Show A TRAGEDY DY IN ARIZONA AN OLD RESIDENT OP OF UTAH SUPPOSED ASSASSIN by THE OF LAW P PRING VILLE APACHE CO arizona dec edor editor deseret news in this valley is located at present a ward of latter day saints and its name is union there were formerly two wards tut but last july a new organ was effected and the omer and amity wards were combined and the name of union given the new ward we are arb located 35 mils miles up the little colliado Coloia ado do river from st johns the inhabitants are mi mixed x ed ajo oo re ligion there are about 50 fa faBes 00 e 0 of mormons cormons Mor mons I 1 and as many or m ale non mormons cormons Mor mons and mexicans and this Is a gathering place on holiday occasions for a good many men who follow the cattle business and some of these men are very reckless in the use of fi firearms on december 25 mr riles holes formerly a member of our church was killed but by whom it is not noi known he was with others athers at a saloon and dri drinking king A coroners inquest was hedw held but no evidence could be found asto as to who did the killing A complaint was sworn out against a man a transient and a posse went to arrest hi him in ent en lie he was on a good horse and mth attempted emited empted t to run he was ordered to stop but paid no attention to the command the officers fired wounding inaho hb and shooting his bis horse in three blaces places but he be still kept running till his horse orse lell fell dead and he be was ca captured 1114 hi wound is not considered dangerous A meeting was called of all good citizens on the evening of december and the best citizens of this valley galley mormon non mor imor mon and mexican agreed reed to stand by the officers of the lawin law in putting a stop to the reckless shooting in the streets of our town ac a af mr r hales is the third man killed in this vicinity inside of six months he leaves a family of four so sons as unmarried abe youngest about 11 years year sold old he was years oft 06 age and was a latter lay day saint in nancoo nan and was formerly a resident of davis county utah and has as resided Mere in other places in utah where h he e ha a some children i the mormon people who reside here follow farming mostly as also du do the mexicans and a number num berof of non mormon families also till the earth some borne are engaged in mercantile business etc and some are in the cattle business and we all love peace and feel that as good law biding citizens we cannot submit to such actions as have been enacted here of late we do not propose to do any unlawful act but to standby stand by we the coper officers in keeping the peace we were lately favored with avisia a I 1 visit from prest Jesse N smith and stake who held two meetings witt kus hiving giving us much good counsel and words of encouragement A gener altime of good health prevails in this part of arizona occasional |