The weekly Arizona miner., 1883-10-12
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY
George E. Ralph Shot Down
 by George Walker,

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 bright future spread out before him. To
 day he lies a cold cerpse, the victim of al
 assassin's bullet, the rork of . veak. fool.
 ish, bu. beautiful woman, and the artifcsal
 courage of 8 man who commits back doo'
 murder, thinking that his vife's scandal wil
 make hoodllm hero of kim rather than
 hang him- Think of the feelings of his peOr
 mother, deprived of her pride and hope.
 Would that we could pour the balm oi
 sympathy into her bleeding heart, but ws
 can only commend her to tha, higher roeer
 who can alone console tn such case,
 Mrs. Walker has, by her inii.creet eOIs- duet, caused lo sch scandal in the city for a long time back. and net alone with Ralph, bus ktterly he seems to have been ,he chief recipient of her 2tsentious, which, his friends ssy, were almost forced on him. Yes
 tsrday afternoon she visited his assay office
 and the in shop adjoining, followed sery
 shortly after hy hsr husband. who did nos
 then succeed III finding her. ss she renamed
 bur momeE, and thsa Jeff 10 avoid him.
 Trouble Sss feAy5 Sy manx then. out ss
 Walker seemed tO pay hssls Atsenflen to
 the matter. though he ssv and had ample chance to shsos Ralph, 1t vas thought that
 nothing would come of it. After dark, about e:So p m. however, thres ahoss wsrs
 heard ID rapid succession. followed, Aftsr . slsht pause. by two more, all coming trom the rear of HubbSrd's cigar store, near the ooonsr of Neutexuma and Goodwin ssrsets,
 where R.lph's assay oshes was si,uAted. Those near by hastensd so the seene, snly to fna George speeches. and dying-s fe. eonvelsive sasps and all vas over. ous shOs only, supposed to have been the third. had taken effect, which entered at the left cheek. fractured the jas bone and taking q downward coarss came out At the neek oa the right side. just above the shoulder. cut ting the carotid artery and causing almost instant death. There WAS slisht wound GU the little finger of the left hand, causei by q bullet, which also took away the set ting of ring he wore, but in all probs- bility this wss done by the anne bulle, that killed him, as he probably put up his hand to defend himself, and so received the fa,l shot. Hov 1t actually occurred will probs- blp never be knevn, As one actor in this terrible tragedy is dead, the other. however reliable he may be, is confronted with an incentive for self preservation from the just penalty of his awful crime which would warp and render most any testimony unre- liable. The statement of tho prisoner, m fall taken early this morning, will be found below. This much Is known, that Walker was seen to enter the side gate of the lot l adjoining, and he mus, have crsps to the | rear doos of RAlrhs Ofies, and, without | word os w-ruing, shos him down, the course | of the bullets and the attendant eireum- 'taniiAl sviden,s. as developed thus far. go | io prove this. shile the statement of she | psssoner thu; there sHs any previous alter ;AtioR CT loud ,Slk Is dlly dRprosed by th. evidence c; Mr. Bush. ~s9 ~ss ia the front stacs, and Sho states that the doors ~erS ne open <nd ,h- sster Ajlr, and hs heard lot < word until ths thira shot, when Ralph med ou,, az ke had heard him do when he lad bUrn5 IT scoreheG himself. shieh he 'ften did in !-s a.SsyA
 We learn that deceased arrived here in 'iSrch, 1880, and ~As employed by Mir SlAke until about ysSr ago. saen he :arted in business for hinase.; Re came riginaliy from Hannibal. siissoGri. bat ms arents now reside 'n San frsnciseo. Ralph as young man. no; yet thirty years 1 age, ot high character. great en- rgy snd sh.lIty, and by h'. industry and iEiel attention to business, he hsd already sScnee leading place lE k.s profession in als cIty Re ~.s member 0f the Prss- lit Rifles. sGd had sa en5szFeG hIlasslf to [ is comrades by his genial a4~nners and ssl- 1. ierly auzlitlss; thss he ~Ss recently pro . I0isd Ia he Second Lieutenant, an offiue hich he has fsithfally and SrSditsbly filled !, is death al this time. as well as the man CT vf his taking sd. Ia particularly sad. ss | was planning vlsi; home early m DS- 'uber, ~hich should be a vseassun fo him I Id delightful sorprise for Lis mother ant | tends, and had managed his eusinsss with 2 Ist end in view
 The Rifles will make suitable provision | | ' the olsequies of the deceased, and hs I mains will bs forwarded to his friends in C ,liforsiA, VIC have been communicated Ith, but the time has not yet been de rmined upon, SC nO reply has thus far been 8 ceived from them.
 We have called things by their rixht i. mes and told the exact trtsh in the fore q ng article, presenting all the facis to be i, It now remains for the slos but re hand of eternal justice Ia say whether
 s murder wss a cowsrdly and deliberate tempt to pose as hero with no danger to s' Inself, or the justIfab.e act of an enraged a island to wash out with blood the insult tS his home and defend the honor of wife a iher'o ehaste and sPotlsss-the law must al eide. at
 rHE INoUESr nl shortly after the shooting Coroner Ruth lord arrived and took charge -,f the re lins, and this morning summoned the fol- - sing jury to assist him in his inyestigs- " n: Samuel Hill. Dan H.tz, J. T. Osen- '' rg, J. c. Crane, Geo Tidker, A. Moody,
 P. Williams, c. L. Ferguson, Robert E. Il, N. Ellis. Benjamin Robinson and " hn Rsible. who organized by elecsins \. -