Arizona citizen., 1874-08-01
DESERT STATION MURDER.
Testimony Before the Coroner's Jury.

the two men were murdered, as referred to in THE CITIZEN of last Saturday, and proceeded to hold an inquest over the bodies. The jury was impanneled July 24, and was composed of Alexander Me Key, Augustus Caballero, W. W. Ormsby, A. P. Herrick, c. G. Jones and William J. Osborn-Alexander Mickey being made foreman. Following is the testimony.
 Charles H. Laberee was sworn and tes- tiieG: Yesterday morning, July 23, 1874, at about one o'clock, MT. Moore came to my station and reported that he was in pursuit of two horse thieves at the request of NIT. Wilson, who had come into his camp about 10 o'clock the previous even- ing. The said Wilson arrived here about five o'clock in the morning after the ar rival of Moore Wilson had probably been here half an hour when c. A. Paige came in from the Gila. Wilson and Moore Mexicans or tie road with horses. Paige answered that he had seen two about eight miles back. Wilson and Moore asked Paige to give a description of the horses which he dld. They, Wilson and Moore, said they were the men they were in pursuit of and made preparations to go after them, and did go. Shortly after they had left was out at the well after water and heard two shots fired, and looking up the road towards the Picacho, l saw the smoke of the shots just fired, 1 came into the station and told the men that there was shooting going on up the road. We all went on the roof of the corral to see if we could observe anything. We saw two or three men on horseback, going in a southwest direction from point on the road about one and one-fourth miles We could hear shots fired repeatedly and see the smoke arising therefrom. We then all went down into the house for break fast. and while we were eating, Moore and Wilson came up to the station, driving two horses and said they had met the men and got the horses. MT. Moore took breakfast and then mounted his horse and went off up the road toward the Picacho. As he was leaving, he told me that Wilson would settle the bill and would then take the horses back to the Gila Wilson staid about two hours after Moore left and told me he was going up to sec Whipple who owed him some money. He wanted to take the gray horse with him and I refused to let him have it. A German had arrived at the station about six o'clock the evening fN fhn iz-nI rST I Moore. In the morning after the arrival of Wilson, he told me he believed Wilson was the same man who was arrested short time before for stealing horse at the Gila; but 1 had doubts of him being the same man, as Mir. Moore spoke well ot Wilson and said to knew him at PhcniX. From the firing and all the 2ctS and pro- ceedings of Wilson and Moore l believed they had killed one If not both of the men. 1adyised Wilson to go to Tucson and report to the proper authorities what had been Gone, and he replied that he would. Wilson left here one large gray horse and one medium sized bay mare wounded in the.hOck joint of the left leg with bullet, two old saddles and brides and sack with small lot of provisions. Wilson, when he left, took with him Ma Yaje blanket. When Wilson arrived here, JIG idu d Oudl . Cul UlllC dHU one pl5tOl, when he left he had the carbine, two pistols and knife. I saw Wilson hand another pistol to Moore after he-Moore was mounted to leave the station for the Gila went to Tucson after the fore going events took place, and on my return to-day and when about two miles this siGe of MT. Paige's ranch, l saw Wilson en route to Tucson in the custody of \. Van Alstine, under-sheriff, and F Esparza, constable. MT. Paige was here when the slots were fired and left for Tucson the same time 1 did. When Wilson ana Moore left here to go after the horse thieves, 1 saw Mi. Pages shotgun in tlre hands of Moore, and after their return to the station, l saw Moore return the gun 10 Paige. Before l left for Tucson, Will liam Carter, MT. Paige and the German went out to where the shooting took place, and upon their return reported they had found two dead bodies appar- ently recently killed. I am the proprietor of Desert station, near wLere the shoot ing took place yesterday. I saw Wilson and Moore loading their pistols after they returned.
 W. H. Carter was sworn and testified: 1 reside at Desert station and am in the employ of the stage company. 1 have heard read the evidence of Charles H. Laberee and the said evidence so far as given of the transactions here on yester- terday, is true of my own knowledge. Yesterday morning, was at the door of the grain room when MT. Moore passed
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