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FLAGSTAFF. DECEMBER 19, 1903.
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BREAK JAIL.
Alford, Stile, and tliht Others Break Jail
at Tombt tone While Guards Were at
8uppr. Ranters In Pursuit
A special from Tombstone to the
Phoenix Republican gives the follow
ing account of a big jail escape:
Burt Alvord and William Stiles, two
of the most desperate and most no
torious criminals of the southwest,
broke jail this evening, together with
John James, indicted for the murder
of a man named Milless at Bisbee last
July; David O'Brieu indicted for sod
omy; James Bennett indicted for
smuggling Chinese into the country,
released on bail and again arrested
for trying to smuggle tools into the
jail; Tom Stevens, a negro held to
answer to the grand jury; Tom De
Priest, indicted for an attempt at rob
bery; Sailor Brown, in for time, and
two Mexicans awaiting the action of
the grand jury. So far as known the
escapes are armed with only a butcher
knife, but they are of a class that can
arm themselves in short order, having
many friends and being able to find
what they want.
The jail break occurred about six
o'clock, while some of the guards
were at supper. The prisoners in the
two corridors managed to remove an
iron bar between them, then dug a
hole through the west side of the jail
through which all escaped, dropping
fifteen feet to the ground below. They
first sent out a lad named Jack Vir
gin, who escaped from them as soon
as possible and alarmed the guards in
the front of the jail.
The men left Tombstone, headed
toward Fairbank. Posses are being
sent out from Bisbee, Douglass, Fair
bank, Benson and St. David.
Alvord and Stiles are most inter
esting characters and this jail-break
is unquestionably due to their in
genuity. Both have been officers as
well as outlaws. Alvord was last
week sentenced to a two years' term
in the penitentiary and Stiles was
hovering in its shadow, being on trial
for an assault with intent to kill
Jailer George Bravin in a jailbreak a
few years ago.
Alvord, while a constable, with
Stiles and others, robbed a train and
rifled the mail near Fairbank some
years ago. Both were captured but
broke jail under leadership of Stiles
when Bravin was wounded. Later
Stiles surrendered on condition be
would help run down his pals. He
helped catch one in Wyoming and
others here. Meantime Alvord went
to Mexico and lived the life of an
outlaw with Bravo Juan, one of the
gang, till a couple of years ago he
delivered over the line Augustin Cha
con, a man of many murders, who
was hanged at Solomonville, Ariz.,
a few months ago. By this Alvord
sought to avoid prosecution and did
to an extent as Chacon was a much
wanted man. The juries in subse
quent train robbery cases disagreed,
whereupon the United States author
ities arrested him for robbing the
mails. At the last previous term of
court, Stiles, who was to appear
against him in these cases, gave
doubtful and but partial testimony,
whereupon the grand jury indicted
him for the assault on Bravin some
time before and which had been' tem
porarily dropped, or rather never
taken up.
At this term of court there were
five cases against Alvord, who plead
ed guilty in the first, the other four
being dismissed. Last week he was
sentenced to two years in the Yuma
prison and was only awaiting his
transportation. Stiles' case for as
sault is before the court now. By
reason of the desperate character of
these men, and that they might have
no opportunity to plot, during the re
cess between the present and the
last term of court, Stiles was kept in
the Tombstone jail and Alvord in the
Phoenix jail.
In today's jailbreak the officers
reached the scene in time to prevent
the possible escape of thirty other
prisoners who are either waiting to
be tried or serving misdemeanor
terms.
It was learned late tonight that the
fleeing escapes appropriated a horse
belonging to a citizen living below
town. The Mexicans on the outside
are suspected of assisting the pris
oners to escape. Immediately after
the alarm two posses of well armed
deputies started in pursuit. The ter
ritorial ranger force and all local of
ficers in the county have been notified
and orders have been given to patrol
the boundary line to prevent the pris
oners from getting into Sonora.
Death of a Pioneer.
The Jerome News says: Word was
reoeived a few days since in the Verde
valley that D. J. Marr, an old time
and highly respected citizen, formerly
of the Verde valley, had died last
Wednesday, December 9, near Los
Angeles, where he moved with his
family last spring. Mr. Marr was
thrown from a wagon some time since
and sustained injuries from which he
never fully recovered, and it is sup
posed that his death was from this
cause. He leaves a wife, a married
daughter, two single daughters and a
son, besides his brother J. L. Marr,
with the latter of whom he was form
erly associated in the stock business.
His death will be mourned by a large
circle of friends besides his immediate
relatives.
B. P. 0. C. Social.
The social session given by the
Elks to the ladies at the Elks' hall
Tuesday evening was a very success
ful affair in a social way.
The hall was comfortably filled.
there being about fifty people present.
Cards was the principal form of
amusement, enlivened by music at in
tervals.
The successful contestants at cards
were Mrs. J. E. Brown, who was pre
sented with a very pretty silver piece:
Clement Moyer was awarded first prize
for gentlemen in the form of a hand
some sofa pillow.
At the conclusion of cards luncheon
was served by caterer Tolfree, wind
ing up the evening in a most agree
able manner.
The Oldest Notary.
The oldest notary public in Arizona
in point of continuous service is P.
K. Hickey. Mr. Hickey recently re
cently received his sixth commission.
His first was issued to him more than
twenty years ago and he has never
since then been out of office.
COURT HOUSE TRAGEDY.
Death of a Yavapai County Pioneer. Re
calls Trailc Incident Enacted In
Prescott In IS83.
J. M. More, more familiarly known
as "Uncle Jimmy," died at the county
hospital yesterday aged 82 years. De
ceased came here about thirty-five
years ago, and resided most of his
time in Kirkland valley, although for
a few years prior to the death of his
wife, which occurred about twelve
years ago, the couple resided in
Prescott. Deceased was a good citi
zen, though a man of strong convic
tions and strong will power even to
aggressiveness, in what he considered
che right. He served one term as as
sessor of this county and discharged
the duties fearlessly and impartially.
While peaceable and law-abiding,
"Uncle Jimmy" was one of the actors
in one of the bloodiest tragedies ever
enacted in a court room in Arizona.
It was during the year 1883, when a
suit over the Kirkland valley water
right and ranch, was on trial between
Charles Beach and P. McAteer.
Feeling between the parties was very
bitter, and this feeling extended to
friends of each. The late Clark
Churchill was attorney for Beach and
Charles Hush was attorney for Mc
Ateer. Judge French occupied the
bench, and W. O. O'Neill was court
reporter.
More was witness for Beach, and
during the progress of the trial a
dispute arose between tae attorneys
during which some strong language
passed, finally resulting in Rush pick
ing up an ink stand and throwing it
at Churchill, the latter retaliating by
throwing a heavy book at Rush.
This was sufficient to arouse the
fighting spirit of McAteer, who was
considered a dange,ous man, having
been engaged in one or more fatal
affrays in New Mexico, and he drew
a large knife and entered the fray se
lecting his opposing litigant as his
victim, making a murdrous lunge at
him with the knife. In trping to pre
serve the peace and keep the two
apart, More received a knife thrust in
the shoulder, necessitating the ampu
tation of his arm. Beach received a
slight cut in the neck, and just as
McAteer was attempting to deal a
death blow with bis knife to O'Neill,
Beach drew a pistol and shot Mc
Ateer, the latter falling in his tracks
in the court room, and dying a few
days later from the effect of the
wyund.
During ehe progress of the affair, it
is said that Judge French dropped be
hind the judge's bench, and remained
there until the last sign of the struggle
had disappeared.
The attorneys in the case were sen
tenced to pay quite a heavy fine for
contempt of court, in precipitating the
tragedy, but on account of the leniency
of the judge, the order was never en
forced, and so far as known to the
writer, has never been remitted.
"Uncle Jimmy" More was the last
survivor of parties engaged to the
tragedy with the exception of Charley
Rush, who left this section the follow
ing year and his whereabouts are not
knawn.
As stated, McAteer died of his
wounds. Judge French and Attorney
Churchill died from natural causes.
Beach was assassinated a few years
later by a man firing contents of a
double barrelled shot gun in his head
while he was sitting before a window
writing a letter. O'Neill was killed in
a battle on Sau Juan hill in Cuba
during the Spanish-American war,
and "Uncle Jimmy" More on yester
day passed peacefully away, from
natural cause. Prescott Journal Miner.
What Steel Is Made Of.
The raw materials of manufacture in
making pig iron consist of iron ore,
coke and limestone, in the proportions
of 2 pounds of ore to 1 pound of coke
and i of a pound of limestone. In
the manufacture of the steel from
which rails are rolled,, there are two
fundamental processes; first, the re
duction of the ore in the blast furnace:
and then the conversion of the molten
iron into steel in the converter. The
description of the blast furnace is the
same for all the subsequent branches
of the steel industry; for blast furnace
practice is broadly the same today
in every furnace throughout the coun
try. Each furnace (there are eleven
in all at the Edgar Thompson works)
consists of a huge steel shell varying
from 75 to 90 feet in height. It has
its largest diameter at about a quarter
of its height, and tapers regularly to
its smallest diameter at the top plat
form. The upper portion is known as
the "stack," the lower portion as tbe
"bosh," while below this is the
"hearth," in which the molten cast
iron collects. The bosh, which is just
above the tuyeres, is provided with
annular hollow bronze castings built
into the brickwork, through which a
stream of cold water is circulated for .
the purpose of keeping down the tem
perature of the' brickwork at the hot
test part of tbe furnace. It should be
explained that the whole interior of
the steel shell is lined with about three
feet of brickwork. From the Scientific
American's special number on Iron
and Steel.
Bowltatf Tournament.
The Coconino Commercial Club is
enjoying another bowling tournament.
Tbe contest is creating considerable
interest among the members of the
club. The first game of the tourna
ment was had Thursday night and re
sulted in the following score:
Av.
Sllker. 139 139 193 157
Devine 120 157 150 -140
Brown 124 98 109 110
Total pins 1241.
Av.
Blair 95 151 172 139
D. Babbitt 120 154 135 130
Pollock 114 108 151 124 J
Total pins 1200.
The Armed Guard.
Adjutant General Leavell Saturday
received Krag-Jorgensen rifles and
carbines for the Arizona militia.
There are 205 rifles and thirty-seven
carbines. The latter are intended for
the Nogales company. The rifles of
the Phoenix company have already
been delivered and the others will be
sent out as soon as possible. The
shipment consisted of thirty-four
boxes, containing not only the rifles
and carbines, but. the scabbards and
belts' and whatever else belonged to
the equipment.
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