Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-11
ARIZONA.
Murder and Robbery.

TOMBSTONE, December I0th.-About 100 o'clock
last evening couple OF courers reached Tombstone
from Bisbee, with the news OF appalling and
bloody tragedy enacted in that place a few hours
previous. The names Of the parties bringing the
news are Vim. Wallace and Jas. Kregan. From the
former VIZ gathered the following details Of the
crime, which for GOODNESS and audacity couped
with reckless and bloody disregard Of human life
has no parallel in Arizona: Shortly after O'Clock
4 party Of five men, noun ed and armed, rode into
the town, and when within hundred yards of
the store Of A. A Castenada, dismouhted, leaving
their horses in charge Of one of their number and
boldly walked up 10 the store mentioned. Two Of
the party entered the store and the others remained
outside Going up to the clerk, one of the robbers
demanded the money in the safe, accompanying il
with the remark, "To be id quick about it.
After getting the money he went into the rear room
where Castensda was lying sick, and taking him
roughly from the bed, said: "Where is your
money p Castenada replied that it was in the safe
The robber who was evidently posted, walked up to
the bed, and turning down the pillow, took from
under it sex containing about one thousand
dollars. The whole amount procured
by the robbers will not exceed g, 600. While two
men were robbing the store the balance of the gang
began shooting indscrimiuately at every person in
sight One story is that they first warned parties
keep off the street before firing This is however,
denied. The first intimation the Citizens had OF
what was going on was the sound Of rifle shots,
desutory at first, but rapidly resolving into reg-
Ia fusiiade. Wonder-stuck at the sound they
fastened TO the scene, and saw the party Of men
mentioned mount their horses and deliberately ride
of in the direction in which they came. But
a minnie ella psed, however, before it was known
that the reports Of the rifles heard were not echoes
of brayadO, but the death-knell of human beings.
The parties killed outright are J. c. Tappeiner,
as7ayer OF the Copper Queen mine, and d. T. Smith,
a well-known rancher on the San Pedro, who had
also business interests in Bisbec In addition to
these are J. A. Noby, better known
by the sobriquet Of Tex" who is largely
engaged in the lumber business, who
was shot in the brelst, receiving wound from
which he cannot recover. Mrs. Robert Roberts,
the keeper of a boarding house, received wound
in the spine which will undoubtedly cause her death.
TappeiDer and Smith were both shot in the head
and killed instantly the former falling in front OF
the Bon Ton saloon, and Smith falling short dig
tance from him. Mrs. Roberts, hearing the noise Of
the firing, came to the door OF her house. and re
ceived her death wound while looking in the dITec-
ton from which the shots came. Nobly met his
fate about the same manner. All the parties who
were in the immediate vicinity of Castenadas store
were assassaatod in spirit Of pure demoniacal and
feudish murdererS. The entire transaction occurred
in space Of five minutes The reports of the 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 tine camp. After a hurried consultation 1t was
resolved that messengers should be dispatched to
the Sheriff Office, and posse was organized to so
in pursuit soon daylight would permit the fol-
lowing Of the trail. Immediately upon reception
Of the news Under Sheriff Walker dis
patched Deputy Sheriff Bob Hatch TO
the scene, who viii head the pursuing party. In
addition he organized party under the leadership
Of Deputy Sheriff Bryant and sent them also. The
prevalent theory is that the outrages mentioned
were committed by the gang VINO recsntly robbed
the southern Pacific train NJ Gage station
TOMBSTONE, December 10.h.-After leaving Bisbee
the robbers rode down to a milk ranch, eight miles
from that place, where they watered their horses,
and were heard joking as TO who should wear a
couple Of gold watchc1 taken At Castenada's store
The trail was struck here and followed 10 near Sol
der Hole, where it split. Deputy Sheriff Bryant
and pos7e are now out Mrs Roberts died a few
hours after being shot Nobly alive at last ac-
counts The body Of d. r. Smith was brought here,
and his funeral is new in progress.
LATgR.-A messenger has just arrived, who states
that Noby has since died