Arizona weekly miner., 1875-05-14
ANOTHER MURDER.
MARROW ESCAPE OF THE PRRPETRA TO6
 FRoA THE COURT OF JUDGE LYNCH"


 Last Monday afternoon, two men at the Crook mine, who had been on friendly terms, were drinking pretty freely and one, Dan Cannon, sho, and killed the other, J. C. Clancy, without any apparent cause, so far as we can learn from those who were present and witnessed the whole affair The following letter is from an official source and will explain all about it:
 PREscoTT, A. T., May 12, 1875. EDITOR MINER :-I take the liberty to give you the items concerning the unfortunate killing oi J. C. Clancy at the Crook mine, on the 10th inst. as the facts came to my knowledge, in order tha, the public may have knowledge thereof without waiting for the court reports.
 In the night of the 10th of May, Wm. Kent one of the owners of the Crook mine, came into town and notified the sheriff and coroner that J c. Clancy had been killed that day by Dan Can non. and that Cannon had been arrested by the citizens. About 12 o'clock in the night, the sher if, coroner and Mir. Kent left town and arrived a, the mining camp about o'clock next morning We found a good many of the boys stirring around and some excitement; all were glad to see the sheriff and be relieved from the charge oi their prisoner.
 Briefly the state of affairs stated to us thus Cannon. Clancy and others had been drinking wbiskey at Pat Hamilton's saloon, and Cannon and Clancy afterwards played Cards for money; Clancy won dollar; Common demanded the money back. which Clancy refused to give; the two then had some hard words and both left the house. Clancy came back in a few minutes with a pistol and Hamilton took it away from him. After little time Cannon came back with a pis- tol and walked up to Clancy who was standing outside the saloon, and commenced talking, and two or three others attempted to prevent the trouble which they anticipated, but Cannon fired his pistol at Clancy and missed him then Messrs Farrell and Malcolm told Cannon to stop, but he immediately shot again. and Clancy fell in front of the door. Cannon stepped over the body into the saloon, and talked rather rough about run ming the saloon and the camp. Alter he had been out and in twice and Hamilton had demanded his pistol several times, he gave it up. Parties pres ent carried the body into the house, and then ar rested Cannon. There was a great deal of ex- citemcnt among the miners, and for some time it seemed as though Cannon would be strung up to pine limb; ropes were ready and willing hands, but the advice of three four old settlers pre- vented any rash act, and Cannon was placed in McHenry's cabin, in charge of Fred Henry and a voluntary guard of miners. On the arrival of the sheriff. at 430 AM, on the 1lth, the prisoner was turned over to him. The sheriff at once handcuffed Cannon, subpGnaed witnesses and started for Prescott, Pete Reed and G. H. Wilson accompanying.
 The coroner summoned a jury and he'd an in quest at o'clock A. M, and the body was buried at l2 o'clock. Twenty-eight miners went to the grave where the coroner read little scripture and made some remarks appropriate 10 the occa sion, and tears started in the eyes of those un- used to weep as they were reminded of the many similar occasions in which they had participated
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