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dbe Coconino Sun Vol. XX. FLAGSTAFF. APRIL 25, 1903. No. 17 DEATH OF AN OUTLAW James McKlnney the Murderer Killed Kill two Orrcert Before His Bloody Career Is Ended. The long and exciting pursuit of James McKinnoy, outlaw, from King man, Arizona, ended in a battle with the officers of the law within a few blocks of tho business center of Bakers Held, Cal., on Sunday. An account oi the affair Is given In tho following report from Bakersfiold. The killed: James McKinney. outlaw; William E. Tibbet, deputy sheriff. Fatally wounded: Thomas K. Packard, city marshal. The battle took ploco in a large two story brick building on tho outskirts m of Chinatown, used by the Chinese members of tho Sul Ong Tong lodging house as an opium den and joss house. Here McKinney kept secret for two or three days. lie had a companion, Al Hulse, an ex-convlct, who being a member of the Chinese secret society was enabled to enlist the aid and sym pathy of tho Orientals in harboring the outlaw. Shortly before 11 o'clock this morn ing Sheriffs Kelley, of Kern, Collins, of Tulare and Lovin, of Arizona, with officers Will and Burt Tibbets, Guy Tower and City Marshal Packard, surrounded tho house in which McKin noy was known to bo in hiding. Will Tibbet and Packard approached and ordered tho outlaw to surrender. Mc Kinnoy answered by shooting. Will Tibbet was shot through tho stomach and died shortly after; Packard was shot through tho neck and shoulders and dangerously wounded. Burt Tib bets, brother of the dead deputy sheriff, shot McKinnoy through tho mouth and neck, killing him. Tho house was a regular fort. In the place with McKinnoy was Al Hulse, a desperado. McKinnoy had a sawed off shutgun in his hand, while Hulso used a pistol. Hulso would not obey the order to coino out of the barricaded house, and tho Are department was or dered to the scene. Hulso then sur rendered. Ho was taken to the county jail. Another accomplice of McKinney was known to be in tho house where tho battle took place, but would not surrender. Tho building was set on Are, and in fifteen minutes the man who refused to give his name was smoked out and taken to jail. Tho feeling runs, very high against Hulse, the evidence tending to show that he is the man whoso bullet killed Deputy Sheriff Tibbets. The murdered officer was a popular man, and there is con siderable talk of lynching. McKinney is accused of having com mitted several murders. He was a native of California, and was first seat to, the penitentiary from Tularo county for assault to murder, and alter his releaso went to Randsburg, Cal., whero he figured In some further shooting trouble. Ho escaped trial, coming to Bakersfield soon afterward, where, in tho latter part of 1900, he shot and killed Tom Sayers, a gam blor, as, the result of a dispute over a game oi cards. No one saw tho fight and McKinnoy was acquitted Last July, in Portorville, he killed Billy Linn, wounded Constable Wil lis and another man in a drunken row. He mado a sensational escape from capture, and for months wan dercd, practically unmolested, around tho country. A few weeks ago Sheriff Collins located the outlaw at Hermo sillo, Mexico, and an application for his extradition was made. Tho Mexi can authorities had released him be' fore tho arrival of papers, and he dis appeared again for parts unknown. Nothing more was heard of him un til April 5th, when news came from Kingman, Ariz., that McKinney had murdered Charles Blakey, known as the "Cowboy Pianist," and Roy Win Chester, a young miner. Nothing del inite is known of tho cause of tho mur ders, but it is thought that McKinney took the men for officers, and lay in wait for them on tho trail. After the shooting the murderer went to a ranch and compelled the rancher to shoe two horses for him, and then rodo away. Posses started in pursuit of McKin ney, but he eluded them, and succeed ed in reaching Bakersfield, where his two brothers live. FORESTRY IN NEW MEXICO The Halermans Will Plant 450 Acres In Trees-rorest Protection In New Mexico A bulletin issued by the forestry bu reau say 8: William L. Hall, chief of the divi sion of forest extension, of the bureau of forestry, has just returned from a trip to New Mexico, made at the re quest of J. J. and H. J. Hagcrman, principal members of tho South Spring Ranch and Cattle company, which owns a big ranch near Roswell, in the Pecos river valley, one of tho richest and best irrigated regions in the ter ritory. Tho company wants to raise trees on a part of its irrigated lands, both for fence posts and for shade and ornamental purposes. Mr. Hall made a planting plan for 450 acres. Tho trees to bo planted for fence posts will be hardy catalpa; those to be planted for shade and ornament will be hard woods, such as black walnut, pecan, green ash, basswood, horse chestnut, whito elm and sycamore. There is no timber In this part of New Mexico, except the cottonwoods that are planted there. Fence posts of Sabine cedar, from tho canyons of western Texas, are shipped in and cost 15 cents to 20 cents apiece. While in New Mexico Mr. Hall made a preliminary examination of 200.000 acres of cut-over timber land owned by William H. Bartlett of Chicago. The land lies on the east slope of the Rocky Mountains in New Mexico about 50 miles southwest of Trinidad, and touches the Colorado line. Tho land once bore a good growth of yel low pine, but tho timber has been or soon will be nearly all cut. Mr. Bart lett wants to grow timber on it again, not only for tho production of lumber, but that it may serve as a private for est and game preserve. Tho bureau will put a party in tho field this sum mer to make a plan for handling the tract. The problems of keeping out fire and Improving the natural repro duction must be solved; and it may be necessary to restock part of the land by planting or seeding. Typewriter paper and carbon paper at the SUN office. tf. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS Resolutions for Sale of Land to Perclval Lowell for Observatory Adopted Bills Allowed and Rejected. Pursuant to ordinance the mayor and common council of the town of Flagstaff, met in town hall, Monday, April 13, 1903. Present Mayor Pollock; council men, Vail; clerk, Quintan. There not being a quorum present an adjournment was ordered and taken until Monday, April 20, 1903, at 4 p.m. Approved. T. E. Pollock, Mayor. Attest: L. W. Quinlan, Clerk. Pursuant to adjournment the mayor and common council of the town of Flagstaff, met in town hall, Monday, April 20, 1903, at 4 o'clock p. m. Present Mayor Pollock; council men, Vail, Babbitt and Blake; clerk, Quinlan. Minutes of meetings, March 18th and 20, 1903, were read and approved. On the claim of Jno. Clark for dam ages to buggy, $72.00. Mr. Babbitt reported that he could not find any authority to pay such claims and no action was taken on the report or claim. Mr. Doe appeared before the coun cil relative to land for observatory. Council committee reports favorable to deeding certain lands to Perclval Lowell, for use as an observatory site and to make such deed at $3.50 per acre. On motion, which carried, the fol lowing resolution was introduced by Vail, seconded by Blake and carried unanimously. Resolved, by the mayor and common council of the town of Flagstaff, that the tract of land desired to be pur chased by Perclval Lowell from the town of Flagstaff, and which has been examined by a committee of this coun cil, duly appointed for such purpose, be sold to the said Perclval Lowell for the sum of three dollars and fifty cents, ($3.50) for each and every acre so sold. Further, that the exact boundaries of said tract shall be as agreed upon between the said commit tee and said Lowell, and that said acreage, so sold shall not exceed 60 acres and that upon the precise bound aries being so agreed upon, that the mayor and town clerk bo and are hereby Instructed, authorized and em powered to convey tho same by a quit claim deed in the name of the town of Flagstaff to tho said Percival Lowell, upon the payment of the purchase price as aforesaid. Petition of Lena Raymond for retail liquor license, in blok 9G, having been regularly filed, on motion, which car ried, license was granted as prayed for in said petition. The following bills were read, ap proved and ordered paid: Jeff Thompson, deputy marshal 1G nights $32 00 Dr. Brannen, professional ser vice, January, February.... 100 00 Western. Union Co., clock rent to June 30, 1903 3 00 Black & Jones, electric belt. ... 25 E. W. Whipple, fumigating, Stemmer house, 3-10 10 00 Babbitt Bros., jail and office supplies, March, 1903 13 90 Mutual Phone Co., March rent of phone 1 50 The Callahan Co., shut off noz zle tip, 10-7-02. . 1500 C. M. Funston, printing 18 75 H. Heller, Blacksmlthlng, 3-1-03 9 75 C. A. Green, st. work March.. 148 00 C. A. Green, street work April 101 50 Babbitt Brothers, scraper and nails, street work 12 80 Jno. Chlsholm, street work front street, March 1903 29 00 Babbitt Brothers, corporation valves, tools and supplies, water works 43 50 A. C. Winkler, taking down broken lire plug 3 00 C. C. Compton, man and team at reservoir one day 3 50 Jno. Chlsholm, trip to reservoir and return 5 00 Douglass & Shank, ten days work on reservoir 50 00 Sam Douglass, eight days work on water meter at $2.50 per day 20 00 Jno. Chlsholm, five days work on water meter, $2.50 per day 12 50 Worthington Meter Co., meter body for mill meter 247 00 Santa Fe R. R. Co., freight on meter body for mill meter. . . . 132 08 Bill of Dr. Brannen for medicine $44.20, was reffered back for correc tion. Bill of Eva Bassett, account nursing Miss Anderson in quarantine, 31 days at $3.00 per day, $93.00, was rejected and not allowed. Claim of Dr. G. F. Manning, account medical attendance to Miss Anderson, $25.00 was rejected and not allowed. Superintendant of water works Jno. Marshal, made demand for increase in salary to $125.00 per month. De mand was referred to committee on water works for report. City engineer was ordered to replace grade stakes on Railroad avenue, south end of Block 1 A. No further business coming before the council the meeting was adjourned. Approved. T. E. Pollock, .Mayor. Attest: L W. Quinlan, Clerk. THE NEW UNITED VERDE SHAFT To Be Sunk to the Nine Hundred-foot Level -Maklnl Two Feet Per Day. Monday, the new shaft at the United Verde had reached the depth of eight hundred feet. The two shifts that have been at work sinking to the eight hun dred will be continued until tho nine hundred-foot level Is reached. They are making about two feet a day, which will require another fifty days to complete work now planned for the shaft. In making the new shaft a sulphide ore was struck on the six hundred and the shaft has never been out of it since. It will bo remembered that a drift was run from what was- tlien considered the main body of the United Verde ore to supposed ground. The two hundred feet of ore from the six to eight Is only part of what is. now expected from deeper developments. The new discovery will, of course, increase the life of the mine, how long no one can compute. It is too bad the United Verde is unable to find barren ground through which to hoist ore. t