Arizona silver belt., 1885-07-04
A sANGUINARY AFFRAY.
Oan wagner sbot ana Instansis Ktiiea by FranK Thoruson Thc Corvners Yernics.

was startled by the announcement that Dan Wagner had been shot and killed by Frank Thornton, near the Stead ranch, about two miles and . half north of Globe, on Pinal creek, Thornton surrendered himself to Robt. Stead and Andie Maurel who brought him to Globe and turned him over to Sheriff Pascoe who lodged him in jail.
 A coronei's jury was hastily sum moned and together with Dr. Geo. F. Johnston, Coroner tho Sheriff and several others, repaired to the scene of the killing. The victim of tho shooting was found lying in tho road in a pool of blood, at a point about 25o feet s6ath of Stead's corral The body lay fave downward but turned slightly to the left, with the head to the south or 'owards town. A hole in the back of the wooden shirt, encircled ! with blood, just below the collar band, to the right and a little above 1 the left shoulder blade, showed where l Che deadly missile had penetrated.
 THE INQUEST
 ! No timtl was lost in preparing for the iuque t and although Fred Young, an eyo wi tness to tho killing, was ab sent, Coroner Johnston decided to commence the examination while Sheriff Paaoe went to town after the missing witness. The following iur- ors were then sworn D. E. Lacey J, l Anderson, J. s. Van Born J. Robert son, k. Lieurance, J Lieurance, R, c, Scott, George F. Soholefeld, James | Willett, Il McCutchen, Wm Pendle. ton, F. E. Blaeklidge, foreman The examination was then proceeded wlth. 1 Robert Stead the first witness e1. amined, testified; l was coming from my house to the wagon across the road and saw Dan Wagner going up the road. I hallooed to Dan and talked to him about a saddle I had. While talking to Wagner the prisoner Frank Thornton, came in sight. Dan Wag- ner lodged along and said, "theras c fellow after me with a gun Thorn ton was probably l5O yards down the read when he backoned to me to get out of the way. After we got through talking Dan started up tbe road, and ] Thornton raised his gun and ballooed 1 to Dan to stop; said If you don't l stop will sboct Dan commenced to 1 run and Thornton shot
 Question: How far apart were prisoner and deceased when the shot 1 was fired.
 A.-Aboat 100 yards. Ely pacing ! the distance # vas ascertaiaed to bc | about 1iO yards
 e. Was deceased armed, and how.
 A-He was; with a shotgun,
 Q.-Did prisoner give hinselg up 1 without resistance
 Al Yes, he did.
 Q--Iid he reload the gun
 A.--He did.
 Q.--Did the deceased seem alarmed 1 and try to get away
 A.-Yes he did, his remark was. | there's fellow after me with a gun.
 Q-Did deceased threaten to use his gun.
 A.--No, he did not
 Andie Maurel testified as follows: 1 The first thing l saw was two men 1 Wagner and Youngl coming up the road there [pointing portlll When they passed ne I looked at tbem, but i did not speak. Mr. Stead was then about 20 yards from me when he hal- looed to them and one of them rWag- | nerI stepped back to speak to Mr, 1 Stead While they were talking 1 saw the prisoner come along the road, l holding his gun in suspicious man | ner. The two men talking to Mr, | Stead, at the same lime left him. 1 Then the prisoner commenced to hal 1 loo to Mir Stead who was in rangeito l get ont of the way. Also hallooad to 1 the deceased to stop or he would shoot | and prisoner leveled his gun ab the deceased, who seeing him point Lhe gun, commenced 10 run. He ran i've or six steps when the prisoner fired l the gun and the deceased dropped.
 Q.Are you satisfied that tho ds- l ceased was one Of the two men who talked to Stead.
 A Yes, he was,
 Q--Did you sec tho deceased run. ming, and see Thornton fire and tbo deceased fall.
 Al did,
 Q.--Did you then come to t5e de- ceased, satisfy yourself that he was dead and tell Thornton that be was.
 Al did,
 An examination of the body re- vealed Chat the ball entered the back at the right of tie left shoulder blade, l passed through the spine, broke inc bones in the neck and came out about an inch above the middle of tho right clayicle or cellar bone. h tbe poek cts of the clothing wern 'by the de. ceased were found a piece of tobacco and q few odd articles and, also, an or der Oh a GL,be merchant far @3o pay.