Weekly Phoenix herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory [Ariz.]) 1882-1896, 1884-06-05
TEE TONIC TRAGEDY.
THE GLOBE CHEONICLL's
ACCOUNT.
Tom Moore Shoots Charles hyde
snd is Killed ia Attempting
to ESc-pe-

to ESc-pe-
Early IN the morning of the 28:h
inst. party of men consisting of
Chas. Hy de and his partner, Fred
Schiess, James Harrol, Jr., Tom
Moore AID VIVA. Lanics, were con>
sregstsd in Hyde's saloon at Reno
station, Tonic Basin, shaking dice
and drinking whisky. a dispu,c
about the throwing arose eeiw cen
HYDE and Moore Hard words
were exchanged between the two
and they came to blows, but were
separate by the other parties. Moore,
in r is drunken and angry mood,
went 10 where his horse was hitched,
secured his pistol As Colt AMI
returning declared his intention of
kiIlins Hyde. Schiess, who vas
standing in fir nj of the saloon, re-
nonstraied with him, and trio to
get him to 60 away. Moore put his
pistol unuer the nose of Scheles
and warned him not TO interfere rr
he would be killed. Srhriss, beng
unai med, got nut of the way. just at
this moment Kyle opened The do
of his saloon and Moo'e, Without
word, plmced the muzzle If his
pistol in Hyde's face and fired, the
ball entering just under the right
eye and coming out at the bsse If
the brain. The shot was instantly
fatal, as H de dropped in the door
way and never spoke.
Moore then made tracks at once.
None of the other men were armed
AMI no effort was made to stop him
Al day break word was brought 10
Deputy Sheriff Watkins, who at
once got rose anG made sea- CHI
for the criminal, hut withaui success.
Sheriff Pascoe was at Salt River at
the time, and to him Watkins re
ported the circumstances, and was
ordered 10 make all speed to Globt
ard telegraph to the sheriff at
PHOENIX, as it was supposed that
Moore would make for that place,
where he has a wife and several
children. 1t seems, however, that
Moore kept the hills during the
day, and was seen Ivy enc of the
Cllnes. Cllne rode 10 Reno report
d The circumstances ana +. +. ard
L CIine, his brother, and Fred
Schiess started out 10 apprehend
Moore. Late during The evening,
and while ihr moon was shining,
they discovered him coming down II
canyon on his horse, evidently
making for A. A. Wards ranch,
where he was employed. The tire
men were afoot concealed in the
brush, and, as Moore approach d,
Scheiss stepped out and, leveling
his Winchester, babe AIeore 10 SUR
render Moore, for reply, quickly
ie1ktd out his six shooter and said:
trying % turn his herse and &c. out
of range of Scheiss' rife. Scheiss
fir. d al him, but without effect, and
fired the second shot with the same
result seeing that The fellow was
ict hi he pulled out his pistol and
fired four sEois al hin, one Of which
10 I, i'll, cl, III nd
coming out at the breast produced "a
fatal wound. MUcre's house ran
with h i'm about hundred yards be-
fore he fell off When Scheiss AID
The Clines reach Moore they found
him dead, and buried him on the
spot. Scl,eiss at once came to Globe
and placed himself in the hands Of
TIE authorities.
When Moore's pistol was picked
up il was found o contain no carr
tridges, and it has come 10 light
thai he only had one in his pistol
when he killed Hyde, for he re-
marked thai if he had more car
ridges he would clean ont the
whole crowd. From what we can
learn Moore was a quarrelsome ard
dang rtus fellow when drunk
Charles HYDE was well known in
Globe and had always borne good
reputation.
Sheiss and the Clincs are beirg
examined before Justice Fox as we
go 10 press.