Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-09-22
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PACIFIC COAST.

T TOMBSTONE, Sept. lG-A fiiteen-yeal | old boy named Amos Williams arrive 8 here this morning with the news tha E George Ward, who OWES stock Tanc !. at Antelope Springs at the foot c 2 Dracoon mountain, distant abou '- twelve miles from here, had been kille z by Indians. The boy was accompanies
 by Peter Corpstien, well-known citi zen, who stated he had seen the dea' - body, but was not present at the killing |, The city was thrown into great excite , ment, and large party of men arme, ! and started to take up the trail of th' E Indians, who were. said to be lead!, { : north towards San Carlos. Nour cor
 respondent interviewed the boy shortly after his arrival and got from him his
 story of the killing About 9.oo a. m
 Williams and Ward were engaged
 watering stock, when eight Indians
 suddenly rode up from the direction oi
 Soldiers Holes and opened fire or
 Ward, who fell dead Williams said he
 was fifty feet away. The Indians fired
 q volley at him, but d.d not hit him,
 and he jumpe5 on his horse and rode to
 a hay camp, distant a mile and a half,
 and gave the alarm. The story was
 doubted by your correspondent who in
 order to test the knowle dge of the boy
 concerning Indians asked him what
 kind of hats they wore. It being well
 know fact that Apache Indians never
 wear them. The boy immediately
 replied wide rim straw hats. He further stated that the Indians were ell on
 horseback, and after killing Ward rode off in the direction they came The 1 improbable story of tho hoy caused | suspicion that he had killed Ward,
 which was strengthened by the arrival of J. c. Biicke, one of the party from
 Hay Camp, who was among the first on the ground after the killing, and carried
 the body of Ward into the house. He informed your correspondent that while on the ground he questioned the boy | concerning the tragedy who told him the Indians were at the corner of the strawstack when they fired on Ward. An examination of the ground near the sack made by companion of Bilicke failed to show any trcks of either horse or footmen, and also the fact that be- tween the stack and the watering trough large stable stood directly n line making it impossible for Ward to be killed in the nanner stated. There was but one shot in the body of Ward, and no mutiIa'ion. This added to the fact that the boy escaped preclude the idea completely that the murder was com mitted by Indians. The community was loath C. believe that the deed was com mitied by the boy, but Ward was shot, and if not by Indians ar the boy, by whom? The following facts in possession of your correspon dent Is thought to throw Eght on the subject. h August last Senor Cayetano Silvas, large cat tie ranCher near the frontier of Sonora, had n large band Of cattle stolen. He with a party tracked the same across the lme into Sulphur Springs Valley, in thls county, where they found about twenty head which had been sold by the thieves. No trace at the time could be had of the other 800 head Silvas came to Tombstone and gave his power of attorney to the Ewatt Brothers to re- cover the cattle if possible. By means, not necessary to mention, Silvas dis covered l2O head in possession of man named H. D. Stevens, near Wilcox. Demand was made on Stevens fir the cattle but he refused to surrender, clam ing to have bought them for S4 per head. Silvis at once replevined the cattle and the sheriff took charge of the same. Yesterday Stevens, by hIs part her z. l.. Vail, gave bonds in the sum of S400O to await the decision of the dis trict court and get possession of the cattle. When the rustlers, who stole the cattle ID Sonora, brought them to Sulphur Springs Valley, they passed An telope Springs at Wards place. This Is subscautiated by the boy who, when questioned concerning the matter, said he had seen a band from a distance, but Ward had examined the cattle and seen the men, three in number, who were driving them. This circumstance leads to the belief that the rustlers getting wInd Of the proceedings against Stevens and, knowing Ward would be a strong witness against them # apprehended. | killed him tO close hIs mouth. The body of Ward WIS brought Co the city, and thc inquest IS now gong on. Ward was 8 native of Mishawaka, Indiana, aged 25 years.
 TOMBSTONE, Sept. 17.-Sheriff Wards son was not killed. The man was George Ward, one of the owners of the Antelope Spring ranch. All evidence shows the man not to have been killed by Indians. When found he had on a full belt of cartridges. Tn the cabin a few feet distant were several guns and a-qaantity of ammunition. More than a hundred head Of horses were also there. Not thlng taken.
 LoBDsBURo, Sept. 16.-A telegram from Clifton says: "Jack Ryan, former ly correspondent for the GIuscatine Uowal Journal, and recently correspond ent for the Advance, was assassinated about ten o'clock last night He receiv- ed three mortal wounds. The parties doing the shooting have not as vet been ! discovered
 Mart, the cowboy, shot the other day, died this morning. Intense excitement prevails and the question is asked, ~who IS to be the next victim?"
 FL PAso, Tex, Sept. 15.-The Mexi- cans across the river are celebrating their Independence Day by ill4min- stions, bonfres and dances. The grand ball by the Junta Patriotica, takes place tomorrow night and invitations have been sent to many of tue prominent cit;- zens Of this town. Important Indian news Is hourly expected from Chihua- hua. Nothing important has yet occur red. The mayor of Fl Paso has issued a proclamation for an election ou October second to decide whether the city shall issue SIX thousand dollars in bonds for tue erection of pest house and hosplt- ! sl, and nine thousand dollars for ely hall and jail It is reported that the
 Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe road will extend its branch already bniIt Co the