Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-04-02

l a McMasters, Johnson, Wyatt and Warren Earn came out of the hotel and walked towards the tram. theE started towards my room, and deceased walked down the track between the cars and the hotel When below Morgan's livery stable, stopped for awhile, thinking that de- ceased would come up. In few min utes heard the shots; returned to the stable and inquired about the shooting, but did rot know that St; lEell had been killed till this morning.
 s. A. Bateman was engineer on tram when Stillwell was killed; SAW man with Winchester rifle walking up and down by the side of the train and was told by some one that the man in ques- ton was one of the Earps guarding party that were going through to Cali fornia; shortly afterwards saw a man and lady come out of the hotel, the man carving one arm in a sling; two men carving Winchester rifles walked be- hind them. They got on the cars, the one outside still keeping guard and ap- parently looking everywhere. After wards saw one of them walking down tue track and in about five minutes heard two shots which were quickly followed by five or siI others; heard some cheer { ing in the direction in which the shots were fired.
 John Hanlon: Left Tombstone on the 2Oth. Got on the train at Benson. When about half way between Tombstone and Contention, saw the Earp party. Some were on horseback and some were in buggy. Also saw same party at Contention. There were Wyatt Earp, Warren Earp, Doc Holiday, McMasters, an unknown party, and Virgil EarP and Iady; all had rifles and shot guns excep. Virgil Earp who had pistol. McMasters is small man.
 Chas. Steward knew nothing what ! ever of the matter A. McCann was al the depot when the train came in, saw four men with guns, also saw Virgil Earp and wife get into the car, also the three men who were with them, but they immedi- ately came out and walked towards the head of the train; in few moments heard six or eight or maybe len shots, which were fired about as the train started; also heard some cheering. The tallest man was one fthe Earps, two ofthe men were short men, ore was very short. Doc. Hol- hday had a gun, saw him walk tOw ards the new part of the hotel.
 John E. Magee was at the depot on the evening in question; saw one ofthe Earps with gun pass into the car for a moment then hurridly return 10 the outside plat ! form and look towards the engine, then stepping 10 the ground spoke low but eX citedly to 2 stranger, they then passed | forward towards the engine, Earp had a gun, Winchester, but the other man dId moi. This occurred about i've minutes ! before the train starred. Immediately as the train left heard seven or eight shots
 in quick succession about 700 or Soo yards distant James Kyle was at the depot but saw no men with arms, heard the shooting when near the school house on Congress street. Next morning saw a man lying dead near the track close to where there is A crossing. T. Mar IS employed as conductor, was at the depot on the night of the 2oth, saw quite crowd of men and heard that they were the Earp boys, saw one man with gun, rang the train bell and about the same time heard shooting 10 the west of the hotel, was al the time m the sleeping car, saw one of the Earrs in charge Of his brother who had been killed, none of the crowd that seemed to be guarding Esrp went of on the train.
 James Miller: Fireman on west bound train on the evening of the 10th, saw a man running down the track on the east side of the engine and cross the track in front of it. Eight or ten min utes afterwards saw four armed men pass on the west side of the engine and down to the left of the coaches standing on the side track. In about five minutes after wards heard five or six shots fired Tn rapid succession. Saw but one man while they were shooting, but saw four men standing there when the train pull ed out. Watched to see if they boarded the train. When they first passed down they all had guns; but when the train ran by few minutes later the four men were standing where the firing had been done and had guns in their hands. Saw one man fire gun. He was a middle sized man. The shooting WAS done by the same party who passed the engine. The man who ran down the east side and crossed the track had no gun. Heard some one say before this took place that there would be murder done there. R. E. Mellis: Was engineer on the outgoing train, and while on the lookout for tramps, saw a man cross in front ot the engine. and shortly afterwards four armed men walked down on the west side of the train to where the man was. Heard them fire There must have been dozen shots. This was in the neigh borhood of the crossing. Pulled out 30 fast that they could not get on the train. They did not speak while passing. Did not see any gun in the hands of the man | who ran across the track Tn front of the engine. Did not recognize him. Heard | the firing and saw the flashes of the guns. Saw four men standing where the shooting had been done.
 Brakeman Clark-came iD with the party from Benson.
 Engineer Clark was on the train when it was Jagged and boarded at tue Pspago Station going East. This closed the evidence, and the ! case was submitted to the jury who after consultation returned h yer dict that the deceased was named Frank c. Stilvell aged 2 years, native of Texas and that he came to his death at Tucson, Pima county, A. T., on the 2Oth of March, 1882, 7:15 P. M., by gun shot wound inflicted by guns in the hands of Wyatt Esrp, Warren EarP, Sherman McMasters, J. H. Holiday and Johnson whose first name is unknown. the persons by whose act the death | of Frank c. StiIwell WAS occassioned. l THE following named persons which