Items from the Arizona Republican Newspaper 1893 USGenWeb Project NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, nor for commercial presentation by any other organization. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain express written permission from the author, or the submitter and from the listed USGenWeb Project archivist. submitted by burns@asu.edu January 1, 1893 John J. Griffith, the milkman at whom E.H. Connett, the driver of O.L. Gibbs' milk wagon took a shot on Monday was arrested yesterday evening on a warrant sworn out by Mr. Gibbs charging him with the theft of a buggy whip. His hearing will take place today before Justice Kincaid. Mrs. McNair and Miss Stella Whitehurst, mother and niece of the McNair Brothers, will arrive in the city this morning from Louisiana. They will be accompanied by the wife and three children of Sydnor McNair. They will make Phoenix their home. Mr. H.C. Boone of Graham County is in the city. Mr. Boone is an aspirant for the appointment of U.S. Marshal for this district. January 3, 1893 George Kirkland, Will Murray and Ed Morrison with three lady friends formed a happy party of picnickers at the hole-in-the- rock last Monday. On Monday Mike Rice, an old time Arizonian and an ex-member of the territorial legislature arrived in Phoenix after a five week journey from Creede Colorado. His method of locomotion was a burro, whose lack of speed was the quality which endeared him most to Mr. Rice whose main object in making the trip was to do some prospecting. January 7, 1893 Abram Charlton and his wife Martha wanted two divorces or rather each wanted one. Judge Gooding decided that neither should have one but substituted instead a good lecture. Charlton is an old farmer living on the Buckeye. He is crippled in body and possibly his mental faculties should be supported by crutches or carried in a sling. A month ago he filed a petition for a divorce, giving various reasons. The wife had filed a cross complaint in which she charged Charlton with savagery, insanity and threats. When William Limbrock, proprietor of a shoe store at the corner of Cortez and Washington Street entered his place of business yesterday morning he was surprised and pained by the appearance of vacuity which presented itself on all sides. He was partially prepared for this by finding in the door a fragment of a broken skeleton key. He hastily took account of stock and ascertained that thirty two boxes of shoes of the retail price of $5 each were missing. He reported the matter to Marshal Blankenship and a search was begun for the stolen goods. Within a block of Limbrock's Store the residence of Joseph Coulson was entered through an unlocked kitchen door. Here a boy's hat, a coat and a hand mirror were taken but the hat and coat were later found in the vicinity of the house. The same night someone between 10 and 11 o'clock entered the West End Hotel and several articles were stolen. January 10, 1893 John Montgomery, son of ex-sheriff Montgomery and Mr. Kelliner's children returned last night to San Mateo, the boys to the military school and Miss Willy Kellner to St. Matthew's Academy. John Gardiner, son of J.J. Gardiner who has been associated with Dr. McGlasson in the building of water works in various towns in Kentucky returned to Phoenix last Sunday and will remain here permanently. January 17, 1893 It turns out that a great deal of legal sympathy was wasted when Billy Wilson, the man sent up from Gila Bend for committing an assault with a deadly weapon was released on a writ of habeas corpus a week ago. He was arrested yesterday afternoon by Marshall Blankenship for stabbing a man early on Sunday morning in front of McNamera's Saloon. Wilson and a man named John McGraw were struggling on the sidewalk near the saloon. The only person who saw them was the bartender at McNamara's who thought they were in fun until McGraw was stabbed. Wilson suddenly disappeared and couldn't be found on Sunday. Marshall Blankenship picked him up yesterday near the scene of the stabbing. McGraw is not seriously hurt. Wilson denies that he did it and says he can produce plenty of witnesses to show that the cutting was done by someone else. January 21, 1893 Yesterday afternoon a good looking Mexican girl accompanied by her mother, appeared before justice Kincaid and made complaint against her husband Angel Delgado who had threatened to kill her. The girl was Elena Delgado, who three months ago caused the arrest of the same man on a charge of rape. Previous to that, Delgado had been paying her some attention but had been forbidden to come to her house. One night she stepped out of her mother's house and when she did not return in half an hour her relatives became uneasy. Their uneasiness was increased by remembering that shortly before she disappeared the face of Delgado had been seen at a window in the rear of the house. She returned about midnight and told a story of forcible abduction and outrage which was only half believed. Delgado was arrested before morning and kept in jail two or three days. Delgado decided that he cheapest way out of the scrape was to marry the girl. This was done but the union has been unpleasant. Globe--Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Kinney left on Tuesday for New York where Mrs. Kinney goes to take treatment for a tumor from which she has been a sufferer for some time. Considerable surprise was caused on Monday by the announcement that Mrs. C.E. Clendennin and Mr. Frank Tramble had been quietly married on the evening previous at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Pendleton. The contracting parties are both well known in Globe and have a number of friends who join in wishing them a happy voyage down life's stormy seas. S.C. Sayler is confined to his room with an attack of kidney trouble. M. Aguire, one of the efficient clerks in the employ of the Old Dominion Commercial, returned this week from Tucson where he had been spending the holidays with friends and has resumed his duties in the store. Mrs. P. Oates and her two sons and daughter, Mrs. Ninnis arrived this week from Los Angeles and have taken up their residence in the house recently purchased by Mr. Oates where they will reside permanently. John McDonald who has been confined to his room for some time with typhoid fever is recovering and will soon be able to go out again. Mrs. C.E. Taylor is dangerously ill with pneumonia. January 29, 1893 Bisbee--Officer Simon made an important capture in Brewery Gulch near here today in the person of Eduardo Lopez, who is wanted by the Mexican authorities for shooting a man in Sonora recently. Lopez shot a Mexican through the leg about two months ago in a saloon near the O.K. Corral in this city and so terrified was the wounded man and his friends that no one could be found who would bring charges against him. After this Lopez crossed the line into Sonora and nothing more was heard of him until yesterday, when Mexican officers arrived here with a warrant for his arrest. He was riding a horse belonging to Pete Johnson when arrested which he had appropriated at that gentleman's ranch near the Mexican line. February 21, 1893 Ed Hill, the gentleman wanted in Washington for murder and whose application for a writ of habeas corpus was pending from Saturday night, broke jail about 7 o'clock. He made a hole in the floor by means of an iron bar. When the discovery of the break was made telegraph offices were closed but the search was begun. A horse was stolen from the South Methodist church and later a report was received of another taken from a farmer named Titus living north of Tempe and officers believe that the animals were stolen by Hill and Leland. Ed Peck and Mr. Mullens reported that they saw two men running from the direction of the jail southwest but this report was not received until yesterday. Marshall Blankenship last night arrested a Chinaman known as Kid in the art of burglarizing the store of Sun Lun Li. License to marry was issued last Sunday to Felipe Miranda and Angelite Romero and they were married by Judge Jordan. The judge also united in matrimony last night Jack Gibson and Miss Lucy Fogal. February 22, 1893 Gila Bend--A.A. Dougherty, superintendent of construction on the Wolfley Dam was shot this afternoon near the dam by a man named Kelsey, alias Wrangler, a saloon keeper. Kelsey fired two shots, one grazing Dougherty's scalp, the other going through the body, striking the hip bone. The wound is a serious one. Dr. Crocker drove up from town and is in attendance and Dr. Cotter of Yuma is on the way. The cause of the trouble arose from Dougherty ordering the saloon keeper off the premises. Kelsey is on the way to this place presumably to give himself up to authorities. Officer Patterson has gone to intercept him. February 22, 1893 Word was brought to the cit yesterday afternoon of an Indian outrage committed about six miles south of the city yesterday afternoon. The victim is a Mrs. Simpson who lives in a tent with her husband and children near where the old Maricopa Road crosses the river. About two o'clock accompanied by her fourteen year old son and a four year old daughter and carrying a baby in her arms, she was riding on a load of wood some distance from the tent when the wagon was approached by a Pima Indian. He climbed upon the wagon and asked Mrs. Simpson for a drink of water from a canteen lying on the wagon. She told him it was empty and he immediately drew a revolver and began firing on her. Her son jumped from the wagon and ran away. Mrs. Simpson felt no immediate pain until she saw her blood dripping down upon her baby's head. She soon became helpless and was found by a passer by who took her to the nearest house. License to marry yesterday was issued to Charles A. French and Ora Coleman and Charles H. Tweed and Adelaide Hutchinson. The former couple was married by Probate Judge Jordan last night. Mrs. J.L.B. Alexander, who was thrown from her carriage Tuesday night was resting easily yesterday though it is feared the injury she received will result in permanent lameness. E.A. Ackers and his partner Frank Moore, both colored stopped the wheels of progress yesterday with a "chug". These parties more than a month ago leased the dining room of the Williams house for a time indefinitely described by "as long as they wanted it." Since then they have been offering entertainment to man and perhaps beast with the measure of success which might be supposed to attend the restaurant business in a town so thronged with visitors as Phoenix has been. The owner of the dining room, Mrs. McVey, who conducts the lodging department herself recently concluded to make certain changes in the exterior appearance of the house and these prospective changes were so comprehensive that they were likely to affect the entire ground floor plan, not excepting the dining room. Contractor Gray who had taken the job of remodeling was on hand yesterday with his assistant and the work began. Mressrs. Ackers and Moore describe it as a work of destruction. Doors were removed, windows torn out and new and strange holes were cut into the adobe walls. A protest was entered by them but it had about as much effect as the prayer of an unrighteous man for rain when the wind is in the wrong direction. They called on Justice Kincaid through their attorney, Judge Woodward. The case goes to trial today. February 29, 1893 Bisbee:Allie Sowle left Wednesday morning for Santa Clara, Cal. where he will enter college. Mr. Sowle has for the last two years attended to the wants of customers in the drug and notion department of the C.Q. store. March 1, 1893 Tucson--Ferdinand Merril attempted suicide today. He placed a 44 caliber revolver in his mouth and shot three balls through his head, then fired a fourth shot into his right eye. A fifth shot passed through the right temple. Seven hours after the shooting Merril is sitll living and talks rationally. March 5, 1893 Allen R. English, one of Tombstone's solid citizens is stopping at the Commerical Hotel. J.Z. Zelgenfuss, lately of Los Angeles, has opened a store for the sale of musical instruments in the west room of the Gardiner block. Mr. Zegenfuss is well and favorably known to many Phoenix people not only as an honorable gentleman but as a competent judge of instruments. Mr. and Mrs. Pennoyer were overtaken by an unfortuante accident yesterday which nearly resulted seriously as to the lady. They were driving out Grand Avenue toward the experimental farm and stopped at Mr. Murphy's residence. Mr. Pennoyer alighted, leaving his wife in the buggy for a few minutes. The horse, which is usually gentle, became frightened and wheeled so suddenly that Mrs. Pennoyer was thrown out with so great a violence that two ribs were broken. Mrs. Pennoyer was brought in a carriage to the residence of Frank Peck where they are temporarily stopping. They are residents of Kenosha, Wisconsin and the parents of Dr. N.A. Pennoyer, a well known Chicago physician. March 7, 1893 A murder of the most revolting sort, in that its object was money, was attempted about midnight Sunday, nine miles west of the city and John Nobles, alias John Boughcot is lying in jail charged with the crime. The intended victim was William Ruff, one of the best knwon men in the valley. Ruff and his son live together, but on that night the son was absent. Ruff was awakened by a stuffing pain in his head and opened his eyes to see the outline of a man with a raised club. He sprang from the bed and tried to grapple with his assailant who dealt him another blow on the jaw, leaving a fracture, another on the left arm which broke it. Ruff was able to light a match and caught a glimpse of a face which he recognized as that of John Boughcot, a late employee. Boughcot had mounted a horse hitched some distance away and ridden off. Ruff went to a neighbors and Dr. Dameron was summoned. Ruff wil likely recover. Nobles or Boughcot had been working for Ruff but quit the day before and came to the city. He got into a game and went broke. He afterward borrowed $8 of a friend and lost that also after which it is supposed he went to the house of Ruff. He is about 45 years old and he draws a pension in signing the appers for whch he used the name Boughcot. March 8, 1893 An instance of the most heartless ingratitude on record occurred in this city last Friday. About two months ago, two sisters, both widows, Mrs. May and Mrs. Gasaway came to Pheonix from Deming. On their way they met a man named W.H. Win who represented himself to be a contractor in this city. They had formerly known him and his wife in Pueblo, Col. where the latter now resides with a little child, apparently deserted by him. When met by Mrs. Gasaway and Mrs. May, Winn was in ill health and out of money but in view of their former acquaintance he quietly established himself with them and performed such offices for them as might naturally fall to the lot of a brohter. He hunted up rooms for them, looked aftr their luggage and established a sort of protectorate over them. Soon after their arriveal here, Winn was taken sick and was attacked by a succession of hemmorrhages of such violence that he was given up to die. The ladies gave him constant attention until the disease terminated in recovery. Winn was extremely grateful to them and when they had gone to housekeeping Winn took up his residence with them. Mrs. Gasaway had left two children at Deming and was desirous of bringing them here and she gave Winn $20 and directed him to telegraph that amount to friends in Deming where the children were staying to purchase transportation for them to Phoenix. Receiving no word, Mrs. Gasaway spoke to Winn who said it was ossible that the telegram had gone wrong. Later the children were brought by her friends who had not received the money. The ladies owed a furniture bill at Hambrock and Schorrs and last Friday their house rent was also due. They gave Winn $160 to pay both bills. That night he failed to return and their suspicions were aroused. A careful investigation the next day convinced him that he had jumped town. Mrs. May and Mrs. Gasaway are sisters of Buck Taylor, the cowboy who was killed by the Kid's band last October. T.C. Hudson, one of the pioneer druggists in the territory will shortly open a drug store in tempe. George H. Kelly of the Solomonville Bulletin, who together with his wife has been in the city for the past week and took the train last evening for their home in Upper Gila. March 12, 1893 F.P. Parker and Jack Harvey (alias Black Jack) will start in a few days on a prospecting trip from this city to Harqua Halas and perhaps as far as the Grand Canyon. They go prepared to stay a long time and will take five burros loaded with provisions. These gentlemen are old prospectors having two years ago started over the same route but lack of mooisture in the mountains that year made it impossible for them to proceed further and they barly escaped death of thirst. Black Jack was out on a trip five years ago and beyond the Hraqua Halas near the Colordao River picked up some ore similar to that on exhibition at the Phoenix National Bank. March 15, 1893 It is not generally known what rare curios gathered from all quarters of the known world are in the possession of Arizona Charley and can be seen at his rooms for the mere asking. A Republican reporter called on the cowboy yesterday and took a tour through the collections. March 17, 1893 J.A. Plattner the harness man, yesterday received a carload of buggies, carts and farm wagons. This adds a new department to his already extensive business. March 19, 1893 James Robinson is once more a free man after having lain in jail a little more than a year under a charge of having outraged Magie Dean. The alleged victim's story is a strange one. Robinson lived with the Dean family nearly seven years until a year ago last January. Maggie Dean, not yet quite sixteen and decidely pretty says that on the night of Jan. 19, 1892 she stepped out of her father's house to go to the well when she was roughly seized by Robinson and at the point of a shot gun marched out on the desett and repeatedly outraged. She was kept without food until the following night when Robinson brought her back, threatening to kill her if she made complaint against him. Robinson was arrested the morning after his return and told a differnt story. He says that Maggie's going away was part of an elopement which was abandoned. At the trail, Mrs. Baker, a reltive of Maggie's said she had seen much of her and Robinson together and supposed them to be lovers. The verdict of Robsinson's acquittal was found within three hours after the jury retired. March 27, 1893 Forty years ago the country was horrified by the story of the massacre of the Oatman family by Apaches. The murder occurred in the region now known as Oatman Flats, situated about ninety miles directly west of Phoenix. There is now living in Phoenix a half breed known as "Joe" employed at Baltz's Meat Market, whose connection with the fortunes of the Outman's is of romantic interest and can be reached only by a brief review of the case. In 1852 Rev. Oatman and his family, consisting of his wife, a son, Lorenzo D. and two daughters, Olive and Mary were on their way to California. They had traveled in a wagon train the greater part of the distance but the train halted for a day or two at a point near the present station of Maricopa. The Oatmans, impatient to reach their destination pushed on despite warnings of fellow travelers. The second or third day they were attacked by a band of Apaches, the father and mother murdered and the children taken captives. Two days later the wagon train reached the place of slaughter and the first person to discover the bodies was Capt. Hy McDonald, now of Phoenix. Soon after the murder, Mary, the youngest child died in the hands of the Apaches and Olive was sold to the Mohaves and Lorenzo was retained by his captors from whom two or three years alter he escaped and made known the story of the massacre. In 1857 Olive was purchased from the Mohaves by a man named Carpenter who was then connected with a military post at Yuma and she was taken to San Francisco and then east where she joined her brother. The brother became a prominent minister of the Methodist church. Olive was afterward married and lived many years somewhere in Missouri. Both brother and sister bore tattoo marks on their faces. It is said by the Mohaves that during her captivity she became the mother of three children, one of whom is supposed to be "Joe". Joe himself makes no such claim, in fact he refuses to talk on the subject of his parentage. Although several attempts have been made to establish the fact that he is the son of Olive Oatman none have been successful. March 26, 1893 Globe--What came near being a very serious accident occurred on Monday morning. Josie, the little three year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Murphy was passing along the street to her father's shop accompanied by her dog when a fight took place between the dog and two bull dogs belonging to J.W. Ransom. The little girl was knocked down by the brutes and one of them stuck his tusk through the fleshy part of the child's hand. It is sincerely hoped that she will experience no serious consequences. Dudley Craig came over from Pinal Ranch on Saturday and spent several days in Globe. He reports the cattle standing the winter well. J.W. Ellison and two daughters came down from Payson on Friday on a short visit to their Globe friends and attended the ball at the rink the same evening. While in town they were the guests of Sheriff and Mrs. J.H. Thompson. S.L. Young came over from Pioneer last week and spent several days in town shaking hands with his friends. George Kingdon came in from Richmond Basin on Friday and attended the St. Patrick's ball at the rink. Mose Drachcman of Tucson was in Globe last week on business. March 25, 1893 Colonel William N. Osborne of Phoenix is supposed to be the only white man in the territory who lived in Arizona half a century ago. The colonel day before yesterday renewed an acquaintance formed under disadvantageous circumstances during the war. At that time he lived in Indiana and being a Kentuckian by birth was suspected of disloyalty. He was therefore arrested and taken to Terra Haute before the provost marshal who was no less a personage than Col. Dick Thompson, who is now living in Phoenix. Col. Osborne was treated with the utmost consideration by the provost marshal who having investigated the accusation against him discharged him. Pending the investigation he allowed Colonel Osborne the limits of the city and paid his expenses. The ex-secretary and provost marshal learning soon after his arrival in Phoenix that Col. Osborne resided here sent for him. So the two men who had last met as judge and accused were again thrown together in a friendly conference which occupied an entire evening in the course of which that event of thirty years ago was recalled. March 21, 1893 The trial of Jim Lee, a Chinaman, charged with assault with a butcher knife on John Gatling was called yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. The defendant was represented by P.B. McCabe. Two boys named Arujo and Carmus were examined but no evidence bearing on the case was elicited. John Gatling failed to appear and the case was continued until 2 o'clock. When court reassembled Gatling had not as yet appeared and no one seemed to now where he was or what had become of him. The case was again continued until 9 o'clock this morning. March 29, 1893 Manuel Gonzales, somewhat the worse for liquor started to walk the bridge early yesterday morning, but the walk was too long and he stopped in the middle and sat down. The next thing he knew he was struggling in the water for he had fallen off and was making desperate efforts to save his life. Luckily for him some Mexicans were standing on the bridge and they at once set out to rescue their countryman. The water where he fell was not deep and the current not as strong. When Gonzales reached the shore he was perfectly sober. Other rumors state that it was an attempt at suicide but the rumors could not be confirmed and no reason for such an act could in anyway be accounted for. April 14, 1893 Sheriff Murphy returned from Sentinel yesterday morning with Big Pete for the murder of a Mexican near Sentinel last Tuesday. It was thought that Big Pete is Pete Spence, a saloon keeper on the South Gila Canal. At the time of the murder and for several days before Big Pete was insane from drink and while shooting off a revolver the Mexican ran up to learn the cause of the shooting. As soon as Pete saw him he began firing at him and continued until he had given him a death wound. As he sat in jail, it was learned that Big Pete was Big Pete Anderson, a Swede of whom little or nothing is known except that he came with about a thousand other men from all parts of the world to work on the big canal. April 16, 1893 A sad accident occurred here yesterday evening. While out driving Mrs. C. Fuller and daughter were seriously hurt by the horse taking fright and running away. Mrs. Fuller received serious injuries by being thrown against a tree and the ground, her head striking the tree with force sufficient to fracture her skull. Her daughter was not quite so seriously hurt although she received some very painful bruises. At the present writing it is thought that Mrs. Fuller may not survive. April 22, 1893 A man clad only in a guaze undershirt dashed wildly out of the Williams house about 9 o'clock yesterday morning and his horrible yells startled hundreds who were at that time within the vicinity of the postoffice. At the corner of Washington and Cortez he of the absent clothing was intercepted by Deputy Sheriff Henry King and a desperate struggle ensued. The lunatic was carried howling to jail and locked up. Inquiry was made at the Williams house concenring him. Among his effects was found a letter from J. Pagnengray, a well known San Francisco business man, recommending C.J. Diver to be of excellent habits. He is evidently about thirty years of age. Diver came to the Wiliams house for the first time last Saturday night. Mrs. M.A. McQuinn, the sister of the proprietress towhom he applied for lodging observed a strangeness in his manner. April 23, 1893 Globe--Mrs. Helen F. Harris and Miss Edith H. Field left town on Wednesday's stage for Los Angeles where Mrs. Harris will spend the summer with her father. AFter a few days visit there, Miss Field will continue her journey east to visit relatives in Indianapolis and Cincinnati. During her residence of more than two years in Globe, Mrs. Harris has greatly endeared herself to a large circle of friends. May 3, 1893 License to marry was issued yesterday to Harry O. Larson and Eliza McKay. Soo Tank, the Pima charged with shooting Mrs. Simpson near the reservation six miles south of the city on Feb. 21 was indicted with assault with intent to commit murder. Rosette Jones, was yesterday appointed guardian of Juana Walker, a minor heir of the famous estate of John D. Walker.The relationship was clearly established by documentary evidence in the shape of letters to her from Walker and by the testimony of white and Indian witnesses to the tribal ceremonies to which her mother, a Pima, was united to Walker, who was then living among the Pimas and had been made a chief. The girl who is now about twelve years old is said to have been placed in the care of Miss Jones by Walker himself. She is a pupil in the Mesa schools. May 4, 1894 A private letter from Tombstone says that a cave-in at the Turquoise mine in Tombstone resulted in seriously injuring Mike Welch, an old man who was working at the bottom of the shaft. His skull was crushed, a leg broken and his arm badly lacerated. May 4, 1893 Investigation reveals the fact that the Yuma Indian the Maricopas claim was left by Arizona Charlie on the other side of the Ocean has gained more distinction and has come nearer establishing a world wide reputation than any other Indian since the discovery of America. The name of this noted character is Juan Ca-To-To who made a tour of the world as chief of the Navajoes. Charlie Meadows and Juan Ca-To-To started out from Arizona to travel with the wild est show managed by Worth Brothers. Shortly after this, Arizona Charlie organized a wild west show of his own, which was one wing of a monster circus and gave the first exhibition at Melbourne, Australia. Juan, owing to his superior intelligence, together with his ability to speak five languages besides his native tongue, took the leading part in all dramas with which Indians were connected, besides fighting a butcher knife duel with Charlie Meadows. Juan Ca-To-To is 6 feet 3 inches in height and has much the bearing of an American. His weakness for the gentler sex almost wrecked Charlie's Wild West while in Melbourne. He traveled with the show nineteen months, passing through Canada and a tour of Europe. After visiting London they went to the Isle of Man where Juan Ca-To-To joined Mexican Joe's Wild West and Mr. Meadow's set out for America. May 18, 1893 Jeff Wilson appeared in a Pinal County Courtroom for a second trial. Wilson has lain in the Maricpopa county jail more than three years, a greater part of which time he has been under sentence for implication in the murder in 1889 of a colored soldier on the White Mountain reservation. Three other colored soldiers were arrested for the crime, Logan, Douglas and Edwards. Another, Varnum was held as a witness until about six months ago when he was released on habeas corpus and is now living in Phoeinx. Varnum, the witness tells an interesting story of the ill luck of the three men who were acquitted of the crime. Logan, he says, died in North Dakota of a gunshot wound. In a railway accident, both of Edward's legs were broken and death soon followed. May 20, 1893 Ah Wah, the Cinaman who attempted to cheat the Geary law out of a possible victim by cutting his throat with a dull razor the other day, does not look like a dead man at present. He was under the influence of chloroform for over two hours while Dr. Jones sewed up his windpipe and put his neck in a sling. Ah Wah was seen walking in the sunshine yesterday morning with a cigarette in his mouth but looking very pale. June 8, 1893 The case of Norman Sinclair, charged with a disturbance of the peace at Minnie Powers' bagnio last Monday night was called before Justice Wharton yesterday. The defendant who had been unable to give bond was brought in court and confronted by the immaculate Minnie and two of her virtuous lodgers, one of whom was Sinclair's wife. Sinclair's experiences in Arizona within the past two years have been eventful. He is the son of wealthy and highly respectable parents living at Los Angeles. About two years ago he went to the Harqua Halas to superintend an unfortunate mining project. Operations were suspended within a year and unpaid employees set up a clamor for wages. Most persons who were living in Phoenix a year ago remember the story of Sinclair's kidnapping. It turned out that the kidnapers were three employees who had captured the supertinendnt started with him to Pheonix with the purpose of forcing him to pay. The kidnaping resulted in the arrest and punishment of two of the kidnapers, the other escaped. Soon after this, a complaint was lodged against Sinclair, charging him with living with a girl at a boarding house in the Harqua Hala in violation of the Edmunds act. Both he and the girl were arrested and brought to Phoenix to jail but, after their marriage they were immediately released. They went from Phoeinx to Los Angles where Sinclair's father took charge of them. He placed them on a farm near the city and gave them proper assistance but they failed to thrive. Some time ago the wife returned to Phoenix and entered Minnie Powers' house of ill fame. Sinclair carrived last week and last Monday night went to the house and was denied admission. In his effort to get in he smashed a window and was arrested on a charge of disturbing the peace. Sinclair is a man of twenty five, fairly good looking but not likely to leave an impression of extraordinary intelligence. His wife is a petite brunette not sufficiently good looking to induce a husband in his right mind to attempt her reclamation form a house of ill fame. June 9, 1893 Pete Spence, the South Gila saloon keeper was yesterday found guilty of aggravated assault in shooting a Mexican last spring on the South Gila work. It is said that he has shot two others though no complaint was made. June 11, 1893 A frightful cutting affray occurred shortly before noon yesterday jsut west of North Capitol addition in which five men were seriously carved and one man so badly cut that the result of his injuries is considered doubtful. The participants were members of the outfit of sixty two men and ten teams sent out to the Volcanic Mine. The members of the party were mostly old miners who had been picked up on the street duirng the past week. When the outfit reached the place where the row occurred, one Keghan, driving the head team, was warned by two of the miners of a bad place in the road. He turned to curse them for their interference when the wagon was overturned. The two men, Patrick and Smith, severely denounced Keghan for his carlessness when he drew a knife and attacked them like a madman. At its conclusion Keghan lay helpless from his wounds and Patrick, Smith, a miner named Noble and C.V. Igo, the foreman of the party who stopped the row, were all badly cut. June 15, 1893 William STrickland, a miner was brought to the city yesterday, suffering from serious injuries received last Sunday by falling down a twnety foot shaft at the Yuma Copper Mine. His head was cut and he was placed under the acre of Dr. Dameron. On Monday morning after the accident, Mr. Baker, of the mine started to Phoenix with Strickland but after the first day out was able to travel only at night. Strickland suffered terribly on the long and tedious journey. June 15, 1893 Constable Briggs yesterday morning found little Georgie Timmis, the boy whose whereabouts has been the subject of earnest conjecture for the past two days. He was at the house of Mrs. Cook, opposite the Maricopa and Phoenix depot. On Sunday night after the arrest of his father, he celebrated his new found freedom at the Mexican circus from which he accompanied a Mexican family home and was warmly received. On Tuesday night Mrs. Cook noticed him playing with several Mexican children and observing that he was a United States boy persuaded him to go home with her. He was put into the care of Rev. R.C. Elliott who as soon as Timmis returned from his search for the boy, will sent him to his aunt and grandmother in Ohio. June 20, 1893 After an absence of forty years, Mr. J.R. Carty, an old resident of Ariozna will leave tonight on a visit to relatives in the east. In 1854 Mr. Carty left Washington County, MO for California where after living until 1861 he went to Caribou B.C. where he remained several years. He was the discoverer at Carter Creek in Caribou and became prominently identified with mining in that region. He next went to Idaho and located Boise Basin. From Idaho he went to Dakota and discovered Deadwood Creek. He came to Arizona in 1877 and soon after went to Chihuahua where he was engaged in mining a considerable time. He afterward returned to the territory and discovered Temporal Gulch in the Santa Rita Mountains. He sold out his extensive prospects there and bought an interest with the McGinnis Brohters in their famous mining enterprises in the Agua Fria district. He recently sold out his interest to them preparatory to a return to his old home whre a sister and several nephews and nieces reside. He will remain that about three months after which he will return to Arizona. Few men have been so influential in developing the mineral resources of the territory. June 21, 1893 The Castle Creek stage was robbed about 9:30 o'clock last night as it was crossing Castle Creek, seven miles beyond the Hotel Springs. The driver, George Miller, was alone and as he approached the creek he noticed two men standing in the water. When the stage reached them, they took charge of the vehicle, went through his pockets and divested him of everything he had. The mail bag and a small sum of money was taken. When he drove out of sight, the highwaymen were still standing in the water. He hurried on to Hot Springs nad gave the alarm and Constalbe Henry Grfias immediately set out on the trail of the robbers. Postmaster Fisher of Briggs and Hardy of Frog tanks have joined the pursuit. June 24, 1893 Margarita Robles was carried from the adobe row between First and Second Streets on Monroe when a lamp overturned. Although she was not seriously burned it was discovered that something was the matter and Dr. Woodruff was sent for. Her condition indicated strychnine poison an dthe usual remedies were applied. August 3, 1893 Jonas Wilson, a juvenile wanderer, arrived in the city yesterday. He is 14 years old and his home is Merry Oaks, North Carolina. About two years ago he had an uncle, Jonas Reeves, a carpenter, 35 years of age, who lived in Phoenix. Reeves was a brother of his mother, who is a widow in bad circumstances. Reeves wrote to her to send his nephew to him but she was unable to do so at that time. She did not hear from her brother afterwrd but preparations for her son's journey went on through the next two years. At last he was ready to start, without taking into consideration that in the time elapsed that Reeves might have died or moved away from Phoenix. The boy was provided with a ticket to El Paso, and given $2.50 in expense money. He reached El Paso without other incident than hunger, but there he experienced a shortage of money. Between El Paso and Deming he was put off the train and again at Tucson. He took the next train for Maricopa and arriving there spent the last of the $2.50 and set out on foot across the desert for Phoenix. Before he reached the Gila River he grew thirstier than he had previously supposed one could get. The river was up and he took a drink which lasted until he reached Kyrene. Tempe was to him a haven of rest and he stopped long enough to earn enough for six meals. He reached Phoenix yesterday and began a search for his uncle. Several gentlemen, among whom were Thomas Greenhaw and A. Berry became interested in the search but no one could be found who had ever known a man named Reeves in Phoenix. No such name appeared on the great register of either 1890 or 1892 nor could it be found on the city register. Several contractors who have been in business here for several years could remember no carpenter of that name. The boy said he believed his uncle had been living here for some time when he last heard from him. There is a suspicion that he and his mother have made a mistake as to the town where Reeves lived. The boy is an unusually bright lad, and apparently well bred. His condition would be considered serious by most boys of his age but he takes it cooly. August 13, 1893 Jack Sheldon, the Harqua Hala stage driver came in yesterday and reported great uneasiness in the Buckeye country over the prolonged absence of George Day, the well known ranchman. A week ago yesterday he left Buckeye to hunt a band of horses supposed to have strayed across the Salt River. Two days afterward a dog which had accompanied him returned and the next day Day not having yet returned, his neighbors became apprehensive. Searching parties were organized and yesterday when Mr. Sheldon passed Buckeye the entire neighborhood was engaged in the search. The river at the time Day must have attempted to cross was high and the commonly accepted belief is that in crossing his horse got into the quicksand and that Day, while trying to extricate the animal was probably rendered helpless by injury and drowned. August 17, 1893 James Day, missing Buckman ranchman for whom the entire country had been searching and who had been given up for dead, has been found. He returned home night before last and announced that he had been to California. He seemed surprised that his absence had created alarm. He had given his hired man orders which would keep him busy a month and said he supposed that it would have been inferred from this circumstance that he was going away. Why he did not say so at the time is a mystery. He left on horseback, accompanied by his dog and said he was going to hunt some horses. While his friends are glad to see him, they are a little indignant and the more revengeful of his neighbors hope he will turn up missing again so they'll have an opportunity to ignore his absence.