Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-12-15
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PACIFIC COAST.

PHClFlC CCHol.
 PRESCOTT, 4. T., Dec s-The jury ir the case of James Munroe, for killing
 Jack Shay, rendered verdict Of mur'
 der in the ii-st degree.
 TOMBSTONE, Dec. 10.-AbOut 1l:3C o'clock last night couple of couriers reached Tombstone from Bisbee with , news of an appalling and bloody tragedy enacted in that place a few hours pre- vlous. The names of the parties bring ing the news are Wm. Wallace and James Kregman. From the former WAS
 gathered tue following details of the crime which for coolness and audaclty,
 coupled with reckless and bloody dIsre- gard of human life has no parallel ID Arizona.
 Shortly after seven o'clock 6 party of five men, mounted and armed rode into town, and when withi- hundred yards or so of the store eiSA. A. Castenada dismounted, leaving .Aei- ho-nes in charge of one of their number, boldly walked up to the store mentioned. I've of the party entered the store and the others remained on the outside. Going up to q clerk, one of the robbers de- manded the money iu the safe. accom- panying the demand with the remark to "be damned quick about 1t" After get ting the money he went into the rear room, where Castenada was lyIng sick, and jerking him roughly from the bed said, "where IS your money" Castenada replied that it was in the safe. The robber, who WAS evidently posted, walked to the bed and turning down a pillow, took from under 1t a sack containing about Sl,0OO. The whole amount procured y the robbers will not exceed S3OO0 While two men were robbing the store, the balance ot the gang began shooting indiscrimina- tely at every person in sight. One story is they first warned parties to get of the street before firing; this however is denied. The first Intimation citizens had of what was going on was tue sound of rifle shots; desultary at first, but rapidly re- solving into a regular fusilade. Wonder struck at the sound, they hastened to the scene, and saw the party of men mentioned, mount their horses and deliberately rode off in the direction of the way in which they came; but a minute elapse however, before 1t was known from the reports of rifles heard, were not echoes of bravaio, but the death knell of human beings. The parties killed outright are J. c. Tap peiner, sssayer at the Copper Queen mine, and D. T. Smith. a well known rancher CD the San Pedro who had also business interests in Bisbee. In addition to these are J A. Molly, better known by tine sobriquet of "re1.," who is engaged in the lumber business, who WAS shot in the breast C. ceiving a wound from which he cannot recover; Mrs. Robert Roberts, keeper of boarding house, received a wound in the spine which will undoubtedly cause her death. Toppeiner and Smith were both shot in the head and killed instant ly; the former falling in the Bon Ton saloon, and Smith falling a short dis tance from hiie
 Mrs. Roberts, hearing the noise of fir- ing, came 10 the door of her house, and received her death wound while looking in the direction from which the shots came. Molly met his fate in about the same manner. All parties who were ID the immediate vicinity of Custenada's store were assassinated in a spirit of pure demoniacal and fendish murder. The entire transaction occurred m the space of five minutes. Reports of rifles were followed by the immediate departure of the bandits, and before the citizens could realize the danger that was upon them they had rode far out of the camp. A hurried consultation resolved, that messengers should be dis patched to the sherifi's office and a posse organized to go in pursuit, as soon a. light would permit the following of the trail. Immediately upon the reception of the news, Under Sheriff Wallace dis patched Deputy Sheriff Bob. Hatch to the scene, who will head the pursuing party. In addi- tion he organized a party under the leadership of Deputy $. Bryant and sent them also. The prevalent theory is the outrages mentioned were com mitted by gang who recently robbed the Southern Pacific train at Gage Sta tion.
 TOMBSTONE, Dec. 10.-After leaving Bisbee the robbers rode down to a milk ranch eight miles where they watered their horses and were heard joking as to who should wear a couple of gold watches taken at Csstaneda's store. The trail was struck here and followed 10 near Soldiers Hole where 1t split. Dep uty Sheriff Si Bryant and posse are now out. The amount taken from Castane- da's will not exceed S3,000. about half of which was taken from under the head of Castaneda who was lying in bed sick in the rear room. Mrs. Roberts died few hours after being shot. Molly was alive at last accounts. The body of D. T. Smith was brought here and the funeral is now in progress.
 LATER.-A messenger has just arrived who states that Molly has since died.
 FL PAso. Tex, Dec. 10.-At the Cen tral Pacific hotel, last night, several trsmps attempted to ''set them mp" without paying, when the barkeeper, an old man named Wolf. fired into the crowd. The ball took effect in the neck of one of them, but failed to intlict mortal wound. The gang were nine in number. 4 general free fight, which was stopped by the police, ensued. The house has bad name with the police. The wounded man will recover.
 FL PAso, Dec. l0.-The feast at Paso Del Norte has commenced, and has at- trectei large crowds from all parts of Mexico and along the Rio Grande. An American rooster won the chief prize at