Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-06-11
THE TESTIMONY.
iContinued.l JOHN KoPPERKES.

JOHN kOPPERKES.
 I was with Levy and Duncan up to about fifteen minutes before the shoot ing; perhaps not eight minutes before that time; was standing al Goldtree's cigar store when heard the first shot; I heard about five shots in all.
 M. R. JOHNSON
 Heard Levy say to Murphy at the Fashion saloon, that he would have to fight him. This was between nine and ten o'clock in the evening. He left MT. Murphy several times and returned to where he was, he using threatening language each time. He seemed tC wish to intimidate him; could see no arms on the deceased; this WIS repeated four to six times; immediately after the shooting l saw MT Murphy coming from toward the Palace hotel.
 GEORGE HUSTON.
 heard NIT. Murphy tell officer John- sen Captain, did t, referring to the killing; 1 was standing in the doorway of the Maison Doree, on Camp street; I saw five persons going toward the Palace hotel, Murphy, Gibson, Mover, Green and Gabriel. Gibson had pistol in his hand; about four minutes after they passed l heard from seven to nine shots; l saw none of the parties while the firing was going on; I saw Harry Williams, and another man in company with him coming after me as I went up toward the Maison Doree. After the first shot l went further up Camp street.
 WILLIAM GALK.
 1 was standing at Abadie's corner when the shooting began; I followed Murphy and Mover as they went up Meyer street lost sight of them as they reached the Palace; at che time of the first shot saw Mover, Murphy and Levy; they met at the Palace; Mover was standing beside Murphy; Levy was coming out of the door; Murphy fired first; two shots were then fired at the same time; Levy then ran q little diag- oDally across the street and I ran after ward; l saw Mover and Murphy fire the second two shots. heard Levy tell Murphy that he would have to fight him next morning across the line, about an hour previous to the shooting.
 HENRY wIccK.
 At the time the shooting began I was standing at the San Francisco Exchange l saw Murphy and Mover walk past t. door of the Palace; Murphy returned and fired a shot into tIe doorway of the Palace. I saw a man run across the street to the opposite side from the Pal ace. l saw Murphy shoot as he ran and at the same time another person who was about ten feet nearer to him than Murphy fired shot; beth these shots were fired it the person running; sever al shots were fired after the first three.
 W. D. sTALEY. The reason l did not appear as a wit | ness yesterday was because was afraid | had he I'd that Mover had threatened | to shoot me if testified. Mover said | to me yesterday, "Ithought you had left 1 town. You are as-n of b--h." | Archie White came to me and said he | heard Mover tell Murphy to get a gun . and kill the s-n of a b-h, Levy; | Gibson was present but said nothing | About this time Levy and friend cam, l into the Fl Dorado saloon and got | a drink and walked up towards the Palace Hotel I caught mp with Lew | near the hotel anu told him what MoyeI | had said to Murphy; Ley thanked me; said he was unarmed and did not think that Murphy would murder him and that he was going to Calabasas next morning; a short time after I was standing at the corn'r of the Maisor DOree where I saw Murphy and Mover coming mp the street towards the Palace. both with pistols which they were work ing; after they passed beyond the Palace, Levy left his seat at the boot black stand and went into the Palace; Murphy and Mover turned and came back, Murphy in the lead; as they reached the door of the Palace, Lew was coming out; Murphy pulled hs pistol and fired; advanced further int the door and fired again. Mover was stationed behind Murphy at the time; Levy then ran out of the door across the street diagonally, Mover turned, ran after him and shot five times at him, after firing the two shots, ran down as far as Sampson's store; after this sn- other party farther up the street began firing at Levy; He did moi fire less than three shots; I jumped into the door of the Union saloon, and after the firing ceased I stepped ont and saw Mover and Gibson leaving the body, both with pistols in their hands Gibson said q got him, they can go and get him, he is mp there on the side walk" He spoke in a loud voice; l heard Murphy tell an officer afterwards that be did 1t.
 CERTIFICATE OF THE CORONER.
 hereby certlTy that tn" foregoing
  IS the testimony as signed by the wit nesses; the exhibits a and viz: a ball and pist and the verdict of the jury given and rendered on the inquest as first in these minutes set forth.
 W. B. HORTON,
 Coroner of Pima County.
 The witnesses introduced by the pro- secution have thus far been but cor ruborative of what was brought out be- fore the Coroner's jury with the e1cep- ton of a NIT. Page who testified to having heard Mover say that he had fired four or five shots into Levy and NIT. Mat Bedding former partner of Levy in the Fl Dorado saloon, a synop- | SIS of whose testimony is as follows: "After the difficulty between Levy and ( Levy came into my saloon and borrowed twenty-five dollars, saying at the same time that be, Levy, would buy a pistol for himself and would make the s- of b. fight or he would kill them all. Levy afterwards borrowed c twenty-five dollars more, making it ' fifty in all; I advised him to let the mat ter drop and make no trouble, and said ' to him that if he would apologize to Mur- s phy there wonld be no more of it. Levy ' angrily replied that the tr uble did not ] concern any one but himself I after c wards saw Murphy on the street and ] .