Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-06-11

jed Duncan and Levy to couple of places, where the latter evidently went in search of n revolver; we went also to the Occidental saloon, where Levy en- tered; be came out soon, saying, "I have no friend here-but I will get even with those fellows before SIX o'clock and save the Calabasas trip" Duncan and Levy passed down Congress street to the Fl Dorado; went down in front of Gold trees store, where I met Bob, and told him that Levy had gone to the Palace to get a second md be heeled. and that the deceased threatened to get away with the others before morning. Further down the street I met Green and 8 similar conversation eusued, and he warned me not to go go after my friends as would probably get in trouble. Bob had previously said to me that if I went up the street might get stray bullet into me. Levy 3ij not mention Gibson or Mover in his threats, although he spoke of more than one.
 JOHN GREEN
 testified to taking trip to Total Wreck with Levy, when the latter said he in- tended killing Mover; did not trll Mover of this threat. About nine days before the shooting Levy again said he was without friends or money; and the fellows wouldn't let him make any; he blamed Murphy and Mover for this, and again threatened to kill the --s of b--s; this time I told Murphy and Mover of thelr danger, and Murphy said he would look out; on the night of the shooting I had conversation with COpicus referred to, and n eting Murphy and Mover coming down the street, rehearsed 1t to them; this was few minutes before the shooting.
 VIM. MACKEY,
 of the Occidental hotel bar: Saw Levy about ten minutes before I heard the shooting; he was in my saloon with Dun- can; he asked for John Campbell, whom he dId not see.
 THos. CALLAHAN
 detailed a conversation with Levy about two weeks before the tragedy, wherein the latter threatened to shoot Mover; Mover and Levy had quarrel about two weeks previous to this; Levy's reputs- ton here was bad, he being dead shot and quarrelsome.
 MAT BEDDING
 knew the deceased in Virginia City, Leadville and here; he was dreaded ut all these places and considered dan gerous.
 By the prosecutIon-For many months had thought Levy had been getting crazy; have said the deceased had been honorable in money matters, and thought in the past he was an honorable fighter.
 w.P. WOODS testified to the character of Levy; it was pad; knew man he killed in Cheyenne; llso desperate character; never resided n any other town with the deceased.
 JOHN WEISS had heard Levy make many threats | against Mover and Murphy; it seemed constantly in Levy mind and he tried l 90 make a quarrel between Mover and l myself; he even suggested that l could | .asily get away with NJ yer some night | when the latter was going home; he said l he would some time waltz on their lay out and shoot their checks from the | table"
 CHAs. ZIMMER
 pad known Levy for eleven years; knew | him at Pioche, White Pine and Tomb stoue; saw him kill man at Ploche, at White Pine saw him go after a man with | pitchfOrk; heard Levy say he would shoot Mover in the eye fine ever winked 1t him, the character of Levy was bad.
 JOHN MURPHY's STATEMENT.
 Am B years of age, was born in Ire land and reside in Tucson; when ill the hills am miner, when in town gambler. On the night of the fifth I had been iealing in the evening and Levy had been playing faro against me and laid Town SGO to see if would make him take it up, but l did not. I made two turns, the deuce showed on the turn and he lost the money, but before 1 msde the turn he said, 1850 goes" l said all right. made the turn and picked up the three twenty dollar pieces and after giving him z f,ur blue chips put the money in the lrawer In the meantime he had S25 bet on the seven; he put the four blue chips down on top of the other money. l made another turn and he lost; he then jumped up and went away without saying A word; aftera q while I went down to the Gem and commenced playing pool. They keep buttermilk in that saloon and the boys go there to play for a glass. l play d for some and as I started out was told that Levy had TOW in my game; l walkei in and the dealrr told me that Levy had lost sixteen or seventeen doby dollars at the game, had jumped up and sad that he was robbed and that I was 4 damned thief any way. l said the chances are that he will take 1t blck. l knew that Levy had made some threats that waslrobbing hIm. then said, want some of his friends to tell him that I am no damned thief and that he has got to take it back and that want him to un- ierstand that I am not afraid of him. Pretty soon l met Levy and sad under stand you accuse me of being a damned that my game is thieving game, and further I want you to distinctly un- ierstand that Il yer played a dollar against a drunk, but have many times , taken his money from him to return it l to uim the next day. My game has al- | ways been dealt on the square and defy , any one to prove that I ever played ( a dishonest card, and if you say that | my game is a thieving game you are a | liar, as there has never been any unfair l ard pulled Then he got to quarreling i vii h me and finally said nothing but f fight will do me- I said you will find ne pretty good man at any time you 8 ake me with or without a gun. He said yes, Murphy, your better man with put d gun than with one" l replied Tcu will find me pretty good man with ne. He then offered to fight the next v