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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1892
Page
4
Monday's Daily Mark Smith heads to Tucson while Allen English expected home tomorrow. Miss Minnie Hart remains ill in Tucson as school opens next week. The Lucky Cuss mine pump arrives in Tombstone and will be installed soon. Boundary survey moves to Nogales next month. Bisbee beats Tombstone 20 to 16 in baseball.
Last night at about 10 30 a Mexican assailant assaulted Mollie Kingeman in Sixth Street and severed her left ear in a savage act. The fugitive fled into an alley but was captured with the aid of Constable Broad and volunteers. The injured woman received care from Dr. Sullivan and the suspect faced Justice Alvord with a hearing set for tomorrow. A portion of the missing ear was found nearby.
Staehle consents to run for District Attorney at the Republican convention after strong urging from prominent citizens. His prior tenure as city attorney is cited as evidence of fitness for the district attorney’s demanding duties. He enters the race with solid party support and confidence in his capability.
Deputy Collector Reppy was arrested while driving without coat shoes or badge near the Nogales line with Mrs Reppy. Mrs Reppy released. Reppy held until Collector Christ and Commandante Chapital intervened ordering his release. Alternate version cites retaliatory motive over Reppy arrest of a Mexican smuggler. The Kirk Brothers report on ore from their Ventura mine near Osu Negro Sonora and plans for more ore via Imaris station.
The Prospector prints a corrected delegation for the territorial convention. The revised list includes Lewis Williams, Dr. Wright, J.8. Williame, J. A. Bright, W. F. Nichols, H.C. Herrick, Wm. Herring, B.8. Coffman, W. H. Stilwell, St Bryant, S. BR. Delong, Wm. Shilliam, and J. A. Mc Rae, noting A. Y. Noyes was not a delegate.
F M McCahn, brought back from Calabasas by Deputy Sheriff George Pemberton, faced a Thursday hearing before Justice E J Cook on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses by Ben Bound. He was held on 300 bond to await the next grand jury action.
In Florence the local justice held Frank Kibbey without bail after the examination, charging murder in the Graham case. Counsel and bystanders left, defense counsel secured a reversal to admit bail. District Attorney Jackson arrived to set bail after remonstrance, proposed terms, and the judge set bail at 15000 dollars after defense suggested 5000.
William Branch was found on the street about 2 o clock and jailed. He allegedly waited at Belle Stever TM sons house near the court house for her arrival. Mrs. Burke confronted him when he tried to shoot a misidentified person, and he was captured by the Chief of Police and taken to the county jail.
Bisbee’s Jake Bowman, a longtime Arizonan and deputy sheriff, announces his candidacy for sheriff. He is famed for nerve and calm under fire, having survived a bullet wound from an Indian and helped track horse thieves across the region. Bowman’s record includes leading efforts that broke up a major gang and recovering two suspects, with extensive knowledge of local trails.
A witness testifies about Porter's relapse on the 8th or 9th day at his bedside. Porter tells his mother he is unlikely to recover and, extending a hand to George Campbell, asks if Lever lied. He declares he has never wronged Frank Kibbey's wife and claims innocence of the charges.
The Marion Doree restaurant passed to Jacob Miller who will run it with the bakery starting September 1. A Quet and wife retire after years of service and Miller seeks continued patronage from old customers and welcomes new ones.
News by wire reports a passenger who landed from the Hamburg steamer Gemma died at Gravesend hospital. Indignation grows at medical officers for allowing arrivals ashore amid fears of cholera spreading to London and New York City.
The Bisbee column notes Harper’s New Monthly Magazine for the Public Library and new children's classics. It details Castle Rock Addition, Terrace Avenue grading, and a lively baseball game between the copper camp kids and graveyard kids with a notable crowd and playful banter. The piece also mentions insurance and local notices about property sales and community figures in Tombstone and nearby areas.
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