Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-04-02
THE STiLLWELL INQUEST.
The Evidence Brought out Before tho co-onsr's
 Jury-The Verdict Of the Jury.

The jury were: l.. D. ChillsOn, c. Rogers, W. \. McDermott, G. A. Clark. W. J. White and Lindsay. The names of witnesses and their testimony are given as reported-
 John Murphy knew the body found near the depot to be that of Stillwell; was acquainted with him; saw him on ! Sunday and took drink with him; be- lieved bis name to be Frank Stillwel.
 Alman J. Hinckley was at the crossing near the depot when the train was near leaving; saw flashes of guns and some six or ten men standing on the south side of the track near where the body was found; did not see any arms with them nor where they went to; was with several others, all of whom were chal- ienged; was about 7:I5 p. m- when the shots were fired.
 Dr. Dexter Lyford examined the dead body of Stillwel at the nndertaker's es- -ablishment of E. J. Smith and found a jingle ball wound under the Rrln-pits, the ball having passed entirely through woundins the upper part of the lungs; llso one rifle ball wound through the upper part of the left arm; also charge ,f buckshot passing through the liver, abdomen and stomach. This shot was fired very close, as the bullets were not scattered. Another charge of buckshot
 trough the left leg fractured the former; llso a rifle ball wound through the fieshy portion of the right leg. Was confident hat the immediate canse of death were
 he two shots-the one rifle ball pass ng through the upper part of the body, md the other a load of buckshot pass ug through the stomach and liver. Either of the two were mortal and would ,ause death.
 J. W. Evans was at the railroad depot ghen the train .came in from the east. Saw Doc. Holiday get of the cars, with shotgun in each hand, and walk towards he railroad office. Shortly afterwards ,aw him returning without any guns. Also saw him several times before the rain departed. Heard him say to .mall man who was standing near him O go and get the guns, pointing towards he office. Afterwards met Wyatt Earp t Porter's Hotel. and while talking to i'm Virgil Earp came out of the hotel md shook hands with him. Wyatt Earp and lady then walked towards the back ald of the sleeper and were assisted lboard the train by Virgil Earp and oth- PTS who accompanied him. Thec started ID town, and shortly after leaving heard VI shots. immediately followed by four ,;hers. The engineers bell rang and ne train pulled out at about the same inc. Returnel and inquired tine cause 'f the shooting, and was answered that was done by some Mexicans below the tepOt. When he last saw the parties in question they had no guns with them. Saw Frank StIlwell at the depot when he train came in, and from the way his 'oatprotruded thought he might have a ,istol. Also saw Ike Clanton there.
 David Gibson was at the depot with 'heeks for passengers bagya Met he train news boy who said q guess here will be hell here tonight" and when asked why said that "the Earps md Holiday were aboard and were go- ng to-stop here as they had told him nat the man who killed Morgan Earp vas in Tucson" At this moment Doc Holiday, Wyatt Earp. and ansther Earp md a short man walked from Porter's Iotel towards the depot and appeared to De looking for some one. Holiday had an ulster over his shoulder and a gun lnder it. The two Earps had short Wells Fargo's shotguns, believes that he short man had no gun so paid but little attention to him as he was a 'tranger. As they reached the end of he sleeper one Of them stepped on the platform and passed to the opposite side md then looked up and down the train, 'eturning all four of them walked to- ward the rear end of the sleeper when hey faced about and walked about sO- yards the engine at the head of the rain. The newsboy pointed out the wounded Earp who was sitting in the ar with two ladies in front of hIm. The conductors bell then rang and two shots were fired towards the head of the ram, instantly followed by about five nore, could plainly see the flashes of the guns. Iut could not see the Earps or the other man who he was informed by the newsboy, vas McMasters.
 WI. Dougherty, lives within about l50 feet of where the body was found, heard one shot and saw the flash, then D about hal; minute heard another followed in quick succession by two pore and thinks he saw the upper part f mans body; thinks that six shots were fired but Saw nor heard anything to indicate that man had been killed.
 C. T. Brown, was going up Congress street toward the depot about five minutes after the train had gone out and just after passing the school house met four men dressed in dark clothes and carrying guns; they were going south towards Camp street. One man was also carrying an overcoat.
 Nathan W. Waite resides at Ash Can yon in the Huachuca mountains and came in on same train with Virgil Earp and his wife, Warren Earp, Wyatt Esrp, Doc Holiday and McMasters; joined them at Contention; McMasters said that they would leave the train at Benson but afterwards changed their minds and came to Tucson to see Virgil Earp and his wife on their way to Cali fornia On the train McMasters partic- ularly inquired as to the arrival and de parture of trains nj the Tucson depot All had guns and McMasters had two belts of cartridges. .
 F. L. Cohiie-watchman at the depot, saw one man on the train with two rifles and an almost certain that he did not get of but went on with the tram. He was about five feet eight inches in height, had on light coat, black hat and had dark whiskers.
 Z '. Nail-was conductor on the Western bound passenger train. When at Benson lot of men got on the train. five or six of whom had guns. Two only had through tickets to Colton. They were Virgil Earp and wife. On arriving here one man with two guns followed