Morris tribune., 1883-12-12
WESTERN TERRORS.
Capture of Frontier Town by Five
Armed Desperadoes,
Who Kill Three Men, Wound s
Woman and Ride Or with
Twelve Hundred Dol.
lars Booty.

TOMBSTONE, Ari., Dec. 11.-About 11:30
couple of couriers reached Tombstone from
Bisbee with news Of a bloody tragedy enacted
in that camp few hours previously. Shortly
after z o'clock party Of men well mounted
and heavily armed rode into town, and when
within hundred yards of the store OF A.
A. Castanada dismounted, and, leaving
their horses in charge of two OF their
number, five OF them boldly walked up to the
store Three of the party, it is stated, entered
the store and the others remained on the out
side. Just what transpired in the store Is
not yet known, but few minutes afterward
the sound of rifle shots rang out from the
neighborhood, desultory at first, but rapidly
resolving into regular fusillade. The IN
habitants, wonder-struck at the sound, has
tended to the scene and saw the party OF
men mentioned mount their horses and de-
liberately ride off in the direction from which
they came. But minute elapsed, however,
before it was known that the reports OF the
rifles heard were not the echoes of bravado,
but the death knell of two human beings
and the death in few hours of two others.
The names of the parties killed outright
are:
J.C. Tappeiner, assayer at the Copper Queen
mine; ID. T. Smith, well known rancher at
San Pedro, who had business interests in
Bisbee; j. A. Nolty, better known as Texas"
and is engaged in the lumber business there,
was shot in the breast, receiving wound
from which he cannot recover: Mrs. Roberts,
keeper of a boarding house, received a
wound which will undoubtedly cause death.
Tappeiner and Smith were both shot in the
head and instantly killed, the former falling
with his head into the Bon Ton saloon, and
Smith fell short distance from him. Mrs.
Roberts, hearing the noise Of he firing, came
to the door of her house and received her
death wound while looking in the direction
of the Shots Nolty met his fate in about the
same manner. All of the parties were IN the
immediate vicinity of Castanada's store, and
it is supposed were assassinated tn spirit of
pure demoniacal murder,
Besides the carnival of blood instituted by
the gang they also robbed the store men
toned of about 81, 300 in money. The entire
transaction occurred in the space of five min
utes. The reports of the rifles were followed
by the immediate departure OF the bandits,
and before the citizens could realize the dam
ger that was upon them they had ridden far
out into the night, going in the direction of
Sulphur Spring valley It IS generally be-
lieved the party are the same who robbed the
train of the Southern Pacific railroad a few
days ago.
Three large parties are in pursuit.
The following is from Bisbee:
BIsBEE, A. T., Dec. S.-H. NJ Ellsworth
and Judge Wallace: Traip-robbers, five in
number robbed Bisbee ffceen minutes ago.
Three men were killed and one women was
wounded. The killed are John Tappeine,
Texas, J, A. Nolty and D. T. Smith, Mrs.
Roberts was wounded Send Hatch and all
the extra horses you can, as no horses are to
be found here. A posse can be obtained
here. Castanada's store was robbed and the
safe broken into and 81 400 taken. Please
notify Ward. Over 100 shots were fired.
w. A. DANIEL, Deputy Sheriff.
Arrested for Phoebe Paullin's Murder.
NEWTON, N. j., Dec. 11.-Henry Mohan,
suspected of having murdered Miss Phoebe
Paullin, in the Orange mountains, is in
Jail here. He was arrested in Strouds-
burg, Pa. The officers who ar
rested Molan expresses confidence in
having the right man in custody. They
claim ability to connect him very closely
with the murder. The farmers have identified
NOLAN as one Of two tramps seen providing
about their premises after dark. He is
also reported to have slept in barns and sheds
every night since the murder. NOLAN,
who is small man with ferret-like eyes, con-
verses intelligently, but appears nervous, and
admits that he is in bad position, nd would
perhaps be troubled to satisfactorily explain
his whereabouts on the night when the little
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