The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-03-27
ANOTHER ASSASSINATION.
Frank Stilwcll Found Dead this
 Morning.
BeIng Another Chapter In the Earp-
 ClantOn Tragedy.


 Southern Pacific railroad depot found the body of Frank Stilwell about one hundred yards north of Porter's hotel, at the side of the track, rid dled with bullets. The circumstances of the case, so far as learned, are as follows: Stilwell arrived here Sun day to appear before the grand jury on charge of stage robbery near Bisbee last November. He was un- der bonds for his appearance. Last night when the west bound passen- ger train arrived, it brought the
 REMAINS OF MORGAN EARP, who had been killed Saturday night at Tombstone, and his three brothers, accompanied by Sherman McMasters, Doc Holiday and a man known as Johnson, all heavily armed with shotguns and revolvers. A few mo. ments before the train started, Stil- we'll and Ike Clanton (brother to Wms Clanton, who was killed in gombstone by the Earps,) went to fhe dgbot to meet man by name of 1t6I lowell, who was to have come in 
 H 3isvls lsRess before the grand jury. On their arrival at the depot they saw the Earp party walking on the platform. Stilwell advised Clanton to leave at once. saying they wanted to kill him. Clanton left few mo- ments later. Stilwell was seen
 wALNING DOWN THE TRACK Tn the direction where his body was found Four of the armed men who were on the platform son followed. One was described as a slender, light complexioned man wearing a white hat. Just as the train was leaving, six shots were heard in the locality of the assassination, but attracted no particular attention, and nothing was known of the tragedy until this morning wher the body was discov- cred. Six shots went into his body four rife balls and two loads of buckshot. Both legs were shot through and
 CHARGE OF BUCKsHoT in his left thigh, and a charge through his breast, which must have been delivered close, as the coat was powder burnt, and six bucksh t holes within radius of three inches. Stil- well had a pistol on his person which was not discharged. He evi, dently was taken unawares, as he was desperate in 8 fight and quick shot. His watch was taken, in the hurry of which part of the chain was left. There is much excitement here concerning the assassination, and many speculations are rife. Some say that he was
 DECoYED ToSTHE SPOT where he fell as he possessed strong evidence against rtain stage rob- bers. Others think he was trying to get away from the Earp par ty and was overtaken, while 1t is thought by some that he went down the track to shoot one or more of the Earp party as the train was moving out, two of them beir 2 on board. The killing is thought to have been done by four of the party who accompanied the Earps here, as the four men who followed the de- ceased down the track
 WERE NOT SEEN AGAIN.
 This morning at one o'clock as the east bound freight train approached Papago, nine miles east of here, it was Tagged and four armed men got on the .rain. They are strongly sus- pectcd. The deceased was 27 years of age; was a native of Texas; is brother to the famous scout Jack Stilwell. He has been in Arizona four years; was teamster at Signal for some time and lately has been keep, ing livery stable at Charleston and Bisbee, and was an ex deputy sheriff of Cochise county. Yesterday Ike Clanton received several dispatches from Tombstone warning him to look party We're coming down to put him ou. of the way, which put him
 ON HIS GUARD.
 The authorities here are deter. mined to go to the bottom of this and if the parties are appre- hended there will be no sham exam nation, but trial on merits, and the guilty parties, whoever they may be, will suffer the penalty of the law.