Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-11-03
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tween eleven and twelve o'clock, firt broke out in the wholesale liquor house l of Moss & Sheldon, on Railroad avenue caused by the explosion of coal oI lamp. Efforts were made to extingulsf the fire, and they were thought to bt successful. but about two and a hall hours later it burst forth in the same place. It is alleged that the second
 breaking out of the fire was due to laos of care in suppressing the first flames From this or it spread entirely along Railroad aveaue, taking in successiveiy the establishments of Moss & Sheldon Johnson's shoe shop, Dr. Adler's office the Ralston House, Monier's barber shop, Clifton saloon, L. J. Moyse's store and warehouse, restaurant building; Mayer < Harris, general store, Ownby house, and several attached build ings, and Mrs. Michel's general store, dental office and several Chinese laun- dries. At this point the flames were checked by tearing down several build ings. The loss, which IS partially covered by insurance, amounts to over fifty-five thousand dollars. The con- iagratIon included in its work of des- truction some of the most prominent business houses of the town. It IS openly hinted that the second starting of the fire was due to criminal careless ness, if not something worse. The ut most order was maintained through the efforts of the citizens, although several times during the progress of the flames the indignation was intense against the suspected parties and violent measures were apprehended.
 PHOENIX, Oct. 2Z A young man named Ferguson, living on n ranch near Phoenix, was thrown from his horse this morning and dangerously injured, but will probably recover.
 CHARLESTON, \. T., October 2Z-A party has just arrived from Sonora who says it Is reported at the Mexican cus- tom house at San Pedro, that Indians have been seen in that vicinity and some stock run off from ranches of there yesterday morning. No confirmation of report as yet.
 TOMBSTONE, Oct. 27.-A thirteen-year old boy named Landy Rhodes accident ally shot himself this morning near town while out gunning. The charge was quail shot and entered the right side of the abdomen. His physician says he will die.
 A negro named John Collins, better known as Frenchy, was overtaken on the Bisbee road yesterday, with eight head of cattle stolen in Sonora, by pur- suing Mexicans. He attempted flight, but was rounded up with charge of buckshot about the head, which, not killing him, he was put on horse with hands tied be- hind his back, and feet under the belly of the horse. started for Sonora, led by Mexicans. Before leaving, the party were overtaken by Deputy Sheriff Dan iel of Bisbee, who had warrant charg- ing Collins with the theft of a saddle and brought hIm back. The negro is one Of the parties implicated ID stealing 220 head of cattle from Cayetano Silves last summer.
 FLORENCE, Oc:. 29.-K. K. Kennedy, who shot and killed Frank Warnke at Pinal, October 1st, and was tired Satur- day, the jury brought in a verdict oi murder in the second degree, and rec commended him to the mercy Of the court. The circumstances attending the killing are as follows: Kennedy was | constable for Pinal and attached some property belonging to a man named Hil- | debraDd who had leased Warnke's house | and was running a saloon; Kennedy had left the property in Warnke's charge and subsequently heard that WRrnke and Hildebrand were drinking up the liquor, and went down to move the | goods away, and on his arrival there he and Warnke had some words and Warnke called Kennedy a damn scoun- drel, etc, and shook his fist under Ken nedy's nose, whererpon Kennedy struck Warnke in the face with his open hand, and then Warnke went of about thirty-fve feet and got a redwood club and advanced upon Kennedy who went in an opposite direction toward a gate; after striking Warnke and had gone about twenty-five feet he turned and when he saw Wgrnke advancing to- ward him he stopped and advanced a few steps toward Warnke and shot, wheu he was within ten feet of him, shooting Warnke through the body, also Warnke's wife in the right arm: Warnke died from the effects Of the wound that day. Kennedy did not offer to arrest Warnke and had plenty of time. In passing sentence on Kennedy this morning Judge Sheldon said that after reviewing the testimony in the case he could not find any mitigating circumstances attending the shooting and would therefore sentence him to the full extent of the law; viz, for life in the Territorial prison at Yuma. The sen- tence meets the approval of all who are at all familiar with the circumstances.
 ANOTHER SHOOTING sCRAPE.
 At the Ray Mine, near Riverside, last Friday. Chas. Miller shot and instantly killed V. Trumper, saloon keeper. IL seems that Miller had got some money from Trumper under false pretenses and had also taken Trumper's revolver out from behind the bar while he was absent and this is the one with which he did the killing. Trumper missed the revolver and after inquiring found out that Mil Ter had it. Miller was seen sneaking through the brush toward Trumper's tent and saloon, and when he got neal i, the tent he saw that there was MeO
 can there with the deceased, and ther 3 came up to where the men were stand . ing talking. On his arrival Trumpei asked hlm where his pistol was, where upon he turned to the Mexican ana
 asked him if he had finished hous'
 that he, the Mexican, was building, ana the Mexican replied, no; that he wa r waiting for some lumber to arriv, before he could do SO. After this con I versstion Trumper again asked Mile A where his revolver was and Miller re }. piled that he had it in his breast pocket
 at the same time pointing to his bosom
 and that be had good notion to shOO !. ] l.sr, Ai,or, nrl tkarn nnH that ha lTrr1rr