIE L. WILSON
Feb 12, 1896
Az Republican Newspaper

Mrs. Carrie L. Wilson, a fairly comely woman, mother of five 
children, spent last night at the county jail, ruminating 
upon the disastrous consequences that oft befall those who 
are quick to anger.  Three little tots kept her company and 
with her for a portion of the time was Charles Wilson, her 
husband, who till late in the evening did not cease in his 
unavailing efforts to get bail for the woman. She was given 
quarters in the jailor's room and could not have been 
considered to have had uncomfortable accommodations.

Mrs. Wilson has been committed by Justice Morris under bonds 
of $3,000 to await the grand jury's action on a charge of 
assault to commit murder.  She was defended by Kibbey and 
Williams, the prosecution being conducted by District Attorney 
Millay.

The evidence though mainly given by a lot of excited women was 
much to the same effect.  Miss Hammond, a neighbor had been 
incessantly annoyed by the Wilson family, the children being 
veritable children of Satan till she caught one Saturday 
afternoon and applied to him corporal punishment.

At this the mother rushed out with a shotgun and in all shot 
four shots at her neighbor inflicting slight wounds in the legs.

The evidence showed the Wilson's to be a quarrelsome outfit, 
that has collectively raised Cain in the neighborhood ever 
since they arrived.

One man told how they stole fruit from his orchard and then 
asked him "what he was going to do about it?".  Mrs. Hurst, a  
witness came to Justice Johnstone with a tale that Wilson,
Monday evening, had remarked to her:" If it goes hard for my 
wife, I will make it hard for you." Whereas Mrs. Hurst was so 
terrified that she fled from the shelter of her own roof and 
slept at a neighbors.

Of one thing there was unlimited proof that the Wilson's had 
nothing save enemies among the dwellers in the southwestern 
addition.


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