Holbrook argus., April 15, 1905, Image 1

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VOL X.
HOLBROOft. ARIZONA SATURDAY, APRIL 15. 1905.
No. 15.
Officers Kill One And Capture
The Other Both Put Up
A Scrap. -
On the morning of the 7th Sher
iff Houck received a telegram
from Winslow stating that the
Wigwam saloon had been held
up by two masked men about 2
o'clock that morning, and he
boarded No. 1 for the scene of the
holdup. To him we are indebt
ed for the following details of
the holdup and the capture of
the robbers.
At about 1:30 a. m. John Kel
ley, night bartender in the Wig
wam asked Night Marshall Ket
chum to watch out for him while
he stepped out to get something
to eat, while Kelley was out two
masked men stepped in the front
door, one of them threw down
on Ketchum and the other one
went over to the roulette wheel
and began raking the bank oc
silver, which contained between
250 and $300, into a tin buck
et which they had brought with
them. This finished they step
out and disappeared.
People in the saloon at first
thought it a joke, but when the
men disappeared with the 'dough'
they realized it was the real
thing, a hold up, then sizing up
the situation and taking into
consideration that the robbers
did not go into the cash register,
or take the bank roll on the crap
table they came to the conclus
ion they were green hands and
had weakened before completing
their job.
When Houck arrived in Wins
low Ketchum informed him Pete
Pemberton had gone to Flagstaff
on the lookout for them and ad
vised him to go there also, which
he did. In Flagstaff he met Pete
who said he hadn't any trace of
them and was going to return
to Winslow on the local. Houck
decided to accompany him, when
the local arrived at Sunshine and
had a few minutes work to do
Houck started over to the quar
ry to ask if any strangers had
been there when the head brake
man told him he saw two men
between there and Canyon Diab
lo and they hid in the bushes as
the train came up, as this looked
suspicious he and Pete walked
back to Canyon Diablo and
there met two men on the track,
opposite Volt's store, they had a
chat with them and both put up
a very straight forward story,
but Houck said, "well, we'll just
search you and then wont have
to bother you any more," he
reached over and took hold of
the fellows coat, he reached for
his gun and said, "No you can't
search me," Houck covered him,
but he pulled his gun and fired,
the bullet passing through Chet's
coat, Houck returned the fire,
in the meantime Pete and the
other gent had gotten into act
ion and were doing some lively
shooting, Houck and his man
kept busy until they got on op
posite sides of a house they ran
to the other end and Houck ord
ered him to throw up, he preten-
ded he would but was trying to
get another shot, Houck saw his
game and shot hitting him in the
temple, Pete hallooed, "that's a
beauty, come back and get this
one my gun's gone dry," Houck
hurried over and the robber was
walking off, he threw down on
him and commanded him to
throw up, but the fellow just
looked over his shoulder and
went on Houck pulled the trig
ger and found out he had emp
tied his gun, he then turned back
and met Pete who had gotten a
shotgun which he took and, star
ted back, the man sat down and
carefully v placed his gun beside
him, when Houck got about 50
yards from him he asked, "are
you going to give up or will I
have to kill you too," he replied,
"man I'm shot, I'm all in," Chet
said, "come here," he replied, "I
tell- you I'm shot and can't,"
Houck said, "throw that gun
away." he repeated, "I tell you
I'm shot and can't." Houck
then said, "get away from that
gun or I will kill you," the rob
ber walked over a few feet and
sat down. "He had put two car
tridges in his gun and had it full
cock. Pete had hit him three
times, all flesh wounds, he will
recover The dead robber was
hit four times; the coroner's jury
exhonorated Houck.
The captured robber said they
saw the officers coming and de
dided Pete wouldn't fight and it
would be easy for them to dis
arm or it necssary kill Houck; he
can see where they were mistak
en. He gives the following nam
es dead man, John Shaw; his as
W. Smith; he says they were la
boring men and this was his first
venture in the holdup biz. The
officers think they are old timers,
if this was their first venture they
were very apt scholars. Pete
got off with a shot through
left shoulder of his coat.
Zack Booth flust Hang.
The Supreme Court at Phoenix
has sustained the district court
at Globe in the case of Zack
Booth who was sentenced last
summer to hang for the killing of
Wilev Berrv.
T.
Sweeping Order is Issued
Against Federation
of Miners
Kingman, April 8. A sweep
ing injunction was granted the
German American Mining Com
pany at this term ol the district
court by Judge Sloan.
The order is to restrain mem
bers of the Western Federation
of Miners, especially the union at
Vivian, from interfering with the
working of that property.
It is directed to the miners' un
and a number ol the leaders of
the strike movement which was
recently inaugurated against a
number ot properties of the dis
trict. By its terms miners are prohib
ited from going upon the premis
es of or picketing against the
plaintiff company, or intimidat
ing, speaking to or attempting
to keep workmen from entering
or remaining in the employ of
the company.
Patronize Home Merchants.
The editor of the Gallup Repub
lican writes as follows regarding
the sending away for goods that
could be bought at home:
"We hear business men com
plaining that things don't move
quick right now. There is a kind
of depression in business.
"We suppose that the weather
has something to do with it.
There is still another reason. The
mail order business is killing this
town. Everyone sends east or
west for goods. They save a few
cents by it. Merchants complain
bitterly about the matter; But
the worst of it is (shall we let the
cat out of the bag why not! still
let it be a secret among our
selves,) why, the very merchants
do thf same. The goods they
don'. .; which are needed lor
their own use, they order out of
town. Now, do these merchants
deserve the support of the com
munity? Do they have a right to
complain? Is that public spirit?
We could give names. We are
afraid, though that the list would
be too long."
New Appoin'
Uc.li.
Governor Kibbc i.as appoint
.. vVesle A. Hill to be Territor
ial Auditor to succeed the late
Issac M. Christy. Fred Tritle of
Prescott was appointed chief
j clerk in the Auditor's office to
succeed Mr. Hill.
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CHALCEDONY LODGE NO. 6,
F & A. M.
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Meetings i OFEACH M0NTH-
L. E. DlVELBESS, W. M.
F. M. Zuck. Secy.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
GEORGE P. SAMPSON,
PHYSICIAN ami SUKGKON,
WINSLOW, :-: ARIZONA.
Calls from Holbrook and vicinity promptly
attended to.
DR. H. L. CHILSUN,
DKNTI8T.
Permanently located at Winslow,
Office in Booth Building.
R. E. MORRISON,
A'lTOUNKi'-AT-LAW,
Prescott. Arizona.
GEORGE H. CROSBY, JR.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY of APACHE COUST
St. Johns, Arizona.
Speolul attention given to practice in Apaohs
and Navajo Counties.
a. f. McAllister,
NOTARY PUBLIC,
AND CONVEYANCER.
HOLBROOK ARIZONA
SHEEP BRANDS.
JOHN NKL.SON .
PostofHce Heber, Arizona. , ,
Ranee West Black Caflon.
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