Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-06-11
THE TESTIMONY.
Proceedings at the Inquest to Inquire into the
 Cause of the Death Of James Levy

THE TESTIMONY.
 Proceedings at the Inquest to Inquire into the
 Cause of the Death Of James Levy
 The jury having been duly summoned
 in the matter of the above inquest, met
 Tuesday at the house of the undertaken,
 E. J. Smith, where the body then was.
 Having inspected the dead body, the
 following testimony was taken before the jury of the witnesses, each be- ing duly sworn according to law. A. c. BUTTNER.
 am Chief Of Police of the City of Tucson. was n Congress street about 9 to Top. m., near the Fashion saloon, Monday night Mir. Johnson, one of the Policemen, said there was likely to be a fuss. Found there was fuss between Mir. Levy and Murphy on account of a game. Finally Murphy and Levy met and some words passed, Levy denying having said anything against Murphy. Murphy was little angry and Levy was cool Finally they got to talking about fighting and Levy said Murphy was better man without pistol than with one. Levy said it was only a little way across the line, and he would fight him across the wagon track. Murphy said that he would meet him anywhere. Levy said he would be at the Fashion at 6 o'clock in the morning. He then went into the u Dorado anh got some money and deposited it at the Fashion for @ team to take them to Cal .basas. Levy and Duncan then left and started across the plaza. hailed them this side of the bell tower and told Levy to go home, Duncan said he would take him home and would wake him to-mor- row at a. Tn. Levy said 'I have busi- ness Tn Calabasas anl have nothing with me" Duncan said If you want any mon- ey will give it to you" About that time another man came up and said 'are you a spy?" Duncan said "no; be is a friend of mine, let us go" They then crossed the Plaza towards Camp street. then notified the Sheriff that these parties intended to start for Calabasas next morning. Levy told me while talking on the plaza, that he made no challenge and that he was going on a business trip to Calabasas and knew the law, but that If Murphy would not go back on his word he would surely meet him there. While standing on Con- gress street talking to Mr. Living. ston, saw Murphy and Gibson on Goldschmidt's corner and they walked | up the street past us and then passed | down towards the Fashion. In about | ten minutes the shooting commenced and l ran down Congress and turned | down Meyer and as turned I heard the | last shot. The shooting lasted several | seconds. There were about seven shots fired. The first men 1 met near the | Palace Hotel were Murphy and Gibson coming down towards Congress street and I think Mover and I heard Mur- phy say, well, be got it good" and he said, "Buttner, go and pick up that dead man. l told him that he had to go with me, and he said, Il did 1t, and ion't deny It." All three of these men were coming down the street and not -ery far apart from each other. All hree were speaking loud and excitedly Murphy gave up bis pistol, a small-sized smith and Wesson patent, two chambers .mpty and he said "I only fired two hots.' l went to where the body was md found that physician had pro- bounced the body dead It was taken 0 the undertaker's and searched. No rms were found. 1 met Murphy in rOut of Allison's store as he was return lg after the firing
 L. DEXTER LYFORD.
 I was requested to examine the body i Levy this morning and found the .ody at Undertaken Smiths. On exam nation found five bullet wounds, one ad passed above the collar bone, enter ng on the right side, passing dowI trough the back bone, coming out oD he left side, also one entering on the fit side above the collar bone, passin. trough the backbone, coming out trough the back on the left side; also mother shot passing through the right ie, going through the heart, lodging | ear the left shoulder, winch l cut out nd handed to coroner; also anothersh | assing through the upper lips into the rain. There is also a shot through the , t arm. I would state that all the shot ith the exception Of the one in the left -m, were necessarily fatal I should | ige that the shot through the left arm as made with d smaller bullet than the uunds.
 W. B. HOPKINS. am clerk at the Palane Hotel, was (