Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-03-24
THE LATEST 5!
Especial to the HERALD by the Western
Union Telegraph Company
PACIFIC COAST.
Passengers south and East.

FRESNO, March 20. The following is a
list OF south bound passengers passing
here to-day;
George 4 Owen, Staab, New York
G Des Oranges and wife, Red Bluff;
Chas NJ Mullen, Phoenix; w d Freder.
ick, G s DE Wolf, c A Hughes, Sar
Francisco; DIR J $ Collent, Mrs G L
Rabner, Santa Maria; Miss Minnie Con
nins, MERGED; J NJ Brooks, Ventura
Miss + Reynolds, San Francisco; w 1
Walker, indianapolis; J 5 Maserpe, San
Francisco; George Wise, Danville, Cal
L Fair, San Francisco; J Ii Warner, Mo
desto; NJ J Hubbard, San Jose; Huntley
johnson, San Francisco; $ Anderson
Edwardsville, Ill; II + Carr, San Fran
Disco; Mrs A b Hilder, Laramie, Wyo
Rev NJ i Bast, Woodbridge; Mrs + Il
Gray, Oakland; Il A M Pratt, Oakland
Mrs NJ L Congdon, Manjora; b j Hol
den, Wheatland; DIR w Pantson, Sar
Francisco; Otis Eabell. Benson; L Souf
fame, Oakland.
Apaches Again ON the War Path
A Number or White Mel
Killed.
Tucson, March ga Charleston
special says that VIM. M. Murphy, G
Wooter, Jas. Walfolk and VIM. Arm
strong were killed at Clark's coal camp
Huachuca mountains, by band o
Apaches from Sonora, numbering abou
twenty. One Indian was killed.
Special from total wreck says; The
Apaches have reached MILESTONE noun
talns. A Frenchman and four Mexicans
were killed. The bodies have Leer
brought into Total Wreck. Others ar,
supposed to be killed. Troops are afteI
the Indians. Full particulars later.
Patton Acquitted.
BAKERSFIELD, March 23.-Patton, tn,
brakeman on the Southern Pacific Rail
road train wrecked at Tehachepi, triec
on the charge OF criminal negligence
was acquitted to-day.
Fatal Quarrel at Fresno.
FgEsNo, March 23.-To.day A. J
Lafevre shot and killed Siborn Loshley
on Mariposa street, in front of the Acmt
saloon. Lafevre and Loshley had few
minutes previously had trouble in ref
erence to murder trial before the Su
perior Court of J. l.. Musick, charged
with the murder of Henry Lafevre, sol
of A. j. They were parted but subse
quently met ON the street Loshley
drew his pistol and demanded that La
feyre should take back what he had sale
about him. Lafevre lodged into al
adjoining doorway and Immediately re
appeared with drawn revolver ant
fred at Loshley, shooting him dead
Lafevre was Immediately taken to Jail
Loshley was well liked and cry tor I
mob was raised, but Judgment prevailed
and the crowd dispersed. Loshley wa
native Of Georgia, about "a years old
lie leaves wife and several children.
Particulars OF the Attack at the
Coal Camp-BuriaI OF the Vie.
Tins.
Tucson, March ga Charleston, A.
r., special says; The following are the
facts us given by men who were at the
camp at the time OF the attack: The
Indians, numbering about twenty, com.
ing from the south about dark encoun.
tered Owens and Voolfolk, who Were
cutting wood half mile above the
camp, and killed them. Then meeting
Murray short distance further up the
creek, who was looking for a horse,
fired upon and killed him. One of the
men named Mcfarland, engaged in
making pit close by, hearing the firing,
ran and succeeded in escaping, although
the Indians fired some twenty shots at
him. There were four men in camp
who although having heard the shoot.
ing were not alarmed, surprising it to
be their companions shooting turkeys,
until Armstrong fell with a bullet
through his heart, exclaiming, Il am
killed; look out boys" Two of them
ran into the tent. F. r. Childs, who
had the only gun in camp. ran down
tho creek past the Indians, but find.
ing that, because OF the darkness
he could not get shot at them, he re.
turned up the creek and hid in small
dug.out near the tent. The Indians
had stopped behind corral, about
thirty feet from the tent, and called in
English and Spanish for the men to
come out. Not doing SO, the Indians
fired into the tent and seeing no move.
ment, two of them ran towards the tent,
the foremost one receiving ball from
Child's rifle, who at that moment fired
from the dug-out. The Indians returned
Chld's fire, one bullet cutting his hat
band and another SCATTERING his rifle
stock. The Indians becoming confused
ut his firing ran of. Mcfarland, in the
meantime, had made his way
six miles to Evans camp. Mr.
Miles, who was to arrive there with hi.
family that evening, but he did not
having been delayed by the receipt Of
the news at Fort Huachuca. Majoi
Nolan sent detachment of soldiers t.
protect the women and children at Igo,
ranch while Capt. Madden, with {
company proceeded to the coal camp
The dead Indian was recognized as
| former scout in the Government service
The funeral OF the four men killed
took place this afternoon. A larg,
wagon and an S-horse team, draped il
mourning, conveyed them to their las
resting place, followed by large nun
! Der OF mourners. While the ceremonie
were being observed n report was re
ceiyed that four more victims had heel
brought into Total Wreck.