1896: Mrs. WP Murdock has just returned home, where she went a few days ago on a subpoena from her brother, Mr. Arthur Hand, auditor for the Steeple Rock Improvement Company. The facts showed that the statements made a few days ago in connection with the affair were completely wrong. Mr. Hand was practicing with his revolver on his horse at the time and did not harass anyone. The deputy sheriff in Flagstaff, who had only been on duty for one day and didn’t know Mr. Hand, ordered him to surrender his gun. Failing to see the need, Mr. Hand refused to give it up. The sheriff, who was armed with a shotgun, fired and injured Mr. Hand on the elbow. The arm was amputated. Five days later, Mr. Hand died of blood poisoning.
1921: The police court has a big business week. To end properly a week that had started with an unusually large fine, the city police court rallied enough defendants in a matter of minutes on Saturday night to pay a total of $ 380 in fines, all of which were paid instantly in cash. The chief of police had warned Roman Pinot and Simon Olalla, the owners of Big Piper Pool Hall on Railroad Avenue, not to allow an open game of stud poker in their place. A few hours later he went into the hall and picked up the two owners and five of the alleged players. Pinot and Olalla each paid $ 140, and each of the five players paid $ 25.
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