Arizona weekly miner., 1875-04-30
LETTER FROM WICKENBCRG.
WIcKESBuRG, A. T., April 24, 1875.

for newspaper correspondent but the mur- der of Heyman Mannasse, on Tuesday the ! 20th inst. created considerable excitement. and presuming the particulars of the affair would be acceptable, write these lines: Mannasse had made an agreement with Mexican freighter, named Jesus Amado, to take some hides to Ehrenberg, and they were to be loaded that day, and when the affray began, a man was taking them from the yard and piling them up in front of the store to be ready for the wagon which was in camp about 100 yeards from the store of Mannasse. About o'clock in the morning Amado went to Manassse's store and a con- versaton ensued between them concerning some barley AmAdo wished 10 buy. and he ! told Mannasse that the price he then asked was too much, anu more than he had offer ed it to hIm for tue day before, and sid he would not buy the bailey nor take the hides. Mannasse then called him liar and other bad names, and Amado struck him in the face and ran, and Mannasse shot at him
 
 hit him. Amado sung out that he would be back directly. Mannasse went in through the store, took a double barreled shotgun, which was loaded, out into the yard and | fired it off, came back into the back room of the store and commenced loading the gun, standing by table with his back turned towards the front of the store. Just then Amado. who had been to his wagon and got pistol, came to the store and looked in, saw Mannasse, and standing on the side walk shot at him through the length of the store about fifty feet. The ball struck the un- fortunate man near the point of the shoul- der-tlade, passed through his body, going out just above the left nipple.
 E. Farley, E. B. Kirkland and Jose Guin- dani were in the rear part of the establish ment and laid the wounded man on the bed Dr. J. II. Pierson was immediately called and did all that could be done, but Mannasse died about $ o'clock. Anado left town in the excitement following the shooting, and has not been heard of since. He left his team in charge of the driver who went away the same day. Telegrams were sent in all directions, and Amado perhaps will mot es- cape.
 A coroner's inquest held by J. H. Pierson, J. F., gave verdict in accordance with the 1 facts as above stated.
 H. 4. Bigelow, Public Administrator of this county, arrived in town Wednesday, | from Prescott, and with the help of E. B. Kirkland (Mannasse's clerk j. and F. M. Lar kin, at once commenced taking an inventory of the property, which consists of the usual stock of a country store, and will probably amount to SS,0O0 or Sl0000. Moses Man nasse, a brother of deceased, resident at San Pasqual, San Diego Co.,. Cal, has replied to telegrams that ke would come here at once, and will probably take charge of the settle ment of the estate.
 There is little else worthy of note in town. The stoppage of the Vulture mill and min ing operations, with no immediate prospect of starting again, has given the burg quie- tus from which it will not soon recover AL though the Vulture Company claim that work was stopped because it would not pay, we have the curious fact to reflect upon that P. W. Smith has mill II miles below here, is working rock from his claim on the same mine and Is making money. He started in the face of obstacles that would have dis couraged any one of less energy, got in debt so that those who were weak in faith would not trust him for dollar, and to-day is in the full tide of success with a I0-stamp mill :; is sought after for his trade by men who refused to help him three years ago. His trade in Wickenburg is considerable, though he keeps store at bis mill and buys whole sale elsewhere.
 The change of the California and Arizona mail line on this route from San Bernardino to Prescott, to that via Hardyville to Prescott, will have still further depressing influence on the fortunes of Wickenburg. Now the main establishment of the company is here, for repairs, depot for extra stock, stages, etc; and after the change, which will take place May 16th, there will only be way station here on the semi-weekly line from Prescott 10 Phoenix.
 Prospecting for new mines and working on old ones goes on in this neighborhood little yet. Geo. Monroe has specimens of very rich silver ore, out of vein some twen- ty miles east of town. It assays into the thousands, and he is intending to get out ores for shipment. H. Ramboz has recently discovered a vein of high grade copper oIe- no assays made. Others have been and are now prospecting for deposits or veins of the precious minerals, with varied success The lack of means to develop promising discov- cries is the hardest element for the prospect CT to contend with; so those who believe they have something good in the mineral line can only wait for moving of the waters, like the sick of olden time; and like them, some will have to be carried into the pool to derive any benefit from the commotion
 Yours, truly, PA