In the early winter of 1914, a dedicated lawman named James A. Mercer, a 42-year-old male, met a tragic end while carrying out his duties in Pima County, Arizona. On December 2nd, Mercer, who served as a County Ranger, was investigating a report of a stolen calf. Accompanied by a local rancher, he ventured to a small ranch located north of Pantano, a settlement in the rugged Arizona landscape. The purpose of their visit was to question a man by the name of J. Padilla, who was suspected of being
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