The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-08-16
Double Murder in Tucson.
Robbery of the House and Store of the
 Victims.
The Thieves and Murderers arrested and
 hung by the Citizens.

SliSfH p' hhN SNh Hlsts, Wt ktN hhV HafliCu- lars of the brutal murder of Vicente Herman dez and wife, August 1th. The entire history of the affair would be interesting to our read CTS, but want of space confines us to brief statement of the principal points.
 Vicente Hernandez, better known ss Pie dras Negras, was a pawnbroker and mer. chant, who came from New Mexico to Ar- zona, and had been living on Convent street, Tucson, where he was doing prosperous business Sometime in the night of Wednes- day, the 7th inst, the house was entered and Hernandez and wife were murdered in their bed. Investigation showed that they had been killed by the use of clubs and knives-probably first stunned with clubs and then their throats cut. After the mur- der the house and store were plundered of money, jewelry, firearms and merchandise. The fact that Mrs. II. was some months ad- vsnced in pregnancy added to the horror felt by the citizens when the murders were dis covered.
 On Thursday rewards were offered amount ing to 800, raised by subscription among the citizens, for the apprehension of the mur- derers, and at o'clk that night six men had been arrested and lodged in jail on suspicion Two of the party confessed and made state ments of all the particulars of the horrible crimes committed, showing that three Mexi. cans named LeocardO Cordova, Clemente Lo- | peg and Jesus Saguaripa were the perpetrs- tors. The funeral of their victims was held Friday morning, all the principal places of business being closed and the citizens attend. ing the ceremonies in body. After the iu- neral all proceeded to the court house plaza where rude gallows had been erected from which four ropes were dangling with nooses at one end. The jail was opened, the three Mexicans and a convicted murderer named John Willis, were brought out and hanged in front of the court house door, at ll:30 am, after which the crowd quietly dispersed. A coroner's inquest was at once held, the result of which we give as it appeared in the Citizen
 In the matter of the inquisition upon the bod. les of John Willis, Leocardo Cordova, Clemente Lopez and Jesus Saguarpa, deceased
 We :be undersigned, the jurors summoned to ap- pear before solomon Warner, the coroner Of the county of Pima, at Tucson, on the sth day of Au. gust, 1s73 to inquire into the cause of the death of John Willis, Leocardo Cordoya, Clemente Lo- peg, and Jesus saguaripa, having been duly sworn according 10 law, and having made such inquisi. ton, upon our oaths, each aud all do say that we ind that the said John Willis, Leocardo Cordova, Clemente Lopez and Jesus Saguaripa came to their deaths on the Sth day of August, lS73 al about II go m., in the Court house plaza, in the town of Tucson, by hanging; and we further find that the said hanging was committed by the peo' pie of town of Tucson, CD masse and we do fur ther say that in view of the. terrible and bloody
 murders that had been committed by the three
 MexicaBs above named, and the tardlpess witt which justice was being meted out 10 John VII He, murderer, that the extreme measures taken by our felow-citiZens this morning in yindication Of their lives. their property and the peace and good order of society, while it is 10 be regretted and deplored that such extreme measures were necessary, seems to the jury 10 have been the in evitable results of allowing criminals to escape the penalties oftheir crimes.
 All of which duly certify by this inquistion
 in writing, by us signed, this sth day of August
 1873
 J. $. Mansfield, foreman; Wm. Ohnesorgen Fred Bland, Thos. Driscoll, R. \. LeAtherwood
 Barney Palm.
 Willis killed Robt. Swope in Sanford, Nov
 20, 1872, was tried and found guilty of mur der in the first degree, May "A, 1873, auC , sentenced to be hanged some day not named by the Judge. His case was appealed to tn,
 Supreme Court which would meet in January
 1874.
 As the March term of court resulted il turning loose upon the public well knowl |, murderer named Dorman, and John Burt
 ~ho killed one Marianda, in Tucson, last
 Christmas, it appears that the citizens of tha
 place concluded that while they had thei hands m they would finish the Willis cas- , in Judge Lynch's court.
 In the accounts of the tragedy we have re
 ceived, there is a noticeable absence of any in
 formation of the manner in which the prison CTS were obtained from the jail, and the Ci,i o zen says that Geo. Coolers money drawe |. was robbed Tuesday night, and things hap Q pened during the balance of the week, nor n particular account of which would not ad h vance the public interest in any msteris . manner.
 '. The MINER does not propose to make an
 extended comment on the action of the citi zens of Tucson, in this administration of poT ular justice, mob, or lynch law. Our view have been freely expressed in days past, an I at this time it is only necessary to remin
 the public that many murders have bee
 committed in Arizona; that often the mur :, derer. have been arrested, brought tn tria
 and set free through the operation of the la'
 (not justice); or, when convicted, have brc ken jail and escaped that only one legal e, ' ecution has taken place in Arizona for mul der; that serious talk of organizing "vig 70 lantes" has been had in Prescott, and thi ', the action of the citizens of Phoenix, July 3c in the summary hanging of Mariana Tisnad' a Mexican cattle thief and supposed mu 7, derer, in connection with the recent event :. in Tucson, show that the public sentimer - of Arizonans is based on desire for peac = and quietude, law and order; if by nal -at