The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-07-20
Trial of Richard M. Hargrave
 for the Murder of Ygnacio Rubio.

pened in Arizona ;--the first of the kind, we believe. that has occurred here since the sol! of Arizona became American,-and, in all probability, the first of the kind that has ever taken place here under any other law or flag save ours. And this event, we firmly believe, will have lasting effect for good upon the citizens of the Territory,-espe- cially upon the evii-disposed, inasmuch as, owing to brave, honest performance of du- ty, law-abiding citizens have acted so as to yindicate the majesty of written law, and set an example that will, very likely, be fol- lowed whenever similar deeds and circum- stances come up for judgment.
 And this event is no more nor no less than the speedy arrest, trial, conviction and sen- tence to death of a man for the crime oi murder. True, Prescott and vicinity have heretofore, furnished jury that brought ir . verdict, guilty of murder" against a cold -blooded assassin, who, owing, it is be- licved to the connivance of persons friendly to him,-whether from fellow-feeling or a desire to punish community and thwart the ends of justice,-we know not-made good his escape from our jail, county and Territory, soon after his conviction and before sentence could be passed upon him. We allrde, oi course, to the fellow Wainright.
 In order to bring up the record of the case
 Territory of Arizona against Richard M Hargrave (indioted as Martin Hargrave.) It is necessary for us to repeat what we have heretofore stated in these columns; l.. c., that on Monday, July, first, Richard NJ. Har- grave shot Mexican named Ygnacio Rubio, who, soon after died from the wounds infict ed by Hargrave, who was arrested and placed in jail. The District Court of the Second Judicial District, being in session at this place, and the first Grand Jury having been dismissed, another Grand Jury was called by the Judge-Hon. c. A. Tweed-which latter Grand Jury went to work with will, and on Wednesday evening, July 3, finished its labors by indcting Hargrave for the crime of murder.
 Shortly after the finding of this indictment, citizens J. Goldstein, John Reese, J. l.. Hill, wm. Cole, Robert Stubblefeld, T. Stone house, T. W. Simmons, Geo. Becker, Chas. Dickinson, s. z. Pierce, A. II. Prather, and N. c. Sheckles, were sworn in as jurors, to try the case; Judges Wm. J. Berry and John Howard volunteered to defend the pris- oner; while the District Attorney, Judge John A. Rush, stood ready to act for the people.
 All and everything being in readiness, op Tuesday, the prisoner was escorted from his cell, when the following testimony was sdduccd from the respective persons:
 Geo. D. Kendall snorn, sdys:-I reside in Prescott, Arizona, am Physician and Surgeon About o'clock on the morning of July lst l was called to see a man who was wounded, near Moeller's saloon; on superficial examina- ton found he had received three wounds gun-shot-one wound striking little to left of spinal column at small of back, passing through to left and downwards, it came out front part of body about four inches left of and one inch below line of navel, severing in its course the mesenteric vein and omentum another wound about 2A inches below the one just spoken of, striking the spinal column, then passing downward, coming out of the left buttox. Third wound striking left arm at lower middle of forearm, shattering the long bone, bleeding was profuse, he was ta ken to Prescott House on another street, where his wounds were dressed and ascetive given and left him about o'clock in the morning. On my visiting him again in the morning he was dead. I went down there about half past eight o'clock, In the after noon held a post mortem examination in direction of balls, in following course of balls | traced the balls in position as above stated; this was between four and five o'clock p. tn. Made examination in professional capacity. I was subpen@d for that purpose by the Coroner. The cause of death was from shock to the nervous system and also hemor- rhage produced by lead bullets or projecties of same character. Death was produced from a wound suchas described. The wound which went through the body-fst one enthusiastically caused death. Second wound fractured spinal column. Thi:d-in arm-not necessary fatal First wound was mortal. found the man lying. half dead, on Moeller's stoop, in Prescott, Yavapai county, Arizona, on Montezuma street. When first saw the wounds they were fresh, no question about that. The wounds must have been inflicted 10 or l5 minutes or l5 or % minutes. Rubio was lying--body on platform, feet and lower portion of legs in the street-he was lying two feet from line of door towards the corner of the street
 Gross examination Don't know by whom the wovnds were inflicted.
 Wm. Jennings being s,oorn, says.-I live in Prescott, am nightwatchman, 1 was standing little to the south of the door atDoc Noel ler's building; noticed firing from gun. and running towards the object that was firing the gun threw up my hands and cried out, stop you've shot an innocent man. I got slong side of him and told him to give me the gun. got my hands on the gun and took it from him, and told him that would take care of him, told him to come along we walked along between Bashford's and Dr. Kendali's ofiice-this was the defendant here when saw man of at . distance in the plaza; finally sang out ssdon't shoct," Den his came and asked for the gun, l told him to assist me, both then went to the jail. got to the jail and turned defendant oyer te 8E James and Terry When was running