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TIIE uUAcnrcA MURDER.

b1e part1cuiafS Of the QaslarQly fnur- der of Mr and Mrs. Fritz, Jim RafFer- ty and Joe Raymond. at the Fritz Raiferty ranch in the Huachuca noun tains, on Friday. Oct Sd.
 The bodies of Mir. and Mrs. Fritz and Joseph Raymond were discovered by John Jeifords, Friday evening Mr. Jeffords started immediately for La Foria. and returned with justice of the peace and a posse of citizens, arriving at Raffsrty's ranch on Satur- day morning It should be under stood that Mr. Fritz and Mr Rafsriy were partners and occupied the same house Mr. RayEnond lived about swo miles below. bat the evidence adduced at the inquest showed that he bad spent the night of Thursday at Rafer- tvs residence. The last person known to have seen the murdered persons alive was Dave Duncan, registering officer for that section. He visited the ranch at about eight o'clock Fri day morning and registered Messrs. RafFerty, Fritz and Raymond At that time Raaerty had his horse saddled ready to starf out on the range 10 look | after stcck. and Raymond was prepar- ing to start for Tombstone Tins is the last that is known positively of the circumstances immediately rrece- ding their death.
 The bodies of BIT. and Mrs. Fritz were lying inside tho door of their res idenee literally covered with blood. The body of Joseph Raymond was found lying just outside the door. and that of Raferty vas afterwards found on trail leading to Duneans ranch, about half mile fioul the house. An examination of the b5dies showed that Fritz had been shot twice through the lungs, Mrs. Fritz through the head and twice through the body, the weap- on having been held 50 close to the body as to singe the hair. Raymond's body showed two shots in the body and another shot carrying away the trigger 6nger passing along up the arm and lodging in the shoulder RaHerty had been shot bat once. the ball entering the left ear and passing through the head.
 The interior of the hopse showed 1 that trunks and drawers had been broken open, but whether anything of ] value had been carried away by the murderers could rot be ascertained No money was found about the place. although complete search vas made ] Raferty pockets had also been turned ! inside out, but whether his murderers found anything of value on his person 1 is not known. On the body of Ray ! mond was found sI04o, mostly in grecnSacks, which had probably been overlooked.
 An inquest was held. and the bodies ] placed in rude board colfins and buried 1 in a common grave.
 The perpetrators of the murder are { supposed to be Mexicans. The tracks of unshod ponies were discovered in the neighborhood. and footprints of small and narrow-heeled boot or shoe, such as Mexicans affect, was also dis 1 covered. But the strongest evidence. and almost positive, is that of a Mexi- ! can, who says that on Friday, the day ! tbe deed was undoubtedly committed, ! he met a number of his eountrymen i riding rapidly towards the Sonora line ! from the direction of Raffcrty's ranch. They halted and after passing a few remarks, told him that they had heard | that the men who had hanged Quino- mes, were to be arrested for the ofIense, but that they would get ahead of the l officers and kill the men who cid it. l It is quite certain they suspected Raf- ferty as one of the guilty parties, as he had been shot at from ambush pre- viously. That they sbould kill the woman seems an nnaceountable atroc ity. but it Is probable that they did it { to prevent any testimony as to their Identity being brought up. Raiferty | ranch, t should De explained, is only about six miles from the sonora line, and t is nov thought that the Sono- rsases who perpetratsd tke tragedy are from the Mexlean town of santa Cruz, about twentY-eight miles sonth- westerly from Ragsftys
 
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